Budapest

The OEBB from Vienna to Budapest leaves bang on time, as usual. We slowly pull away from the angular confines of Vienna’s newest train station, deserting the infamous and thoroughly impenetrable Viennese bubble for a precious few days.

Kelati #1

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Kelati #2

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

I’m momentarily gripped with a sudden panic… am I nervous? It becomes apparent I’ve spent too long living in the ‘safety’ of the world’s most livable city. Possibly time to move somewhere less livable.

Matthias Church

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Parliament

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Riverside

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Central food market

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Soon we’re darting across the Viennese green-belt, northern Austria’s farmland for the ravenous, wine-swilling city elite. An ocean of small yet perfectly formed bright orange carrots cover tilled fields for as far as the eye can see. The impeccably uniform symmetry comically interrupted every now and then by a few stubborn green cabbages. There’s a certain smugness dressed across the rebel greenery, and somewhere deep in the roots of this Cruciferous invasion echoes a reflection of modern Viennese society.

The Other Side

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 70 - 200 f2.8

The Power of One

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 70 - 200 f2.8

Keep

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 70 - 200 f2.8

Uveges

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Crossing the Danube just outside Budapest and a muddled horizon gives away nothing of the ancient city itself. Trees and derelict buildings litter the landscape, a sea of greens and browns ahead and behind. Our train slows to a crawl as the number of adjacent tracks start to grow exponentially. Overhead power lines begin to join the fray, as do graffitied sleeper carriages of all shapes and sizes. The horn blows loud and shrill clearing the oncoming tracks, an army of rusty brakes squeal against less-than-stainless steel rims.

Corvin-Negyed

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Super Crunch

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 70 - 200 f2.8

Sparks eject from under the train and ricochet off dusty vegetation laying beside the twisted lines. Finally, the beginnings of long, empty platforms appear outside our misty train windows. Ornate flower baskets overflowing with rich and vibrant colours hang from ubiquitous cast-iron lamp posts adorning the platform’s edge. With a final shudder our ride comes to a standstill, we’ve finally arrived at Budapest’s grand Kelati central station.

A Mosaic Roof

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Vaci Utca

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Vigado

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

www.sarokhazingatlan.hu

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 14 - 24 f2.8

Barmet Megigerunk

Barnaby Jaco Skinner / Nikon D800e / 50 f2.8
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