DAILY PHOTO: St. Francis of Assisi Bird Bath of Pécs: Two Views

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Taken in Pécs in December of 2014.

Taken in Pécs in December of 2014.

DAILY PHOTO: Sikh Temple Guard

Taken in Delhi in November of 2013.

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: Chinese Sage at Wat Arun

Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Arun in Bangkok.

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.

DAILY PHOTO: Coxcombs in Red and Pink

Taken in January of 2014 at the Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Gardens

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

Bonus rose

DAILY PHOTO: Városháza by Night

Taken in December of 2014 in Pecs, Hungary

Taken in December of 2014 in Pecs, Hungary

The Városháza is a townhall building in the middle of Pécs.

DAILY PHOTO: Béla Czóbel by Imre Varga

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre

Béla Czóbel is a Hungarian artist (Post-Impressionist painter), and this statue was made by another Hungarian artist (sculptor) Imre Varga. It sits in a nondescript location in Szentendre. I’m sure Czóbel wasn’t as angry as he appears in this sculpture. Actually, I’m not sure of that at all. He may have been.

DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Synagogue by Night

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs

DAILY PHOTO: Andrássy út in Black and White

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.

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

A section of Berlin Wall located outside the Terror House (Terror Haza) Museum

DAILY PHOTO: Skating St. Stephen’s Night and Day

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.

IMG_2151This is the same little kid’s rink in front of the Basilica in Budapest.

DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Love Locks

Taken in December 2014 in Pécs.

Taken in December 2014 in Pécs.

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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.