Category Archives: Hungary

Absolutely Buda’d part 4 – up the hill

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Allan

Thurs 29/5/08 view all the photos Successfully negotiate public transport back from Statue Park, poking my head into Hotel Gellért in passing. There’s some lovely 30s stained glass decorating the main staircase, a series of illustrations of a folk-tale involving … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Buda’d part 3 – statues

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Allan

Thurs 29/5/08 view all the photos Slept like a dead animal, despite (or perhaps, because of) a bed only slightly softer than a park-bench. Suitably refreshed, and feeling somewhat intrepid, I decide to visit the statue park, full of soviet … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Buda’d part 2 – difficult tongues

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Allan

Wed 28th May view all the photos It’s a new (and not immediately pleasant) experience being cast up alone somewhere with a language so impenetrable to me. The fact that the (Hungarian) check-in clerk at Luton airport commended my pronunciation … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Buda’d part 1 – nightwalking

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Allan

Went to Budapest for a few days holiday last week… Weds 28th May view all the photos Let’s see….red, already have the beginnings of blisters on feet, sticky with the heat, legs aching a bit…but, there’s a cool bottle of … Continue reading →

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