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35. Szentendre

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Szentendre, not far from Budapest, is a lovely small town, fully given over to the tourists. One of the more poetic elements of Hungarian countryside is the so-called Bend in the Danube. The river, flowing west to east for a while, forming the border between Slovakia and Hungary, suddenly turns south, to head for Budapest. [...]
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34. the Memento Park

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The Memento Park is a must-see, when in Budapest. It contains a raft of discarded sculptures from the communist era. In the category ‘rareties’ the Memento Park, in the outskirts of Budapest, scores pretty high. Already at the entrance we are being treated by communist music meant to uplift the worker’s spirit. Is puts us [...]
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33. Budapest (3)

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The last entry on Budapest explores the Buda-side of the city, with its churches and its castle, all heavily restored, and with its unique bath houses. We finally make it to Buda, the city part on the western side of the Danube. But before that, we need to finish the Pest-side of things; I am [...]
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Budapest balconies

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A few more pictures, of balconies, this time. I know there are already far too many pictures of buildings in this blog, but both me and my travel companion are fascinated by the architecture in Budapest. And guess what, one specific theme that we have enjoyed already for years – balconies – is a specifically [...]
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more Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings in Budapest

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There is so much more architectually beautiful to see in Budapest: more photos (I am sorry, just fascinating). Not only the Gresham Palace, also shown in the second Budapest entry of this blog, is a great example of Budapest Art Nouveau. The Modern & Breitner Building, on Deak Ferenc square, was built in 1911, too [...]
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32. Budapest (2)

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A few more examples of Budapest architecture, mostly in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco department, and a pleasant stroll along the Danube almost complete our time on the Pest side of the river. Of course, there is more to Budapest, even to Pest only. In the previous entry I illustrated a few eclectic style [...]
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more eclectic architecture in Budapest

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Just another opportunity to dump some more photos of eclectic buildings in Budapest This style is represented by the enormous Parliament Building, along the Danube, but visible from far, and from across the river, too. From both this building and from the Ankor Palace, on Deak Ferenc square, there are more photos in the main [...]
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31. Budapest

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Our first impression of Budapest is overwhelming, and not only because we haven’t see a big city for a while. It is the architecture and the memorials that excite us, at first. We have to adjust somewhat. After several weeks in Slovakia and Eastern Hungary, dominated by rural environments and small town settings, Budapest is [...]
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30. Holloko

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The tourist trail we have been following the last few days finds its culmination in Holloko, supposed traditional village. I begin to wonder whether a UNESCO listing is a blessing or a curse. Holloko is yet another village declared World Heritage Site, and like that other village we encountered earlier, Vlkolinec in Slovakia, it seems [...]
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29. Miskolc

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Everything we came to Miskolc for was closed, except the spa, located in a real cave system. There were various reasons to go to Miskolc. The Bukk Hills, in between Eger and Miskolc, are a beautiful nature area, and especially in autumn, when the trees turn bright yellow and red. But the day was grey, [...]
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