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Some photos from a trip to Budapest in 2004. I elected to take the CP5700 along in order to travel as light as possible.

The city is very beautiful, both for the hilly Buda on the west bank of the Danube and the densely laid out east bank (ancient Pest). As it was the beginning of December, daylight time was kind of restricted, so most of the photos I have taken are night views. Those turned out quite OK, since the monumental nature of the city caters for great night shots.

We also made a short hop to Szentendre, a near by ancient typical village, which no tourist can miss. It was the perfect complement for an already great trip...

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(Gallery still under construction)
The Parliament at dusk Royal Palace, partial view Western hills (Sas-hegy area) Demonstrators for a national referendum at Holy Trinity square St. Stephen's statue
Fisherman´s Bastion (NV) St. Anne's Church Tunnel entrance at Clark Ádám square The Parliament (NV) Chain Bridge (NV)
Danube river boat bar/restaurant Royal Palace and river boat café, Danube east bank Mátyás Church and Fisherman´s Bastion (NV) Danube's west bank with Calvinistic Church (NV) The Royal Palace (NV)
The Parliament Guardian lions, Parliament main entrance. The Parliament, north side archway. Lajos Kossuth statue The Parliament (corridor leading from the main entrance stairway to the Dome Hall).
The Parliament (The Dome Hall center dome ceiling). Lounge access chamber at the Parliament The Parliament (Deputy Council chamber). Deputy Council chamber (detail) at the Parliament The Parliament, East façade
Statue of the Roman goddess of justice, Justitia, riding a chariot (Ethnographical Museum façade) Akadémia Street Monument to Imre Nagy / Remembrance Day Budapest christmas fair at Vorosmarty Square Folk musicians at Vorosmarty christmas fair
Hungarian sausages (kolbász) and other specialties at Vorosmarty christmas fair Advent calendar displayed on windows above the Gerbeaud Café Knick-knack shopping at Vorosmarty christmas fair Blacksmith at Vorosmarty christmas fair Tasty treats at Vorosmarty christmas fair (I)
St. Stephen's Basilica Szabadság Híd (Freedom Bridge) Szabadság Híd (Freedom Bridge) Cute little Budapest citizen (...although she is actually Finnish!) Danube east bank and tour boat (view from Gellért Hill)
Serbian Church (?) (view from Gellért Hill) Boat, Chain Bridge and the Parliament General view of Pest from a Gellért Hill viewpoint General view of Peste, including Szent István Basilic The Royal Palace (view from the Liberation Monument area)
Tourists trapped at Gellért Hill Two communications-age aware police officers at Gellért Hill Souvenirs stand near the Citadel, Gellért Hill Bright red benches in Gellért Hill park Erzsébet Híd (Elizabeth Bridge)
Statue of Elizabeth of Bavaria, Emperor Franz Joseph's wife City tram on Döbrentei Tér A bistro near Géllert Hil (Döbrentei Tér) Gymnasium St. Margaritae The Parliament - View from Margit Híd
Barge on the Danube Budapest youth enjoying the last rays of sun for the day (Margit Island) Keeping fit (Margit Island) Danube east bank (view from Margit Island) Anchored vessel (view from Margit Island)
Open air Bar - Margit Island Margit Island park Water tower in Margit Island Grand Hotel Danubius - Margit Island Bar/Coffee Shop Grand Hotel Danubius - Margit Island
Recreational wheel carts for rental - Margit Island Popcorn in the park - Margit Island It's gold, it's fresh...One of Hungary's best beers A winter ice skating arena - Hösök Tér (Heroe's Square) area Hösök Tér (Heroe's Square) Monument
Hösök Tér (Heroe's Square) Monument (partial view) Hösök Tér (Heroe's Square) Monument (detail) Hösök Tér (Heroe's Square) - Monument (detail) Hösök Tér tube station Deák Tér tube station
Gerbeaud Pub, Vorosmarty tér Subway, yellow line Train station - Szentendre Mini Market (...really mini!) - Szentendre Szentendre - House detail
Marzipan confectionery artist - Szentendre Marzipan Muppets- Szentendre A different rooftop - Szentendre Shop entrance - Szentendre A small bistrot, Main Square (Fö Tér)- Szentendre
Memorial Cross and Art Gallery at Main Square (Fö Tér) - Szentendre Bogdanyl Street - Szentendre Street Detail - Szentendre Street Detail - Szentendre Knick knacks and souvenirs for sale - Szentendre
Street Detail - Szentendre Sweet light for a cosy home - Szentendre Street display - Szentendre Dusk is coming ! - Szentendre Gellért Thermal Baths (entrance lobby)
Statue on a west courtyard at the Royal Palace Golden Eagle Pharmacy (Arany Sas Patika), a museum of 16th-17th century apothecary equipment. Castle Hill funicular (Budavári Sikló) Castle Hill funicular top station (Budavári Sikló) Chain Bridge, Four Seasons Hotel and Szent István Basilic as seen from the Royal Palace hill.
The Parliament (main entrance) The Parliament (detail) Main entrance stairway at the Parliament Tasty treats at Vorosmarty christmas fair (II) Roasted chestnuts vendor at Vorosmarty christmas fair
St. Gellért Cave Chapel Danube and Peste, as seen from a Gellért Hill viewpoint Liberation Monument, as seen from midway up Gellért Hill Inner City Parish Church and Szent István Basilic, as seen from a Gellért Hill viewpoint Gellért Hill park
Liberation Monument Liberation Monument (base side scultpure) Typical Hungarian embroidery Park benches at Gellért Hill Taban Parish church, as seen from the Gellért Hill
Gellért Monument (detail) Tram #18 passes through Döbrentei Tér Danube east bank (view from Margit Island) Danube east bank (view from Margit Island) Danube east bank (view from Margit Island)
Keeping fit in Margit Island Nationalistic window near Batthyány tér Market near Batthyány tér A Marzipan confectionery artist at work - Szentendre Church Detail - Szentendre
Paprika ! (lots of it...) Antique shop - Szentendre Memorial Cross and Blagoventenska Church at Main Square (Fö Tér) Bogdanyl Street - Szentendre Warm fur hats on a cold December day - Szentendre
Street Detail - Szentendre A nice place to eat - Szentendre The only thing remotely related to snow - Szentendre The Royal palace (backyard partial view) Fisherman´s Bastion (not really built as military structure, but as a viewpoint over the city)
Szabadság Híd (Freedom Bridge), as seen from a Gellért Hill viewpoint (Budapest, Hungary) Royal Palace, north façade panorama (Budapest, Hungary) Peste panorama, as seen from midway up Gellért Hill (Budapest, Hungary) DSCN0238.jpg DSCN0247.jpg
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Elvira Vila PM reply 27-Jun-2011 15:19
Espectacular gallery!. Excellent work.
maximzar PM reply 18-Apr-2007 07:57
fantastic collection of beautiful city. Voted
Jorge Velez PM reply 13-Apr-2007 19:03
Nice photos of beautiful city, nice night shoots. Welll done
arturo 23-Mar-2007 20:00
Excellent photos, and beatiful night ligth's
paulofranco PM reply 22-Feb-2007 21:47
Congratulations! Beautiful gallery!
Luis 16-Jan-2007 22:00
extraordinary photograps...good work !!!
Ali Majdfar PM reply 30-Dec-2006 11:05
Splendid gallery, stunning shots. GMV
Eric Carrčre PM reply 24-Nov-2006 17:09
A magical gallery ! Well done, gmv.
moensja PM reply 17-Nov-2006 15:48
great gallery, come back to see more,v/.
CIS PM reply 05-Nov-2006 00:06
You brought out the stunning beauty from this incredible city. Voted
Brian McKay PM reply 10-Oct-2006 18:01
Beautiful Gallery. Voted.
Nigel Danson PM reply 22-Sep-2006 10:06
Great variety of shots - love the night ones - well done

