Day Tour on the Danube Bend.

Booked a tour to the Danube bend. Thankfully a small group tour of 16 people. That was big enough for me.

It was lovely to be out in the countryside again and drove through a few villages.

Our tour guide must be 80! Incredibly beautiful woman and very knowledgeable of her country’s history. She barely stopped talking the whole trip. She would have lived through the communist era and it’s no surprise she’s still working at her age. Clara! Tipped her very generously too! Paul still wants to know why I gave her $60! Aud.

The Basílica was the highlight of the trip. It was built in Estzergom was an ancient capital of Hungary as the Italian king was not liked by the locals. He did not want to be in Budapest. John Paul II celebrated Mass there and the cardinal of Hungary lives there. There is another Basilica in Pest. St Stephen’s is equally impressive but a little smaller.

We stopped for a simple lunch and then got dropped off at an artisans village. Another name for tourist trap.

The trip back home was on a local ferry which took an hour on the Danube to get back to Budapest. Lovely way to experience the Danube. Paul says that’s my Danube cruise done. We definitely don’t need to pay for a Viking cruise. 😜

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