Hungary’s most memorable moments from this summer
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This summer brought us Hungarians and anyone following what was happening in the country countless memorable moments we will never forget.
After a horrible year filled with quarantine, anxiety, and stress due to the pandemic, the summer of 2021 was somewhat of a free period in Hungary.
Even though students could not have the liberating feeling of leaving the school building behind for almost three months, the holidays kickstarted in June. In just a matter of days, the EURO2020 began, with four games held in Budapest in the Puskás Arena.
On the game days when the best of Europe arrived in Budapest, tens of thousands of supporters filled the streets, mostly extremely excited Hungarians.
European football fans set an example in the Hungarian capital and showed the world how we are supposed to cheer for our favourites and for the beautiful game.
Football was still the hottest topic in town when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dropped the bomb everyone has been waiting for:
It does not mean, however, that they are gone for good. There is a chance of a possible fourth wave hitting the country in the autumn. Nevertheless, we are hoping for the best.
Fourth covid wave? Just how well prepared is Hungary?
At the end of the month, at the largest all-arts festival in the country, Művészetek Völgye – The Valley of Arts, we already enjoyed free of masks the atmosphere, the crowd, the concerts, and everything that is Art. Check out this lovely video on YouTube, summarising the essence of the friendly yet huge, 10-day-long festival.
Just a day after the 30th festival of the Művészetek Völgye started, the summer Olympics of 2020 in Tokyo also set off. More precisely, the athletes embarked on their journey with their hopes of standing on the highest step of the podium. Some of them achieved this goal, while others set their personal best, despite not arriving first. Whatever their ranking and the number of their medals may be,
