BDan, Joe, and i went back to walk around the Győr synagogue building, now an art museum and music rehearsal space. We then got on the road, and, after a significant ride, caught up with the rest of the group for a late lunch near Fort Monostor in Komárom, then finished the day's ride to Tata. Scott and i walked around Lake Tata before a comedy of errors trying to meet the rest of the group for dinner. (On the off chance you should ever need this information: there is more than one restaurant named Pikant in Tata.) After dinner, we went back to drink and play card games in the cellar bar of our hotel.
rugelach! |
decorative map of Hungary encountered at breakfast |
decorative room key to our hotel in Győr |
art in the hotel |
closed-off library room in the hotel |
books in the library |
a decorative post in the library |
the hotel courtyard |
look, our bikes! |
the main group of riders is underway |
sundial! (but i definitely did not take this photo at 8:30) |
view down the well in the courtyard |
final courtyard shot, everyone likes a tower |
BDan, Joe, and i went back to the synagogue |
plaque for Emil Roth, the pre-war rabbi of this synagogue |
inscription on memorial for Győri Jewish children |
plaque about the renovation of the synaogue, which was turned into a museum |
history of this synagogue 1/3 |
history of this synagogue 2/3 |
history of this synagogue 3/3 (blurry) |
ceiling decoration and lamps |
decorative woodwork |
floor decoration |
door decoration |
some early history of Győr itself |
stuff about the artists on display here |
on the bimah of the historical synagogue, i think |
work by Lili Orszag |
"és neje" is Hungarian for "and his wife" |
another work by Lili Orszag |
ceiling decoration |
inside of the dome |
interior of three-story atrium |
memorial banner for Gyãri Jews killed in the Holocaust |
decorated step |
trim! |
tile! |
arch! |
view into a room that's not part of the museum and is now used for instrument storage; i'm assuming this was an ark |
the atrium again |
top of the arch |
ten commandments |
more Lili Orszag art |
more Lili Orszag art |
more stained glass |
Joe on a balcony |
BDan, dramatically lit, with camera |
several types of wall and ceiling tiles |
BDan, deploying the camera |
light through a wood window cutout |
stained glass window |
art gallery under the window |
close-up of stained glass window |
more ceiling decoration |
painting by Anna Margit |
window in the middle of the dome, covered by a tarp |
the hall is currently used for rehearsals and concerts |
on the road, some red-stemmed plants |
Joe, on the road |
road with bicycle and slightly mysterious pile of twigs |
BDan, obeying the speed limit |
highway overpass |
Joe watching, BDan underway |
the road is made of gravel |
unit-sized reference church |
dome! |
flat fields, but the river is in the distance |
flat fields, but windmills are in the distance |
the road, plus bonus steeple of reference unit church |
a building |
area map of Ács |
alas, a rail crossing |
the road ahead |
next to a green field |
a decorative bench (i don't recognize the phrase "salmon ladder" on that sign, but don't trust my Hungarian) |
next stop, Budapest! |
tall grass by the road |
exterior of Fort Monostor |
we met the rest of the group for lunch at Fort Monostor in Komárom |
pheasant soup; too dry, but otherwise tasty |
ridiculous sink |
slightly less ridiculous wall decor |
inscription at the fort |
wall of names at the fort |
view of the fort |
a tank |
water, through a chain-link fence |
Lisa, riding past a big-wheel tricycle |
trike and water |
facade of fort |
a bridge is visible in the distance downriver |
the water is clear |
upriver |
Hungarian sailors' memorial |
one more shot of that bridge, then let's get moving |
the sweep, on the road behind |
the group, on the road ahead |
fields and sky |
riders 1 |
riders 2 |
riders 3 |
riders 4 |
riders 5 |
a field |
Lisa, underway |
a town in the foothills |
a bend in the road |
first buildings of Tata |
a church in Tata |
hanging out in the lake being a statue |
kayakers on Lake Tata |
view from our hotel room |
what's this? |
some people's hotel rooms have a skylight |
no caption, just some people with a skylight |
a between-buildings space near our hotel |
back to Lake Tata before dinner |
down the lake |
a large spiky tree |
walking path by the lake |
boat parking |
nice roof |
sun on the lake |
Scott by the lake |
plants |
across the lake |
boaters |
down the lake |
hedges |
a small pond, possibly involving a grotto or cave or something |
the best of several terrible attempts to photograph this bird |
the beginning of actual sunset on the lake |
dinner |
more dinner |
i think these were pickled tomatoes? |
Zwack Unicum glasses! |
view across the lake in the dark |