DAILY PHOTO: Yellow Gazebo in Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs.

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs.

DAILY PHOTO: Barocco Vác

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

DAILY PHOTO: Danube with Chain Bridge

Taken in December of 2014

Taken in December of 2014

DAILY PHOTO: Vác’s Arch of Triumph

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

This Triumphal Arch, called the Diadalív or the Stone Gate, dates to 1764.

DAILY PHOTO: Szentendre Colorful Mural

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre.

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre.

DAILY PHOTO: Bronze Tree Plaque

Taken in December of 2014 at the University of Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 at the University of Pécs

DAILY PHOTO: A Bus in the River

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest

IMG_2215Amphibious tour vehicles have been around for a while. However, most of the ones that I’ve seen are “Ducks”–the converted DUKW military amphibians. In Budapest this winter was the first time I’d seen one that looked like a run-of-the-mill tour bus–at least as it was tooling down the Danube. (Granted, most of my travel is in the developing world, so maybe these “buses” are old news throughout Europe and North America.)

 

DAILY PHOTO: Yellow Façade in Vác

Taken in Vác in December of 2012

Taken in Vác in December of 2012

DAILY PHOTO: Várkert Palota Under Stormy Skies

Taken in Budapest in December of 2014.

Taken in Budapest in December of 2014.

DAILY PHOTO: The Puppy Who Didn’t Know How Much He Could Chew

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest in the City Park (Városliget)

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest in the City Park (Városliget)

I watched this little dog carry this stick across Budapest’s City Park. He set it down once, or maybe twice, to regrip it in its teeth, but otherwise it kept trotting along. The stick was about 1.5 times the dog’s length and about the diameter of a woman’s wrist.

The expression goes, “Don’t bite off more than you can chew,” but I applaud that this puppy was willing to shoot for the stars.

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