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Chain Bridge Traffic Long Exposure Image

Chain Bridge Traffic – Budapest

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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I found this short time lapse of Chain Bridge Traffic I took back in 2018 while in Budapest for work. We're all stuck at home trying to #flattenTheCurve of the COVID-19 pandemic. When not working remotely, I'm going through terabytes of storage. Its like a electronic spring cleaning. This was one of the first time lapse videos I tried creating…

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Budapest St. Stephen Statue – Plotagraph

August 10, 2016April 1, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Budapest, St. Stephen Statue - Plotagraph Here's another Platograph I threw together in under 10 minutes while having my morning coffee. The original image is an HDR shot from my stay in Budapest last year. I did this in the morning before heading out to work and wanted to toss it out there quick :) I posted a video version of…

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St. Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary at Castle Hill.

Budapest: Saint Matthias Church III

August 25, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Mátyás-templom (Saint Matthias Church) I've posted other photos of Saint Matthias Church in my Budapest photo gallery, but I really did like the way this image came out. This building has had a long, somewhat crazy, history. Tradition holds Saint Stephen founded the church as the Church of Mary in 1015 AD, and this original building was destroyed by the…

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A bronze statue at the Buda Castle Hill Area

Buda Castle: Public Art and Sculptures

August 24, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Buda Castle - Sculptures and Artwork Walking around on my last day in Budapest, within the Buda Castle District, there are dozens of outdoor bronze statues and sculptures. I never did find out the name of this one, but it appears to be Saint/King Matthias based on the other artworks in the general area. I need to go back next time…

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Lion Statue guarding the entranceway to the Budapest Museum of Art and History courtyard.

Budapest: Guarding the Entrance

August 23, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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None shall pass I've been home about a week from my last business trip, and I am still going through thousands of photos I took on my downtime in Barcelona and Budapest. This is one from Budapest, as you enter the courtyard to the Budapest History Museum. I visited the museum on my last trip, but unfortunately it was closed when…

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Looking down Fisherman's Bastion in the Castle Hill distict of Budapest

The True Grand Budapest Hotel

August 17, 2015August 24, 2015 by John P. Hoke

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Grand Budapest Hotel So, I haven't done this type of post yet, but there is a first time for everything. Last week I was in Budapest for business, and because of a music festival in town, my normal hotel was booked out, and I stayed at the Hilton Budapest Castle Hotel -- and it truly was a Grand hotel! From the…

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26 hours to go …

August 13, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Heading home ... Its been a long 5 out of 6 weeks of business travel this summer - but it is coming to a close very shortly. In 26 hours I get on my British Airways flight from Budapest, Hungary to London, Heathrow ... then Heathrow back to Philadelphia ... then finally back into the Poconos - my wife, daughter and…

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Sziget Festival – I’m (not) with the band

August 11, 2015February 18, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Sziget Festival - I'm (not) with the band I am in Budapest, Hungary on the last leg of my European business trip, and apparently it coincides with Sziget Festival - one of the largest music festivals in Europe is in town this week. All flights were full (or as mine was - overbooked), hotels are packed, restaurants are crazy and taxi's…

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