September 30, 2009 - Blockhouse
Blockhouses are the symbols of socialism in Budapest in a way. This one is not the most typical traditional one but gives back the atmosphere very well I guess.
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Archive for September, 2009
September 29, 2009 - Mikszáth Kálmán
Mikszáth Kálmán (1824-1910) Hungarian writer, journalist and politician.
Mikszáth was born in Szklabonya into a family of the lesser nobility. He studied Law at the University of Budapest from 1866 to 1869, although he did not apply for any exam, and became involved in journalism, writing for many Hungarian newspapers including the Pesti Hírlap.
His early short stories were based on the lives of peasants and artisans, and had little appeal. However, they demonstrated his skill in crafting humorous anecdotes, which would be developed in his later, more popular works. Many of his novels contained social commentary and satire, and towards the end of his life they became increasingly critical of the aristocracy and the burden he believed the latter placed on Hungarian society.
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his novel, St. Peter’s Umbrella so much that he visited Mikszáth during his European trip in 1910 solely to express his admiration.
Mikszáth was a member of the Liberal Party, and in 1887 was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary (one of the two top legislatures in Austria-Hungary). Until 1879 he was the representative for the Illyefalva District in Transylvania, and from 1892 until his death he represented the Fogaras District.
He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest.
(source: wikipedia)
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September 28, 2009 - Church gate
I like to get close to the details. This church is located somewhere in the XIIIth district of Budapest. Nothing special. But if you get closer you can recognise little details you usualy never see.:)
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September 27, 2009 - 20 year renovation
After like 20 years you can see the parliament building renovated (ok only the Danube-side facade).
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September 26, 2009 - Office corner
The XIIIth district of Budapest is traditionally a working class district. But nowdays I can see there more office buildings especially in the area of the Vaci street-Dózsa György street corner.
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September 25, 2009 - Blue blue skies
And those were birds sitting on the wire. Love their silhouette against the blue skies. This photo is taken at Moskva ter.
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September 24, 2009 - Finally it’s no longer underconstruction
The Parliament building was under-construction for so long, it seems like many years according to the news on TV. Now that it has finally completed its reconstruction, we are hoping to make a photography session during one of the weekends in the Autumn to take some photos of this beautiful architecture which I love a lot! It’s officially fall now in Budapest. So fallen leaves on the grounds, orange-red-yellow-brown leaves on the trees. It’s one of the most beautiful season to visit if you love colours!
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September 23, 2009 - Critical Mass
I write every year about this movement of cyclists in Budapest on this blog. I really support them and as yesterday the organizers claimed….every year the number of people using bicycle in the city is doubled. This will be really a critical mass, soon.
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September 22, 2009 - Demonstration
NGOs are demonstrating against the enormous paperwork and hostile attitude of the authorities distributing the European Union sources in Hungary. Its a common joke among Hungarian non-governmental organizations providing social or health services: “I have a bad news! We won an EU grant!”
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