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My new Camera in Review: Canon 6D [test images and videos inside]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween-back-from-budapest.html" target="_blank">As I have mentioned in my Halloween post, I have an announcement.</a></b> That's why I'm breaking the pattern of the Budapest visit posts. While in Budapest I bought a new Camera, and it's the Full Frame Canon 6D. There are a couple of reasons why I'm talking about this.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdrZwJSxOMj5BVcNx8ECyKnQtdOLMupikntkfvE1gY7ai4M1eNyUD77rG4PrpwfsZeA85NrJhpvRrsBUiZO4dqjXyRpOuZihC0zN_i8svUyqwSOD-kkgst3fHL8JofcwR1QP7-raFTn4/s1600/canon-6d-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdrZwJSxOMj5BVcNx8ECyKnQtdOLMupikntkfvE1gY7ai4M1eNyUD77rG4PrpwfsZeA85NrJhpvRrsBUiZO4dqjXyRpOuZihC0zN_i8svUyqwSOD-kkgst3fHL8JofcwR1QP7-raFTn4/s1600/canon-6d-9.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First, the images from this point on (including the rest of the Budapest images) will be from the new Camera, so I wanted to let everyone know, that the quality will be even better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But also, I wanted to talk about photo gear itself. I have never talked about the gear I have and take photos with, because I'm a firm believer (and still are), that It really doesn't matter what equipment you have. If you have "the eye" for shots, your talent will be able to show through. Does a good camera help you in that: yes; is it absolutely necessary: no!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have been using a Canon 350D for the longest time, and have reached a point where I grew as a photographer and needed to take that extra step further with the Canon 6D, which is a fully professional camera. And that's really the only reason for the upgrade. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm still discovering the many new features of the camera and did some test shots, once I got it. The 6D is praised for being great in low light, so that's why there is less light in these test shots, since I wanted to try it out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ7N0nLGXX4nbKxYi89Rn1cqp1fZFuMIVti3iqGCMrUold2o5chFRK2duQkCz57sBExFbP6nMD_09Usbky5gEzxLAuKFuIFKwJldSYUPzf3XdPSW7e3bafKIJKB6BpEmnzpqUNfpK0w0/s1600/IMG_44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ7N0nLGXX4nbKxYi89Rn1cqp1fZFuMIVti3iqGCMrUold2o5chFRK2duQkCz57sBExFbP6nMD_09Usbky5gEzxLAuKFuIFKwJldSYUPzf3XdPSW7e3bafKIJKB6BpEmnzpqUNfpK0w0/s1600/IMG_44.jpg" /></a></div><br />Here is a shot from our apartment in Budapest during our stay. I deliberately turned off the lights in the hallway, and the camera managed to get all the details. