January 25th is the birthday of internationally renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns, and on this occasion, Scots around the world celebrate with festive suppers and readings of varied works by the Bard of Ayrshire – and this year, British Ambassador to Hungary Iain Lindsay took this opportunity to showcase several Budapest sites with Scottish connections in a video tour, admirably conducted while wearing a traditional kilt. Being a Scotsman himself, Ambassador Lindsay brings considerable expertise to his praise for Scottish contributions to Budapest history, all spoken in impressive Hungarian.

Ambassador Lindsay’s tour takes him from the Chain Bridge – built under the direction of Edinburgh-born engineer Adam Clark – to the Jane Haining Quay (named after the Scottish missionary to Budapest who bravely helped the city’s Jewish community during World War II) to The Caledonia Pub for a dram of whisky, Scotland’s national drink. Interspersed throughout the video, selections of Robert Burns’s writings are read and provided with Hungarian translations, a fitting tribute to the Ploughman Poet. We commend Ambassador Lindsay for providing this entertaining and informative tour in honor of Robert Burns, especially for conducting it for locals by speaking in Hungarian, and doing so in the middle of winter while donning a kilt – watch the video (provided with English subtitles) below:

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Már 15 éve lélegzünk összhangban a fővárossal. Jubileumi kiadványunkban mindent megtalálsz, ami magazinunk és eddigi munkánk esszenciája. Gasztronómia, kultúra, városi legendák és Budapest arcai, interjúk, történetek és a legjobb helyek – úgy, ahogyan mi látjuk a fővárost.

Rendeld meg itt vagy keresd a nagyobb könyvesboltokban!

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