Calling Nostalgia

I've finally finished going through all my Budapest pictures (a year later!). Next up: Prague.

The Two Towers

Seen outside of Budapest, as we were in search of a winery out in the country.

St. Stephen's Basilica

Back to Budapest for a bit.

Back of Parliament

From my first night in Budapest, a view from the opposite side of what someone on Flickr termed the "money shot" of Parliament on the Danube. I got plenty of those, too, but I like this one a lot.

Youth Flees as Old Age Approaches

I've been going through my Budapest set, and this shot particularly struck me.

Inside the Mothership

A maze of stairwells and skylights inside a multi-level market/mall in Budapest.

Rush Hour Along the Danube

I know, I know... yet another long exposure from Europe. Call me a sucker for this kind of shot. I totally am.

Matthias Reflected

There's something about this shot that I find both very cool and very disconcerting. Your mileage may vary.

Modern Magic

Seen in Old Town, Prague.

(Maybe this helps answer ahab's earlier question about how Westernized Prague has become since the Velvet Revolution...)

A Walk Across the Arches

At Buda Castle.

The First Lesson

At Buda Castle overlooking the city.

Look Back in Blue

A strange window in the vicinity of Prague Castle.

Matthias and the Moon

Matthias Church, Budapest.

Parliament, But Not Funkadelic

Going for the faded, hand-tinted postcard from the mid-20th Century look here.

Sundown Over the Danube

This is my favorite shot right now -- so much so that it's my new desktop picture. Budapest is one beautiful city.

Autumn on the Vltava

Late afternoon from one of the bridges across the Vltava River.

Seriously, the Czech Republic needs to buy a damn vowel. Maybe they should contact the Netherlands; they could certainly spare a few.

Tunnel Under the Margaret Bridge

A couple of friends caught in a pedestrian tunnel underneath the Margit (Margaret) Bridge in Budapest.

Travel Thursday: Florence

Bell Tower at Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

(I've been sick all week, thus limited online presence. Starting to rebound today, thankfully.)

Travel Thursday: Paris

Glass player making music on the street.

Travel Thursday: Berlin

This is the bombed-out (and preserved that way) Kaiser Wilhelm Church at twilight. We only had 24 hours in Berlin, so we tried to make the most of it. What we really need to do is go back and spend a week or more.

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