I don't speak Hungarian. Do you?
by irvbur
I don't expect people in whose country I am visiting, to speak English. So, I have the desk clerk of my hotel write the name of those locations that I wish to visit on the back of a hotel card in the native language. I write the name of that location in English, on the front. You can get around by bus or taxi (or even ask directions on the street) by showing this card. It also gets you back to your hotel when you're finished for the day. The cards make great keepsakes if you're keeping a scrapbook or journal.
Photo spot at the Chain Bridge
by MedioLatino
To take decent pictures of the Chain Bridge and the Gresham Palace at night is not easy witout a tripod, but it can be done with some help :)
On the Budapest end of the Bridge just make it carefully to the little "island" dividing the 2 lanes and use this traffic sign to halp you.
Pest courtyards
by diocletianvs
The courtyards in Pest side of the city are somewhat different. The 19th century rental houses of the central part of the city had large appartments (usually one of them owned by the owner of the whole complex) at the street side, and smaller appartments for renting organized around small courtyards. If you take a closer look you’ll see that the rhythm is door – window – door – window on each floor, showing that appartments were rather small, consisting sometimes of only a single room with kitchen and bathroom.
Some of these courtyards still have the charm of small communities where you can see that everyone knows everyone as they are in a way forced to live together in such a limited space.
It’s either cooperation and understanding or the living hell.
Ice Skating
by Etoile2B
Patsy wanted something to wear out dancing so somehow we ended up at the mall in Budapest. Who would have thunk it? ;) Much to our surprise they featured an indoor ice skating rink in the middle of the mall. It was hot out and we were in the mood to cool off and be a little silly so we decided to go for a skate. Rentals are available adjacent to the rink, and although the rink was on the small side I think the four of us were the only people on the ice. It's a great way to escape the heat and have a little fun.
DO BEWARE: Although they provivde lockers and give you a key my camera was stolen out of our so don't keep anything of value in there. Skate rentals are available at the rink.
Szabadsag hid (Freedom bridge)
by german_eagle
This bridge that spans the Danube downstream from Chain bridge and links Gellert square (Buda) and Fövam square (Pest) was the third bridge in the city, opened in 1896. Its original name was Franz-Josephs-Brücke, named after the Hapsburg Emperor.
The bridge has a gracious appearance despite the overload of decoration. The architects' motto was "beauty, simplicity and economy". Especially by night (see pictures) it is a very romantic view. Just imagine the traffic wasn't there ;-)
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