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 Castle Hill in Budapest by Paul2001
The Hill is essentially divided into two distinct sections, the Royal Palace and the Old Town. The Palace was originally a 13th century castle where the monarch of Hungary lived (when it was not occupied by the Turks). The castle was renovated frequently and then brutally demolished during the Second World War. Today the Palace has been faithfully reconstructed and now houses several cultural institutions such as the Hungarian National Gallery, the Museum of Contemperory Art and the Museum of the History of Budapest. I only visited the first of these.
The Old Town was where the common folk lived during medieval times. There are museums and cultural institutions here too but the most important monument is the Matthias Church. Leave a Comment
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 Moskovich classic car by GillianMcLaughlin
But look! Neatly parked beside our car in Budapest was a fine example of one that I can only assume was still in working order! What's more, one of my friends who was with me there, a retired Finnish academic told me he drove one in the 1970s. He did add that it ran well once he could actually start it, but the best option for doing that was to make sure it was parked at the top of a hill - not easy in his part of Finland.
So here you are, a fine example of a little-known Soviet car, whose development seems to have run at 10 years behind the western models the manufacturers hoped to emulate, and one which is rarely seen outside Central and Eastern Europe.
And here is a website to tell you all about this quirky car, that I located after a considerable amount of googling! Leave a Comment
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 Little blue Trabbie spotted in
Szeged by GillianMcLaughlin
I stopped in my tracks the first time I saw one of these cars in Hungary, thinking they had by now disappeared, and then realised that they were still widely used. My friend in Budapest told me that she found her Trabant a much more useful people carrier than the more modern car that she came to collect me in.
The Trabbie, by all accounts was a bit of a manufacturing mistake. Produced originally in East Germany (an off-shoot of Audi production believe it or not) to provide a half way house between the motorbike and the car, it was further developed, and went from being a cheap way of transporting the family to an inefficient car. Shame! Apparently it was designed so that the engine could be removed by a single person (I'm not entirely sure why such a safeguard should be built in). Over 3 million were produced between 1957 and 1990 (more than the entire production of the Morris Minor) by which point the engine had been replaced with that of a low-powered VW Polo. Its days are clearly numbered, but it seems to remain a firm favourite in Hungary.
In 1989, the Trabant became one of the symbols that featured in the stories that abounded during the days leading up to the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
I still get goose pimples when I remember spending a long evening in the company of a friend in Prague listening to his tales of those days when everyone know that something momentous was about to happen, but no one knew quite what or when. Then slowly but surely the Trabants began to arrive in Prague, first a few, then a few hundred, then too many to count.
People from the East were flocking to cities near the boundary of the iron curtain. It seemed they were all driving Trabants. The people of Prague came out to greet the travellers and to ensure they had plenty to eat and drink.
Click here for a great site giving the history of the trabant Leave a Comment
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 clearing up on Sunday
morning by GillianMcLaughlin
This photo was taken on a Sunday early morning in one of the pedestrian streets in touristville Budapest. The owner of the brus and shovel was a city employee. While he was busy clearing up here, his mates were scrubbing the roads with one of those water-vac-vans.
You will see none of the Saturday night debris that litters many European capitals on a Sunday morning. I thought it was charming. Leave a Comment
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 by magdalenatsapos
this country is perfect when it comes to beuti treatments. coz it cheap and good! bcoz its so popular in hungary (every hungarian lady goes 2 the beutisian atleast once a week) the beutytreatments are reeaalllly cheap! so....girls...get it all done! hair, nails, face....massages....u name it! and ull definitly looove it! :) ur gonna go home lookin like a queen! :)
there is alot of spas in hungary with the special termal/health water...it is really great! softens skin and hair...but its not only good 4 the looks...its also good 4 inner problems. ölike stomac skeleton, muscles...and much more...i defenetly recomend the spa in gyla....it is wonderful!!!!!!! ive been there 4 times now...and im defenetly goin back. pleas, if u need more information..feel free to contact me, i know gyla inside out! :)
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 Budapest by croisbeauty
The town of Budapest was inhabited fifty thousand years ago and it has its present name for nearly 130 years: Obuda, Buda and Pest were separate towns until 1873.
The underground railway connecting the Inner City with the City Park was the first on the continent and has been running fpr more than 100 years. Serving the Buda Hills you will find the world's third mountain railway and a forest light railway operated by children.
For lovers of culture, the only problem is choice: there are 237 monuments, 223 museums and galleries, 35 theatres, 2 opera houses, 12 concert halls and many many more.
Strolling around the town, watching the people passing by and eating the delicious Hungarian food. Leave a Comment
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A curious aspect of Pecs is that it is full of old Turkish monuments that seemed to have been just forgotten. There are Turkish baths, like those seen here, and a couple of 16th century mosques. The most famous of these has been turned into a church and I have provided a seperate tip about it. I think that many of these relics from Pecs past have largely been neglected because of resentment many Hungarians might have felt towards Turkish rule. Today they give the city a special atmosphere that makes Pecs seem all the more exotic. Leave a Comment
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 Sopron by kaloz
You may wish to go to Fertöd to see the Esterházy kastély. This is where you catch the bus. Hungarian pronounciations can be tricky so it is a good idea to write things down and show the correct spelling to people, it will be easier to navigate. Leave a Comment
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 Basillica in Eger by kaloz
While in Eger, try the Eger Bikaver (Bull's Blood) wine. Hungary has many wine districts including Tokai for sweet wines. Leave a Comment
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 Hollo'ko'' by cobrioc
This small village nestling among the Cserha't Mountains has preserved its medieval form.
The village centre consisting of 65 buildings of living museum village and remarkable white walled church.
Several of the houses function as quest accomodation.
The exhibition in the Village Museum gives an idea of the traditional way of life with three generation living together.
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