Taken in Delhi in November of 2013
One doesn’t see many spear and sword wielding guards anymore. This was taken at the Sikh Temple on Chandni Chowk, i.e. the Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.
DAILY PHOTO: Sikh Temple Guard
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DAILY PHOTO: Chinese Sage at Wat Arun
Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Arun in Bangkok.
While built in the Thai-Khmeri style, Wat Arun displays a great deal of Chinese influence. It was built at a time with trade with China was thriving.
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DAILY PHOTO: Coxcombs in Red and Pink
Taken in January of 2014 at the Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Gardens
I probably won’t make it to this year’s Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Botanical Gardens, but I’ll post a couple of pics from last year’s show.
Bonus rose
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DAILY PHOTO: Városháza by Night
Taken in December of 2014 in Pecs, Hungary
The Városháza is a townhall building in the middle of Pécs.
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DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Synagogue by Night
Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs
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DAILY PHOTO: Andrássy út in Black and White
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
Andrássy út is a major boulevard in the Pest side of Budapest. It’s perhaps most well-known as the Embassy Row of Hungary. It’s delimited by Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere) on one end and Bajcsy–Zsilinszky út near Erzsébet tér on the other.
A section of Berlin Wall located outside the Terror House (Terror Haza) Museum
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DAILY PHOTO: Skating St. Stephen’s Night and Day
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.
This is the same little kid’s rink in front of the Basilica in Budapest.
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DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Love Locks
Taken in December 2014 in Pécs.
Love locks are padlocks that people hang in a public space as a sign of affection–often with a message written on them. Some are fancy; others are not. It reminds me of the Shinto prayer boards one sees in Japan. Love locks are a pretty common phenomena, particularly in Europe. The first ones I remember seeing were in Helsinki, but this wall is in Pécs, Hungary.
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DAILY PHOTO: Creepy Sweet Shop
Taken in December 2014 in Vác
This sweets bakery (cukrászda) was painted in a festive lime green, but with the stark shadows of a winter’s afternoon writing on the wall, it still looked a bit creepy to me.
Plus, is it just me, or is that font a bit unsettling?
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DAILY PHOTO: Budavári Palota Park
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
They’re building a new park area at the base of Buda Castle, in front of the Palace. It was open while we were in town for the holidays. (Apparently, it has opened and closed several times and is still not entirely complete–though it does look nice.) The opened-closed thing being tied to the electoral cycle. Though apparently a significant portion of the funds came from the EU rather than domestic tax revenues.
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