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Welcome to Budapest, Hungary, 2003

When our river cruise ship arrived in Budapest, this committee of one was there to welcome us, violin at the ready. His determined smile, as well as his music, was appropriate . His repertoire -- as well as his costume -- were from a time long past, expressing the human values associated with Old Budapest: a poignantly romantic tradition, tinged with a touch of sadness.


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Phil Douglis19-Aug-2005 07:08
You are so kind, Mia. And so was this man. Sure, he was "working," but he really cared about his art as much as I cared about mine.
Mia 19-Aug-2005 06:31
Phil, Musicians are lucky to be able to communicate in such a special way with the others, visitors or not. Everyone I know is touched by music. What a nice way to open oneself to others. I know that some do it to be able to survive, but still, it works! My visits of European and North American cities have often been so much more pleasant because they had street and subway musicians. The musician on your picture looks so generous no only with his music but also with his smile. Very human indeed! I am not a photographer, but I can certainly appreciate your art.
Phil Douglis12-Jan-2005 02:07
Nice job, Mikel, in penetrating the facade this man puts up. He presents a brave front, conveying a sense of another time, which is, of course, nostalgia -- a human value. But the grin is a bit too forced. He can't be that happy!
And so, yes, melancholic it is. And melancholy is certainly a human value as well.
Guest 11-Jan-2005 22:00
Melancholic, that wold be the word for me, I imagine a man that is as we say here 'puting a good face with a bad weather', let's say all in him self is sad but he still has an outside image of happyness, a 'harlequin'. What we se as a touristic feature of a past time is still pintoresc enough as to captivate us over the inside of the person, but he and his old violine is just a ghost that shows trhoe him a harder life of a person.
Phil Douglis05-Dec-2004 00:50
That seems to be rationale behind much of the tourist industry, isn't it?
Guest 04-Dec-2004 17:40
The strenght of that culture is its past, so they recycle it to make a living.
Phil Douglis21-Nov-2004 23:59
That's why I said this shot, for me anyway, was tinged with a touch of sadness, Nut. He does represent a time that is long gone, and he is all alone out there.
nut 21-Nov-2004 05:29
An old man in an elegant costume is represent the past and the voice of violin always give
me the sadness feeling.
Phil Douglis03-Nov-2003 20:27
Yes, Denise -- this is a nostalgic scene, a little slice of old Budapest welcoming us back as if we had never left.
And nostalgia -- a fondness for the past -- is very much a human value.
Phil
Denise Dee03-Nov-2003 20:17
something about this reminds me of returning. thanks, denise
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