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Budapest revisited

By ilyani | Published 18 June, 2009

I have previously featured some Budapest cards, especially in the Danube river area, with the Chain Bridge and the Parliament House, but let’s make a trip again to this capital of Hungary, with some more postcards :P Why? Because Haris was there recently!

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Photo by Szirmaik

This awesome-looking building is the Great Market Hall, it’s a famous spot in Budapest! And I have actually got a card from there!

This is a really huge indoor market! I mean, it looks like the market consists of many rows of stalls inside, and these kinds of covered stalls are usually built outdoors in Malaysia, which we call Pasar Tani (dont know how it translates to English.. Agro market, maybe?). There are various of things you can find here, from fruits and vegetables, milk, meat, bread to folk embroidery and souvenirs. Garlics, peppers, and paprika are among Hungarian traditional spices. Hungarians also like plums, watermelons and apples!

Another Budapest card that I did not put previously, this is the interior of the Matthias Church. The current building was constructed in the 14th century, and was the second largest church in medieval Buda.

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München – Munich

By ilyani | Published 18 June, 2009

Munich is the second batch of Germany postcards I featured here according to city after Berlin, I guess. Or I might have lost count either, so nevermind. Munich was believed to be founded by the monks of the Benedictine, and “Mönche” is Old German for Monks, hence the name.

Sent by AKS

Sent by AKS

“Weltstadt mit Herz” or the metropolitan city with heart, is the Munich city’s motto. This view shows the New Town Hall and Marienplatz, a large open square. If you look closer at the tower there’s the Rathaus-Glockenspiel dates from 1908. Glockenspiels are exciting features in Germany, they are kind of the equivalent of huge music boxes built into the buildings and town squares, but with real bells and ancient mannequin dancers. And this particular Glockenspiel has 43 bells and 32 dancers, and it chimes everyday at 11am. I really want to see (and listen) this Glockenspiel live! :D

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Sent by Miriam

Here is the pedestrian street in the old part of Munich, the arch in the middle dates from 1315 and was part of the surrounding wall. Hmm, I have come across many old cities in Europe are walled, which is interesting. And see the tulips! :) They actually change the flowers here according to seasons, and you can see tulips in Spring.

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Sent by empty_mailbox

Some views of the grocery market in Munich, though I am so curious if the existance of these statutes have anything to do with the place being a market. And it does look like an exotic market!

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Ontario

By ilyani | Published 6 May, 2009

I have featured postcards of Toronto in Ontario before… but let us see some more views of this Canadian province which is the largest by population, and a few other cities in it.

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Sent by Windrider

This beautiful view belongs to the Kawartha Lakes region, and when the lakes are frozen during winter, they can ski across them, or sometimes, can even skate for many kilometers on the glass-smooth ice! It sounds so magical I would really love to see it myself!!

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Sent by Lynyrd

The scent and colors of fresh flowers attract visitors in the Byward Market in Ottawa.

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Sent by lauren_klo

A postcard from Dundas town in Ontario, showing Webster’s Falls, the Dundas Lions Memorial community center and the valley town.

Sent by Michael

Sent by Michael

So this is the Trent-Severn Waterway, where houseboats, canoes, cruisers and sailboats travel through the beautiful sceneries in central Ontario.

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