Don't worry; we were only there for five days, so this must end soon.
Sunday was a wet day. At one point I tried to book a cruise along the Danube to Bratislava, but the booking fell through. This was probably just as well. Enquiring about tickets at the station we queued behind a middle aged Australian determined to make the most of his tour.
"Budapest in one day?" the girl said. "That's ambitious." He was also aiming at Prague.
We, however, took the tube downtown to the main city Art Gallery, just the job for a rainy day. The interior is heavily ornamented.
Notice the panels by Klimt.
And the collection is pretty comprehensive, again reflecting the reach of the Austrian empire.
One of my all-time favourite pictures: "Hunters in the Snow".
A wall of Rembrandts.
Jane Seymour by Holbein.
Giving new meaning to the expression, "Been there, seen that, got the t-shirt." I mean, I like "Hunters in the Snow", but I have no desire to wear it.
After lunch - open sandwiches topped with raw grated horseradish - we moved down to the collection of objects, not knowing what this might be. Essentially, it was room after room of gold, ivory, rock crystal, lapis lazuli..... so much, it was overwhelming.
Sunday was a wet day. At one point I tried to book a cruise along the Danube to Bratislava, but the booking fell through. This was probably just as well. Enquiring about tickets at the station we queued behind a middle aged Australian determined to make the most of his tour.
"Budapest in one day?" the girl said. "That's ambitious." He was also aiming at Prague.
We, however, took the tube downtown to the main city Art Gallery, just the job for a rainy day. The interior is heavily ornamented.
Notice the panels by Klimt.
And the collection is pretty comprehensive, again reflecting the reach of the Austrian empire.
One of my all-time favourite pictures: "Hunters in the Snow".
A wall of Rembrandts.
Jane Seymour by Holbein.
Giving new meaning to the expression, "Been there, seen that, got the t-shirt." I mean, I like "Hunters in the Snow", but I have no desire to wear it.
After lunch - open sandwiches topped with raw grated horseradish - we moved down to the collection of objects, not knowing what this might be. Essentially, it was room after room of gold, ivory, rock crystal, lapis lazuli..... so much, it was overwhelming.
An early calculating device:
And a salt cellar by Benevenuto Cellini.
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1 comment:
"Hunters in the Snow"---I have always liked this painting as well. The gold and all this artwork is just stunning . . . I can not imagine the artists whose life was dedicated to such amazing pieces. I am sure this level artistry no longer exist in this world.
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