Last day in Budapest

Today is our last day in Budapest. We will leave at 6:00 this evening and cruise for 24 hours to Vienna in Austria. This morning we took a panoramic tour of Pest by bus and then headed over to the Buda side of the city for a walking tour. We visited the Castle Hill District with its massive hilltop castle complex, the Fisherman’s Bastion and Our Lady which is referred to as Matthias Church. The President’s home, Sandro Palace, is also there. During World War II almost 75% of Budapest was destroyed. Since then, the Royal Palace and hilltop town have been completely rebuilt. From the top of the hill we had spectacular views of the famous Chain Bridge which was the first permanent link between the two towns that merged into becoming Budapest. Our ship is docked next to it.

Our afternoon was free so we walked across the Chain Bridge, and afterwards we relaxed on the top deck of our ship. I was so surprised to discover a shuffleboard court up there. The three of us had a great time and lots of laughs over my competitiveness!Read more