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Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest » Buda January 27th 2021

You may or may not recall the song by Campbell and Ledbetter: Well, when I was a young man never been kissedI got to thinkin' it over how much I had missedSo I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and thenOh, lordy, well I kissed 'er againBecause she had kisses sweeter than wineShe had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine(Sweeter than wine)Well, it is time to discuss some sweet wines, perhaps you know them as dessert wines. Some can be consumed any time you want. Some are destined for th... read more
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Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest January 25th 2021

http://www.heygo.com 25th January Another visit to Budapest, this time with Adam and to the area of the Parliament Building. A couple of years ago we went on a Danube river cruise and I remember as we sailed into Budapest the sight of the beautiful Parliament Building was truly amazing and then in the evening seeing it all lit up was even more magical. I had been on another of Adam’s fours and remembered his he was so full of knowledge and had what he called micro stories to tell, interesting facts about Budapest that are not necessarily in any tourist book. We were on the Pest side, the skies were full of clouds ranging from white to menacing black ones which all added to the atmosphere as we started our journey. A very moving installation was ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest January 24th 2021

http://www.heygo.com 23rd January Our tour commenced at The Citadel in Budapest high above the city & the Danube River on top of Gellert Hill. To the left Buda and to the right Pest. The Citadel is a U-shaped 19th century fortress of about 220 metres long, 60 metres wide, and 4 metres tall, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site, the fortress was turned into a lookout tower / stronghold. We took in the magnificent views and then stopped at the Statue of Liberty, erected by the communists to celebrate Budapest’s liberation from the Nazi troops – and then its suppression by the Soviets? The strong female figure of the Statue of Liberty – characteristically of the Socialist-realist art – is also a woman of hard work and strong muscles rather than the Greek – Roman ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest January 23rd 2021

14th January Our tour today was with Zsuzsi around the Heroes’ Square area of Budapest. The gateway to Budapest’s City Park, Heroes’ Square is a huge semicircular colonnade with 14 statues of men whose lives had major impacts on Hungary’s history. We learnt about about the different Magyars & Hungarian National leaders. There are altogether 7 kings, 7 chieftains and 7 statesmen immortalised in bronze. Not quite so historical but Michael Jackson used the monument for the opening of the video ‘History’ - The one with the gigantic King Kong sized statue of Michael that engulfed the archangel tops. We continued through the gateway and headed towards Vajdahuntyad Castle passing an area that in the Summer is a boating lake and in Winter an ice skating rink, although currently closed due to Covid. Vajdahuntyad Castle was ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest January 22nd 2021

31/12 Budapest The area around Buda Castle was my 2nd tour of Budapest, this time with Adam. An interesting guy whose family history was that of architects who were responsible for much of the historic buildings around the area. We started at Alexander Palace, which currently serves as the Presidential Palace& then through the medieval streets of the castle's residential area. In particular it was interesting to hear that many of the homes in The Buda Castle hill neighbourhood are rented to low income families. It was sad to learn that many of the restaurants were now bankrupt due to the lack of tourists during the pandemic. It was rather cloudy but from the Fisherman’s bastion we had good views of Pest. The last time I was here it was a very hot day, the place ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest January 22nd 2021

30/12 Budapest at Christmas We started our tour in the heart of Budapest on the banks of the Danube, across the water the Beautiful buildings looking very splendid all lit up. Zsuzsi, our guide, pointed out the famous chain bridge which I recalled when we visited Budapest a few years ago on a Danube river cruise. We stopped to view the exterior of the Vigado Concert Hall, The Vigadó Concert Hall is the second largest Concert Hall in Budapest, which was inaugurated in 1865. It was destroyed during World War II and was not re-opened until 1980. It has been wonderfully reconstructed as a Classical Building and Concert Venue. We continued to Vorosmarty Square, The most famous building on the square is the Gerbeaud-ház built in 1858-1862 in art Nouveau style. The first floor is the ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary August 11th 2020

