In addition to our slideshow called Budapest by night we here post some pictures from Budapest by night. If you want to see the pictures in bigger versions it is just to click at them. Some pictures have a feeling of christmas as they were taken in December.
Pictures Budapest
More pictures can also be seen in our Budapest MegaMix
Yet another we have been out with our camera making some pictures from the Christmas markets in Budapest. This time we not only visited the Vörösmarty Square, but also the Jokai Tér/Liszt Ferenc Tér by Oktogon. The weather forecasts tell us that there might be some snow later this week, and that it will be quite a lot colder than in the previous week, so be aware!
Christmas fair Budapest (Jokai Tér)Christmas fair Budapest (Liszt Ferenc Tér)Christmas fair Budapest (Vörösmarty Tér)Christmas fair Budapest (Vörösmarty Tér)
Two pictures from Flickr
On the 2 September we added a Budapest slideshow to Youtube, and since then more than 1000 people has seen the different pictures from Budapest to be found in the video. We are happy about that, and we are curious how long time that will pass by before the video will reach 2000 views.
If you have not seen the Budapest slideshow video yet, you can check it out here, or over at Youtube. Since then we have also added our Budapest Megamix, which currently contains 90 pictures.
Some other Budapest pictuers:
The 20th of November I wrote an article called “Christmas in WestEnd citycenter” and I also added some pictures to it. Yesterday I visited Arena Plaza, and made some pictures there as well (see below). Though Arena Plaza is the newest, WestEnd Citycenter is probably far more popular than Arena, much because of its great location (compared to Arena). But, since I first was there I thought I would compare which of them has the best christmas decorations inside. As can be seen on the pictures from Arena Plaza, they only had these round, colored orbs, while WestEnd has those colored orbs, but in addition those rectangular, golden stars… which I really like! So, based on this, my winner is WestEnd Citycenter…
If you disagree, or prefer the christmas decorations in another shoppingcenter, feel free to write a comment!
Pictures from Arena Plaza (for WestEnd pictures, go here)
It is a great thing to travel by boat up along the Danube to visit Szentendre, Visegrad and Esztergom. But, not long ago as I was out flying I realized that our plane was flying along the Danube, passing over Szentendre, Visegrad and Esztergom. And I must admit, it was great. Unfortunately I could not really see Esztergom too well, but as I saw the Danube Bend by Visegrád, and the fortress on the hill of Visegrád my heart rejoiced. Of course, it is limited how well I could see them from the plane up in the air, but still… it was really great.
Some time ago I was thinking of how nice it would be once to rent a helicopter just to travel around making pictures of Budapest, and other similar cities, from the air… but that remains a nice dream as that would probably cost a fortune, much more than I have in my pockets! But, maybe sometime…
We earlier posted some pictures from the Danube Bend. To see them, go to Danube Bend pictures. The pictures from Ezstergom are not made by us, but the creator has written that they were free to use by anyone, so we did so!
Yesterday was the opening day, and we made some pictures. Unfortunately the weather wasnt the best, so people walked around with their umbrellas. Hopefully it will become a little bit better in the coming days.
One of my favorite ways of celebrating in Budapest is going to the Szechényi Thermal Bath. If you are tired it is just wonderful to walk into the 38 degree water, and you immediately feel your muscles calm down and relaxation fills your body. Somehow though, I am always extremly tired as I leave the pools, and normally it is just to go home to sleep after some hours in the water. Well, sorry for writing so much… I was supposed to post pictures here. You can see them below. To see even more, visit our Szechényi Thermal Bath page.
The legendary chessplayers in the water
Warm water.. 38 degreesI have often heard people speaking of Budapest as the Paris of the east. It sounds really nice, and I must admit, that Budapest is a really beautiful city, just as Paris. Having some seconds today I just typed in on google “Paris of the east”, curious to see what it would show me. To my great surprise there are many “Parises” of the east. Tehran, Prague, Shanghai, Bucharest and Istanbul were some of the cities mentioned, and it seemd to me as if Bucharest was the most “popular” one with the title “Paris of the east.”
There are probably many cities fighting for the title, but for many tourists coming to Eastern-Europe the question is not whether to go to Budapest or Shanghai, or Budapest or Istanbul, but rather if they should go to Budapest or Prague. As editor of this page, and as a person who loves Budapest, I would for sure recommend Budapest, but if you have time, I would visit both Budapest and Prague. After that you can make up your own oppinion what city has most right to the title “Paris of the East”; Budapest or Prague.
Gerbeaud by night, Originally uploaded by GuideToBudapest
At this square there will in not to many weeks be a christmas market. The Vörösmarty Square, the main square of Budapest, is the place where the traditional Christmas Market will be held this year for the tenth time.
At the picture you can see the Gerbeaud building, and totally in front a nice coffee place where you can get some hot drinks and cold drinks.
Just as a little nice thing; today it has been measured almost 20 Celsius in Budapest. Quite nice, ey? This Thursday we had a guided tour with some Norwegians, and during the tour one received a phonecall, because they needed him to remove the snow from some norwegian roads… I just though; man it is good, at least from the perspective of climate, to live in Hungary.
LáncHíd, Originally uploaded by marcustg
The Hungarian National Bank arranged a competition not long ago where people could vote for what symbol they would like to see on the new 200 Forint coin. They received more than 200 000 votes, and more than half of them voted for the Chain Bridge in Budapest.
The new coin will earliest be used in the first quarter of 2009, while it is expected that people can use the 200 Forint paperversion (that we use now) until the end of 2009.
It is not the picture above that will be on the coin, but we can wait and see how it looks when it becomes available in 2009. If you want to read more about the oldest bridge in Budapest, we recommend you to click on the link above. There you can read more about the bridges history and events since it was first used in 1849.
