These two prints are from Budapest, Hungary. As ever, they were intended to be a reminder of our visit and were bought at an open air market. As we were walking around the market area I was surprised to see statuary covered in bubblewrap/fleece blankets, presumably to protect them against the winter cold (there was snow on the ground so one had to navigate the streets with care!). First time I have ever seen that and not a common practise, I think, in the colder European cities.
The top print is of the old town of Buda, on the far side of the River Danube. The near side is Pest.
This print shows the State Opera House. We stayed in the K+K Opera hotel which was just around the corner; an ideal location for us, although we couldn't get tickets for the current performance! But we did manage to see a couple of performances at the city's second venue, the Erkel Theatre (named after composer, Ferenc Erkel). Being rather late breakfasters on holiday, we found ourselves sharing the hotel's dining room with the Hungarian pianist, Andras Schiff, on several mornings!






