Budapest, Hungary (14-15 Aug 2009)

Budapest, also known as the Pearl of the Danube, is one of the most beautiful cities in Eastern Europe. Although they are still using their own currencies, no doubt, Budapest is fast becoming a major tourist attractions.

We took a overnight train from Brasov into Budapest and reach the city early morning. Budapest is quite large but easy to travel around using their metro. We rented a hostel on the Pest side. Budapest is divided into two parts whereby one side is called Buda and the otheris called Pest. It was divided by the Danube river.

the Parliament at Pest side








trying to jump off






view from Castle hill






Fisherman Bastion




Mathias church

Main attractions on the Pest side is the gothic parliament. Connecting between Buda and Pest is the famous Charles bridge. On the Buda side, towards the Castle Hill, there are the famous Royal Palace, Fisherman's Bastion and the Mathias church.

We loitered around the Buda and the Pest side before getting our dinner and continue with the night sightseeing along the river Danube. The Charles bridge brightly lit up at night was definately one the highlight of Budapest.

Sadly, the next day, we missed the flight back to London as we slept in the train journey to the airport. I also dont know how the hell both of us can fall asleep while the journey from the town center to the airport was a mere 15 minutes. Because of that, we missed the Military Tatoo back in Edinburgh on the 15th. We had to catch an overnight bus from London back to Edinburgh..:(

view of Charles bridge at night






view of parliament at night

Night Views

New York city (credits to WKY)-no tripod usage

Taking a night shot is not an easy task when you dont have the luxury of carrying your tripod around. In fact with a tripod, the shot makes such a great difference. Under the circumstances without a proper tripod, I have to rely on tong sampah. Most of the shots are taken by my bro using his old Canon camera and the rest were with my EOS. My fav :New York city and Coliseum

Coliseum , Roma (credits to WKY)


Roma (credits to WKY)


Venice (credits to WKY)


Ponte Vecchio Florence(credits to WKY)


Florence town (credits toWKY)


Edinburgh castle (credits toWKY)


Prague city hall (credits to WKY)


Prague castle (credits to WKY)


Prague old town (credits to WKY)


Charles bridge, Prague (credits to WKY)


Blue mosque , Istanbul


Hagia Sofia, Istanbul


Eiffel tower , Paris (credits to WKY)


Sagrada Familia and Casa Batlo


Seville


City Hall at Munich (credits to WKY)


Charles bridge at Budapest


The parliament at Budapest


the moon at Wadi Rum, Jordan


a mosque in Amman, Jordan



Disneyland castle @ Florida


Moonlight at Greece

Famous Bridges Around the World

Ok I am getting addicted in posting all these photos according to themes. Once and still are, I am obssess with bridges, anykind of bridges... and wherever I go, I tend to take photos of bridges..Some of the photos are taken by my dad during our US trip in 2007 and some during the Europe trip with bro in 2008 right before I left for my studies in the UK.

Ponte Vecchio @ Florence , Italy


Rialto bridge @ Venice, Italy


Paris


Chain bridge @ Budapest, Hungary


Charles bridge @ Prague


a bridge in Ojcow Park, Krakow Poland


at Seville, Spain


Roman bridge at Cordoba, Spain


Vasco Da Gama bridge @ Lisbon, Portugal


Pont D Avignon, Avignon France


London Bridge @ Lake Tahoe, USA (said to be the original one)


Golden Gate Bridge @ San Francisco, USA


Zaanse Schans , Amsterdam


Chapel bridge @ , Lucerne, Swiss


Tyne Bridge @ Newcastle


Wesminister bridge at London