I made it to the docks for the 9PM launch about 15 minutes before then. I asked if they had one seat and they said they were unsure....a group was supposed to be coming but hadn't shown up yet. I said I didn't mind waiting to see, so I took a seat on a bench and 5 minutes later, I had a ticket. Seriously, the travel gods were smiling big time on me this weekend.
I got lucky and found an open bench with a seat by the window. The trip came with a drink and commentary of the sites along the river. I sipped my wine, took pictures with both my camera and blackberry to send to friends and my mom/brother. THANK YOU WHATSAPP! Best app out there - charges you data rates for text messages...it's like Blackberry messenger for everyone.
I did forget to show them my RS book and my Budapest card, both of which would have gotten me a discount. Oops.
The pictures though were totally worth it:
The views at night were stunning. If you go to Budapest, take a touristy trip up the Danube at night. Even better might be a dinner cruise....probably not great food, but the sights...oh the sights.
After that, I caught the metro back to the hotel. I messed up once....on the tram, I didn't push the stop button hard enough for my stop and ended up at the next one, where I backtracked to my hotel. I just got extra time to enjoy the city lit up. What a great day.
Buda, Buda, Buda - Part 2 to come
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