Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava)

kjetilab · April 18th, 2009, 01:41 AM

During easter I went to Budapest to take pictures, meet some relatives, hunt for highrises in the suburbs, take a daytrip to Bratislava and enjoying the spring (28 degrees at the warmest).

The pictures come in a little messy order...

Budapest have, as very many other cities in the old eastern Europe, a lot of commieblocs, but since I didn't take any pictures of them, we'll start of at the South Railway station, Deli pú, close to my hotel. Another architectural masterpiece from the 60s or 70s. Somehow I forgot to take a picture of the frontal facade.

Trackside view. The red trainset to the right is the same as NSB will buy, the Stadler Flirt.

Interior

The sunken plaza in front.

The West line station, Nyugati pú, located on the east side of the Danube

THe Hungarian opera

Metro line 1, the oldest metro in continental Europe. It runs directly under the street.

Váci utca, Budapest's main pedestrian street

Erzebet híd (Elisabeth bridge)

Newer adition to the city's architecture

Not quite as new...

The inside of a traditional city block

The main market hall

detail from the outside roof

I'll promise to post some nicer photos in a later update.

Nõgesh · April 18th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Budapest ranks among my favourite cities, even though I've never visited it myself.
Looking forward to the next set.

kjetilab · April 18th, 2009, 05:51 PM

Time for some more touristy shots...

Mathias church on the castle hill.

Fishermen's Bastion

The view to the northeast

The Hungarian Parliament. One of the most beautiful buildings in the world in my opinion.

Night view from Margit Sziget.

Nomels · April 18th, 2009, 07:41 PM

Nice one - thanks

RipleyLV · April 18th, 2009, 08:17 PM

Thanks, great pics!
It's a ship on da building!

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...dapest/020.jpg

FREKI · April 18th, 2009, 08:41 PM

Great pics mate - looks like a bautiful place!

That Parliament is a frigging world wonder, no other building can touch it - amazing!

Hviid · April 18th, 2009, 08:58 PM

wow .. don't really know much about budapest... but damn! I never expected it to look this great!

Awesome photos too!

***RawLee*** · April 18th, 2009, 09:10 PM

There are no Bratislava pics among those.

Þróndeimr · April 18th, 2009, 09:34 PM

Really nice, i can see your 10-20mm lense is working well!

And i completly agree, The Hungarian Parliament is one of the most beautiful buildings in the whole world, its really stunning!

Hviid · April 18th, 2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RawLee

There are no Bratislava pics among those.

yeah.. of course.... typo

mjoks007 · April 18th, 2009, 10:34 PM

Really nice pictures. Budapest looks awesome, a city I want to visit.

tony64 · April 19th, 2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjoks007

Really nice pictures. Budapest looks awesome, a city I want to visit.

Let's come to visite!

kjetilab · April 19th, 2009, 12:58 PM

Thank you all

Before the last batch of photos from Budapest, let's take a train ride some 250 kilometres to the northwest. To the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. I had never been to the city before, but it deserves more than only half a day.

Bratislava central station

The Victory monument

Poster for a planned 32 story residential skyscraper

New office building for the Unicredit Bank

The TV-tower (I went there) and a Skoda trolley bus

The park behind the presidential palace

Presidential palace. By coincidence I arrived just moments before the Palestinian president Abbas came on a state visit.

The president of Slovakia and the Palestine inspect the honorary guard. The guy behind the flag pole is some kind of security agent I guess

The old town square

The 200 metres tall TV-tower is located in the hills above town. From the bus stop there's a kilometer or so to walk uphill.

Can you spot the tower?

In one of the top "compartments" of the tower there's a restaurant (maybe 80 metres above ground). My final destination

Due to bad light, reflection and dirty windows the view was somewhat spoiled, but the beer was really good (12% alcohol).

Back in town again. This is the castle. Unfortunalty under renovation..

One of the bridges across Danube

More bridges

Skyline shots

Slovakia introduced the Euro from 2009

And finally, the upside-down pyramide of the Slovak radio

That's all I had time for.

Back to Budapest for the final update...

Aceto · April 19th, 2009, 06:36 PM

Great ones of Bratislava! Looks very nice

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IceCheese · April 19th, 2009, 09:41 PM

O, I miss Bratislava so much! Thanks for the tour

Never got to their central station or castle, so nice to see those pictures.

