Mitte iial pole ma aga kaamera akut nii tühjaks suutnud pildistada, et sealt enam ühtegi piiksu ei tule. Seekord olid lood vähe teised...võrdlemisi aktiivsesse kasutusse läksid kõik objektiivid ning õnnetuseks juhtus ka see, et viimasel päeval sai aku täiesti tühjaks. Pildistada oleks tol hetkel üht-teist veel olnud, kuid tollest hetkest pidin leppima telefoni kaameraga. Tunne oli võõras, omada ühel hetkel ühtmoodi perspektiivi ja võimalusi ning siis harjuda ümber telefoni võimekusega. Vähemasti siit ka õppetund, et kaamera laadijat maha jätta pole kunagi hea mõte.
Pilte hiljem sorteerides märkasin, et meeletus koguses on kaadreid majadest ja arhitektuurist. Imestada pole samas midagi, sest tegelikult oli kesklinnas peaaegu iga maja selline, mis ühes või teises mõttes oli suisa vaatamisväärsus. Kui hakata võrdlema Tallinnaga, siis siin sellist mitmekesisust ja detailirohkust, vähemasti arhitektuuri mõttes, ei leidu.
Reis kestis vahemikus 17-23 mai ning vahetusraha võtsin 150 euro eest. Kohapeal võtsin lisaks välja 30 eurot ning mõnes kohas maksin ka kaardiga. Väga edukalt saab hakkama ka vähemaga. Ehk veidi tavapäratu oli see, et üheski klassikalises muuseumis ei käinudki, kuigi olime mõned oma to-do listi pannud. Samas ei leia, et midagi on nüüd nägemata jäänud või et oleks ikka võinud mõne muuseumi kuskile päevakavasse pressida - tegevust oli niigi omajagu.
Negatiivse poole pealt võib ehk mainida üldist teenindust. Inglise keeles suhtlemine kuskil probleeme ei tekitanud, kuid tihti juhtus seda, et tšekki/teenindajat pidi kaua ootama - ehk siis kiirest kohvist sai tunniajane aja mahavõtt. Ei ole end kunagi pidanud eriliselt nõudlikuks, kuid tasahilju märkasime sarnaseid jooni peaaegu igas teenindusasutuses. Üldiselt võiks ka sellest kõigest pikemalt rääkida, aga pigem keskenduks positiivsel.
Käisime kaemas ka ööelu ning vaieldamatult on üks kuumemaid kohti selleks Szimpla Kert, mille uksetaga lookles õhtul suisa järjekord. Interjöörilt on see väga psühhedeeliline, seega tasub pilk peale visata (kuigi mitte ehk neil, kes eelistavad pigem traditsioonilisi/ootuspäraseid peopaiku).
Vaadake ise:
Selle postituse lõpus ja ühtlasi ka reisi viimasel päeval, käisime Budapesti loomaaias. Paljud on kindlasti näinud videosid pardipoegadest, kes kanalisatsiooniaukudesse kukuvad ja pardiema ei saa teha muud, kui ainult abitult prääksuda. Just nii juhtus ka loomaaias, vabapidamisel pardipoeg tatsas kraavi ning sealt enam välja ei saanud. Pardiema sinna samuti appi ei pääsenud. Ei jäänud muud üle, kui kraavi hüpata ja poeg sealt välja aidata 😀 Ilma kalli härrata oleks aga minagi kraavi jäänud, sest sügavust oli seal omajagu ning oma jõududega oleks hätta jäänud.
Kokkuvõtvalt: nagu juba öeldud, siis esialgu on oht jääda ammulisui vahtima kõiki maju. Lisaks on kliima seal väheke parem kui Tallinnas. Geograafiliselt tundus see mulle olevat täpselt "paras", veidike mägisust, kuid mitte midagi üleliigset. Hindade osas on kõik nii ja naa, kesklinnas suhteliselt sama hinnaklass, mis Eestis. Mõned asjad ehk veidi odavamad. Toit ei erine väga märkimisväärselt, maitsev oli kõik (kuigi tihtipeale olid meie valikud menüüst ka üpris "kindlapeale minek").
Lõpetuseks võib öelda, et vaatamist, uudistamist ja avastamist Budapestis on küll ja veel.
