sailing from Budapest to Vienna

As we left Budapest after a lovely day touring – seeing so many old buildings and new influences! We saw the largest synagogue again and drove through the old Jewish quarter! One of the most shocking and moving memorials to the Hungarian Jews lost in the Holocaust was a line of cast iron shoes along the Danube representing those who were shot and thrown into the Danube by the Nazi’s.
Another reminder of WWII was the only building in Buda that has not been restored. You can see it in one of our pictures. It still has shots in the exterior and is a must see in the Castle Hill part of town.
The Architecture and bridges are fantastic to see and the history is overwhelming as we walked the little narrow alley ways in Buda. We shopped a bit and had a croissant and realized that we were in a magnificent place that needed to be visited again!
Now we are on the river sailing towards Vienna and the view from our window in our room is spectacular. It went from flat lands to mountains in a blink. All of the sudden we saw old homes, small villas and little towns surrounded by snow peaked mountains.
As we sail, on one side we see Hungary and the most unbelievable Medevil Cathedral that is lit up majestically, the other side is Slovakia – truly remarkable!
It is getting dark and we are looking forward to Vienna! Stay tuned for more later!