4 July – Last Day
Budapest is Eastern Europe’s liveliest and most cosmopolitan city. We did a guided tour of the city sights, including the Royal Palace of Buda, the hilltop castle complex with Fisherman’s Bastion and the Matthias Church, and the Chain Bridge linking Buda and Pest.
9:00 – 12:45 – Guided tour of Budapest with a few stops where we could take photos, such as Fisherman’s Bastion, Heroes Square and Gellert Hill.
14:00 – A small group of us took a tour of the ship’s engine rooms at the front and aft.
15:30 – The chef gave a small group a kitchen tour. It has only eight staff.
19:00 – 21:30 – We enjoyed a traditional Hungarian farewell dinner, followed by Roma folk dancing and music.
22:00 – Finally, the ship took us for a night-time cruise along the Danube, passing under the city’s numerous bridges, while enjoying a cocktail and listening to a running commentary and music. A truly wonderful way to end the Europe river cruise.
Day by day
- Days -11 to -15 – Singapore
- Days -4 to -10 – UK
- Days -1 to -3 – Paris Extension
- Day 1 & 2 – Amsterdam
- Day 3 – Cologne
- Day 4 – Rhine Gorge – Rudesheim
- Day 5 – Miltenberg – Wertheim
- Day 6 – Wurzburg – Rothenburg
- Day 7 – Bamberg
- Day 8 – Nuremberg
- Day 9 – Kelheim – Regensburg
- Day 10 – Passau – Salzburg – Linz
- Day 11 – Melk – Durnstein
- Day 12 – Vienna
- Day 13 – Bratislava
- Day 14 – Budapest
- Day 15 – Homeward Bound