Monthly Archives: May 2009

Rainy days

We have wet, humid, rainy days nowdays. This photo I took in the VIIIth district of Budapest, in the Balassa street. Though Budapest is very crowded even in the downtown you can still find some empty lands waiting for investors.

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Zöld Pardon – Green Pardon

Zöld Pardon (Green Pardon) is a famous open-air concert place and pub in Budapest. Yesterday we were there on the concert of Kaukazus. See more details about Zöld Pardon, here.

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Twilight KFC

It was about 8:30pm in the evening and this is the twilight for now in the Spring time in Budapest. The twilight here is much longer than in Singapore, about half an hour (unlike in Singapore it is 10mins) :) … Continue reading

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élelmiszer áruház means ‘Grocery Store’

What you see on this photo is a grocery store called Rothschild élelmiszer áruház in Budapest. There are varieties of products, from diabetic, glutenfree, to bio-products, and Hungary’s most important wine-cellars’ wine. Last but not least, the kosher goods! They also extend … Continue reading

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Details in the Basilica

Golden detailings everywhere. That’s the Basilica built in honour of Saint Stephen I of Hungary, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose incorruptible right hand is housed in the reliquary. You can access the dome by elevators or the … Continue reading

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Conference on travel medicine

The University ELTE where I teach rent out the campus building at times for conferences or other events. Yesterday I went to examinate my students and I have found this conference on travel medicine there.:)

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Vajdahunyad castle

Again a different angle. The roofs of the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest.

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Bicycle road

Not an Amsterdam yet but thank God we have more and more roads for bicycles in Budapest.

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Ajtósi Dürer

This street is name after Albrecht Ajtósi Dürer (1427-1502) that was born in Hungary (in Ajtós). He was the father of the painter Albrecht Dürer. On the photo the building is a higschool which is recently under (before?) renovation.

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Szent István Park

One of my favorite place in Budapest is the Szent István Park. The photo shows only the entrance of the park and more of the Pozsonyi street but I like this whole area for the green athmosphere and for the … Continue reading

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The 1000th Post for Budapest Daily Photo!

A special reason to celebrate today and I have the honour to post on this day for our 1000th post. YES, a thousand! It means you get to see 1000 different photos of Budapest daily. But perhaps you HAD seen … Continue reading

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