Showing posts with label Deák Ferenc tér. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deák Ferenc tér. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

There Goes the Neighborhood

0 comments

I walk through Vörösmarty tér each time that I go to the gym, (five days a week if you are wondering), but today there was something more alarming than usual.

Generally, during the ‘summer’ months, if this year the weather ever syncs with the calendar to call it summertime, there have been numerous food vendors that spring up on the square. They generally have a tendency to clutter the pedestrian flow of traffic. I have never been a fan of these addition obstacle courses with the exceptions of seasonal markets like Christmas and Easter.

Today, when I came out of the metro, I was greeted with the cacophony that carpentry tools are responsible for creating. This is what I witnessed. Like a bad rash, they are spreading throughout the square and down Váci. Although I am curious about seeing what commerce engages these little metal huts, I genuinely despise their littering an otherwise beautiful square.




A couple of blocks away, on Deák Ferenc tér, near the Lutheran Church, there is a photo exhibit. Since none of the photo captions are in English, from the words I can decipher combined with a splash of  logic, my best guess is that these are photos of the Hungarian troops who are or were in Afghanistan.


Enhanced by Zemanta

Pin It Now!

Friday, December 16, 2011

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

0 comments

Part of me was secretly worried that the Hard Rock Cafe Budapest would open while we were gone, missing the grand opening. There have been signs announcing their opening in December in the metro station floors, particularly at Deák tér, a logical choice since all three metros meet here. Yet not one sign gave a date other than December.

I had promised students I would go into school today to sign their grade books; only 2 showed and a third stopped by for a chat. As noon was rolling around, I had convinced Ron we should take one last shot at going to Hard Rock to see what was what.

I was on top of the world! It open on Wednesday. We went in to buy our first Hard Rock Budapest pins to add to our collection of about 55 pins from around the world. We had to stay for lunch too. Spanning three floors, they really went all out with the decorations. Placements are superbly spread out so there is visual enjoyment without sensory overload. Even the bathroom doors are artistically embossed with a leaf design. Accolades to the designers; you did an excellent job.

After buying our pins, we were told the restaurant is upstairs, while the bar is downstairs. Though we were able to look at the restaurant, it doesn't open until 1pm. Being it was only 12:55 pm, they strongly suggested we move on down to the lowest floor for our nourishment. My choice has always been the pulled pork sandwich, but being this was lunch with no pork pulling in site, I chose the Honey Chicken Cobb Salad. Excellent choice as the dressing was perfect. Some type of pepper gave a little bite to the flavor, while just a touch of cilantro provide a quick mouth refresher.

Of course the service was excellent, but I cannot say I have ever had anything less from any Hard Rock. The manager made the rounds. He looked to be about 10 years old. Rock and Roll to him must have been a course in ancient history, while Ron and I are swapping memories of the memorabilia. This was a lovely pre-Christmas send off, but best of all, knowing it will be here when I return, is the best-best.

Location: Vörösmarty tér at Váci utca.
Enhanced by Zemanta

Pin It Now!