#Budapest my beloved

[littledrummerangie]

it's been one year since 5SOS had the KFC show 😭❤️

[the-examined-life]

Budapest, June 2023

[aliesafenlock]

@hettie 🚋

Underpass in front of Keleti railway station, Budapest, 1970.  From the Budapest municipal photography company archive. 

[vulcanette]

🎥: @ duhpolly

[redflags-pinknails]

sometimes you gotta kiss the homies on the head to show em how proud you are

it’s the rules

[nadiapodoroska]

DIANA SHNAIDER + 2024 WINS

HUA HIN | BAD HOMBURG | BUDAPEST | HONG KONG

[aliesafenlock]

@hettie look, my IRL friend @redjade 's photo of his neighborhood 💖

Budapest Hungary District VII, Nagy Diófa utca – across from Massolit Books & Café in Budapest December 2024

» https://linktr.ee/jdpix

[dramatic-dolphin]

this is the cutest thing i have ever seen. i need several.

[maximaxstreasurebox]

it was truly our hoyo impact.

[grubloved]

successfully cleaned the whole house and survived the family zoom call so i could make cookies and popcorn and have 7 (!!!!) friends from the community house over at once to watch a movie and play games. and i knit 2 shrimp!!!! HUGE day

[crinege]

FUCK having to take the 5 am train

but thank FUCK the 5 am train exists!!!!!

[dobbiamo-capire]

I wanted to ask you about sky Italy how much does the commentators and journalists love Charles vs Carlos? Like would you say there is an obvious favouritism -I don’t blame them if they do, Charles is literally a home grown talent and the only one I believe that came from the FDA to be a Ferrari driver-

Hi anon!

So it’s a weird mix right now. Before there was Vanzini (our main comm) that was 100% a Charles fan, he’s the one that gave the predestinato nickname so he really was in love with Charles. But we also have Marc Gene (spanish Ferrari persona) as a comm too (and he of course cheers for Sainz), so now the narrative is more pro-Carlos (when Vanzini talks about Charles too much, Marc is there to say “look also at Sainz that…”). But still let’s say 70% Ferrari oriented anyway

[noctarcanum]

piac core

[aliesafenlock]

@hettie I miss the old style 4-6 trams

Nyugati station, Budapest, 1986. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[nguyetdahuong]

They would be bestie is all im saying 🫣

Oh wait 🫷hear me out actually🤌

Cardinal Lawrence resigns, just as he wanted after ****** becomes the new pope. Now no more cardinal Lawrence, only Thomas (doubting™). He travels to Zubrowka and stays at a nice hotel for once (his friend Aldo insists "God forbid you to enjoy the luxury of a real vacation").

Thomas loves the Grand Budapest Hotel at first sight: the alluring building reminds him of some prestigious dollhouse come to life. Not to mention there's a church nearby, convenient to drop by and light some candles.

He's welcomed by a well-mannered blonde man. The man looks like in his forties and oh he aged well, in fact he aged like fine wine. Blonde hair styled neatly. Kinda makes Thomas miss his younger days with full hair on his head, oh he wishes he had those hair. The man wears a purple suit tailored perfectly to his body, really compliments his waist (thank God that waist hasn't been tampered by wine yet). The bow tie stays neatly on his neck. What can he say, "neat" is the best described word about this alluring man. There's something fresh about him, Thomas concentrates on the air. Oh right, the man uses perfume, something Thomas can't name.

"Your eminence, it's our pleasure to serve you here. I'm Gustave, if you need anything please let me know".

NOTE: Oh fuck it we ball, I'm just trying to shove some ideas for the crossover and here I am writing a ficlet 🤦 whatever here's my 3 cents 💡

Thomas and Gustave recite poems together. They become poem-friends (idk is that what they call?). Occasionally Thomas would reference something from the Bible.

Gustave accompanies Thomas to the church. They pray together.

Zero (our beloved lobby boy) sees them spend too much time together and wondering if Mr. Gustave has changed his type. Since the new guest is neither blonde nor superficial 👀

Aldo frequently calls to check on his friend, sometimes bitching about his colleagues but most of the time insinuates that he misses his friend (very much) and hope they can have juicy tea like the old time 🫖

Too bad now Thomas has a new bestie who is so charming, has a sweet mouth that always knows what to say ☺️

Do they have a fling or not? 🚬 well let's look at the canon to decide. Mr. Gustave "I go to bed with all my friends" or Mr. Lawrence who sleeps like a vampire to keep celibate 👀 idk I'm curious af too 😭

[supercalifragipopculturevomit]

Before Sunrise: Film Locations

"If there's any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something. I know, it's almost impossible to succeed but who cares really? The answer must be in the attempt.”

In celebration of Before Sunrise's 30th anniversary, I revisited my film location pilgrimage around Vienna in the summer of 2016. It's one of my favorite movies, I have loved it since the first time I saw it 24 years ago, so following Jesse and Céline's footsteps was almost like walking on sacred ground.

(Photos were taken with a Fujifilm X100s and colorgraded in Adobe Lightroom.)

Zollamtssteg Bridge - this is the footbridge where the pair get invited to watch a play about a cow who thinks it's a dog. "I am the cow," one of actors says proudly.

Albertina Museum - on those steps is where Jesse recites WH Auden to Céline. "The years shall run like rabbits," he starts off.

And just on a nearby balcony is where they talk the night prior.

Club Roxy - this is the club where they grab wine and glasses.

Cafe Spérl - Jesse and Céline have their faux telephone conversation in the rightmost booth, in what has got to be one of the most romantic scenes in film history.

This café has been around since 1880 and is on the Austrian Register of Historic Places. It's still popular today, beloved for its traditional ambiance.

Teuchtler Schallplattenhandlung und Antiquarität - this is the record store where the pair listen to Kath Bloom's 'Come Here'. I lost track of time in Café Sperl so by the time I got here, it was unfortunately already closed.

Kleines Café - this is the café where Céline has her palm read.

Wiener Riesenrad - "Are you trying to say you want to kiss me?" Céline asks Jesse, helping the guy out. That's the giant ferris wheel they were on.

Wein Westbahnhof - behind this unique statement of support for the LGBT community is the train station where Jesse and Céline get off midway from Budapest to Paris. Unlike most of the locations used in the movie, it looks totally different now.

Friedhof Der Namenlosen - this is the Cemetery of the Nameless and although the film made it seem like they just passed by it, it's actually in the outskirts of the city.

The scene starts off here, with the pair entering from the left side of the chapel.

"I always liked the idea of all those unknown people lost in the world," says Céline in reflection, thinking of the people buried all around, identities and deaths a mystery.