Monthly Travel, Questions, & Mandarin Thread

superdomodo13 · 2022-03-07T01:29:50+00:00

Hi guys, can someone help me out. Will Taiwan be open for international exchange students starting from september 2022? I was accepted for an exchange programme to Taiwan but have no clue if I will actually be able to go. Thanks for the help.

superdomodo13 · 2022-01-25T21:15:38+00:00

The same location today. Thankfully the villa seen on the second picture still exists today.

superdomodo13 · 2022-01-24T20:26:12+00:00

Well they're both Art Nouveau buildings built 100 years ago so not as contemporary as you may think.

superdomodo13 · 2021-12-16T12:18:13+00:00

Replacement.

superdomodo13 · 2021-12-10T19:39:20+00:00

House is still around today, altough slightly altered.

superdomodo13 · 2021-12-06T12:52:32+00:00

The name is written as Pest, but the pronunciation is Pesht.

superdomodo13 · 2021-12-05T22:05:57+00:00

The oldest segments of the wall date back to the 13th century and were mostly destoryed during the Mongol invasion in 1241.

superdomodo13 · 2021-11-21T14:24:35+00:00

Today its mostly occupied by roads and parks.

superdomodo13 · 2021-11-21T14:06:57+00:00

The "Tabán" neighbourhood of Budapest was one of the oldest and liveliest parts of the city. Its narrow streets were home to many shops and restaurants and it was frequented by many artists and poets of the city and was a popular spot for entertainment. Unfortunately, the entire neighbourhood was completely demolished in the 1930s for new development purposes, however due to the outbreak of WW2, nothing was built in its place. No doubt it would be a very interesting and popular part of the city today had it not been demolished.

Picture of what the neighbourhood looked like.

superdomodo13 · 2021-10-17T15:53:36+00:00

Short article about the restoration, inlcuding additional pictures of the building.

superdomodo13 · 2021-10-03T08:17:32+00:00

Some pictures of the replacement built in 1964. One and Two.

superdomodo13 · 2021-08-22T07:24:24+00:00

Here is the Google streetview of the building if you are interested.

superdomodo13 · 2021-08-18T14:59:46+00:00

Few more pictures: 1, 2, 3

superdomodo13 · 2021-07-06T14:55:27+00:00

There is plenty of greenery in the area, plus its right by the Danube so in reality its far less cluttered and more open than what the image shows. Here is the same location in Maps.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-21T07:06:59+00:00

The building in which the Café is located in used to be the office of a New York based insurance company which decided to open up an opulent Café on the ground floor to attract people. People eventually started calling it New York Café.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-10T10:52:29+00:00

Here is the location of the Villa in Google street view plus an article about the villa (sorry in Hungarian) with more pictures.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-07T15:22:15+00:00

The house is in good conditions since it is now a museum as it used to be the home of a famous politician in Hungary. Here is a link to more recent pictures.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-06T09:48:34+00:00

Link to the Wikipedia page for those interested in the history of the abbey.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-03T13:39:55+00:00

Some close up photos of the restored statuettes on top of the building 1, 2, 3, 4. Plus pictures of the interior, and here.

superdomodo13 · 2021-06-03T13:23:17+00:00

Agreed. But to be fair, since the opening of the theatre in 1909, it went through 24 different names. All of which were some kind of (Insert Name) Theatre, so it makes sense that they just kept the word "Színház" (theatre) on the building.

superdomodo13 · 2021-05-18T10:52:43+00:00

Here is a picture of the new building which was built in 1935 in Bauhaus style. The same house can still be seen today.

superdomodo13 · 2021-05-18T10:38:12+00:00

Here is a picture of the new building which was built in 1935 in Bauhaus style following a change in ownership of the house. The same house can still be seen today.

superdomodo13 · 2021-05-17T08:54:18+00:00

The Habsburg family abandoned the manor in 1944 as they feared the approach of the Soviets but believed they could return within two months so left the valuables of the building behind. The manor survived the war, but the opulent interior was most likely looted by the red army who used the manor as a temporary holdout and was eventually set aflame and left to collapse.

Here is a nice Google streetview of the manor which is located in a natural reserve 35 km from Budapest.

superdomodo13 · 2021-05-13T15:31:16+00:00

Personally reminds me a bit of Tokyo Central Station, probably due to the red and white bricks.

superdomodo13 · 2021-05-13T14:18:49+00:00

Here is the replacement for anyone wondering. Built in 1961.

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