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04 Intercontinental hotel : hotel lounge
The very luxury hotel lounge ... from time to time I came here, tasting a good whisky or cognac (or an Hungarian wine) ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:12
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:21:33
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05 Intercontinental hotel : welcome ...
Due to my several visits during the period of 2001 - 2006, I became a 'well known' hotel guest for the hotel management ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:26
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:07:17
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06 K&H Bank : Head Office
The Bank 's head office was situated at the 'Vigado Ter' ... not so far from the hotel ...
I still remember my first meetings ... I was SUPER prepared ... I (always) wanted to manage my audits in a very high qualitative [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:26
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:45:32
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07 K&H : first photo
My very first (local) audit team ...
Janos, Eva, and ....??? .... I remember they were tremendously nervous ... Eva an Janos became (later with Ildiko) my very best Hungarian friends (besides the work).
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:35
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:46:37
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08 K&H : Eva
Eva Szilagyi ... was (is still) nervous when she is confronted with "English speaking" colleagues (as I was one) ... I appreciate her timidity ... she never looks for the spotlights ... nevertheless, she is very appreciated a [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:35
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:46:37
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09 Janos
Janos Laszlo ... A very calm man ... the right man on the right place in the Audit Payments department ... having a very good experience of the 'payments business' in the local bank branches ... Also a man with a good sense o [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:49
Gemaakt op: 2008-12-09 08:34:49
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10 K&H - Bence ???
This young man ... I have forgotten his name ... was the third team member ... he left the K&H Bank after a short stay ....
I had the feeling that my 'audit missions' in the Central-European banks, were (also and) mostly used b [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:34:50
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:35:39
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11 K&H - second photo
I assume this photo was taken in 2001 ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:00
Gemaakt op: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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12 Budapest Airport - Budapest Ferihegy
Having all facilities, my transport from and to the (very modern) airport was always managed by the hotel administration ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:00
Gemaakt op: 2006-07-09 00:48:02
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13 K&H - welcome back
From time to time, the hotel management provided me with nice surprises on my hotel room (Tokaji wine, Torley sparkling wine, ...).
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:17
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-05 17:06:37
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14 K&H - Christmas time
One of my audit missions took place in the period of Christmas time ... So I took the opportunity to visit the "Christmas market" and bought some presents for my wife and two sons ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:17
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 13:12:45
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15 K&H : Christmas time ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:42
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:51:55
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16 K&H - Saudi Arabian Embassy ...
The Saudi Arabian 'Royal Embassy' was also (permanently) lodged in the Intercontinental hotel ... Their suite (nr. 410 ) was situated in "my neighbourhood" (nr. 425) ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:35:43
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-06 13:36:11
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17 K&H - boat restaurant
During one of my audit missions I also met the head of the ABN-Amro audit department (at that moment, the ABN-Amro Bank was, with KBC Bank, co-owner of the K&H Bank). We were invited by Mr. Villi Atanasov (Audit Managing Dire [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:05
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:50:18
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18 K&H : boat restaurant
Attila Kovesdi ... the boss of Eva ... a very special man ... it 's a pity he was never there when I asked him ... when I presented my audit recommendations (I had the impression he always evaded the "confrontations") ... [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:06
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:49:43
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19 At the border of the Danube
During the weekends, I was always very early in the hotel restaurant for breakfast ... to start my (touristic) weekend
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:33
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:27:38
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20 Vigado Ter ...
The main shopping center (street) in Budapest ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:34
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:55:45
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21 Budapest ...
Walking through Budapest ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:50
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:56:28
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22 My (new) K&H audit team
Later on my local audit team was changed ... Eva and Janos were still there and Ildiko (Nyeste) joined the team.
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:51
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 11:56:28
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23 Ildiko Nyeste
Ildiko started working in the local audit department of K&H ... and took also place in my audit team.
She speaks very good English and so she was an ideal audit interpretor to me ... Ildiko became also a very good friend (besid [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:59
Gemaakt op: 2008-12-09 08:36:59
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24 Ildiko and me
The 'older' Hungarian generation does not speak English (Russian was in the communist period the obligatory second language of the country) ... Even most of the (top) managers were (are) unable to communicate in English ... S [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:36:59
Gemaakt op: 2008-12-09 08:36:59
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25 K&H : Eva & Janos
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:37:16
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:35:11
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26 K&H - Trabant
During my Saturday and/or Sunday walks in Budapest and the suburbs ... I saw this nice car ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:37:17
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-05 17:49:40
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27 The Great Market Hall : 'Nagycsarnok'
Here you can buy everything you want for (in Western European norms) very low prices ... but sometimes I am not very sure about the offered quality ... Nevertheless : the local vegetables, bread, meat and other dail [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:37:42
Gemaakt op: 2006-04-30 11:25:16
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28 The local tramway
Exploring Budapest during the weekend(s) ...
I have never travelled by tram ....
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:37:42
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:18:39
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29 The inner city "Franciscan Church"
There are a lot of churches and cathedrals in Budapest ... notwithstanding the main part of the Hungarians is not religious.
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:38:07
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:19:21
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30 Buda ...
Buda is the (most touristic) part of Budapest "at the other side" of the Danube ... Very nice to visit ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:38:08
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:31:50
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31 K&H - restaurant Piroska
Because I was sometimes fed up with the (very exclusive and very good) hotel restaurant ... I went to the city, looking for a good authentic dinner menu ... In some of them, very good musicians were playing on local instruments .. [meer]
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:38:23
Gemaakt op: 2007-02-28 12:38:30
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32 K&H - thanks
Eva, Janos, Ildiko ... you three have become "friends for life" ...
Toegevoegd op: 2008-12-09 08:38:23
Gemaakt op: 2007-03-05 18:22:17
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