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We recently had a week’s holiday to take – Jayne’s job dictates my holidays – we went through the usual process of leaving it late and then desperately selecting a shortlist of cities where we thought the weather might be ok, after a reasonably short flight and we can fly from the north of England. Budapest was the chosen destination.
Budapest is touted as possibly the most beautiful city in Europe and we had a stream of people tell us that it was fantastic. It is. I was looking forward to getting there, no agenda other than walking, photographing the sights and trying to get off the beaten track. We certainly walked – over 70 miles – I photographed it ( I’m a bit embarrassed to say how many shots but it was a lot ) but I’m not sure we got off the beaten track as much as I wanted to.
We flew over Eastern England (and home actually – a first for us) and out over Europe. It was a late afternoon flight on a stunning day, one of the more interesting flights I’ve had. I was glued to the window watching the world go by, wondering about all of lives being played out beneath us. It was dark when we arrived. We were staying on the Buda or Castle Hill side of the city. What we didn’t know was, we were staying in one of the most prominent hotels in the city, sat on the hilltop overlooking Budapest. The Hilton sits on an historic sight and features in every photo taken of the Castle District from Pest. We had time to get out before bedtime and photograph the Matthias Church next door – floodlit – like all of the major buildings in Budapest.
Unfortunately after leaving the best weather of the year in the UK, Budapest was forecast to be a bit dull and cool – not what we wanted. There was occasional sun over the first two days but it was generally grey. Now I have to admit, I let the dullness get me down, I took photos because I wasn’t sure how the week would unfold but I was fairly sure that I was wasting my time. The photos would be disappointing and if it was sunny later we would have to revisit all of the famous landmarks again to get something that I was happy with. This is essentially what happened. The next four days were gorgeous and we did revisit, more than once all of the places that we walked to in the first two days. This meant that we didn’t have the time to go “off piste” or venture further afield as much later in the week.
The sun was rising before seven and we were staying in the best location for watching it rise. By day three I was getting up at 6.00 (5.00 our time) and getting out there with my gear. By day four I was using filters and tripod, not something I usually bother with despite always having this gear with me, and dragging it miles in my backpack. One morning I was joined by a large and noisy party of Japanese photographers, they appeared to have a model with them who danced around the walls of the Fisherman’s Bastion being photographed. Once the orange circle started to appear above the city they started clicking at the horizon like machine guns. We all got on well though and said goodbye as we headed off for breakfast – still only 7.15am.
By 8.00am everyday we were out on foot wandering along the top of Castle Hill wondering where to go that day. We tend to discover the sights as we walk on a city break, frequently discovering things as we head for a distant park or building and research it afterwards with a glass of wine. It works for us. We walked out to Heroes’ Square and beyond, returning by less well known streets. We walked along the Danube to Rákóczi Bridge a couple of times then back into Pest using a different route. Having been under the thumb of Russia for so long and considering its turbulent past there are lots of large Russian style monuments, tributes to great struggles, or the working man – very socialist and very much like Prague in a lot of respects. The Railway stations were also very similar to Prague, you could walk across the tracks and no one bothered. In the main station, now famed for the migrant crisis a few weeks previously, there was a mixture of very new and very old rolling stock from the surrounding countries, all very interesting. Considering that this station is the first thing some visitors to the city will see it is an appalling state. One side of the exterior is shored up and fenced off. This contrasts with the expensive renovation work that has been well executed in the city centre. It really is like stepping into the past when you enter the station building. It all seems to work efficiently though, unlike the UK.
Transport in Budapest is fascinating. Trams everywhere, trolley buses, ancient and new, bendybuses, again, very old and very new, the underground metro, yellow taxis in enormous numbers and of course the river and boats. This never ending eclectic mix seems to operate like clockwork with people moved around in vast numbers seamlessly. The trams looked packed at any time of day. Anyone dealing with tourists seemed to speak very good English, which is just as well as we didn’t have any grasp of Hungarian. Cost wise it was a very economical week for us in a capital city.
Once the weather (or light, to be precise) improved, I cheered up and really enjoyed Budapest. A common comment after visiting is that , although you’ve “done Budapest” you wouldn’t hesitate to go back, which isn’t always the case after a city visit. As ever, I now have a lot of work to do to produce a competent album of work. I think I will end up discarding a lot of the early days material – but then again, I’m not renowned for my discarding skills.
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The final clue in Evan's treasure hunt led him to his bed, where there was a Lego Classic set and a new blue baseplate waiting for him. (His Easter stuffed animals from previous years were set up around it.)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
--Lewis Carroll
Enjoying a ride on the Bamboo train.
