Well we had to be up and bags outside hotel room at 6:30....so downstairs for lovely breakfast....then hang out till all our bags got brought downstairs and identified by us...another hot budapest day. Tour of Budapest included a stop at opera house where we looked at the main hall as well as king and queens boxes. We had a glass of champagne while someone performed for us....very interesting! Next stop was the hero square where a statue of all their leaders was....

Well we started our cruise today by checking into the Marriott hotel at 9:30. It is right on the river and is beautiful. We were lucky enough to be given a room right away and it had a beautiful view of the river. Fred enjoyed relaxing watching the river boats go by and playing with his ipad while I braved the heat and wandered through the markets and shops looking for something cool to wear....didn't find much! But had a good time browsing. We then had a very ni...

Well finally I got myself up and out walking for some excercise! Budapest is obviously a night city....nothing opens till 10am....the bus tours don't start till 11am! At 6am the streets are bare other than the street sweeper and maybe a few keen shop owners who are washing the pavement in front of their shops. As the bus didn't start to 11 and we needed to do a wash and the hotel does not provide that service on weekends (apparently Friday is a weekend!)....we ve...

Well arrived in our hotel about 10am and they gave us a room right away...what a relief! A shower was heaven. We then took the hop on hop off bus around the city. Budapest is very old and buildings are very bleak...all stores are imbedded in old buildings...hard to see. No shopping malls. Budapest is trying to copy Paris with its outdoor restaurants and cafes...not quite the same though. We had lunch in the Budapest side of the river way up in the hills at the Ci...