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK59SQF1Cx0NiImGP9ky1Ppx_MIoUxk4gTcDWVw9_W1RlZLVH9WOr4uf33x5mj6pOCsRxYnJSgHf7HE01HivwKEaEdxrj67gDbqN1hRnziF4KTjUpUAql8hdB-ZfL0idMn_d65hsEZtk/s1600/IMG_45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK59SQF1Cx0NiImGP9ky1Ppx_MIoUxk4gTcDWVw9_W1RlZLVH9WOr4uf33x5mj6pOCsRxYnJSgHf7HE01HivwKEaEdxrj67gDbqN1hRnziF4KTjUpUAql8hdB-ZfL0idMn_d65hsEZtk/s1600/IMG_45.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcHv_pQW4kD73mdLj_NK81JcrMwpSiSRXgoTqyj9QJMN5pcAonSafp9U-ADnjjoRpFW1wHhZUPVZJKMTlpBh_zRRYsQ3y7VxrPBI0uy33aqZNEEfSI2MmXVRS2o4jYS5DUsEeIN8pmXM/s1600/IMG_46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcHv_pQW4kD73mdLj_NK81JcrMwpSiSRXgoTqyj9QJMN5pcAonSafp9U-ADnjjoRpFW1wHhZUPVZJKMTlpBh_zRRYsQ3y7VxrPBI0uy33aqZNEEfSI2MmXVRS2o4jYS5DUsEeIN8pmXM/s1600/IMG_46.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This next shot really shows the strength of the camera. A subject (the metro) is moving at great speed behind another subject, and the camera really did manage to focus on my sister in a split second, and still get great focus. This way I'm able to do shots, I wasn't really being able to do before,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-M2cuMM_Zw2WbHQwHlMcVG1ntpfzlov2ZvMAcuZVmUmC9-wjDqFu5TTJoUAXjPZwmC49JJYeSl_3p-ezF7kMZ4ZbxOsygCY8g4qa7mLv0dGYv7yj7xB-oZ6myicT7PTh0fUKgqIpYSI/s1600/IMG_47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-M2cuMM_Zw2WbHQwHlMcVG1ntpfzlov2ZvMAcuZVmUmC9-wjDqFu5TTJoUAXjPZwmC49JJYeSl_3p-ezF7kMZ4ZbxOsygCY8g4qa7mLv0dGYv7yj7xB-oZ6myicT7PTh0fUKgqIpYSI/s1600/IMG_47.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM2YvVLM_IxAq4IPoN60aH_M0teiCdFt8CS3llUHMnaST3e1DxmEdwodNTgKyJAKFjm8wYRqGM1DgWPoOBf06nSQCjvHK05QRyFGOSTM2PlkzPATUBBMtvZL0Hm7Lw7L9lb4MwtpLk7w/s1600/IMG_48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM2YvVLM_IxAq4IPoN60aH_M0teiCdFt8CS3llUHMnaST3e1DxmEdwodNTgKyJAKFjm8wYRqGM1DgWPoOBf06nSQCjvHK05QRyFGOSTM2PlkzPATUBBMtvZL0Hm7Lw7L9lb4MwtpLk7w/s1600/IMG_48.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Canon 6D is also known as a good HD video camera. I did some test shots with it too, and I'm really amazed at the high quality HD footage it yields. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Test Footage: Coca Cola</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bC22uLJJOrM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Test Footage: Budapest at night</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WgPbtxhB4sM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Test Footage: Metro</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qvrtRhWeew?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I hope you'll like the improved quality, and that you are looking forward to the next parts of our Budapest stay, called "A Night in Budapest", that include some of the best night photography I have done to this date. </b></div></div>

