We were allowed to sleep in as the wake up calls were 0730. The (more expensive) hotel for the 1st class travellers of our group was in town. After dropping them off we had to drive through the town then out for a couple of kms to find a turn around site for the bus. Then it was back to the town but at the entry to the town there was a road up the hill. While we could not see the view last night we certainly could this morning. We think we have done better than t...

What a lovely hotel we stayed. The tour is split into people who wanted first class accommodation and the rest of us. Five people have gone for 1st class. The place we stayed in could not be faulted so much so that we did not want to ask the others too much about theirs in case they thought they were losing out. On the bus by 0815 we left for the ancient Olympic venue. It was raining heavily with lightening when we left which did not bode for our mainly outdoor...

Early breakfast then down the road to another hotel where we were picked up for our tour. On to a big tour bus with about 20 people we set off to another spot where we met 3 other tour buses and everyone got off to get back on to the appropriate bus for their respective tours. A bit chaotic but we eventually ended up with a group of people comprising 4 French women, a French Canadian couple, 2 Australian couples, 3 Americans and us. The tour is in French and Engl...

Today we left Budapest for Athens. David and Lesley are staying on for one more day before heading for Prague by train. We have had a really good time together and, while we will keep in touch during our respective travels, we will catch up again next year in Sydney. Arrived at the airport a bit too early and had to wait around to check in our bags before going through. It seems odd not having to go through immigration but it sure speeds things up. We flew with...