Our tour began when we arrived in Budapest. The airport in Budapest is small, lacks modern conveniences like reliable elevators, however, the people are welcoming and classical music is being played to help calm any frayed nerves over missing luggage. (Our baggage arrived, but some passengers were missing a bag or two). This photo portrays the beautiful city of Budapest, divided by the Danube River. Buda which includes the castle district and the Fisherman's Bastion where we stayed (in the Hilton Hotel, which is an old castle),and Pest which is the lively center of the metropolis--includes museums, shopping districts.
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| The cable cars used mostly for tourists nowadays. |
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| We travelled with two other couples. (The S's and K's) We have been friends for many years. It was so much fun to share our experiences of Eastern Europe for eleven days together. This was our first full day together after we had shopped in the market of Budapest. |
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| The city is rich with old beautiful buildings. Note the colourful roof of St. Mattias. |
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| The Fisherman's Bastion--our hotel is on the right. |
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| A beautiful view of the Danube--across the river you can see cruise boats docked--we sailed from there on July 16, 2011 on the Viking Primadonna. |
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| View from our hotel window onto the Fisherman's Bastion. |
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| Entrance to St. Mattias |
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On the street down from our hotel--an historic building where now they serve delicious Hungarian food!
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1 comment:
Awesome!!!
Thanks for sharing a "few" of your pictorial memories of your River Cruise. Mervin and I will see Budapest in Sept. when we will be travelling through some of the Eastern countries via a bus tour. Sounds like you had a great time and were able to share it with friends. Would like to hear more about it.
Ingrid
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