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The Budapest Tower Of Mystery

The Budapest Tower Of Mystery

Bohemian splendor -- and splendid bohemians -- behind the attic door

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Apr 20, 2021
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The magical place

I was walking back to my flat in Budapest yesterday morning with a cup of coffee in my hand, and saw an embroidered pillow in the window of a closed restaurant on the street. The embroidered slogan read, in English, “Not every day is good, but there is something good in every day.”

When I first saw that, I thought, “How sentimental.” But…

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