My new Camera in Review: Canon 6D [test images and videos inside]

As I have mentioned in my Halloween post, I have an announcement. That's why I'm breaking the pattern of the Budapest visit posts. ...

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Visiting Budapest [Part 2/6]: Heroes Square, City Park and Zoo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Part two of our journey through Budapest, takes us to the City Park of Budapest, where there is lots to discover.</b> On the entrance to the Park you can see the Heroes Square, and deeper in the Park there is the <span class="st">Vajdahunyad Castle. Then, on the west side of the Park you'll find the City Zoo, where we spent a couple of hours.</span><br /><br /><b><u>This Series includes:</u> </b><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-buda-castle-and-fishermans.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One: </b>Visiting Buda Castle and Fisherman's Bastion</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-26-heroes-square.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two:</b> Visiting Heroes Square, City Park and the Zoo</a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-36-night-in.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Three: </b>A Night in Budapest (1)</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-46-more-from.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Four:</b> A Night in Budapest (2)<b> </b></a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-56-great-market.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Five:</b> Visiting Great Market Hall and roaming the city</a><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-66-hungarian.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-66-hungarian.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Six:</b> Visiting the Hungarian Parliament</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i> click on the images for a bigger view </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Hxi50Rwd2VuilE_-hcQNfNpNHxR6scV4wu4U_XF6iiKZwYclVaTcBWU3iYn4L4ssBmu3a1GvXtIWODGoA1c_58esnvo4tufVA4_bl7IU2JBM4nonY-Og679032F78Vw4kyq8WjWCKys/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Hxi50Rwd2VuilE_-hcQNfNpNHxR6scV4wu4U_XF6iiKZwYclVaTcBWU3iYn4L4ssBmu3a1GvXtIWODGoA1c_58esnvo4tufVA4_bl7IU2JBM4nonY-Og679032F78Vw4kyq8WjWCKys/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Vajdahunyad Castle</b> is a castle in the City Park. It was built between 1896 and 1908, as part of the Millennial  Exhibition which celebrated the 1000 years of Hungary. The castle represents in three dimensions the thousand year old history of  Hungarian architecture, and therefore it is a display of different styles  including Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R3k9OJo9iZPCZhSP7I1B09QUpKATfefTeWzBTKzRJiXojg2R9VUDuEbqh9_-KWir9BqtqHOBWBFSyrGgofPLe13LvVhk0BbxYxmptM231be3EYUWywkScllhFoaNXdGxsfSQRT5LN0w/s1600/IMG_41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R3k9OJo9iZPCZhSP7I1B09QUpKATfefTeWzBTKzRJiXojg2R9VUDuEbqh9_-KWir9BqtqHOBWBFSyrGgofPLe13LvVhk0BbxYxmptM231be3EYUWywkScllhFoaNXdGxsfSQRT5LN0w/s1600/IMG_41.