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The streets of Budapest
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
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Budapest Eye
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This new Ferris Wheel opened on Erzsébet Square in mid-march 2017. Not as big as many other “Eyes”, it does have a magnificent 360 view of the city from the top.
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To the Chain Link Bridge
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The Castle Hill Tunnel is always congested and very smoggy because it has no ventilation. A single lane each way with a risky pedestrian access as well if you can stand the choking fumes. This evening it is almost a car park, it is so busy with the evening traffic on the Chain Bridge.En savoir plus
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Danube Evening Cruise 1
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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Danube Evening Cruise 2
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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Danube Evening Cruise 3
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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Danube Evening Cruise 4
6 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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Budapest - a potted history
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Budapest was mostly built in the mid 19th century.
Two million people live here, thats 1 in every 5 persons in Hungary live in Budapest. Most live in apartments. Many are very basic. We pass by Russian designed block apartments....block units which are stacked together to form a high-rise building. They are not insulated which makes them very hot or very cold. Gradually they are being given "skins" which improve their appearance and insulation. Most of these were built during communist period. The biggest residential building is one of these and holds 3,000 people. It's called the village.
We pass by the Roman ruins of the city and aquaduct. This was the edge of the Roman Empire. Archaeologists are working on this area.
1989 was a turning point with capitalism and privatisation coming to Hungary. The average salary is a mere €700 per month after tax. Tax is 47% - education is free, pension is available, health's mostly free, unemployment is only 3%.
The biggest industries in Hungary are - Car Manufacturing, IT, Agriculture, Tourism,
Hungary is part of the EU but currency is not euro. The local currency is the Florent and it is worth approximately 300 Florent equal €1.En savoir plus
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Skanzen
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Skanzen comes from a Finnish word for an open air museum using original buildings. It has been open for 50 years and occupies 60 hectares of land. Traditional homes and buildings from all parts of Hungary are disassembled and reassembled to provide a living history of the Hungarian culture over time. Most of the furniture and fittings included in the displays are also historical artefacts or replicas.
At the Inn, there is a cooking class happening. They are learning to make goulash soup, a traditional Hungarian dish.En savoir plus
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Skanzen: Upper-Tisza 1
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Upper Tisza zone shows a rural environment but also shows the differences between a farm worker's home and an aristocratic home, their outbuildings and farms.
This page shows the poorer farmer's home and property.En savoir plus
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Skanzen: Upper-Tisza 2
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The aristocratic farmer's home and property even has a cobbled roadway, unlike the dirt for the poorer farmer.
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Skanzen: Upper-Tisza 3
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The farming community had several common properties which included the church and belfry. The church was basic but with intricate painted surfaces, mainly in green and red. The barn was large and open on both ends. The cemetery had carved wooden headstones.En savoir plus
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Skanzen: Market Town 1
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The Upper Market town comprised dwellings and business establishments from Tokaj, larger buildings from craftsmen; and the Jewish store and house.
The Jewish store and house had many traditional Jewish artefacts, displayed the customs and traditions of the Jews.En savoir plus
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Skanzen: Market Town 2
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The houses show a variety of businesses that operated from the same premises and serviced the townspeople.
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Voyageur The Tokaj street of houses
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Voyageur The productive garden of the Merchant's home.
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Voyageur Inside the winemaker's house.
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Skanzen: Market Town 3
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Voyageur Making the shoes
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Voyageur The store
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Voyageur Inside the store
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Skanzen: Market Town 4
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Voyageur The tithing house which also doubled as the execution house.
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Voyageur The rear of the Tithing House
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Voyageur Grapevines and wall detail in the winemakers yard.
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Szentendre
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Szentendre is on the Danube River. It’s known for its baroque architecture, churches, colorful houses and narrow, cobbled streets. The main square, Fő Tér, and the alleyways around it are lined with art galleries, museums and shops.
Szentendre has been the home of many generations of Hungarian artists since the early 20th century.En savoir plus
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I remember this lovely little village on the river. Touristy but we'll
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Szentendre snapshots
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
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Quirky Szentendre
7 septembre 2018, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
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Austria
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Two thirds of Austria is flat around the Danube, 1/3 is the Austrian alps.
The population is around 8.5 million.
Austrians are very environmentally aware...lots of wind farms, wildlife bridges, protected areas, recycling, no nuclear power, hydro power n the alps.
Food production is high quality.
The language is German but there are many different dialects.
There is a coffee and cake culture that we are keen to tryout.En savoir plus
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VoyageurCoffe and Cake - My kind of culture :)
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Baden Bei Wien
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Baden Bei Wien is on the edge of the Viennese Woods. It was here that Ludwig van Beethoven completed the 9th Symphony in the summers of 1821,1822 and 1823. The house he stayed in is in the central part of the village.En savoir plus
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Baden Bei Wien
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The town is a picture postcard. Narrow pedestrian streets, colourful buildings and so typically Austrian.
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Mayerling
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This is the site of Crown Prince Rudolph’s suicide. He was the 30 year old son of the Hapsburg Emperor.
Rudolph married Stephanie and a daughter, Elisabeth, was born in 1883. They grew apart. In 1888, Rudolph met 17 year old Baroness Mary Vetsera who madly adored him and became his mistress. She was prepared to die for him.
In the hunting lodge at Mayerling, they made a murder-suicide pact in 1889. This is the site of the hunting lodge, the church built and a small museum around the incident.
Crown Prince Rudolph was buried as a Catholic, but Mary was buried 4 times as the authorities tried to hush up the incident. Her final coffin is on display and it has been looted and damaged.En savoir plus
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Mayerling - the Hunting Lodge
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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Heiligenkreuz
8 septembre 2018, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Heiligenkreuz is the site of the 2nd oldest Cistercian Abbey in the world and the oldest one still operating. Founded in 1133, it is a solid structure that is ornate and very decorative. Beautifully maintained grounds are found here.En savoir plus
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