Budapest
Food is good (be careful with some popular restaurants, always check the prices on the menu

Try also Szentendre - a small town near Budapest, can be reached by suburban train in 40 minutes, 2.5 Euro) - a jewel box, famous of its atmosphere and artists (my home town

Have a nice stay!

Laszlo
K20D, DA 18-55 II, DA 55-300, MC Zenitar K2.8/16, Tamron 24-135 3.5-5.6; Chinon CP-7m 35-70, 70-210; Optio 550; Olympus, Fuji
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the best spots depend on what you like to photograph i suppose,early morning or late afternoon would probaly provide the best light, and the same applies to avoid hordes of people

many thanks,
roger.
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I am hoping the winter weather adds to the opportunities, although I appreciate the light will be limiting. I also agree about street photography - am hoping to develop a few skills here. Would welcome any tips on recommended restaurants (budapest and Szentendre).
Hi, Matic,,,sounds like I will have to get out of bed early then!!
Great advice, thanks you guys.
K10D + battery grip: 16-50mm DA* F2.8 :35mm F2.8 LTD Macro: 70mm F2.4 LTD

Lots of old & new buildings, lots of great opportunities for street photography with lots of great looking characters.
If using the tube train don't forget to get your ticket validated in the machine on the platform, we didn't & got arrested & escorted of the train along with a fine each


Have fun, we enjoyed it.
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We went to Szentendre and while it was OK I wasn't overwhelmed and I'll ask my wife what day trip we took. She's very good public transport so usually manages a day trip out using buses or trains. She also used the public baths or whatever they call them where you can have a sauna and massage at very reasonable cost - a hangover from the communist era I believe.
The public transport is excellent and good value. If I went again I'd spend a lot of time station hopping just see all parts of the city.
Mike
Would welcome any tips on recommended restaurants (budapest and Szentendre).
You can try the following:
http://www.nancsineni.hu/ - a "must try". Quite a distance from the city center but it worth. Reservation recommended.
http://www.kehli.hu/, http://regisipos.hu/?hun , http://www.ujsipos.hu/, http://becsiszelet.hu/?menu=load&tp=105 - closer to the city center. Reservation recommended.
http://www.trofeagrill.hu/ - Pay fix, eat as much as you can within 3-4 hours.
http://www.etterem.hu/1264, http://www.etterem.hu/509 - in the city center
http://www.remiz.hu/kisbuda/kisbuda_etterem.html,
http://fakanal.artia.hu/ - simpler, cheaper category, mostly local audience; good kitchen
In Szentendre most of them can be recommended. If you also like sweets, good coffee and ice don't miss Surányi Cukrászda (Rózsa str 2. or Kálvária str 49) or Szamos Marcipán (http://www.szamosmarcipan.hu/)
If you came in spring or summer I would recommend you Szentendre Open Air Museum ( http://www.skanzen.hu/index.php ): traditional rural life (full day programme!) and good opportunity to make great pics.
The public transport is excellent and good value. If I went again I'd spend a lot of time station hopping just see all parts of the city.
Mike
Public transport is not as good as some years ago.


Laszlo
K20D, DA 18-55 II, DA 55-300, MC Zenitar K2.8/16, Tamron 24-135 3.5-5.6; Chinon CP-7m 35-70, 70-210; Optio 550; Olympus, Fuji
PPG
ME - thanks for your hard work in pulling together all those site links; I am slowly working through them.
Hopefully I will have a few pics suitable for posting on here when I return. Watch this space.
Again, thanks to everybody!!
K10D + battery grip: 16-50mm DA* F2.8 :35mm F2.8 LTD Macro: 70mm F2.4 LTD

Took a tripod, no problems at all.
Get yourself a 72 hour public transport card an hop on and off.
Places to photograph, there are plenty, night shots, try north of the chain bridge so you can get the palace in, and on the Buda side of the river, from the palace itself. Plenty of trams to take pics of, and even shots in the tube, no-one bats an eyelid (unlike London!)
Have a look on my flickrstream for insparation.
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I was there just over a year ago; before I had a DSLR (wish I had one then!!!!) I used a humble Kodak DX 6490, results were ok...
But this time of year was perfect - not too busy and the onset of night being earlier than in the summer was great for photos. All of the photos I took were without a tripod; do if you dont want to lug it around and wish to stick to what you can see from the River Danube; there are plenty of walls to plonk your camera on - I did'nt miss the tripod at all.




Bob
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Cant wait to get there now, seems to be photo ops at every turn, night and day!! The trams alone could probably make a 5 day photo project.
Thanks to all for the advice and sharing your pics.
K10D + battery grip: 16-50mm DA* F2.8 :35mm F2.8 LTD Macro: 70mm F2.4 LTD

Lugging a tripod around with me would have reduced the amount of shots I would have taken and it did'nt draw any attention - BUT we are all different; it suited me pefectly; it might not someone else.
Bob
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Pentax Gallery Artist page:link
Flickr Photostream: link
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Any advice would be most welcome and appreciated.
BTW - can I suggest that a great topic for the weekly comp in about 3 weeks would be Hungary!!
K10D + battery grip: 16-50mm DA* F2.8 :35mm F2.8 LTD Macro: 70mm F2.4 LTD