Budapest 1

Train station: exterior
Train station: interior

Vajdahunyad castle: erected in 1896 to celebrate the 1000 year founding anniversary of Hungary.

The Basilica: commenced in 1851 and completed in 1905, Neo-Renaissance.

Parliament House: built between 1884 and 1902, Neo-Gothic.

Many level changes in Budapest. Water and mountain easily accessible. Enjoy the climb!

"They made a statue of us. And put it on a mountain top. Now tourists come and stare at us. Blow bubbles with their gum. Take photographs have fun." Regina Spektor

The great thing about architecture is looking up from the street level and seeing its uniformity and wholeness . Good architecture does not alienate, it does not apologize. People are fragile. They break and are not always fixable, but architecture represents ideals, goals, symbols that are immutable.

Wien 1

Stephansdom Cathedral, Stephanplatz. What you see walking out the Stephanplatz U-Bahn stop. U-Bahn

is like a subway that goes above ground as well.

City Center street so pretty other streets
in the world feel embarrassed.

Lots of warm tones in Wien.

Busy street in City Center.

Interior of Demel Bakery. Got gifts

for friends that will never make it home.

Very heavy statue resting on two horse hoofs.

Statue on opposite side failed to do so.

Hofburg Palace resides in Wien's 1st district.

Exterior of Palace with Rathaus (City Hall) in back

Palace courtyard with clock, or sundial, on tower

Entrance facing Roman Ruins

Close-up of Entrance

Unfinished wing of Hofburg palace

Schloss Schonbrunn Palace Schonbrunn Palm House

Neptune's Fountain at Schonbrunn, summer

residence of Habsburgs in the 13th district.

The most beautiful thing I've seen in Vienna isn't a

building, but the Gloriette at Schonbrunn comes close.

Close-up of Gloriette in Schlossgarten (Palace Garden)

Church on Mariahilfer Str. (shopping street) Double headed eagle; Habsburg Imperial symbol

Refreshing break from rectangles

Architectural aesthetic of Vienna is

quite uniform, but this happens too.

Lots of fun places to eat when lost, especially in ruelles

Example of building in City Center where original

and restored parts are easily distinguishable

Terrace next to Hofburg Palace

Frequent building type in Wien.

Secession Museum, Karlplatz.

View from Albertina museum in Stadtzentrum (City Center)

Another view from the Albertina

Wien Staatoper (State Opera)

Auch

View from my room in the 17th district.

There are 23 districts in Wien.

Tramway stop at Burggasse Stadthalle

"I have often walked down this street before. But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before." These lyrics from My Fair Lady suggest that a change of perception, not of space, define the quality of our interaction with our surroundings. However, a unique element during travelling is always looking forward to waking up the next day. How often, in our everyday setting, do we actually enjoy getting up in the morning to go to school, work, etc?

That being said, we can go back to the line sung by a man who wanders a familiar street, suddenly beautiful because The girl lives there. The only way to solidify your bond to a place is to solidify your bonds with its people.

All drawings, pictures by me. No photoshop. Can't use it very well.

Tschuss! ww