bohemian: syyskuuta 2010

torstaina, syyskuuta 16, 2010

15.9.2010 It's a warm day in Budapest

While my study mates scramble around looking for ERASMUS parties and cheep beer, being sick I was forced to pay better attention to the places I go.Fed up sitting inside the flat I decided to make another alternative and of course romantic walk to the nearby areas. I also had a great aim to find famous new-age-Jewish coffee bar called Siraly (http://www.forward.com/articles/6001/). Following my way anything can happen so the day's result was perfect and cheap dinner considering the price and the time: a tasty soup and a couple of huge deep-fried soy pieces accompanied with paprica sauce costing me only 720 forints (2,5 euros).
After satisfying my greed stomach I found myself shoping in a nice outlet place in Kiraly street (to locals Kiraly utca). The shop was perfectly facing my long for alternate place Siraly. When I entered the bar I didn't know I'd allready found it pecause of it's lack for signs. But after ordering another rum-coke in English from non English speaker (I tried to order hot toddy in every place since I got sick but the only coctail based on rum I get is a rum with coke. In good places the coke is still served me with a smile, such happened in this case as well), spending hours reading in my table and still recieving good wibes from the staff and 10pm realizing that the silent coffee place has turned into a crowded bar fild with local people I realized that this was my place.

Näytä suurempi kartta

After day's succesful course I decided to continue these lonely journeys in Budapest. I also made some succesful pre-searcing for my following adventures:
http://www.hubcafes.blogspot.com/search?q=hub+choice
http://www.ruinpubs.com/index.php?id=galeria&galeria=10

tiistaina, syyskuuta 14, 2010

Strolling around Jewish district if Pest

Area of many contrasts. In the VII district of Budapest are the first recomendable restaurants and bars. These such nice blocks are great problem to the city with their low income and bad condition of the buildings. Despite of area's rich but tragical history (you can check out the background from every local turist guides, http://www.budapest-life.com/budapest/jewish-budapest) and it's value in tourism area's athmosphere is under threat. It is waiting a cheap facelift from investors and contractors acting with a greed glare for good profits in their eyes.
Read more about the situation:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,478207,00.html
As an foreign architect student we are to make an analyze of the area to make a plan of an infill building. Such an interesting task, but brings me again to the question of architects position and responsility in these kinds of situations when originality among the dwellers is going to be exiled because of a building and restoration process.