Tag Archives: Hungary

無月

Posted on 19/12/2019 by awtytravels

After ten years of repeating that Budapest had potential I arrived in town for a solo night – my first – to discover that, yes, the old gal has done it. Realising it, I mean. And ain’t that a surprise. … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary | Tagged Bridges, Buda, Budapest, Citadella, Danube, Duna, Ernő Rubik, Erzsébetváros, Europe, Hungary, Magyar, Magyarorszag, Margit híd, Murales, Murals, Panning, Panning photos, Parliament, People, People watching, Pest, Photography, Street photography, TARDIS, Tram, Travel, VII Kerulet, Windows, Winter | 33 Comments

Trans-Europa Express.

Posted on 26/12/2018 by awtytravels

Italy >>>> >>>> Slovenia >>>> >>>> >>>> Hungary Doing it all tomorrow again. Can’t wait. Honest.

Posted in Europe, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia | Tagged BMW, Budapest, Budimpesta, Drive, Europe, Hungary, Italy, Kraftwerk, Ljubljana, Milan, Milano, Motorway, Road, Road Trip, Series 2, Slovenia, Trans Europa Express, Winter | 10 Comments

The devil’s horsemen.

Posted on 02/10/2018 by awtytravels

For the Parthians shot as they fled, being, indeed, more adept at this than anyone except the Scythians, and it is certainly a very clever manoeuvre – to fight and to look after one’s own safety at the same time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan | Tagged Ammianus, Asia, Carrhae, Central Asia, Cholpon Ata, Crassus, Genghis, Giovanni da pian del carmine, Hungary, Issyk Kul, Jailoo, Kazakhstan, Kyrchyn, Kyrgyzstan, Magyar, Marcellinus, Mongol, Nomad, Parthians, Photography, Plutarch, Res Gestae, Scythians, Travel, WNG, World Nomad Games, Ystoria | 14 Comments

Quiet is the night.

Posted on 25/01/2016 by awtytravels

Silently, almost on tiptoe, a white cover descended on the city. You casually glance out the window and you realise that the landscape has changed. It’s minus something, and everything suggests staying indoors, where there’s warmth and good food. But can … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary | Tagged Citadel, Citadella, Ho, Hungary, Magyarorszag, Snow, Veszprém | 8 Comments

A quick visit to the countryside

Posted on 07/05/2015 by awtytravels

Much of my interest for what I’ve grown to call “no man’s lands” is devoted to small, sleepy villages. As a habit I shun away from those hamlets which happened to become tourist destinations, sprouting an ugly collection of mansions … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary | Tagged Hungary, Magyarpolanyi | 3 Comments

Kontroll.

Posted on 11/04/2015 by awtytravels

I’m not what you’d call a film expert, for most of what I view is mindless stuff, possibly ridden with explosions and usually on planes; documentaries and short fiction are more to my liking. However, every now and then I … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary | Tagged BKV, Budapest, Bulcsú, Hungary, Kontroll, Magyarorszag, Metro, Metro 2, Metro 3, Nimród Antal, Photography, Public transport, Underground | 3 Comments

Widening my cultural horizons – classical concert night

Posted on 21/02/2015 by awtytravels

Have you ever read those jokes where books, historical events or theatre plays are synthetized in one or two sentences? You know, those where Homer’s Odyssey is condensed in something along the lines of “A man leaves home for twenty … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary, Music review | Tagged Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 1043, BWV 1067, Classical Music, Concert, Four seasons, Hungary, Ildikó Kertész, Johann Sebastian Bach, László Paulik, Magyarorszag, Music, Orfeo Zenekar, Quattro stagioni, Simon Standage, Veszprém | 2 Comments

A snowfall in provincial Hungary.

Posted on 19/02/2015 by awtytravels

Veszprém, raise your hand if you heard about the place. It’s medium-sized city, pretty and dear to my heart but, other than that, pretty much obscure for, I bet, 95% of the world’s population. This is what, in my opinion, makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary, Overlooked locations | Tagged Hungary, Magyarorszag, Normality, Off the beaten path, Photography, Snow, Street photography, Transient places, Veszprém, Winter | 3 Comments

No man’s land(s)

Posted on 10/02/2015 by awtytravels

I’ve always been fascinated by what I started to call transient locations. Places you don’t go to but, rather, you go through: airports, stations, bus garages and all those landscapes rolling by your window whilst you’re en route to your destinations. What’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary, Public Transportation | Tagged Dunántúl, Hungary, Magyarorszag, No man's land, Photography | 3 Comments

Budapest street photography part 3. Glimpses of Erzsébetváros

Posted on 05/02/2015 by awtytravels

The shouts were coming from downstairs: three voices, heated up by irritation and slurred by alcohol despite it being 10 AM. My piss-poor Hungarian wouldn’t allow me to grasp anything, but it didn’t matter for this was Blaha Lujza tér’s underpass and, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Hungary, Overlooked locations | Tagged Budapest, Erzsébetváros, Hungary, Jews, László Schmidek, Magyarorszag, Rózsa utca, Szimpla, Yad Vashem | 8 Comments