The "Imperial Explorer" holiday run by Great Rail Journeys in Sept 20004. Helen's photos are at: http://www.fands.org.uk/1.FANDSRailway-hols.htm
These photos are scanned from rather tatty negatives
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BUDAPEST |
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Map of Budapest |
Arriving at Budapest |
Buda on the left Pest on the right of the Danube |
Cityscape from the castle |
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The "Blue" Danube and the Chain Bridge |
Waterfront plus River Cruise boats |
Citadel Peace Memorial |
German Field Guns at the Citadel |
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Waiting to be photographed |
Government building |
Tradition uniform at the Citadel |
Town Hall, faux medieval |
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The Portcullis of Vajdahunyad castle |
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Romanesque Church copied from one at Jak |
Sitting on the steps |
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Doorway detail |
Surprised that he hit it? |
Famous Medieval Poet called "Anonymous" |
"Art Nouveau" style Mezogazdasagi Museum |
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Vajdahunyad |
The Railcar that took us to the Transport Museum |
The Transport Museum entrance made as an old style station |
An old Tank engine |
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Modified to run on rails |
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Old Rolling stock |
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A Diesel Shunter |
A post war suburban train |
A Modern Express |
Turntable |
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Old passenger car |
An old express |
An old post box |
Children use a hand driven see-saw cart |
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The Chain Bridge at night |
The Oldest Church in Budapest |
In the castle area |
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 Steep steps up to the Castle |
 View from Cafe Miro where I had Smaltz in ignorance of its taste |
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 Guarding the Chain Bridge |
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 View from the Funicular which we took to the castle |
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 Bridge support cable |
 Danube Cruiser |
Emblem of the Magyars |
 Heroes Square |
 Arpad leader of the Tribes |
 The Seven Chiefs |
 Museum of Art |
 Villa on the Square |
 The Hungarian Parliament building |
 Fishermans Bastion.... |
 ....reflected |
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 The Cathedral has a very colourful roof tiles |
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 Parliament building inspired by ours |
 Children's Railway originally manned by Pioneers as a reward for loyalty |
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 Wood burner |
 Papal Nuncio's Palace and..... |
 ....his door knockers |
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 Luxury shops |
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 A Poet |
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 Large Art Nouveau Apartments |
 Budapest Central Station |
 To the Austro Hungarian Imperial Waiting Room for a Champagne reception |
| LAKE BALATON | |||
 Our train Journey |
 Another outing train |
 Our Locomotive |
 The Drivers. We rode in the cab later and got a certificate |
 Our Dining Car where drinks were available to us all day, free! |
 Oiling and wheel tapping |
 Our carriage which became a bedroom at night |
 Japanese Pavilion on Lake Balaton |
 Fishermen trying for Pike Perch? |
 Lakeside Cafe |
 A Lake Pleasure Steamer |
 Festetics Palace |
| OPUSZTASZER | An open air heritage Museum | ||
 Magyar "Wigwam" |
 Another primitive hovel |
 A yurt |
 Inside the Yurt |
 Targets for the mounted archers demonstration |
 Horse training ring |
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 Two volunteer firemen, they were having a rally and ox roast |
 Old style farmhouse |
 Inside an old farmhouse |
 Disused Privy |
A Country Post Office |
 Inside an old farmhouse |
 Inside an old farmhouse |
Old Barns |
 Bedroom, note the stove |
 Craftsman |
 Grain Stores |
 Gift Shop |
 A new station where we had a wine tasting in the drizzle |
| TANYACSARDA RANCH | A Hungarian "Dude ranch" | ||
 Our transport to the ranch |
 The train was "held up" by bandits (Csikos) and we were taken to the ranch |
 A stampede |
 White "Steppes cattle" |
 A Csikos, bandit, who made their hoses lie down and hid behind them |
 Riding 5 horses |
 A stick dance, Gypsy band with a cimbalom |
 Traditional Dancers. We had a fireside sing song waiting for the train beside the track |
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SZEGED |
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A small Farm with a patch of Opium poppies |
Veil Water Fall |
Veil Water Fall, Calcine Steps |
Wood burning narrow gauge, Forest Railway |
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A Monster stump |
Shops Szeged |
Diesel Forest Train |
Our Loco for the day |
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Baradla Cave on the Slovak Border |
 Stalagmites |
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 Stalectites |
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Very low light in the cave |
A Wayside station |
 Market. NB Pizza Oven |
 Neither Country nor Pub as labelled! |
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 Town Hall |
 Market |
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Carillion |
 The Dom (Cathedral) |
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Government Building |
Do come on in? |
Clothes Shop |
 Rush hour traffic Szeged |
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Our Luggage |
The Train Crew |
Killing the Turks! |
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Tram Szeged |
War Memorial Arch to1848 |
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Waiting for our train |
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KECSKEMET |
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Local Train |
 Kecskemet Station |
 Museum to the discoverer of Vitamin C |
 Yellow Brick Road towards the centre |
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Mosque, no longer in use |
Kecskemet is called a fruit salad |
Protestant Church |
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Old Street Kecskemet |
Newer Street Kecskeme |
Central Square |
Wedding Kecskemet, note MC. |
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EGER |
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Our Hotel Eger |
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Gateway |
Old Minaret |
Early Morning Eger |
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Evening towards Eger castle |
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Local Pub |
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Don Quixote |
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 Fazola Hinges |
 Fazola Ironwork |
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 A bastion Eger Castle |
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 Castle Walls. The Turks were beaten back! |
 A view towards the town |
 A bank |
 Dereliction of which we saw very little |
 From Eger Castle |
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 A smarth Hotel |
 Inside |
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 Smart Hat |
 Traditional cafe for evening Goulash |
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| GODOLLO PALACE | |||
 Godollo Palace |
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 Main Square |
 Rear of the Palace |
 Break for Icecream |
 The yet to be restored part |
 Unrestored wing |