Hey, that highrise to the right wasn't there when I took the same picture in '06!

Kapaa · April 19th, 2009, 11:35 PM

Nice pics! You captured the feeling of both cities very well

Good to hear that you liked my home city

dancle · April 20th, 2009, 09:41 AM

Beautiful photos of a place I really would like to visit!

Like the Louvre in Paris and the Parliament in London, the Hungarian parliament certainly is among the most beautiful buildings in the world imo...

christos-greece · April 21st, 2009, 06:12 PM

For Bratislava i must say that looks really great, than i was expected

kjetilab · April 22nd, 2009, 02:22 PM

The last photos from Budapest. That day I was all over the place...

The area on the east side of Arpád Hid with new office buildings.

Budapest don't really have that many highrises, so this is one of the tallest, the Országos Egészségbiztosítási Pénztár (The national pension fund headquarters)

And this one just a few metres away,
Országos Rendör-Fökapitányság (National Police headquarters)

Hösök tere

City park next to Móricz Zsigmond Körtér

Sunset next to Lágymányosi Híd

A few more nightviews. First from Margit Sziget

And from the Citadel

And finally, the sunset from the car towards the airport.

FREKI · April 23rd, 2009, 05:20 AM

Great new ones mate - looks like places well worth visiting!

April 18th, 2009, 01:41 AM	#1
kjetilab YIMBYist and Emporis guy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drammen Posts: 718	Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava) During easter I went to Budapest to take pictures, meet some relatives, hunt for highrises in the suburbs, take a daytrip to Bratislava and enjoying the spring (28 degrees at the warmest). The pictures come in a little messy order... Budapest have, as very many other cities in the old eastern Europe, a lot of commieblocs, but since I didn't take any pictures of them, we'll start of at the South Railway station, Deli pú, close to my hotel. Another architectural masterpiece from the 60s or 70s. Somehow I forgot to take a picture of the frontal facade. Trackside view. The red trainset to the right is the same as NSB will buy, the Stadler Flirt. Interior The sunken plaza in front. The West line station, Nyugati pú, located on the east side of the Danube THe Hungarian opera Metro line 1, the oldest metro in continental Europe. It runs directly under the street. Váci utca, Budapest's main pedestrian street Erzebet híd (Elisabeth bridge) Newer adition to the city's architecture Not quite as new... The inside of a traditional city block The main market hall detail from the outside roof I'll promise to post some nicer photos in a later update. __________________ My phototreads: Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava) Various pictures from South Africa Norwegian west coast Summer of '07 Africa: Safari, Savanna, Casinos and dense urbanity

April 18th, 2009, 05:51 PM	#3
kjetilab YIMBYist and Emporis guy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drammen Posts: 718	Time for some more touristy shots... Mathias church on the castle hill. Fishermen's Bastion The view to the northeast The Hungarian Parliament. One of the most beautiful buildings in the world in my opinion. Night view from Margit Sziget. __________________ My phototreads: Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava) Various pictures from South Africa Norwegian west coast Summer of '07 Africa: Safari, Savanna, Casinos and dense urbanity

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April 18th, 2009, 08:17 PM	#5
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FREKI Multipas! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 7,738	Great pics mate - looks like a bautiful place! That Parliament is a frigging world wonder, no other building can touch it - amazing! __________________ COPENHAGEN A Daily Dose - The Full Monty My Travel Pics - My Denmark Pics - My Driving Videos

April 18th, 2009, 11:48 AM	#2
Nõgesh Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rakvere Posts: 969	Budapest ranks among my favourite cities, even though I've never visited it myself. Looking forward to the next set.

April 18th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#7
Hviid (former DLL) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Copenhagen / Frederiksberg Posts: 2,447	wow .. don't really know much about budapest... but damn! I never expected it to look this great! Awesome photos too! __________________ ~ DLL / Hviid is in the army from the 1st of December ~ Last edited by Hviid; April 18th, 2009 at 10:12 PM.

April 18th, 2009, 09:10 PM	#8
*RawLee* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Budapest Posts: 8,232	There are no Bratislava pics among those. __________________ Hungarian motorways Hungarian railways Budapest constructions&updates Budapest metro M4 Pictures about Sopron,Szeged,Veszprém,Debrecen,Keszthely,Lake Balaton, Touristy and not-touristy Budapest

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Þróndeimr Bli itj barsk ut'n karsk! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 6,560	Really nice, i can see your 10-20mm lense is working well! And i completly agree, The Hungarian Parliament is one of the most beautiful buildings in the whole world, its really stunning! __________________ Þróndeimr's Photolab \| Aerials of Sunndalen \| Tibet & China \| Ålesund & The Romsdalen Alpes \| Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Hong Kong Enjoy!

