Björn Roose's posts from December 2020

Dec. 23, 2020

Mártély (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 3

And there we were at Tisza river. Didn't have our swimming gear with us, so swimming was not an option. But watching these guys, Eurasian bitterns, do whatever…

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Dec. 23, 2020

Mártély (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 2

After passing by the chapel in the previous post we walked on to the river Tisza (the second biggest river in Hungary, after the Danube).

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Dec. 22, 2020

Mártély (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 1

Mártély is, according to our tourist guide, some kind of Pont Aven à l'Hongroise. We did however not see much of an artistic presence. That is apart from this…

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Dec. 22, 2020

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 4

In this last part on Bugacpuszta (see here, here and here for the previous parts) a beautifully painted sunset, a shepherd's hut and the modern (although…

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Dec. 21, 2020

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 3

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Dec. 21, 2020

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 2

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Dec. 20, 2020

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 1

We did have a visit to the local csárda in mind, but by the time we arrived there the Bugaci Karikás Csárda was about to close. So, I drove a few hundred meters…

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Dec. 19, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

And the very last post in the Nemzeti Történeti Emlékpark series. In this one a train, some pottery, a few baskets, and ... a skull.

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Dec. 18, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

One but last post on the Nemzeti Történeti Emlékpark. One of two with ... well ... all kinds of everything: a bike, a lion, a lizzard and a monster.

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Dec. 18, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

You'll really find anything related to the history of the Magyars in this park. A statue of the mythical bird Turul of course, but also things like a field…

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Dec. 17, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

We started our walk through the open air museum in the previous post. Let's walk on and see some more of those ancient buildings. The one in #1 is actually…

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Dec. 17, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

After visiting the yurts (modern architecture based on an ancient concept) let's visit some really old buildings. Old buildings that have been moved to this…

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Dec. 16, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

I introduced you to the yurts designed by György Csete in the previous post. Here's a few more photos of that organic architecture.

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Dec. 16, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

Yurts are considered to be the original housing of the first Magyars. The yurts in the Nemzeti Történeti Emlékpark are however of a very recent date (1996-1998)…

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Dec. 15, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

I've met half of this couple the second time I visited Hungary years ago. Never realised that she was not alone. At least in this park. And that she was much…

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Dec. 15, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

Near the horses (see here) there's the arena where the demonstrations are given. These are some shots of stuff in and around that arena.

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Dec. 14, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

Apart from people there's a few other living creatures in the Nemzeti Történeti Emlékpark. Amongst those: horses. In weekends they are used in demonstrations…

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Dec. 14, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

Last part about the Seven Chieftains ensemble in the National history park (here and here are the previous parts). In this one: Töhötom, Tas, Tas & Ond, and Tas…

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Dec. 12, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

We took a first look at the Seven Chieftains ensemble in the previous post. Here's a few more shots of the Chieftains Huba, Kond, Ond and Tas.

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Dec. 12, 2020

Ópusztaszer (Magyarország/Hungary) - National history park -…

Let's have a look at the pièce de résistance of the National history park (Nemzeti Történeti Emlékpark) as far as sculptures go: a big one of Árpád on his horse…

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Björn Roose's posts from December 2020

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 3

Bugacpuszta (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 2