Budapest–April 2013–Architecture, Art & Bridges (and a little food)

This is the photo I recently made my profile for Facebook–it had to be cropped there so here is the whole one for those of you who saw it there.

On our very first walk we came across a florist shop in a beautiful building

the Cathedral

The Gresham Palace, now a Four Seasons Hotel

The Gresham Palace again

The elevator floor indicator at the Gresham Palace

the dining room in a upscale department store

same dining room’s ceiling

little painting outside a small shop with folkart painted wares made by the owners

many sculptures on buildings

ceiling in a passage

ceiling

manhold cover

art in a shop depicting West and East Berlin consumers

at the Spring street fair

in a very hip, arty restaurant we found the first evening

art in window of shop

lock installations seem to be big. It looks like anyone can add (and do) add to it

close up of lock art

Franz Liszt plays an imaginary piano in the square named after him.

Paris Dept Store (earlier dining room here! sorry for the separation)

Paris Dept Store had amazing art

this also at Paris Dept. Store

drawn by the sound of music, we also found a passageway

inside a collection of bars, cafes and shops

everything looked like it had been made from discards

the building had been abandoned

art in subway

clocseup

Heroes Square features statutes of Hungarian historic figures, with an art museum on either side

the museum lobby

looking up

since the river runs thru, separating Buda from Pest, bridges are frequent

fabulous Hungarian sweets