Szentendre area

logger Active member

Member since 02 May 2010

loggerActive member13 June 2010 14:53:29

Judging by some of the pictures of rural life being painted on more recent posts of this thread, the Szentendre topic has up sticks and back across the ferry to the Island. We started off on the mainland, with all those crazy artists and dazed tourists. Now, were firmly planted on a frontier island, contemplating the eco-friendly life of hard-working commuter families. The only thing Szentendre and Szentendre Island seem to have in common, is their name. Separated by the river and lack of bridges, the two places are different worlds!

Im opening up a new topic called Szentendre Island - this big island in the middle of the Danube is beginning to interest me more than Szentendre itself. Last reports from the island were of heavy and persistent sandbagging along the dyke. Once they start calling in the volunteer firemen, you have to believe its serious! For those of us still in another country, we dont even know yet, exactly how the island survived the Flood?

szocske Serial expat

Member since 24 December 2009

szocskeSerial expat13 June 2010 15:47:17

#42

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Sure thing, let's leave this thread for the actual mainland Szentendre area.
Szentendre had a big scare from the flood as well, because their promenade dike was damaged from the pressure last time. So this time they had to build whole forts from sandbags, and fill the chambers with rock as a counter-weight.
But it turned out OK.

There are plans to completely remove that dike for a "better connection between downtown and the river". To keep the river out when it wants unwanted physical contact with downtown, mobile barriers are planned.

logger Active member

Member since 02 May 2010

loggerActive member20 June 2010 15:09:50

#43

That sounds serious engineering work this time, building rock nsand bag forts. Looks like major construction work envisaged to shore up the flood defenses. Will this interfere with your morning commuter trip between ferry and train, szocske ?