After all of their strife the last in the last 50 years of their life, Hungary has now joined the EU in 2008. With the help of the EU they have been able to start their rebuilding and restructing their country. It is most impressive .
After their independence from communism, they have had a long way to go and the country has taken full advantage of capitalism and free trade.
Budapest is on both sides of the Danube- Buda on one side where it is hilly and the older part of the area and the home of the Matthias Church, Fisherman's Bastion, the Citadel, to name a few. This is also the area of the spas-Gellert's ( one of the most famous spas). There are under ground caves everywhere in this area. Pest on the other side is where the largest functioning synagogue in Europe is located in the Jewish quarter. This is also where the US Embassy is and a beautiful park with statue of President Ronal Reagan. There is also a very small memorial obelisk to remember the Russians and it is surrounded by large trees. Very hard to see.
And of course the shopping streets!!
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| Buda on the left-Pest on the right |
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| St. Stephens |
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| Look at the roof! Gorgeous! |
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| Ronald Reagan and the girls |
After a wonderful lunch at Tigre and another bottle of wine, aptly named URBAN, we strolled back to the ship for our final farewell.
This evening was special because it was John and Diane's 8th anniversary so we took the back dining area of the ship to have a final dinner with some friends we had met on the ship.
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| Diane and John |
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| John and Dennia from Rancho Santa Fe |
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| Connie and Ken Heiberger from Ohio |
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| Karen and Tony Hoffusau |
After dinner there was a night cruise up and down the Danube to see the lights.
SPECTACULAR!!!
WHAT A WAY TO LEAVE, WHICH WAS DEPART AT 3:30AM.
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