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As I recall the national museum - and another that I canīt remember the name of -
was full of fantastic medieval altarpieces. Furthermore, photography WAS permitted,
for a small fee, as long as you donīt use flash. So be sure you have a camera that
is sensitive enough to take pictures with artificial lighting (Iīm happy to recommend my current one if you are intrested) Have a great time,
Meg Cormack
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
What's NOT to see in Budapest?
The Cathedral and Parliament building would be on top of my list, but also, there is a large monument built by the Communists up on a hill overlooking the
Buda side of the Danube. I remember being quite impressed with the monument and the view, and reading in the literature on this site that the Hungarians
believed in preserving all their monuments, no matter who built them . . . so its definitely a unique place.
Backpacking my way through Budapest, staying with a family out in a Socialist housing block on the East side of the Pest side, wandering the streets all a
year after the Iron Curtain came down is one of the most amazing experiences of my life. . . Its an amazingly beautiful city with a remarkable culture.
. . . the stories I could tell . .
The National Museum is worth a view, too.
George the Less (who now wishes he was going to Budapest)
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:34:34 -0400, Charles Giguere wrote:
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>Eminentissime,
>I am going to Hungary at the end of September, .for the first time since
>leaving it ain 1949, t the age of seven , drugged and under a tarpaulin and
>a bunch of tires, hammers and spanners (in a truck, belonging, so I was
>told, to "respectable saccharine smugglers"). My time will be divided
>pretty well between Budapest and the centre of the universe (Simontornya -
>as my father gave me to understand) and Mohacs, my mother's birth place. I
>would be very grateful for any suggestions as to what I should see.
>Bernadette Filtotas
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