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
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This photo gave me "First place" in the photographic contest in the event "SHUTTER BUG" @ AAROHI'12 at Nagpur,India; in the theme "Destination".... :)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
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Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
Fifth grade students performed Destination America on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd Race)
Währingerstraße, 1862 named after the destination of the street of houses of the until 1892 independent village Waehring (after its incorporation in the 18th district in 1894 also so named). The name was first about 1170 officially recorded as Warich. About the origin of the name there are only guesses. Maybe it is of Slavic (var for warm spring) or Germanic origin (Werich for day's work, that is a field in a size as it can handle a man in a day ), maybe it also derives from Werigandus, the first abbot of the monastery Michelbeuern. Another possible origin of the name could be attributed to the Slavic land grabbing, but go Dobling (Toplica = warm Bach) and Waehring (Varica = dark brooke) back to Slavic toponyms. The Währingerstraße belongs to the longest streets of Vienna (3,140 m); it leads from the Schottentor (Maria Theresa street) through the 9th district in the former suburbs Waehring and Wine house in the 18th district and ends at the station Wien Gersthof of the suburban line (S-Bahn line S45). The Part from today's Sensengasse to Als (Hospital Street) from 1801 onwards was called Hohlweg or Hollweg. The term Neuburgerstraße - for the first time in 1314 mentioned as Niuwenburger straze - for Währingerstraße appears on the land records to the area of today's Boltzmanngasse. The territory of the present-day Van-Swieten-Gasse to the Lazarett or Hospital alley around 1818 was named Herzogspeint or Herzogspeundt. The most famous building on the street is the Vienna Volksoper.
Währinger Straße, 1862 benannt nach dem Zielort des Straßenzuges, der bis 1892 selbstständigen Gemeinde Währing (nach deren Eingemeindung im 18. Bezirk 1894 auch so benannt). Der Name wurde erstmals etwa 1170 als Warich urkundlich verzeichnet. Über die Herkunft des Namens gibt es nur Vermutungen. Möglicherweise ist er slawischen (var für warme Quelle) oder germanischen Ursprungs (werich für Tagwerk, d. h. ein Feld in einer Größe, wie es ein Mann an einem Tag bearbeiten kann), womöglich leitet er sich auch von Werigandus, dem ersten Abt des Klosters Michelbeuern, ab. Ein weiterer möglicher Ursprung des Namens könnte sich auf die slawische Landnahme zurückführen, gehen doch Döbling (Toplica = warmer Bach) und Währing (Varica = dunkler Bach) auf slawische Toponyme zurück. Die Währinger Straße gehört zu den längsten Straßen Wiens (3.140 m); sie führt vom Schottentor (Maria-Theresien-Straße) durch den 9. Bezirk in die einstigen Vorstädte Währing und Weinhaus im 18. Bezirk und endet bei der Haltestelle Wien Gersthof der Vorortelinie (S-Bahn-Linie S45). Der Teil von der heutigen Sensengasse bis zur Als (Spitalgasse) hieß ab 1801 Hohlweg bzw. Hollweg. Die Bezeichnung Neuburgerstraße – erstmals 1314 als Niuwenburger straze erwähnt – für die Währinger Straße scheint in den Grundbüchern bis zur Gegend der heutigen Boltzmanngasse auf. Das Gebiet von der heutigen Van-Swieten-Gasse bis zur Lazarett- bzw. Spitalgasse hieß um 1818 Herzogspeint bzw. Herzogspeundt. Bekanntestes Bauwerk an der Straße ist die Wiener Volksoper.
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Simple choices- white linen look paper with turquoise and teal as accents. Specially designed monogram with the first initals of the bride and groom and the star fish as the background.
Destination Tokyo (De-To), édition 2022. Théâtre du Crochetan, Monthey (VS), Suisse, les 5 et 6 novembre 2022.
DeTo Cosplay Crown: Selene & Orena (France) interprètent Caitlyn et Vi (Arcane).
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Destination 2: Spring Gardens, a hostel for homeless people, in Hither Green. That odd higher-up bit, The Tower, is where people preparing to move out are moved to first, to acclimatise them to not sharing a floor with lots of others, and help them symbolically feel they're moving on up, or something like that!
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Amber wanted herpicture taken on this camel out in front of the rug store. She had to settle for next to it. :)
I can't think of a better title for this shot, taken while sitting on the kerb, while waiting for the bus back into Manchester from the Spring Transport Festival. It's of 2101, a bus I first took a photo of four years ago and one of the first Leyland Olympians (with 75-seat ECW bodies) to be delivered to Ribble the year when Charles and Diana tied the knot. It was still with Ribble six years later, being based at Blackpool.
I would tell you about the bus next to it but I don't believe in covering old ground.
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