Skory check out a metrom smer keleti stanica. Ranajky kupene v bufete, kavicka a plnena satocka. To zjedene vo vlaku. Listok na vlak kupeny v automate. Dava to zlavu 5per, cez appku 10per a cez web az 20per. Skusal som appku ale nenaslo mi to vsetky spoje, web som neriesil, bo my mame love. Samozrejme nas vlak odchadza z najvzdialenejsieho nastupiska, troska sprinty s kavou v ruke. Sadame do vlaku a ten sa vzapeti pohyna. Vozne ako u nas nove regionalne vlaky. Free wifi nesmie chybat a je dost rychla. Prichadzame na malicku stanicu. Navigacie sa ujima julia, bo mne furt gps nefunguje. Cez velky park s fontanou kde je aj kupalisko sa dostavame pomalicky pod hrad. Na ubytku vyplnene papiere, nechana batozina, bo izba este neni ready a sup ho do mesta. Vonku krasne pripeka. ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest August 10th 2020

Ranajky uz klasicky vybavene v jednej z mnoha kaviarniciek. Plny kofeinu pochodujeme pesi k najznamejsim budapestianskym kupelom szechenyi . Momentalne funguje len jeden vchod, ku ktoremu nas navadzaju sipky. Masky len pri plateny, inak nikde. Nasadzujem naramok, pipam turniket a uz som v kupeloch. Muzske a zenske prezliekarne su oddelene,tak kazdy ide na druhy koniec chodby. Prikladam naramok k skrinke, sup a uz su moje cennosti v bezpeci. Hlavne nezabudnut cislo skrinky. Vonku funguju vsetky tri bazeny. No do plaveckeho treba kupaciu ciapku, tak len vegetenie v teplych bazenoch. Ludi takto skoro rano (930) malicko. Pocut tu madarcinu, rustinu a nemcinu. Po bazene, sauna a lehnenie na lezadlach. Vsetko je v cene, momentalne cca 10€. V takom velkom mederi si clovek musel priplatit zvlast za lezadla aj tobogany. Nu... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest August 9th 2020

Moc casu na balenie vcera nebolo, tak dnes skoro rano rychlo hadzem par veci do batohu a ide sa. Na vlakovu stanicu v seredi mam vybaveny odvoz. Tu stretavam ima, ktory sa ide kupat na senecke jazera. Po galantu mam aspon spolocnost. Galantska stanica no coment, vsade samy votrelec ako poznamenal imo. Fakt tejto stanici sa oblukom vyhnut. Pripoj do nz prichadza nacas. V nz meskanie medzinarodneho rychlika okolo 20min, tak to potesi. Esteze vonku svieti slnko. Ruska ma vo vlaku skoro kazdy aj na madarskej strane. Cesky vagon ma prekvapil vyhradenym oddielom pre zeny. Samozrejme som si tam sadol. Po prekroceny hranice zapinam gps a to zacina opat blbnut. Nie a nie chytit signal. Ten sa nedari chytit ani po opusteny vlaku. Tu ma vonku caka julia a mozme zacat pesi presun na flow hostel ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest July 17th 2020

Bonjour à tous, Je vous avais dit hier que j'avais eu du mal à trouver l'hôtel, que j'étais le seul client. Pour un client, la patronne ne voulais pas ouvrir le restaurant, elle m'a donc envoyé, au resto voisin, à 5 minutes à pied. J'étais obligé de faire les photos du chemin, incroyable, à faire en vtt. Par contre le resto bien, avec une vue exceptionnelle. Aujourd'hui, j'ai un souci qui vient me compliquer la tâche. Je n'ai plus de batteries pour mon appareil photo. Une m'avait lâchée le 2ème jour, et l'autre hier au soir. Je m'y attendais, elles avaient 5 ans, si seulement elles avaient tenues juste quelques jours. Avec le téléphone les photos ne sont de moins bonnes qualité, et surtout je n'ai pas le côté pratique d'insérer ma carte usb dans mon ... read more
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