Anonymous Budapest, Hungary 2011
This is a monument to a guy who called himself Anonymi Bele Regis Notarii (anonymous notary of King Bela) and who penned what is considered to be the first comprehensive history of Hungary around the year 1200. His name was later shortened to just Anonymous. So was he the original anonymous author? Could be, I can’t find any decent etymology of the word but nothing I’ve read suggests otherwise.
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Speed #3 Budapest, Hungary 2011
A poorly executed camera panning motion on my part for this shot actually resulted in more of a feeling of motion than the previous two speed images.]]>
Speed #2 Budapest, Hungary 2011
Here’s a challenge for the engineer/scientist types out there. Given the exposure for this photograph was 1/20s, estimate the speed this bicyclist was traveling. My first calculation was 82mph. I think I need to go back and revisit my assumptions. In the meantime, Happy New Year!
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Vespers
Budapest, Hungary
2011
A nicely lit church in Buda, as seen from the top of Castle Hill.
Spire Garden
Budapest, Hungary
2011
A cluster of decorative spires on the Neo-Gothic Mátyás Church on Castle Hill in Buda.
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Distant Friends
Budapest, Hungary
2011
A view through the Fisherman’s Bastion. I think it’s funny how this structure is described in some of the travel books. It is a striking structure but they talk about it almost as if it were sort of a fake Disneyland kind of thing because it was only built a mere 110-120 years ago instead of in the medieval age whose architecture it characterizes. I hope I get more respect than that when I’m 110 but I probably won’t–my architecture is no where near this impressive.
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Pest View
Budapest, Hungary
2011
A view from the Fisherman’s Bastion in the Buda hills, looking across the Danube at the Parliament building.
Lunch Break
Budapest, Hungary
2011
A couple of guys enjoying sandwiches in front of the National Museum in Budapest.
Pinball Machine
Budapest, Hungary
2011
This underground tram stop near the apartment we stayed in in Budapest has the look of a pinball machine. That’s Connie playing the part of the ball. Merry Christmas!
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