Last day in Budapest and aboard the 'AmaVerde' - our home for the past 15 days. We were very sad to be leaving the ship and crew and some new friends - we have had an excellent experience. We were transferred from the ship to the Mercure City Centre Budapest arriving about 10ish. After checking in we walked the length of Vaci Utca - the main retail street in the city centre browsing through the shops. This area of the city is a mix of western retailers and local...

Arrived Budapest early this morning and saw magnificent views as we sailed into dock. We had free time in Pest until 12 noon so walked a short distance to the Budapest Market Hall, an under-cover permanent market on 3 levels: Underground - fish, Ground Floor - fresh fruit, veggies and smallgoods and Upper Floor - souvenirs, leather goods, lace, household goods and other traditional craft goods. It is easy to spend at least 2 hours wandering the alleys of the comp...