Blooming

The last two weeks of spring weather have really made an impact in Copenhagen, as the trees are blooming. This one is just down the road from me and the photo was taken using the Hipstamatic for iPhone with the Lucifer lens.

Battle of Seasons

Also the poppies are in full bloom as spring wins the battle of seasons.

Tower of City Hall

Behind the daffodils in Tivoli the tower of the City Hall of Copenhagen can be seen. The tower is a sure fixture in the Copenhagen skyline.

Tulips

The tulips in the Swedish coastal city of Helsingborg is in full bloom. And they are yellow of course.

Spring Has Come

At Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady) in Copenhagen spring has at last showed itself. In the last few weeks things has started to bloom again like these flowers.

Easter Monday

On this the last day of the Easter holiday I bring you a basket full of Easter eggs or rather a Hipstamatic for iPhone photo of one from Tivoli in Copenhagen. Make sure you don't put all of your eggs in one basket though.

Easter Sunday

Today is Easter Sunday and though Easter has its traditions some of these are just a bit peculiar. I don't know where the Easter Bunny fits in but here he is with the Danish cartoon character Rasmus Klump greeting guests in Tivoli in Copenhagen.

Easter Saturday

In Danish daffodils are called påskeliljer - literally Easter lilies - and they are one the most used symbols for Easter. Rather convenient as they are in full bloom this time of year. The Hipstamatic for iPhone photo is from Tivoli where you can see the scene called Plænen - the Lawn - which for the second year has actual grass on it and chairs to enjoy the good spring weather in.

Good Friday

A basket full of Easter eggs for all readers on this Good Friday in the Easter Holiday, a day which in Danish is called langfredag or Long Friday. The photo is from Tivoli in Copenhagen that opened for the summer last week. In the background is the Pantomime Scene where shows are on with Pjerrot, Harlequin and Columbine.

Happy Easter

Today is the first day of Easter celebrations in Denmark, and even though it's mostly about food and family, it is holiday time here. As promised yesterday I got a surprise for you and here it is, an Easter Egg with an Easter Bunny breaking out of the shell. The photo is from the entrance to Tivoli in Copenhagen. As you might have guessed by now, the series that starts today will mostly be about Easter photos and springtime.

The Last From Budapest

This will be the last post with photos from Budapest, and what to end the series with but a photo of the bird that watches over the city, the Turul bird. The Turul is the most important bird in the origin myth of the Magyars. It is a divine messenger, a symbol of power, strength and nobility. And as long as it watches over Hungary, the country will prosper. 

From tomorrow a new series will start, and it will be about...well, I guess you just have to wait and see:-)

Gellert Baths

The Gellert Baths is another fine example of the Budapest Secession style of Art Nouveau. Built in 1912-18 these baths utilize the thermal springs that Budapest is known for.

Secession

Budapest has got it's own Art Nouveau style called Secession which is evident in many of the buildings in the Pest area. This one on Lehel utca is a fine example of that style.

The Father of the Compromise

On Roosevelt Square in Budapest is a monument to Ferenc Deak, the politician who made the compromise with the Habsburgers that created the double monarchy. He was a speaker for moderate reforms which led to the union of the three cities of Buda, Pest and Óbuda into one city, Budapest.

The Just

The Matyas Fountain or Matthias Fountain at the Budapest Palace on Castle Hill was made in 1904 by Alajos Stróbl in honour of king Matthias Corvinus and his beloved Ilonka. It depicts a hunting scene with falconers, hunters, deer and dogs. Ilonka, the peasant girl he according to legend fell in love with during a hunt, can be seen under the columns to the right. Called the Just Matthias was King of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Rama, Serbia, Lodomeria, Cumania and Bulgaria, Prince of Silesia and Luxembourg, Margrave of Moravia and Lusatia.