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Signs Of Joy Above Budapest

Signs Of Joy Above Budapest

Defiant courage, unconquerable hope lights up the night sky in Hungary's capital

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Aug 21, 2023
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Doesn’t that look like a painting? It was the sky over Budapest last night during the fireworks. I shot it from the terrace of the Carmelite monastery, where the prime minister has his offices, and where there was a lovely party for Hungary’s national holiday celebrating the Feast of St. Stephen the King, the first Christian monarch of Hungary. That’s t…

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