Nigel
Phellippe von Lerchenfeld 12-Sep-2006 15:42
I loved your gallery!!! Congratulations!!! Budapesten is my favorite city, I lived there for a year. A amazing place. I like very much Hungary. I have pics from other cities, like Esztergon and Dunaújváros, and I hope so make my own websit as soon as possible. Really, I loved!!!
Laci 21-Jul-2006 13:31
Budapest is one of my favourite city! Nice pictures, I can't wait to show you my pictures of this city!
Congratulation for the galery!
Greg Little PM reply 08-Jul-2006 08:44
Very nice gallery. I must visit!
Ana Carloto PM reply 25-May-2006 11:06
Esta é uma galeria que gosto muito, afinal também estive na Hungria e adorei, só espero voltar em breve para fazer mais umas fotos ;)
Parabéns pelo excelente conjusto de fotos que mostram bem a beleza de um pais ainda por "descobrir"...
Kokomo Photography PM reply 25-May-2006 01:02
Excellent job capturing one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
Guest PM reply 03-May-2006 14:26
You did these with a non-SLR?? WOW!!!
Curtis 02-May-2006 09:51
Great shots especially with the old Nikon non-SLR camera...
Someone needs to donate this guy a SLR camera!
Guest 08-Feb-2006 03:53
magnificent!
I have never seen pictures of that city, not like yours, anyway.
Very monumental feel to the images and to the city itself!
sandie 07-Feb-2006 15:02
can't wait to get there
Licia 19-Jan-2006 08:47
Wow - absoloutely fantastic photos!
Giordano Pisuttu PM reply 23-Nov-2005 14:00
Beautiful gallery! Thanks for sharing!
Nacho 31-Oct-2005 22:55
Hungary, here I come! such a wonderful place to discover...
Pedro 24-Oct-2005 01:20
Wonderfull!
Marc PM reply 17-Oct-2005 16:00
These are great pictures !
Jeff Cochran PM reply 08-Oct-2005 14:38
A city to Envy.
Chris Szabla PM reply 02-Oct-2005 19:52
magisterial
Tony 24-Jul-2005 17:39
Beautiful images. Well done.

