Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre.
DAILY PHOTO: Blue Danube
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DAILY PHOTO: Shoe Memorial
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.
On the bank of the Danube, Pest-side just south of the Parliament building, there is an eery memorial consisting of an irregular row of shoes. The shoes are made of metal, but their brown rust looks like worn, brown shoe leather. It is in remembrance of the victims of the Arrowcross Militia who were shot there and left to topple into the river.
The Arrowcross Militia were Hungary’s Nazis. Hungary was allied with Germany at the beginning of World War II, but at one point (in 1944, as I recall) Hungary tried to break this alliance. Germany responded by taking over Hungary, and giving the Arrowcross (their fellow hardcore fascists) greater power and influence.
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DAILY PHOTO: Danube
Taken in the summer of 2011.
Taken from the Margit bridge in Budapest. Parliament is on the left (east) bank and the palace in the distance overlooking the right (west) bank.
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DAILY PHOTO: Danube Ferry
Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest.
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DAILY PHOTO: Colors of Szentendre
Taken in July of 2011.
This is a movie theater in the town of Szentendre, which is located north of Budapest on the Danube.
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DAILY PHOTO: Buda from Across the Danube
Buda from Pest; Taken in December of 2008
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DAILY PHOTO: The Danube from Gellért Hill
Budapest’s south side
Gellért Hill is a prominent overlook in Budapest; it’s topped by the Citadel. The hill offers splendid views both north and south down the Danube River. I show the view to the South to be contrary (pictures to the north, dominated by the sprawling neo-gothic Parliament building, are ubiquitous–and are commonly the subject of postcards.) If you want some exercise, you can walk up to the top. The stairs are adjacent to the roundabout at the foot of the Buda-side of the Erzsébet bridge.
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