21 April 2012
After breakfast the tour group were shown around Budapest for 3 hours by coach.
We went to Heroes Square, over the Chain Bridge, past the old Palace which is now a Library, Museum & Art Gallery to Matthias Church, Fishermen's Bastion and Parliament House.
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| Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest |
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| Matthias Church, Budapest |
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| Old Palace - now Art Gallery, Museum & Library |
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| Heroes Square, Budapest |
After lunch we took a 4 hour tour "Communist Past of Budapest". We went to Statue Park where a collection of statues from the Communist rule are found. Budapest did not want to destroy them as they are part of history. A 1 hour 30 minute visit to "House of Terror" where terrible things happened during WW11. Many were executed there. A walk along the Danube where a bronze shoe memorial representing the shoes of those Jews who were shot and fell into the icy waters of the Danube.
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| Jewish Shoe Memorial by River Danube |
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| Statue Park at Budapest |
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| We boarded "Imagery" later in the afternoon for our 7 day cruise of the Blue Danube |
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| Peter on board "Imagery" |
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| Joy on board "Imagery" |
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| Peter & Joy on board "Imagery" with Parliament House behind. |
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