memories of Hungaria - part two

in between our various tours around Hungary, we also found time to hang out in Budapest. Hungary's capital, and Medve's second home, is undoubtedly a beautiful city. i am particularly fascinated by its variety of spectacular and old buildings most of which are apartments as well as by charm of hilly Buda and a well build-up riverside.

here you will find a selection of my favourite shots.

on the right -
a movie shot: Szechenyi lanchid - a chain bridge, the Danube and a basilica in the background

below -
one of the Budapest's apartments as seen through a fence of a Jewish synagogue

being poshy in the Ybl Arts Palace
well spotted in one of the most representative streets of Budapest - a Russian relic Москвич in Vaci Utca

memories of Hungaria - part one

after two very pleasent weeks in Poland, three more happy weeks in Hungary came. it was a perfect combination of relaxation, fun and visiting some exeptional places.
below i present some of those fantastic moments that i spent with My Medve (persze!;) in a number of very charming and inspiring locations. i also have to add that that week, the third week of july, was considered to be the hottest ever in Hungary. this was one of the reasons why we just 'had' to escape Budapest.

these photos were taken during our trip to Tisza-Tó - a village in eastern Hungary situated by a lake which used to be a part of Tisza river. also there we visited two other villages Poroszló and Hortobágy.

bogracs - a Hungarian pot for outdoor cooking, for instance gulyas


an old, and apparently not very common, tradition of having your espresso after getting milk and bread in a local food store


on our way to a vewing tower which is a point of observation of birds' migration; it was located among fish ponds and it was probably one of the quietest and the most peaceful places i've ever been to

"Warszawa da się lubić"

in my not perfect translation - "there are reasons to like Warsaw" it's a song written in the early 50's by Bronisław Brok to the music of Jerzy Wasowski. it extols Warsaw's charm and atmosphere and it mentions that one can find luck there as well as loose his hart...
nowadays the song can be heard mainly on streets of the capital played by local folk-bands.

the pictures below were taken during my a few days stay at home.

Jarmark Europa or in a casual Varsovian talk Stadion X-lecia was a sport stadium that became a huge outdoor market in 1989. it is definitely not a pleasent (and safe!) place and it has a negative opinion among many Varsovians. despite this thousands visit it daily to purchase cheap (quality) goods. the market is planned to close on September 30th to become a huge building site for a change. it is also believed to become National Stadium once.. for Euro 2012 Championship i mean ;)


Tyskie Big Ben in front of Złote Tarasy shopping centre; Tyskie beer has won twice an English contest for best imported beer (2002 and 2005) and it is the most popular exported beer to UK.


two skyscrapers Marriott Hotel and Sharp above Dworzec Centralny - Warsaw Central Railway Station; a picture taken through a glass roof of Złote Tarasy shopping centre


a stranger's bicycle; a pub-restaurant in Plac na Rozdrożu


One of the most important persons in my life srtolling along the Old Town;
Wszystkiego Najlepszego z okazji Twoich urodzin raz jeszcze Mamuś :*

"Chałupy welcome to"

it's a title of a song sang by a Polish singer and musician Zbigniew Wodecki. he wrote it to remember a nudist's beach near Chałupy. the title sentence contains a syntax mistake that i believe was used intentionally to give a certain 'coolness' to this Polish song. the meaning should be obvious - "welcome to Chałupy".
the village is situated where Hel penisula starts and it where i and Balint spent a week of our vacation in Poland. we also visited tricity - Gdynia, Sopot and Gdańsk.

railway track; Chałupy in Hel penisula


Fortification from WW2 in Hel


My Baywatch at the cape of Hel penisula


smoked salmon in Jastrzębia Góra's smokehouse

a photo taken by Balint :*

just missed the sunset; a beach in Chałupy


St.Mary's Church (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary); Gdańsk


one of surrounding Gdańsk's old town gates