PS: all this with a compact camera... wow.
Guest PM reply 27-Jun-2005 07:35
Wonderfull images. But my opinion is almost the same as Monika Todor's.
The photos are really excellent.
Jaime Serrano PM reply 18-Jun-2005 00:45
Nice pictures. Another place I would like to visit...
Marijka PM reply 16-Jun-2005 14:59
very nice place-- will have to visit some day...
Ana Carloto PM reply 15-Jun-2005 06:42
Parabéns pela tua galeria! Gostei muito de fazer uma visita a Budapest pelas tuas fotos. Obrigado.
Guest PM reply 05-May-2005 12:46
Absolutely gorgeous pictures, almost too nice for someone living in Budapest (even if they love living there)! I was missing a few sites, such as the view of Gellerthegy from Erzsebet bridge (one of my favourites) or Ferenciek Tere. If you fell in love with it, it may be worth coming back to Hungary and visiting places other than Budapest.
Cora Malinak PM reply 18-Apr-2005 12:38
Wonderfully updated! I love the new photos!
Ilona Szentes 10-Apr-2005 06:38
I enjoyed viewing your photos very much. They are absolutely gorgeous !!
delienews 05-Apr-2005 23:04
waou a stunning and fantastic gallery
i love your night pictures
this is a great work !
Budapest seems to be a giant postcard through your eyes

elie
Viktor Nyakas PM reply 24-Mar-2005 23:12
Nice work, Humberto!

You made the dull December look like a very colorful scene!
Hope you had a good time here in Budapest!

Viktor
Brussels Sprout PM reply 23-Mar-2005 21:28
I remember voting for yourCuba gallery last year.
Now it's time for the Budapest one.
Fred

Ps: please visit my last ones
Frazer 17-Mar-2005 22:24
Great gallery, good eye for the more unusual. Perhaps in the future you will consider visiting the rest of Hungary to see more? I am sure you can find many more interesting subjects.
Krisztian Kormendi PM reply 14-Mar-2005 16:23
Hi!

Very nice images, I especially liked the night pictures!
However, since you've only photographed the nice side of the city, some of them look very much like postcards (which is not bad thing at all).

All in all, a great job!
pda_pin PM reply 13-Mar-2005 12:54
Very nice. I agree, Budapest is excellent for night photography. Last summer I also took a couple of shots: http://www.pbase.com/pda_pin/rebel
E. Pozsár PM reply 12-Mar-2005 15:47
Hi Umberto,
Thanks for the invitation to your album. Your pictures are beautiful, I like them very much, and I voted your album :-) I hope you enjoyed staying there.
E.Pozsar
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