April 18th, 2009, 10:34 PM	#11
mjoks007 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tønsberg, Norway Posts: 922	Really nice pictures. Budapest looks awesome, a city I want to visit.

April 19th, 2009, 12:58 PM	#13
kjetilab YIMBYist and Emporis guy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drammen Posts: 718	Bratislava Thank you all Before the last batch of photos from Budapest, let's take a train ride some 250 kilometres to the northwest. To the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. I had never been to the city before, but it deserves more than only half a day. Bratislava central station The Victory monument Poster for a planned 32 story residential skyscraper New office building for the Unicredit Bank The TV-tower (I went there) and a Skoda trolley bus The park behind the presidential palace Presidential palace. By coincidence I arrived just moments before the Palestinian president Abbas came on a state visit. The president of Slovakia and the Palestine inspect the honorary guard. The guy behind the flag pole is some kind of security agent I guess The old town square The 200 metres tall TV-tower is located in the hills above town. From the bus stop there's a kilometer or so to walk uphill. Can you spot the tower? In one of the top "compartments" of the tower there's a restaurant (maybe 80 metres above ground). My final destination Due to bad light, reflection and dirty windows the view was somewhat spoiled, but the beer was really good (12% alcohol). Back in town again. This is the castle. Unfortunalty under renovation.. One of the bridges across Danube More bridges Skyline shots Slovakia introduced the Euro from 2009 And finally, the upside-down pyramide of the Slovak radio That's all I had time for. Back to Budapest for the final update... __________________ My phototreads: Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava) Various pictures from South Africa Norwegian west coast Summer of '07 Africa: Safari, Savanna, Casinos and dense urbanity

April 19th, 2009, 06:36 PM	#14
Aceto Retrospectivo Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Posts: 1,084	Great ones of Bratislava! Looks very nice . __________________ .:Califica a Ciudad Guayana:. (Rate my city) - ... El mundo no está amenazado por las malas personas... Sino por aquellos que permiten el mal. ... VENEZUELA

April 19th, 2009, 09:41 PM	#15
IceCheese Scandi-friendly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oslo.no Posts: 1,821	O, I miss Bratislava so much! Thanks for the tour Never got to their central station or castle, so nice to see those pictures. Hey, that highrise to the right wasn't there when I took the same picture in '06! __________________ Oslo/Copenhagen - The True Capital of Scandinavia. Take a look at my Photo Mess!

April 19th, 2009, 11:35 PM	#16
Kapaa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 4	Nice pics! You captured the feeling of both cities very well Good to hear that you liked my home city

April 20th, 2009, 09:41 AM	#17
dancle dancle Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 315	Beautiful photos of a place I really would like to visit! Like the Louvre in Paris and the Parliament in London, the Hungarian parliament certainly is among the most beautiful buildings in the world imo...

April 21st, 2009, 06:12 PM	#18
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April 22nd, 2009, 02:22 PM	#19
kjetilab YIMBYist and Emporis guy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drammen Posts: 718	The last photos from Budapest. That day I was all over the place... The area on the east side of Arpád Hid with new office buildings. Budapest don't really have that many highrises, so this is one of the tallest, the Országos Egészségbiztosítási Pénztár (The national pension fund headquarters) And this one just a few metres away, Országos Rendör-Fökapitányság (National Police headquarters) Hösök tere City park next to Móricz Zsigmond Körtér Sunset next to Lágymányosi Híd A few more nightviews. First from Margit Sziget And from the Citadel And finally, the sunset from the car towards the airport. __________________ My phototreads: Easter trip to Budapest (and Bratislava) Various pictures from South Africa Norwegian west coast Summer of '07 Africa: Safari, Savanna, Casinos and dense urbanity

April 23rd, 2009, 05:20 AM	#20
FREKI Multipas! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 7,738	Great new ones mate - looks like places well worth visiting! __________________ COPENHAGEN A Daily Dose - The Full Monty My Travel Pics - My Denmark Pics - My Driving Videos

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