Andrássy is by far the most beautiful large avenue of Budapest. Every visitor should walk through it from one end to another. You’ll find nice shops, Cafés, restaurants (don’t miss Klassz!) but above all, architecture.
Ladder in the cellar.
Spices and dried herbs hanging on the roof.
Waiting to be filled with Gönci Barack Pálinka.
Ironically this more and more bohemian neighborhood still has elements of its not so glorious past.
Rooftop of Prague’s cool contemporary museum.
The wonder.
The museum.
Prague’s secessionist face. It’s a pub actually in the basement. Quite a tourist trap if you ask me but still, I went back there.
Early morning in Prague.
It’s a bit moody in the morning fog, taken from the famous Charles bridge.
October sunbath.
Pub crawling Hungarian tourist in Prague.
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Homeless man at Budapest’s Gloria Jean’s Coffee house. Now the coffeehouse’s gone, poverty remains.
Candles.
Andrássy út in Xmas lights.
April still life at Kopaszi-gát.
Tenderness.
Strange boats.
The old factory buildings provide an excellent contrast to the lively garden which is Kopaszi-gát today and its XIst century buildings. I can only hope that both will remain intact for a long time.
This picture was taken at the Kopaszi-gát in south Buda. After a tricky privatisation, sale to a Portuguese investor and a rental contract this area’s now promenade through a nice garden n a perfectly thin, long peninsula filled with abandoned new buildings, like this one on the photo.
The entrance of the secret passage.
Hasn’t been opened for a long time.
This is a strange but beautiful plant from the so called Australian section of one of the most beautiful gardens of Budapest (entrance is HUF 600).
A walk in the warm Budapest spring afternoon.
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This picture was taken in Királyutca from one of the few playgrounds left in the VIth district. Rumour has it the local government will sell the terrain for property developers. I’m suspecting another “success story” here.
Gyermekvasút (children train) is still partly operated by underage kids, mostly in their early teens. During the socialist era these girls and boys were dressed in socialist youth uniforms.
The Széchenyi-hegy station where you can hop off from Fogaskerekű and hop on the Gyermekvasút to take a pleasant tour in the Buda hills.
Play a nice track while visiting
Hungary’s industrial output is declining again, according to the latest official economic data. This factory was closed long before the credit crunch hit the country.
These robust machines which once lifted and moved heavy objects are still impressive, seen from 10 meters below.
Fortified walls.
There’s no traffic in the area any more, the place is virtually empty. I’m guessing that these buildings will be destroyed as soon as the Hungarian real estate market starts to climb again. Instead of transforming these amazing buildings into loft apartments, they’ll be wasted, as it’s always done in Budapest.
This picture was taken for my wine blog.
This picture was taken in a villa in the Buda hills, built in the late XVIIIth century.
