Danube Cruse 2016
Part 1
On the flight from Prague to
Budapest.
Off the plane waiting to
move into the terminal.
Being built in Budapest.
Train station.
Apartments probably built
during the Soviet era.
Our first view of the
Danube.
The port area with the Liberty Statue on the GellŽrt Hill.
Dinner cruise ship.
After passing many ships we
arrived at the Viking pier. This is not our ship since
ours is double parked with
this one but they are identical.
The Chain Bridge in the
background.
A quick look at the lounge
before heading to our cabin.
Here is how close we are
parked to the other Viking ship.
This technique was repeated
many times on the trip.
We took a brief walking tour
of the nearby neighborhood. A commercial building.
Rent-a-bike.
Nice restaurant street.
An Hungarian policeman on
guard. He gets his belly rubbed a lot.
St Stephen's Basilica
square.
A grand entrance.
Haz‡dnak rendźletlenűl LŽgy
h’ve, oh Magyar
To your homeland without fail, Be faithful, O Hungarian!
Habsburg era construction.
An excellent transport
system.
Ignac Roscovics
J—zsef baron Eštvšs de V‡s‡rosnamŽny (1813 –1871)
was a Hungarian writer and statesman
Flowers of beauty, especially
blue ones, are my favorites.
A return to our ship. Top
deck.
A visit to the lounge.
After a pleasant dinner where we met several Brits, we took a
short river cruise
and watched the maneuvering ability
of our ship.
They light up everything
along the river. Many small boats were out.
The Chain Bridge.
The view from our French
balcony.