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Our story in Budapest continues. When I usually go on a trip, I take all my camera lenses and, of course, the battery charger with me. This time, for some reason, I decided that I'll take all of my lenses, but not the charger. Because that extra 100-200 grams was such a "waste of space and weight", I suppose. Well, this trip definitely proved me wrong in many aspects. It's actually unusual for me to use every lens I've taken with me, in my experience I've mainly used the one that is the most versitile - it's always such a hassle to change lenses in the middle of the street. Every single time I come back and wonder why on Earth I had all this weight on me all the time, if I could've gone without. This time, however, I actually used everything I had with me. I also managed to completely run dry my battery, which has never happened before. Fortunately the battery lasted by the end of our final day, and even though there were still things I wanted to capture, I was able to do so with my phone. Such a strange feeling, when one minute you're able to use your good equipment and the next minute you only have your phone, which naturally is more restrictive than a DSLR. But at least a lesson was learned - it's never a good idea to leave your camera charger behind.
When I went through my Budapest gallery at home, I noticed that I took many photos of buildings and architecture in general. Looking back, it's not actually surprising because every single house/building was unique and a sight for sore eyes for sure. Tallinn really hasn't got anything that nice in comparison, at least in the architectual department.
The trip lasted from May 17th til May 23rd and I took 150 EUR equivalent in HUF with me. In addition, I withdrew about 30 EUR in Budapest and also paid by debit card in some places. That amount is actually more than enough, it's absolutely possible to go with less than that as well. We didn't visit any museums, although we had a few in our to-do list. So that was a bit unusual, because it's such a common thing to do on trips. But I don't feel like I missed out on anything or that we should've squeezed a museum into our plans no matter what. There were still plenty of things to see and do.
On a more negative side I must say a word about the service troubles we had in Budapest. Communication in English was definitely not a problem, but waiting for the check or the server and oftentimes finding out we were almost forgotton was a common thread in many cafes/restaurants we went to. I don't consider myself a very picky person (in terms of eating out), I just like to eat and then pay for my food as quickly as possible (I actually prefer paying beforehand to prevent this situation with waiting on a check). I could go more into details about our experience, but I'd like to stay more on the positive side of things.
We also looked into the nightlife areas and Szimpla Kert is definitely a very popular place, with people queing outside in the evening. Its interior is very psychedelic, not a place I'd recommend for your average 80-year old grandma (not discriminating though, but I'd be surprised to find one in there).
In the end of this post (and also on our last day in Budapest) we went to the zoo. I'm sure many have seen videos of little ducklings who have fallen into sewer holes. Usually the mother duck can't do much than cry out helplessly. Exactly that happened in the zoo, a freely roaming duckling fell into a trench and couldn't get out, its mother was very upset and wouldn't leave the trench. So I jumped in and helped the duckling out. If it weren't for my boyfriend, I wouldn't have gotten out myself - the depth was more than my height.
My conclusion of Budapest: as I said before, it's a real "danger" to just look in awe and drool over every building you see at first. The climate is better than in Tallinn. To me, Budapest has the perfect balance of flat ground and hills. The surrounding hills are not so in your face and overpowering - they just add a nice touch, if you can say so. Price range is pretty much the same as in Estonia, maybe some things are a bit cheaper. The food is also good, although I have to admit that we picked quite "safe" choices from the menus.
There is definitely more to see and discover in Budapest, so maybe one day I'll go for a revisit.
There is definitely more to see and discover in Budapest, so maybe one day I'll go for a revisit.
Rongijaam
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A train station
Paljudel majadel on kuulijäljed.
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Many buildings have bullet holes in them.
Budapesti autopargist rääkides...populaarsed olid Renault Cliod, igat sorti väiksemad autod ja...mingil põhjusel on see linn, kus ma olen kõige rohkem silmanud Fiat Multiplasid...mis värk on? Ahjaa, ka Ladasid asjatas ringi.
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Speaking of cars most widely seen in Budapest...the most popular ones were all kinds of small/compact cars, Renault Clios and for some reason it's the city where I've seen WAY too many Fiat Multiplas, what is up with that? Oh, and there were also quite a few Ladas, which gave a nice nostalgic feel.
Esimest Jaguari kohtasime alles tükk aega hiljem.
A wild Jag appears, many days into the trip.
Kultuurisündmus muuseumi ees + mingit sorti laat. Paraku polnud inglise keeles tutvustavaid silte ja seega mõistatuseks see jäigi.