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Vajdahunyad Castle, thought by many the home of <b>Count Dracula</b>, was once a  part of the Hungarian state (the Austro-Hungarian Empire), called the  King of Castles. Thus it was chosen in 1896 to represent the best  example of Hungarian Gothic. There is even a bust of the Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who played Dracula in the 1931 movie, but I didn't get a shot of it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdAMr5UwDYhNO9HJL_Bz2OtpGyPDAZDZuiYDzpVDQTs34w9aebjdw8D1sBiWmkl7YuZXtiWHfAEFqM4innOo6Hdi8A652fe5L8VQFbSsRq2fOmTRqOQU_YDqpGSrZ0EwFBcniD-OIo0/s1600/IMG_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdAMr5UwDYhNO9HJL_Bz2OtpGyPDAZDZuiYDzpVDQTs34w9aebjdw8D1sBiWmkl7YuZXtiWHfAEFqM4innOo6Hdi8A652fe5L8VQFbSsRq2fOmTRqOQU_YDqpGSrZ0EwFBcniD-OIo0/s1600/IMG_33.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMEPCc8mTanPmZT4jfH5IjZD5KpmlbMEpNvZzZGgihhZJimCmW7SeWX9I8M8ehQvtQdtSLjYOIvmE19doqcRmcO7GM2pKKz94moXcX8U3Dt4GLxcg7gJwlmMwYCAertczK489o_3W2Mw/s1600/IMG_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMEPCc8mTanPmZT4jfH5IjZD5KpmlbMEpNvZzZGgihhZJimCmW7SeWX9I8M8ehQvtQdtSLjYOIvmE19doqcRmcO7GM2pKKz94moXcX8U3Dt4GLxcg7gJwlmMwYCAertczK489o_3W2Mw/s1600/IMG_34.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXi-6yLM8WPO-9eF2lrD8qHOqfhXlW_YdTg_7MYsTA3l4fsLwAmiSwOM4VWjdfzj0QzIx4UKPzjAlbS3ffzHshSFvmJpu030uywj3EQIdTDFp0OcpMhNHXLTLWRuvHeriSCvNwhXHp3o/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXi-6yLM8WPO-9eF2lrD8qHOqfhXlW_YdTg_7MYsTA3l4fsLwAmiSwOM4VWjdfzj0QzIx4UKPzjAlbS3ffzHshSFvmJpu030uywj3EQIdTDFp0OcpMhNHXLTLWRuvHeriSCvNwhXHp3o/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This next image shows me in front of the <b>Statue of Anonymus, </b>inside the Castle. He was the notary and chronicler of a Hungarian King, probably Béla III. Little is known about him. Anonymus is most famous for his work <i>Gesta Hungarorum</i> ("The Deeds of the Hungarians"), written in Latin around 1200. This  work provides a detailed history of the arrival of the Hungarians to the Carpathian Basin- But since it's unknown to witch king he belonged, his true identity is still unknown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSb0_fBbfat7KYXL4WjYjVtw6dBlwECEQVcyaqggj2yZOuUAtbhA_G7Rv4xb3h3Nk8XJ6C_tlyv9buNYha9UYecvFSNy1Eiz-m6x0uH_nIqVkP9QAUyDvFz_Zw0f4YoM34YJ_AI7n50/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSb0_fBbfat7KYXL4WjYjVtw6dBlwECEQVcyaqggj2yZOuUAtbhA_G7Rv4xb3h3Nk8XJ6C_tlyv9buNYha9UYecvFSNy1Eiz-m6x0uH_nIqVkP9QAUyDvFz_Zw0f4YoM34YJ_AI7n50/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The next statue we discovered was that of <b>Grof Károlyi Sándor</b>. He was a Hungarian politician and founder of the hospital