Budapest, 1964
The waiter. The photo was taken in Budapest's famed New York Café, once the home of writers and poets. The interior is magnificent and one of the finest examples of Austro-Hungarian pomp and grandeur. Nowadays only tourists go, having to queue to get in, and be able to order overpriced coffee (a cappuccino will set you back $NZ27) from surly wait staff.
Source: Fortepan [148173] / Demeter Balla / Donated by Zsolt Hegyi, legal heir
( I am featuring photos of Hungarian photographer Demeter Balla (1931-2017) over the next little while.)






