Budapest Blue(s)

A portal to another dimension opened on the Fővám Square :) Szabadság (Liberty) Bridge, Budapest

It was a beautiful Friday evening, when I took this shot. The spot was the Chain Bridge bridgehead at the Pest side: There is an open-air bar at the bridgehead, and I was listening to the jazz theme "Take Five", while I was playing around with the camera settings. It was magical.

The Vajdahunyad Castle is not a real castle, it is a building, designed to represent various landmark buildings from different parts of the Kingdom of Hungary. It was built in 1896 in the City Park of Budapest. A lake surrounds the Castle, which turns into an ice skating rink in winter. The location of the Castle:

I finally took this photo a couple of days ago, but I discovered this location month ago. The spot is the Szabadság Square - Vécsey Street crossing. The dome of the Parliament can be seen between the lovely trees of the Vécsey Street. The Szabadság Square is a beautiful place, but you need to be careful what to shoot here, because to the right there is the US Embassy (absolutely no photos allowed).

Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary overlooking the city of Budapest. The 4 meter high statue is quite new, it was erected on the wall of Buda Castle in 2013. The artwork depicts Mary and the child Jesus and the child is hovering in front of his mother’s body, so depicting the mystery and the wonder of the immaculate conception.

The image is available for sale on shutterstock:
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=423520117

The sky on this photo is a bit darker blue; actually it is almost black. I shouldn't have posted it, but I couldn't resist... I took this shot in early March 2015. I worked until 5.30pm on that day and the blue hour starts around 6 pm in March, so I had to hurry. Unfortunately I arrived late at the Batthyány tér, so I ended up with black sky instead of blue. Anyway, the Parliemant Building is beautiful.

The Corvinus University Building near to the Szabadság (Liberty) bridge.