Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
DAILY PHOTO: Buda Riverside Near Szent Anna’s Church
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DAILY PHOTO: Adrift on the Chao Phraya
DAILY PHOTO: A Bus in the River
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
Amphibious 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.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Blue Danube
Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre.
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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: Chao Phraya from Wat Arun
Taken in September of 2014
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DAILY PHOTO: Tungabhadra River Shrine
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi
This is the Tungabhadra River adjacent to Hampi village.
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DAILY PHOTO: Danube Ferry
Taken in July of 2011 in Budapest.
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DAILY PHOTO: Down to the River
Taken on July 12, 2014 in South Karnataka.
This is a popular riverine hot-spot in South Karnataka.
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DAILY PHOTO: Coracle Captain
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi.
This 89 pound man rowed tourists (usually weighing much more than 89 pounds a piece–and sometimes including five or six per group) upstream, and then float them back downstream. He was definitely putting his back into it.
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