Monthly Archives: November 2006

at the Duna

Day of András in Hungary. Its from the Latin Andreas…he was the brother of St. Peter..the first disciple of Jezus. Happy name-day to every Andrew!:)   When it comes to colder weather, you can see lesser people on the streets … Continue reading

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1st food post ^.^ slurp*

hmm…. look at this ;) does it make you salivate yet? This Hungarian food smells really great! Being here, all the food really live up to its presentation;) In case you wanna know, the Hungarian paprika is thought to be … Continue reading

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Gypsy event

Day of Stefánia in Hungary. Its a Latin name means: floral tribute It was luck to catch this Gypsy event in the Vajdahunyad vára in Budapest. They arrived with that large “limo” and with a lot of other cars and … Continue reading

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The Finer Details – Central Market – Központi Vásárcsarnok

The fruits and fresh produce were indeed very neatly arranged. To me, it looked like a ‘up-market’ ;) Like ‘Jason Marketplace’, or even of some big malls with a basement ‘super’ market. Cos you can see how interesting and beautiful … Continue reading

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foggy after sunny

Day of Virág in Hungary. It means flower. Time ago i posted a photo of my garden with the rose when it was sunny. Now you can see the same place with a real foggy November background.:) I will show … Continue reading

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Central Market – Vásárcsarnok

Built by architect Samu Petz in 1897, this central market called ‘Központi Vásárcsarnok’ was restored in 1994 after a huge fire. Here, you can find all kinds of fresh produce, meat, cheese, grocery, flowers and Hungarian specialities. The locals who … Continue reading

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Night of Solidarity

Day of Emma in Hungary. This name comes from the German and refers to the German God Ermin, Irmin. Carlos posted about a homeless person the other day and Olivier posted about international solidarity. And now I am posting about … Continue reading

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Szent Istvan Bazilika

Personally I like to look at the details of the architectures besides its entirety. That’s the true beauty. I moved closer. Then a young lad came up to me and started to introduce (promote) a folklore of the Hungarians just … Continue reading

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Boráros square

Day of Cecília in Hungary. This name comes from the Latin Caecilius (belongs to the tribe Cecilius) If you look at this photo carefully it may be familiar to you in a way. This is the Boráros square. A memorial … Continue reading

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Blue

In case you are missing blue skies like Jing, this is the roof of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics against a cloudless sky:)

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Museum of Ethnography

Day of Jolán in Hungary. This name was created by the writer András Dugonics in a roman published in 1803. It comes from the expression “jó leány” (good girl). Not too long time ago I posted a photo where in … Continue reading

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