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My favorite photos of Budapest from 2019

March 6, 2020 by Miklós Mayer

When I’m doing my night photography tours in Budapest, I just usually teach and talk to people, but I’m not taking photos myself.

After all, I have 5165 images of Budapest in my Lightroom collection, so that should be enough…

But of course, there are times, when I must shoot – for instance the Danube is flooding, or there’s a rare atmospherical phenomenon.

So in this article, let me show you my favorite photographs of Budapest that I took in 2019.

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Best PHOTOGRAPHY spots in Budapest in 2020 (+ images and maps)

March 5, 2020 by Miklós Mayer

With more than thousand years of history and a fantastic riverside, Budapest is one of the most photogenic city in Europe. Especially at night!

But it is also quite big and the highlights are a bit scattered – at least compared to some other European cities, like Prague.

That’s why I listed all those beautiful photo locations you should visit in Budapest.

I’ve ordered the spots by importance, so I suggest you start with the first ones.

best photo locations in Budapest Hungary

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My recommended places to eat in Budapest

March 2, 2020 by Miklós Mayer

After we finish our photography tours in Budapest, my guests are always asking the same thing:

Where can I eat some good hungarian food in Budapest ?

Here are my recommendations. Some of these places we also visit when doing the Food Tour.

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View from Maria Magdalena Tower in Buda Castle

November 1, 2019 by Miklós Mayer

The Maria Magdalena church in Buda Castle is one of the oldest churches in Budapest: it was built as the chapel of Hungarian civilians in the 13th century (at that time Buda Castle was mostly German speaking).

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What travellers need to know about the hungarian forint

October 8, 2019 by Miklós Mayer

On my photo tours I hear a lot of foreigners saying:

“Oh, hungarian money is so confusing“

“It’s Monopoly money“.

And so on…

In this short and straight-to-the-point article I will introduce you the hungarian forint. What notes and coins it has, and I also give you tips on exchange and share my personal opinion.

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Danube level low vs flooded – comparison shot on Chain Bridge

June 9, 2019 by Miklós Mayer

When in 2018 the water level of Danube hit all time low-record, I had the idea to demonstrate the change somehow.

As we’re shooting the Chain Bridge regularly with my photo tour guests, the pillar of the bridge was an ideal candidate.

So on 25th October, 2018, when the river hit its all time low record I took a few shots of the Chain Bridge pillar.

Then in the end of May, 2019, the Danube flooded intensively – it was more than 5 meters (15 feet) higher than in October.

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