of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWRorZ8mBmwHFNVmbwSUqYjG3eh6kSdk2LJIyD1t7Xv-9pGHioonZKrYUKfEAYLVM9Iuvl3TSNltjw-88QLFyWeAWIvKqgDmD4mJK499nulrHDNS8OAfIcvMrEihb9jHAavpcfFQMolU/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWRorZ8mBmwHFNVmbwSUqYjG3eh6kSdk2LJIyD1t7Xv-9pGHioonZKrYUKfEAYLVM9Iuvl3TSNltjw-88QLFyWeAWIvKqgDmD4mJK499nulrHDNS8OAfIcvMrEihb9jHAavpcfFQMolU/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4Vooc90UeuQJVU7wq6hqFqTnDqqyHnE23Tp2Cnd4rPyeYjYsI9wSTYLppkEjIlVPmpT4mzdXbaSya1wvjoBsrITiuymZukykjqcAL1pZVsJ3JsHoo9l_VIEXisH9GCZvE6UytGqSDD8/s1600/IMG_39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4Vooc90UeuQJVU7wq6hqFqTnDqqyHnE23Tp2Cnd4rPyeYjYsI9wSTYLppkEjIlVPmpT4mzdXbaSya1wvjoBsrITiuymZukykjqcAL1pZVsJ3JsHoo9l_VIEXisH9GCZvE6UytGqSDD8/s1600/IMG_39.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The exact <b>replica of the Portal of the Church of Jak</b>  shows the characteristic church gates of the 11th and 12th century,  already blending in with the Gothic style where the portal was the main  location for adding sculpted figures and images of the Bible. The Church of Jak village is located in western Hungary, near the  Austrian border, and is in fact a huge basilica, which cannot be seen in  the Vajdahunyad Castle where only the fascinating gate was copied  rather than the whole building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EPA9LDvJ7ZYXTCI_FLd821tZCULr9aIrVVOUd6qI3zafFWheTvc6_wbGC4bhj3bMQeyYoLx-ggZqq7vQHAV8uI7NL3OPOV-OHOejhzOUncMHvyUGxQyB_T7IBvXBuajdZ0N8xEHtTJI/s1600/IMG_40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EPA9LDvJ7ZYXTCI_FLd821tZCULr9aIrVVOUd6qI3zafFWheTvc6_wbGC4bhj3bMQeyYoLx-ggZqq7vQHAV8uI7NL3OPOV-OHOejhzOUncMHvyUGxQyB_T7IBvXBuajdZ0N8xEHtTJI/s1600/IMG_40.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Upon exiting the Castle, the Park leads you to our next destination, the <b>City Zoo</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The central site of the hero's square, as well as a landmark of Budapest, is the <i>Millennium Memorial</i> (also known as <i>Millennium Monument</i> or <i>Millenary Monument</i>)  with statues of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary in  the 9th century and other outstanding figures of Hungarian history.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTN-pJOPYElF2WYED0UWuCNos2OBcRLBCDiy3hXSJkgZuoUjp6aUBtsYmNvv3f-MFkHqd-Z43OqOnu6YYV6yZZs8qy8ADOdX1MJAjqv03XmE8k2scQ-JHF1by-pi6_GwKOy3ev6luA6q4/s1600/IMG_42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTN-pJOPYElF2WYED0UWuCNos2OBcRLBCDiy3hXSJkgZuoUjp6aUBtsYmNvv3f-MFkHqd-Z43OqOnu6YYV6yZZs8qy8ADOdX1MJAjqv03XmE8k2scQ-JHF1by-pi6_GwKOy3ev6luA6q4/s1600/IMG_42.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyTiDAovCqiugcp859DmNB1R25YwAVtbaLujLsIoAFRD6qsaCLOsNM5zpsA1TuCFp2E5WNGeNXeVaJ4jv-fZ3JUZjWDiy4Tbr32-M5IjAHjsSZ7HpDkPh_U0siiZAIKGF84RZZ-PrMik/s1600/IMG_43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyTiDAovCqiugcp859DmNB1R25YwAVtbaLujLsIoAFRD6qsaCLOsNM5zpsA1TuCFp2E5WNGeNXeVaJ4jv-fZ3JUZjWDiy4Tbr32-M5IjAHjsSZ7HpDkPh_U0siiZAIKGF84RZZ-PrMik/s1600/IMG_43.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a rather large post with many images, but since I really have much to show, I have to post a lot. Hopefully you won't mind looking through them all. <b>The next part of this series will focus on a magnificent night out in Budapest, when the city really comes to life! </b></div></div>

