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.
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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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.
Vintage toys from the flea market “Ecseri”.
All Hungarian kids had one of these teddy bears.
Boys were crazy about this simple metal set.
Sellers always complain, there’s always room for some bargaining (often up to 50%) but it’s difficult to get something really nice for a good price.
This is one of the covered rows of 3.
The recently renewed main pillar.
Andrássy street’s been recenty added a glamorous look by opening of so far missing luxurious designer stores and facelifts are being made constantly, although not quickly enough if you ask me. Kodály Körönd has one of the most gorgeous building clusters of the city and one of them is currently undergoing rooftop restauration works. I [...]
Metro4, road repair, bridge renovations, … in Budapest, no, no, in Hungary, nothing’s finished on time and within budget, and the quality is usually so poor that 12 months after cutover the works could start all over again. This statement is demagog, of course, but believe me, there’s no shortest way to set a rule [...]
Fidesz is Hungary’s chamaleon party currently being the most popular in a country where normal people are fed up with politics. FIDESZ’s headquartered in this nice early XXth century building in the Hősök Tere neighborhood ever since their widely criticized sale of their previous HQ in the early 90’s.
In the background, the Museum of Fine [...]
I’ve recently visited Fertőrákos for the sole purpose of experiencing the Ráspi restaurant and winery. On our way back to Budapest we stopped at Fertőd and visited the castle of one of the most traditional family of the late Austro-Hungarian establishment’s Hungarian representatives. The family (Miklós Esterházy, to be more precise) that started building the [...]
This picture was taken in the Budapest banking district. Quite appropriate I believe, Hungarian Forint lost 7% of its value today, my treasury bonds have no market and the stock exchange’s main index fell more than 10%.
This building is located by the Momotaro Ramen restaurant, which I strongly recommend for locals and tourists. You can [...]
Honestly, I don’t know why anyone from outside this neighborhood would find this place. But if you do, make sure you enter. I felt embarrassed taking pictures inside (there’s are photography in there, you know) but it’s worth a visit. They transformed this old-school socialist-realist bus station into a trendy place where you can site outside or [...]
If you want a decent coffee in downtown Budapest, you’ll have multiple choices. You can narrow your possibilities by good location, good service, bagels and fresh cakes, terrace, dog of the house, great building and there you are. If you’re American, you know the place already or you will get to. It’s the opposite side [...]
Falk Miksa street has an excellent location for Arts trade: starting at Kossuth tér (there the Parliament is attracting tons of visitors) and few hundred meters from embassies and bank headquarters. But the offering is more disappointing: very few contemporary items and questionable, sometimes overpriced antique pieces spread in maybe 25 tiny shops. Still, it’s [...]
