December 25 – Budapest and Christmas Day

Today is our last full day on the ship.  We had a tour of Budapest to see the various
sights.

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Liberty Monument.

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Views along the river.

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Matthais Church…also the coronation church where Hungarian kings were crowned.

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Beautiful Fisherman’s Bastion on the plaza near the church.

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From the bastion there were views overlooking the city, the Parliament buildings and the river.

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That evening it was off to another Christmas Market.

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And they repositioned the ship…so we sailed down part of the Danube between the parliament buildings and the museums and churches on the far side.  This part of Budapest is so gorgeous at night with all the buildings and bridges lit up and reflecting on the waters. 

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Video 1 of Budapest at night
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Video 2 of Budapest at night
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After dinner we had a Hungarian gypsy band with dancers perform. It was a rollicking good time.  They were great.

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Video 1 of Hungarian Dancers
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Sadly, tomorrow we will be leaving the ship but all the group, except for Claus, will be staying to enjoy time in Budapest.  


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