Danube Cruse 2016

Part 1

 

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On the flight from Prague to Budapest.

 

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Off the plane waiting to move into the terminal.

 

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Being built in Budapest.

 

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Train station.

 

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Apartments probably built during the Soviet era.

 

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Our first view of the Danube.

 

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The port area with the Liberty Statue on the GellŽrt Hill.

 

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Dinner cruise ship.

 

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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.

 

 

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A quick look at the lounge before heading to our cabin.

 

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Here is how close we are parked to the other Viking ship.

This technique was repeated many times on the trip.

 

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We took a brief walking tour of the nearby neighborhood. A commercial building.

 

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Rent-a-bike.

 

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Nice restaurant street.

 

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An Hungarian policeman on guard. He gets his belly rubbed a lot.

 

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St Stephen's Basilica square.

 

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A grand entrance.

 

 

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Haz‡dnak rendźletlenűl LŽgy h’ve, oh Magyar

To your homeland without fail, Be faithful, O Hungarian!

 

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Habsburg era construction.

 

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An excellent transport system.

 

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Ignac Roscovics

 

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J—zsef baron Eštvšs de V‡s‡rosnamŽny (1813 –1871)

was a Hungarian writer and statesman

 

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Flowers of beauty, especially blue ones, are my favorites.

 

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A return to our ship. Top deck.

 

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A visit to the lounge.

 

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 After a pleasant dinner where we met several Brits, we took a short river cruise

and watched the maneuvering ability of our ship.

 

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They light up everything along the river. Many small boats were out.

 

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The Chain Bridge.

 

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The view from our French balcony.