Visiting Budapest [Part 2/6]: Heroes Square, City Park and Zoo

Part two of our journey through Budapest, takes us to the City Park of Budapest, where there is lots to discover. On the entrance to the Pa...

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Two Girls Picking Cornflowers by Alphonse Van Besten c.1912

Two Girls Picking Cornflowers by Alphonse Van Besten c.1912

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Visiting Budapest [Part 1/6]: Buda Castle and Fisherman's Bastion

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The first part of this six part series of images from Budapest, shows our first day in the city, during which we visited the Castle Hill. </b>There are many historical and tourist attractions located on this hill, amongst them the Buda Castle and the Fisherman's Bastion.<br /><br /><b><u>This Series includes:</u> </b><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-buda-castle-and-fishermans.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One: </b>Visiting Buda Castle and Fisherman's Bastion</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-26-heroes-square.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two:</b> Visiting Heroes Square, City Park and the Zoo</a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-36-night-in.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Three: </b>A Night in Budapest (1)</a><br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-46-more-from.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Four:</b> A Night in Budapest (2)<b> </b></a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-56-great-market.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Five:</b> Visiting Great Market Hall and roaming the city</a><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-66-hungarian.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/visiting-budapest-part-66-hungarian.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Six:</b> Visiting the Hungarian Parliament</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 13th century, King Béla IV. ordered fortresses from stone to be built. The fortress of Buda was also founded at that time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RWZ3kETr_95iIwYFd78nBO0A1FLCzboyHn4-5syOW18mOSxI9XNlxM4HKkBytKY1wPkOUrzsO91s9GM758GxeYNvFu6jxlgIdJYNeHj-jjNUDObeTxpOHRSZTjxYI12kThZTTj1b45Y/s1600/IMG_00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RWZ3kETr_95iIwYFd78nBO0A1FLCzboyHn4-5syOW18mOSxI9XNlxM4HKkBytKY1wPkOUrzsO91s9GM758GxeYNvFu6jxlgIdJYNeHj-jjNUDObeTxpOHRSZTjxYI12kThZTTj1b45Y/s1600/IMG_00.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, during the Turkish occupation of Hungary, it was under Turkish rule for over 150 years. Not even the Habsburgs cared much about it, as the empire was ruled from Vienna. During the second world war it was badly damaged. The Palace was founded around 1247, but the royal seat was in Visegrad until the 15th century. It went under major reconstructions several times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One way of getting to the palace is by the funicular next to the Tunnel, which has a 95 metres long, 48% steep track.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz15gmyCqQnTbIbAIEALz1qfZpsieBjmAY4iboGlRYoM7Xi5yUIXzlPlLoZytXxfwmBscU9TTPUoHfd9ksSZ_hN29miZtUH8memZ9TDzpHTRlJi5sJP2j7tRzDBYtG0-fcIcPFMv6JMJ4/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz15gmyCqQnTbIbAIEALz1qfZpsieBjmAY4iboGlRYoM7Xi5yUIXzlPlLoZytXxfwmBscU9TTPUoHfd9ksSZ_hN29miZtUH8memZ9TDzpHTRlJi5sJP2j7tRzDBYtG0-fcIcPFMv6JMJ4/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before we arrived on the side where the Buda Castle is located, we took some images on and next to the famous Chain Bridge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhflNNuN8HW8jlkjof8KeKJAVZMHLDhXDqhALMhAGgR9Y9K8vO1xVGz5nZxUbthje5j8Lt37p-yq039RXIR7Votbo1GT6ZpLzWVnyUJtqJzrNUwl9alx-SVdx7HgCUHq-ioXi1aPwSzM/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhflNNuN8HW8jlkjof8KeKJAVZMHLDhXDqhALMhAGgR9Y9K8vO1xVGz5nZxUbthje5j8Lt37p-yq039RXIR7Votbo1GT6ZpLzWVnyUJtqJzrNUwl9alx-SVdx7HgCUHq-ioXi1aPwSzM/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Fisherman's Bastion depicted in the next image, is only 100 years old, even though its architecture suggests that it's much older. I was surprised by that. As it turns out, in medieval times, the fish market was nearby and the bastion was built  to commemorate the fishermen who protected this part of the city. The  seven tent-like turrets symbolize the seven Hungarian tribes that  arrived to the Carpathian Basin in 896.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixYoA3JpKhuBZfi8kF50aZOyejXQiHWWSHenYZHK9zbrQ18cjvjPMN9eG1xZl_SSb6erUVIDbco0TjK9kNEiJt65doI-ELj6eE3K7Bkowl0bwa_DQp6mavD9JF9gMQRVHyAyrYDst1WY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixYoA3JpKhuBZfi8kF50aZOyejXQiHWWSHenYZHK9zbrQ18cjvjPMN9eG1xZl_SSb6erUVIDbco0TjK9kNEiJt65doI-ELj6eE3K7Bkowl0bwa_DQp6mavD9JF9gMQRVHyAyrYDst1WY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The view from the Bastion is simply amazing. You have whole Budapest at your hand. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LSX5eUn0NeQsqiywacdIBiVvp1jJCIbTV9WUeqsp1zTjqpmbpXC4tEdFXgdsjEC9ajqOJRUiExinmbKg02Vx-IK1IMn6hnrY6n8Yx-fzr1Z_6uAzk9EGyYvu_6BF_Jted50ovkPb7QI/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LSX5eUn0NeQsqiywacdIBiVvp1jJCIbTV9WUeqsp1zTjqpmbpXC4tEdFXgdsjEC9ajqOJRUiExinmbKg02Vx-IK1IMn6hnrY6n8Yx-fzr1Z_6uAzk9EGyYvu_6BF_Jted50ovkPb7QI/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxxXIWupBUM1lOuE61EMqZzYiH4OsxUszY7fdbT6tEUgRyy5JisBsL077AVluDuNz5J4JBWKdvEUi0kuK07cCA9n1nEq-3k_vpJ3A2NURl209nRKmnA-6XqtFktFI0bOTfxKtsaVwchQ/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But more on that in the other parts of this trip, that will follow.</div></div>

Visiting Budapest [Part 1/6]: Buda Castle and Fisherman's Bastion

The first part of this six part series of images from Budapest, shows our first day in the city, during which we visited the Castle Hill. Th...

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