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 by belgianchocolate
A coffee can be so good in the morning....
And where did we get it. At Mac Donalds.
I'm not kidding. I really don't like MD.
For me it can never be parth of travelling.
But here in Boedapest ,
they got the most beautiful MD
in the world.
Just go and have a look!
The stations buffet has been renovated really
well and in the middle there is a MD-coffee
corner now. The coffee was ok but it took
ages to makes it. Whatever.
We enjoyed being in a Mac-Donals for ones.
Have a look at the lights , the pink and mauve
ceiling ...there is always a special atmosphere
in those places near the station.
Btw - the railways station is beautiful as well. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro station 'Nyugati palyaudvar' - pest side.
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(These pictures AREN`T COPIED! I photographed them in the Budapest History Museum on the 15th of september 2006. )
Budapest is the Phoenix Bird of the European cities. I don`t think that there is any other city in the Old Continent that has been destroyed and rebuilt so many times as Budapest. The Buda castle suffered 33 heavy attacks so far, from the XIII.century. In the 15th century, during the period of Matyas "the Just"(1458-1490), the richest king in Europe in that period, the Buda Castle and the Royal Palace were constructed in a splendid gothic-renassaince style. In 1541 the turks occupied the castle and the christians reconquered it only in 1686, destroying the biggest part of this area. The great Austrian empress, Maria Teresa (1740-1780) started to build a new castle in baroque style on the ruins of the previous one. At the end of the XIX century, the 2 world famous architects, Miklós Ybl and Alajos Hauszmann completed this architectual masterpiece wich for me was the most beautiful palace of the World: Ybl built the enormous western wing, while Hauszmann completed the eastern wing and created the neo-baroque cupola. Sadly the Royal palace was destroyed during the Siege in 1945.
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 The "Oroszlános udvar" (Lion
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 Gresham palace by belgianchocolate
The 'Gresham palace' from architect Zsigmond quittner
is one of those buildings that ask for some
extra attention.
It is a bit Jugendstil and a bit Baroque and
the combination looks special. It is more elegant
then the Géllert hotel.
The name of the building is from an English
insurance company. You can see Nicolas Gresham
portrayed in gold on the facade.
This banker was alos the founder of the
bourse in London.. The building was when it opened
in 1907 a very modern building. Since it had
elevators and central heating.
The coffee house that once was located here
is no longer. Leave a Comment Directions: Facing the chain bridge....
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 Hikisch-haz by Cristian_UluruLeave a Comment Directions: With subeay M2 exit Batthyany ter, tram number 19. Bus 11, 39, 60, 85.
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 Takarekpenztar by Cristian_UluruLeave a Comment Directions: With underground M3 exit Ferenciek Tere.
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The Alaxander Palce was constructed in 1806, according to the plans of Mihály Pollack, one of the most important architects of the hungarian classicism. The palace recieved it`s name from the rich Sándor family (counts). Before the second world war it was the residence of the prime minister. In the war, the palace suffered very havy damages(see on the photo in my "Phoenix bird city" tip, on the right side). It remained in ruins for 20 years, when finally at least it`s externals were restored. After the fall of the communism, in 2002 it became the residence of the President of the Republic, when all the Palace, included the breathtaking internals (SEE LINK BELOW), were reconstructed. Unfortunately it can be visited only twice a year, but you can still admire the lovely exteriors.
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 picture B-free by belgianchocolate
Afer the opera we went for dinner at Robinson.
The metroline we used to get there is also
a symbol for the progressive spirit of Budapest.
This line already opened in 1896 between
Vörösmarty tér in the centre and Széchenyi
fürdö. It was the first on the European Main land.
100 years later all the stations got restored and
got a little exhibit about the special history of
the line. You'll be surprized how close under
the surface these trains are. The trains are
also build especially for this line , since it has
no standard measurements. Leave a Comment
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 Impressive structure by Gypsystravels
In the center of the building is the Hungarian Coat of Arms. The structure you see here was built by Frigyes Feszl in 1859-64 when the original was destroyed in a fire. Leave a Comment
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 Egyetemi Konyvtar by Cristian_UluruLeave a Comment Directions: With underground M3 exit Ferenciek Tere and you find the librery in front of you.
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