Follow The Yellow Brick Road - Király Street

On my journey to Budapest, last November, I was staying on the "Pescht" side of the Danube. I ended up in a hotel in a very design friendly street called Carat, just off from Deák Square. 

Pizzeria

I had such a wonderful time walking up and down that street, as it's filled with very indie design shops, cafes and art galleries. 

View from Kiraly street of Anker Koz Street. 

It is such a colorful street, and it's full of life both day and night.  On my usual morning break I would stop for coffee at La Petite Française. It's an Interior Design/Cafeteria and they sell all sort of French imported sweets. We bought a bag of "Carafous", caramel toffees with a fine sugar coating. They just melt in your mouth... 

La Petite Française - Front

Inside store

In the forefront of the store, apart from buying sweets, you might want to try the coffee, which is excellent, served in a Almodovar design cup and with one of those carafou on the side. The cake selection is ample, and you will be able to find as well canned food like Marrons, Home made marmalade, Beaujolais wine, and reusable shopping bags.  The rest of the store at the back you will find all the interior design items placed with exquisite taste and elegance. 

Tick-Tack.

Back to Kiraly street, I remember it was my last day in Budapest and I had been noticing something every time I walked there. I noticed there was a building with a yellow brick entrance. 

Yellow Brick Road.

And then on the opposite side a nice garage door with colorful panes. It reminded me of Mondrian with the exception of green and replaced by white. 

Funky Garage door

But what really caught my attention was this strange little creature that I saw all over the place on this same street! 

I wonder what it is?

Here are some pics of the creatures:

It was sort of rainy. 

Anyhow, I proceeded down. There are a bunch of art Galleries and the main one was hosting an event of young "Green" designers,  I just manage to see series of plastic bottles laying around and hanging from the main entrance just like Christmas garlands. I don't know what the point of it was. As well two stacks of newspapers were laying there.  I don't understand the concept. I don't understand what the designers were trying to convey. 

Here is a nice building that was having some renovations. 

Most of the buildings are old, very dirty and it happened to us, that some bricks actually fell from the roof structure. 

I didn't reach the end of the street. I noticed a winged maiden just behind St. Teresa Church. 

It is actually a fountain with two lion head which distribute water through their mouths. It's fresh spring water, as Budapest is known for it's thermal and fresh water springs. This water was cold. 

I turned left at Ferencz Liszt ter. Yes the street named after the famous Hungarian composer. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goeOUTRy2es

Best part after min 6. 

But this is another street. 

Anyhow, if you happen to know the name of that creature, let me know.

Kissies