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A cultural event in front of a museum + a fair of some sort. It's a mystery what was celebrated, there were no English signs for this event.
Turg. Võimas ja korralik. Ma ei tea, mis teema on ungarlastel ilusate katusemustritega, aga...see on absoluutselt fantastiline, jätkake samal lainel palun. Turust. Alumisel korrusel peamiselt kala ja kõiksugu marineeritud asjad (muideks, eksisteerib ka marineerimiskunst, nagu tuleb välja - s.t toidust näod ja kirjad purkides), esimesel sissepääsutasandil palju maitseaineid (ilmnes, et paprikapulber on kuum teema), puuvilja-juurvilja ning veidi ka liha. Nö kolmandal korrusel oli tänavatoiduosa ja suveniirid. Toit nägi eemalt päris ahvatlev välja, kuid kahjuks oli see ala väga ülerahvastatud.
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A farmer's market, worth it's name for sure. I don't know what is up with Hungarians and beautiful roof patterns, but...boy, please keep up the good work, it's wonderful. About the market itself. On the ground level (-1 I suppose) there were mostly fish/sea products and all kinds of marinated stuff in jars (they even had decoratively marinated jars), entry level had spices (mainly paprika, which turned out to be a huge thing in Hungary), fruits and vegetables and some meat. On the third (or second) floor there was street food and souvenirs. The food looked very appetizing, but sadly the area was way too crowded to snack on something peacefully.
Natuke tänavakunsti pragudes.
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A bit of street art in the cracks of the pavement.
Imeilus Ikarus. Kui meil vurasid kunagi Tallinnas vaid samalaadsed kollased bussid, siis siin saime sõita Ikaruse trolliga. Tuttav ja samas nii võõras ühteaegu.
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Ikarus the beautiful, the mighty. We got to ride on an Ikarus trolleybus, which was familiar but different at the same time. Many moons ago we used to have yellow Ikarus buses on the streets of Tallinn.
Ja nüüd loomaaed. Kuna mu kaamera aku näitas tõsiseid väsimuse märke, siis ei pildistanud siin nii palju kui oleks ehk soovinud. Igal juhul on see loomaaed imeline, ütleks, et suisa kohustuslik, kui Budapesti sattuda. Nägin päris mitmeid liike, mida Tallinnas pole. Elukeskkond tundus väga mõnus ja avar olevat, maastiku ja üldilmega on seal vaeva nähtud. Google Mapsi järgi veedavad inimesed seal tavaliselt "3 tundi", aga olen päris kindel, et meil kulus seal kõvasti rohkem aega. Ala ise on päris suur, kuid samas mitte laialivalguv. Mitmest ekspositsioonist ruttasime lõpuks mööda, sest muidu oleks kulunud kõige selle jaoks üle poole päeva.
Loomaaias pildistatud 50mm 1.8G objektiiviga.
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And now the zoo. My camera's battery was really starting to die on me, so I didn't take as many photos as I had hoped. But the zoo itself was really amazing. I would even go as far as saying that it is a mandatory visit for those who plan a trip to Budapest. I saw quite a few species that we do not have in Tallinn. They have really worked hard to have such nice plants and environment, all kinds of natural looking rocks/hills and realistic areas for the animals. Google Maps stated that people usually spend "3 hours there", but I'm pretty sure we were there longer than that. The zoo itself is quite big and packed, but spacious at the same time. In the end we rushed through some buildings and expositions because it would've taken more than there are hours in the day, to fully explore everything.
All photos in the zoo were taken with the 50mm 1.8G.
Jääkarudel oli musimaraton enne praegust "pese oma hambad" ilmet.
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The polar bears had a long kissing marathon prior to this "wash your teeth" expression.
Kaelkirjakute triviat teades ei olegi vaatepilt nii kummaline.
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Knowing a bit of giraffe trivia, this sight is not so unusual after all.
Ja see hoonepilt on absoluutselt viimane, mille mu kaamera suutis endast anda. Peale seda pakkis aku pillid kotti. Õnneks oli reis ka peaaegu läbi.
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And this beautiful building is the last thing I photographed...my battery died and that was that. Fortunately, this was in the end of the trip anyway.
Lõpetuseks pilt loomaaia Jaapani aiast.
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As a good bye, a photo from the Japanese garden in the zoo.
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