So I was in Budapest a few weeks ago and decided to visit the old fort-town of Komarom/Komarno (the Komarno half is on the Slovakian side of the Danube). Komarom is a typical dingy-looking backwater, though Komarno looks a lot cleaner and bigger and even has some "skyscrapers".
I toured Fort Monostor, built after the 1848 Revolution by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is supposed to be the greatest fort in all of Central Europe or something like that. Here's a map and more info:
http://english.fortmonostor.hu/A417cb9cb7ba90.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Monostor
http://hungarystartshere.com/Fort-Mo...i-erod-Komarom
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache...1-5ff52fbe4dbd
Map:
Most of then photos I took were on the upper and right parts of the map, the right being the entrance and location of the 3 museums, all of which were closed because it was Monday. In fact, there are no guided tours on Mondays either, so I had to hoof it across the place with my mom, lurking in unlit subterranean chambers and tunnels. I'm pretty sure I even wandered into some Restricted Areas.
I can't really remember exactly where I was when I took all these photos, but I'll try to refer to the map to give you a better idea. Apologies for the crap quality, I had to scan these.
Me standing next to a cannon just inside the fort/outside the exit.
Standing in some place a little bit north of the entrance.
Standing next to some wash basins and latrines north of the exit/south of the stables.
Standing next to an entrance in the Training/Stables region, maybe outside the left edge of the stables.
Standing next to a window or firing slit (?) inside the stables or the area adjacent to them (east of the training/firing range area).
Underground beneath the stables or training area.
Standing next to a window in the left end of the stables overlooking the Soviet stuff.
View of the southern area from a hillock south of the HQ/quarters. I clambered up using my mother's ancient Georgian mountain-climbing advice.
A pile of rubble outside the HQ.
A little cart for transporting ammo and equipment (I guess) inside the quarters, 2nd floor.
Standing next to a room, maybe officers' quarters, or maybe some other room in the places I've been in so far. I can't remember.
Standing on top of the HQ wall overlooking a pass which attackers would have had to run through while taking fire from all directions. I call it the "Canyon of Death", or maybe "Death Star Run".
A better view of the Canyon of Death, going west.
Atop the HQ wall, overlooking the Danube.
The HQ and quarters from the north side. Some kind of assembly or drilling area.
Pretending to be the commander.
View from the Danube Bastion at the left corner of the fort. I don't think there was anything to see from the top, but I can't be sure as further progress was blocked by extremely thick foliage. I only saw the sign advising visitors to bring hiking boots, a flashlight, and a machete (optional) as I left the fort.
Another Canyon of Death. I ran into the Casemate System (?) and this was on the left. Unfortunately, I ran in without looking and possibly stepped all over a huge pile of horse****.
Me standing next to a Soviet howitzer, 150mm or thereabouts. I was running out of time here (I'd expected this whole thing to last 30 minutes, not a 100, so we basically just walked past the south end of the fort.
