Day 8 we spent our day exploring Budapest. In the morning we went to the Hungarian parliament building which is absolutely massive. There are numerous statues there commemorating Hungarian heroes like Lajos Kossuth who began the uprising that would lead to a failed Hungarian Revolt in 1848. They don't seem to succeed but they always fight hard. The same can be said of the 1956 revolution. We went to see St. Matthias church which was beautiful inside and out. I'v...

On day 7 we made our way to Hungary via Slovakia. Breakfast in Poland, lunch in Slovakia, dinner in Hungary. Not bad, eh? We had lunch in Donovaly, Slovakia. The scenery was striking. It's a ski resort and it's easy to see why people visit. It was beautiful. We got into Budapest and went to dinner. The highlight of dinner was the 2 person band singing American tunes. One of our group from Louisiana had a birthday and we had a blast celebrating it. Before that we...