Got up at 7am and, after breakfast, walked to Deak Ter and caught the metro to Batthany Station. Caught the HEV to Szentendre.Arrived in Szentendre at about 10am and walked from the HEV station to the Tourist Information Centre for a town map then on to the main square, Fo Ter, with its Memorial Cross and the Blagovestenska Church.Walked up the narrow laneway steps to Castle Hill to see the Parish Church of St.John, the Belgrade Church and views over the Danube a...

Arrived in Visegrad by bus from Szentendre and walked through the town centre before beginning the walk along the path to the Citadel. Stopped at a small church on the side of the cliff with great views over the Danube Bend. Walked back down the path to the bus stop and caught the bus on to Esztergom.

Arrived by bus from Visegrad and walked from the bus station towards the centre town, stopping for lunch before walking up to the Esztergom Basilica. Basilica was huge and looked out of place in a town that was a little run down. There were good views over the town, across the Danube to Slovakia and over the Watertown area below the Basilica. We walked back through the town to the train station, the walk took about 15 minutes and we then caught a new train back t...

Arrived back in Budapest from Esztergom at 5.30pm and went back to the hotel before going to dinner at the nearby John Bull Pub. After dinner we went for a walk along the banks of the Danube to see the Castle, Chain Bridge, Fisherman's Bastion and Houses of Parliament at night. Returned to the hotel to pack for our train trip to Bratislava then next morning.

Got up at 9am, bought a day ticket for the metro and went to Keleti Station to reserve seats on the train to Bratislava on Friday. Caught the metro back to Vörösmarty Tér. and walked to the Chain Bridge. Crossed the bridge and caught the bus up to the castle as the funicular was not working due to maintenance. Stated our tour around the castle area at the Royal Palace with its views over the Danube down to the Houses of Parliament. Continued down past Szenthá...