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One of Europe’s nicest bridges.
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Absolutely. Our room at the Gellert looked directly at it. I never tired of it.
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Another town by a river buda and pest are on my list! cheers
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A great city.
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Is that the World Vodka Drinking Championships (first photograph)?
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It could well be John, thanks.
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I first visited Budapest in 1972 and while it was a dismal, grey place you could see it had great bones. I subsequently visited in 1980s and 1990s on business and thereafter for pleasure. It’s a delightful place, on a par with Prague, but IMHO still below Paris.
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I had two days in Budapest, the first was grey and miserable but the second had this wonderful blue sky. I have been back and I prefer it to Prague I have to say. I prefer Madrid or Lisbon over Paris.
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It’s okay Andrew, I know you’re not a fan of Paris.
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It isn’t about landmarks or architecture or sightseeing. Paris is ok for that sort of thing it is Parisian smugness I don’t like. I always get the impression of superiority and looking down their noses. Other cities like Madrid and Lisbon. are so much more welcoming.
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I have never ever gotten that feeling when in Paris, or indeed anywhere in France.
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Really? I like France but find it intimidating, Awash with arrogance. I was in a hotel once in Castres, I was trying my limited French. The waiter sneered and said ” shall I speak English, it is easier”. I was trying, I thought they liked that. I have never forgotten that rebuff, They adopt an aura of superiority that they are not entitled to.
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I’m sorry that your experiences in France with the French have not always been positive. My husband speaks excellent French albeit with an obviously English accent – which, by the way, the French adore – so occasionally someone will speak English to him. He just powers on in French and compliments whoever it is on their excellent English.
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I wish I could speak French.
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Speaking the language in any country does help
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Just so long as I can order a beer!
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Absolutely essential in any language
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A fine set. I guess you even took the last one 🙂
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Thanks Derrick, I certainly did.
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Those boots are intriguing!
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They are Stalin’s boots. Under Soviet occupation there was once a statue. When it was toppled and removed the boots were left in place as a symbolic gesture.
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Quite clever, that!
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Is the man in the first photo making music with those glasses? It looks to me as though he has arranged them as a glass armonica.
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Exactly. He was a real artist.
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According to the Händel Museum in Halle, Germany, the first glass armonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1762. https://operasandcycling.com/handel-house-and-music-museum/
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Missed Stalin’s boots! Thought we had seen everything (we were there for a week).
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So, you will need to go back.
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If only!
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