On day 4 of this Viking River Cruise we still remained in Hungary and went to Kalocsa where we got onto a bus for making a walk towards Kalocsa's Baroque Cathedral
Such a beautiful Baroque Cathedral!
It is called the Assumption Cathedral.
It is called the Assumption Cathedral.
Looking back from the shore at our docking station where we disembarked our Viking Lif...
A pleasant walk and we enjoyed the irrigation canals for this very fertile region.
Kalocsa is also called the Paprika Capitol of the World!
So we enter this jewel of a Baroque Cathedral...
Admiring so many almost heavenly pieces...
Also this pipe organ where Franz Liszt, the great Hungarian composer once played himself!
It is built by József Angster, a Hungarian organ making master from Pécs.
It is built by József Angster, a Hungarian organ making master from Pécs.
We were fortunate for getting a very nice organ performance.
Just click here to go to my Pinterest and enjoy a full video with the organ music: A little taste of our program in Kalocsa
Just click here to go to my Pinterest and enjoy a full video with the organ music: A little taste of our program in Kalocsa
You can listen to such same organ music played here as the Grand Organ plays Fugue.
Heavenly Angels...
Such a feast for the eyes while the ears enjoyed the organ concert!
After the Organ Music we walked outside and as you can see, still a lot of renovation is going on.
The Bishop's Palace which was next door was not suitable for photographing right now, it had scaffolding around so in coming years, tourists will be able to get more out of this stop!
Our bus continued with us deeper into the Puszta area.
Clouds hanging but we had no rain!
We ended here in the Bakod Puszta...
HORSE SHOWS
Horse-riding show in Bakodpuszta on my Pinterest for viewing it.
Indeed, oxen, donkey and horses...
There also is a clarinet player to the left!
BAKODPUSZTA in Hungary - Clarinet player see my Pinterest with link.
Showing us all the levels of transport from the poor, like the yoke of oxen, to the more affluent...
Even a cute donkey was included!
The cracking of the whip did not bother those horses!
Here comes a guy with 10 horses!
He is standing on the last 2 and there are 4 in the 2nd and 4 in the 1st row...
Transport for the more affluent...
They were all riding in circles so I did not have them constantly before my lens... here comes the guy standing on the 3rd row of 2 horses with 2 rows of 4 horses each in front!
Called: the Puszta ten-in-hand...
A short iPhone video is showing you the horseman with his 10 horses, standing on the last 2.
We were allowed to roam around freely after the show was over.
Also entering the stables and here husband Pieter is petting these two for a job well done!
Back on the Viking Lif, Pieter took this photo of all the cable work and hydraulics for the retractable Captain's Wheelhouse, lowering it when having to pass below certain bridges!
Video of 1.5 min: Lowering the deck on Viking River Cruises Freya to prepare for low bridges just click link.
Clever minds that work this all out.
Standing on the deck around 18:30 and on the Danube at Draž, in Croatia already...
That evening for dinner I wore my Hungarian blouse from Szentendre that I bought at my previous trip, see link below post.
Relive video of Kalocsa visit followed by the Puszta and then the Viking Lif reaching Vukovar, Croatia before the end of the day...
When there was NO SIGNAL the line got connected straight to the point where the Relive App picked up the signal again... Funny, as it goes over-land at times!
The Bishop's Palace which was next door was not suitable for photographing right now, it had scaffolding around so in coming years, tourists will be able to get more out of this stop!
Clouds hanging but we had no rain!
HORSE SHOWS
Horse-riding show in Bakodpuszta on my Pinterest for viewing it.
There also is a clarinet player to the left!
He is standing on the last 2 and there are 4 in the 2nd and 4 in the 1st row...
Called: the Puszta ten-in-hand...
Video of 1.5 min: Lowering the deck on Viking River Cruises Freya to prepare for low bridges just click link.
Clever minds that work this all out.
