Last night was O Kay but I must say that I do not recommend the Travelodge and will not stay there again. \The staff was friendly but the room was sub par for sure. It was not quite clean and there were water marks on the ceiling. The desk chair was broken and the desk lamp also did not function. They advertised free breakfast and it was so sparce. The entire breakfast consisted of toast and coffee and juice. Usually there is cereal and waffles etc.
I found lots more native art to photograph.
The flight was on time and it went smoothly. BUT they did not give us anything to eat, not even a cookie. When we got to Toronto I was starving and worried about a low sugar. We found a trusty Tim Hortons and got sandwiches and fruit explosion muffins.
So now we are full and happily waiting for our plane to be called.
We are surprised to see several Viking luggage tags. Lots of people going on a Viking River Cruise that starts in Budapest. So far none are the same as ours.
WOW!!WOW!!!WOW!!
This is going to be hard, so much to report on and so little time.
Lets start where I left off.
The plane was on time, it was not packed solid but there were a lot of people going to Budapest. Much to our surprise they gave us a hot meal at supper time. Then we tried to sleep. I stress tried because I met with little success. The flight was smooth and again it was on time.
At the airport there was no problem getting our luggage. I dug out our stickers and our luggage tags and we were all set. We met the Viking guide and she directed us as to where to wait. Within minutes we were led to a van and given water and towelettes and we were on our way. We could not figure out why we were the only ones in the van.
The ride was a half hour long and we were met by a special Viking guide. We were ushered to the Viking reception area. Johst then told us about the welcome tour which starts at 4:30. That was noon in Budapest and 3am in Vancouver.
The hotel and our room are spectacular. Very much like our Fairmount Hotels. I will be taking lots of pictures.
Right now we are getting settled in our room. We are tired so it is hard to say exactly what we will do after the welcome tour.
Well it all went by the wayside for the next hour. We were so tired that we just collapsed. We slept like babies for the next 2 hours. Then we went downstairs and joined the orientation tour. It was great and we got some idea of the beauty we will be exposed to for the next few days.
We did not make it to the Gellert Spa... we were just too tired.
We had coffee and a treat at Starbucks . Then we roamed around the Fisherman's bastion and took some amazing photos of the Danube and the parliament buildings and all of the splendour.
We came back to our hotel because the cobblestone sidewalks have taken their toll and we are just too tired to do much.
Tomorrow we have a complimentary breakfast and then we are going to enjoy the HOP ON HOP bus for the day.
The weather today was glorious and we are hoping for the same tomorrow. I do not have as many pictures as I thought I had because of card troubles but there are a few for you to enjoy. I have switched cards so it will be fine now. I am glad I discovered it now and not at the end of our trip.
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