April 23, 2021

Váraszó (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020

Driving back from Sirok castle we made one last stop in Váraszó village. Not much to see there except for a church (not really worth shooting), the armed arrest…

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April 22, 2021

Sirok (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 9

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April 22, 2021

Sirok (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 8

So, I couldn't get into the castle (see here and here), but I did manage to find a few nice places to shoot the landscape. So, that's what I did. The result is…

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April 21, 2021

Sirok (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 7

A few more shots from the castle, all of them made from the path where I was not allowed to walk (see previous post). Couldn't imagine why (except maybe for…

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April 21, 2021

Sirok (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 6

After enjoying the view (see here, here and here) from the Brother and the Nun (see here) we tried to enter the castle. It was not very well defended and we did…

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April 20, 2021

Sirok (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 5

A few more shots from up the Barát and the Apáca. This landscape changed as fast as the clouds in the previous post passed or kept hanging around for some time …

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April 20, 2021

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

So, we climbed up (to) the Brother and the Nun (both indeed) in this post and this one. Now, let's enjoy the view for a few posts:

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April 19, 2021

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

I introduced you to the Brother and the Nun in the previous part. Here's a few more photos of the couple and the first photo shot from the top. You'll see the…

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April 19, 2021

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

After driving through the village (see part 1) we continued our trip to the castle. On the way up there (the last kilometre or so you have to travel by foot) we…

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April 17, 2021

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

You'll find close to nothing about Sirok on Wikipedia: "Sirok is a historic village (population 2,100) in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Eger in Mátra…

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April 17, 2021

Tarnaszentmária (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020

Tarnaszentmária, situated at the foot of the Mátra mountains, has one of the oldest churches in Hungary. It was founded by the Genus Aba, who were related to…

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April 16, 2021

Verpelét (Magyarország/Hungary) - Vár-hegy - Summer 2020 -…

From the landscape (here, here and here) to a detail in that landscape (which also makes it clear that the natural reserve has some fauna living in it):

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April 16, 2021

Verpelét (Magyarország/Hungary) - Vár-hegy - Summer 2020 -…

Third part in this volcano series (here's part 1 and 2). Always nice to shoot a landscape with a few people in it to give an idea about how big the landscape is…

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April 15, 2021

Verpelét (Magyarország/Hungary) - Vár-hegy - Summer 2020 -…

I introduced you to Vár-hegy volcano in the previous post. Let's continue our walk to the top and have a few looks at the crater, which is now a natural reserve…

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April 14, 2021

Kisnána (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020

Kisnána is a village in Heves county best known for its castle built in the 11th or 12th century. The last owner of the castle was László Móré, who - according…

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April 14, 2021

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

In the previous post I told you we stopped in Domoszló to shoot a tree and something else. That something else was ... a deer. Or at least a deer sculpture.…

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April 13, 2021

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

We drove through Domoszló driving from Kiskunhalas (see here, here, here and here) to Kisnána, but made a short stop on the central square to shoot a rather…

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April 13, 2021

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

Last part of the Kiskunhalas series. In this part two war monuments. For two lost wars: 1914-1918 and 1941-1945.

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April 12, 2021

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

In this third post in the Kiskunhalas series (here's part 1 and 2) a few bits and pieces: fishes on the pavement, a mill, and a monument for the kuruc rebels.

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April 12, 2021

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

I introduced you to Kiskunhalas in the previous post. In that same post I mentioned I didn't photograph any churches in the town. That does however not mean I…

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