That evening for dinner I wore my Hungarian blouse from Szentendre that I bought at my previous trip, see link below post.
Relive video of the walk to the Kalocsa Cathedral and at the Puszta
Our Kalocsa walk...
When there was NO SIGNAL the line got connected straight to the point where the Relive App picked up the signal again... Funny, as it goes over-land at times!
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Hello Mariette, That is a beautiful cathedral, and the inside looks so fresh with all that white and gold. I was impressed that you were in the Paprika Capital--in our family we go through a lot of paprika, imported from Hungary, of course! I hope you were able to bring some back from the source.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteIt sure is a beautiful cathedral and the organ sounded heavenly.
Yes, we were in the Paprika Capital but nowhere did we have the chance of buying anything...
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteherzlichen Dank und sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteDanke vielmals und dir auch sonnige und liebe Grüße zurück!
Mariette
Cara Mariette, che meravigliosa vacanza hai fatto... Bellissimi posti e bellissima anche la tua tipica camicetta.
ReplyDeleteIo sono tornata dalla mia amata Toscana e già mi manca così tanto...
Spero che tu non abbia finito le vacanze ma altri bei posti ti attendano.
Un caro abbraccio, Lorena
P.S. ma stava male il povero asino disteso?
Carissima Lorena,
DeleteSì, questa è stata una vacanza meravigliosa per entrambi e rimarrà sempre nella mia memoria. Soprattutto a causa delle due settimane prima era nei Paesi Bassi (e in Germania) e vedere papà. Per lui avevo programmato questo lungo viaggio ed era così felice di vedermi il 21 maggio. Ho dimostrato di aver avuto ragione come solo 2 settimane dopo essere tornato è morto pacifico. Facendomi l'unico che gli ha detto il vero addio... Tesori per il mio cuore! Abbracci,
Mariette
A fun bull wagon.
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteYes, it was nice to see how people lived in the country...
Hugs,
Mariette
The cathedral is beautiful and I am sure you enjoyed the equestrian event!
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteThe cathedral no doubt was the highlight and we enjoyed the equestrian event.
Not as feisty as the one we got to see on our 2nd trip as they had a far better total arrangement with lunch and a tour on a wagon afterward.
Hugs,
Mariette
Mooi verslag van je cruise ben je aan het maken.. Die kerk is werkelijk PRACHTIG. Ik heb al best veel kerken gezien, maar nog niet eentje in deze stijl..heel koninklijk vind ik het.Misschien komt het omdat wij eigenlijk nog niet zoveel in Oost/Europa geweest zijn. Dat komt nog wel, en dan gaan we zeer zeker ook deze kerk bekijken..Mooi die blouse ook op je rode rok..voor vertrek nagedacht dus over je kleding ☺..en jou staat ook alles..
ReplyDeleteBeste Marian,
DeleteJa, in elk geval probeer ik dat, voordat ik de dingen 'vergeet'... haha, we worden ouder!
Die kerk was zéker een uitblinker en we genoten er ook van. Helaas stond het enorme Bisschop Paleis ernaast in de steigers met netten etc. en ik wilde daar geen foto van nemen. Houd niet van rommelige dingen in beeld... Ook niet van mensen in beeld dus knip ik àltijd over de hoofden heen.
Wij beiden waren ook nooit verder dan Praag en Budapest geweest maar dit was heel bijzonder en we zijn blij het ook gedaan te hebben.
Vroeger in de augurken kas vroeg Papa altijd razendsnel de hoofdsteden van alle landen. Daarbij vond ik Roemenië met Boekarest altijd erg interessant klinken. Dus dit keer hebben we het waar gemaakt. Papa hield van aardrijkskunde en dat heb ik geërfd van hem kennelijk. Hij zou ook van de machtige Donau, 2de langste rivier van Europa, na de Wolga, hebben genoten.
Altijd na denken over kleding; dàt in combinatie met gewicht. Dank je voor je compliment!
