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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
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Quiet is the night.
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
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Kontroll.
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
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Widening my cultural horizons – classical concert night
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
A snowfall in provincial Hungary.
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
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No man’s land(s)
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
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Budapest street photography part 3. Glimpses of Erzsébetváros
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
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Budapest street photography, part 2. Snow in the city.
A thin barrage of small flakes, more akin to ice droplets than to big, wet snowflakes kept falling down from the sky for our entire permanence in the city. Had this happened in London, Boris Johnson would’ve been out reading … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hungary
Tagged Buda, Budapest, Danube, Gellert, Hungary, Magyarorszag, Pest, Photography, Snow, Winter
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A quiet day at the Atelier
A few months ago I wrote about Jozséf Perlaki and his son Vince who, in the Hungarian town of Veszprém, are busy reviving the ancient art of stained glass. Today I paid a visit to their atelier, finding them in-between jobs. A … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Faith, Hungary
Tagged Abstract Art, Art, Craftmanship, Hungary, Jozséf Perlaki, Magyarorszag, Modern Art, Mosaic, Religion, Stained glass, Veszprém, Vince Perlaki
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Budapest street photography, part 1. Trams and bridges.
There are places, I have found, that inspire my photographic side like no other, no matter how poor the product might be. These places are packed to the rafters with quirky features, interesting aspects and angles that make me stop … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hungary, Public Transportation
Tagged Buda, Budapest, Chain bridge, Danube, Duna, Erzsébet híd, Freedom bridge, Fővám tér, Hungary, Magyarorszag, Margit híd, Pest, Photography, Street photography, Széchenyi lánchíd, Tourism, Tram, Tram 2
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