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Fisherman’s bastion

Fisherman’s bastion

Originally uploaded by revdode

Looking from castle hill along the side of the fishermans bastion with pest visible across the Duna.

Fuzzy bedroom

Fuzzy bedroom

Originally uploaded by revdode

Yes I did really just post a picture of the inside of an easy hotel. This was near the Oktogon, great location, clean and well easy. If all you need is a bed it is worth considering.

Spring moves – Budapest

Spring moves

Originally uploaded by revdode

Spring in Budapest is a time to empty the contents on your apartment in to the street. Our property agent mentioned that there is a definite season when people move into properties and this weekend seems to be it.
New tenants or old clear out the apartments and the resulting piles are picked through by a variety of people, from rough sleepers to professional scavengers stripping out cover and anything of value.

One scary looking guy had a bike mounted tool for splitting transformers cores to get the copper windings out. Many old CRT TVs had the gun end of the tube broken off, again I guess to get to the copper.

This was Saturday, come Sunday afternoon the only evidence on this street was a few silvers of broken glass in the gutter.

Little mole (Krtek)

Little mole (Krtek)

Originally uploaded by revdode

Krtek sighting in Székesfehérvár.

Szekesfehervar

Szekesfehervar

Originally uploaded by revdode

I drove through to the nearest big city this morning. It’s actually a lot easier to pronounce than it looks. The trick I’ve found is to say the name without even trying to read it.
Szekesfehervar has a fairly horrible new town but the older part is lovely, and there is a lush although on this occasion I didn’t actually find it.

Easter Sheepster

Easter Sheepster

Originally uploaded by revdode

Easter is a serious business here, shops closed and the centre of Siófok was filled with stalls, a marquee and stage setup outside the Kulture Centrum.

Schipol

Schipol

Originally uploaded by revdode

Through the window of the cafe near gate D10 heading back to Ferihegy.

Magnus is three

Magnus

Originally uploaded by revdode

Headed back to Scotland to celebrate Magniis third birthday.

The walls…

The walls…

Originally uploaded by revdode

In Eindhoven I usually stay in the Eden Crown, it’s central, pleasant and the staff are friendly. Last trip out there was a swimming event and all the hotels in the centre of the city were fully booked. We ended up in the Collse Houve in Neunen. It is small, has bags of character, pleasant, the staff are friendly and the walls were carpeted.

www.collsehoeve.nl/engels/frameseten.html

A nice change from the usual clone corporate hotels.

Schipol – Eindhoven

Schipol – Eindhoven

Originally uploaded by revdode

Taken through the window of the train from Schipol to Eindhoven. A combination of the movement, glass and dirt give the buildings an unreal look. More painted backdrop than reality or CGI.