Liefs,
Mariette
Nice pictures I like the horses. Hugs Nina
ReplyDeleteDearest Nina,
DeleteThank you and we too liked the horses, they were so tame and returned by themselves to the stables!
Hugs,
Mariette
It must have been a very pleasant walk around the irrigation canals. Looks very fertile indeed! I'm amazed with all the detail in the cathedral. How special you got to see the pipe organ which Liszt played! Among composers in Baroque era, I like Pachelbel :-)
ReplyDeleteThe horses are beautiful and the donkey is adorable! Those two horses look proud getting patting from your husband Pieter :-)
Thank you for sharing your experience, Mariette. Have a wonderful new week!
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteYes, that was a pleasant walk and it was not too hot either. Fertile soil indeed, close to the river always!
That cathedral is quite something... Seeing and hearing the very pipe organ where Franz Liszt played was great.
Hah, we have the very same taste as we too have CD's from Pachelbel and it is soothing and comforting music.
Cute donkey, even though I felt a bit sorry for him/her as its rider looked rather heavy...
Can you imagine, those horses came inside, walking by themselves and they are very tame and don't freak out from strangers.
More posts to come...
Hugs,
Mariette
Es una joya la catedral tanto exteriormente como su interior.
ReplyDeleteEl espectáculo de caballos me ha encantado.
Les deseo una Feliz Semana.
Dear Ventana de Foto,
DeleteOh, it sure was a jewel of a cathedral, exterior and even more so the interior.
Like in Cordoba, such are dreams in architecture!
The horse show (+ donkey) is very good.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette - The Baroque Cathedral at Kalocsa is a splendid affair. Inside it is indeed a feast for the eyes, and looks as if it is both beautifully cared for and well maintained.
ReplyDeleteAt the Bakod Puszta Horse Show it must have felt as if you were being introduced to a part of Hungary's past history.
Paprika is something that is always have in my spice cupboard.
Dearest Rosemary,
DeleteYes, this Baroque Cathedral looks very much loved throughout the ages.
Keeping in mind that this was still in Hungary and there the upkeep and if needed, restoration of ancient buildings is way ahead of the other countries where we went.
The Puszta Horse show did drag you back way in time indeed!
We too use the hot Hungarian Paprika generously and always will.
Hugs,
Mariette
Querida Mariette
ReplyDeleteSó hoje li a sua mensagem deixada no meu blog, lamento muito o que aconteceu com o seu pai, é muito triste.
Mesmo assim você teve muita sorte em conviver com o seu pai até aos seus 98 anos, é uma boa idade, eu perdi o meu pai quando ele tinha 57 anos e foi muito difícil.
Desejo as melhoras da sua saúde e do seu marido.
Tudo de bom para vocês
Manuela
Querida Manuela,
DeleteMuito obrigado por este comentário especial e eu me sinto tão triste pela perda muito precoce de seu pai!
Se todos nós não tivéssemos uma crença forte, nós nunca conseguiria viver em... Mas um dia nos encontraremos novamente.
Nós também vai voltar para a boa saúde, planejado alguns dias relaxantes à frente e que vai ajudar!
Abraços apertados,
Mariette
Beautiful baroque cathedral. Your Hungarian blouse is very pretty Mariette.
ReplyDeleteDearest Sami,
DeleteIndeed a beautiful baroque cathedral and the organ music was lovely as well.
Thank you for your compliment.
Hugs,
Mariette
That was a beautiful cathedral, and you were lucky you could listen to the organ playing during your visit, dear Mariette!
ReplyDeleteAs for the horse show, it must be spectacular! You look lovely with your hungarian blouse!
Many hugs!
Marie-Anne
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteOh, that cathedral on the inside was almost heavenly; so much human talent combined to make it look like a dream.
The organ concert was part of our excursion for that day, it was included by Viking.
We enjoyed the horse show and thanks for your compliment about the blouse.
Hugs,
Mariette