Sleep is OK last night, breakfast early and then wait down the street for the HOHO Bus to get over to the Buda Palace on the hill over the river.

We’re a bit early, The Navigator messed up her timing. We say nothing of it.

We spent most of the morning at the different levels of the palace, the basilica is pretty spectacular. Some guy with pigeons is trying to sell photos of you holding his pigeons on your hand. It’s not my idea of fun handling lice infected pests. I decline his offer graciously.

We see the Fishermans Bastion, the Basilica, the castle and all with great views over Budapest. The Buda Castle is worth half a day, probably no more. At the moment, it’s a gigantic construction site, a lot of work building, repairing, renovating before winter hits and next season gets under way.

By the way the Danube is green or brown, not blue. But who am I to spoil a good story.

Budapest has plenty of tourists in this period leading into winter, but nothing like Vienna or Prague.

We walk the whole length of the Chain Bridge, and lunch at a cafe in the city. Then we head off, do a bit of shopping and finally dinner at the same Italian restaurant as last night.

Tonight we pack and tomorrow we leave at 7am by mini bus for Trieste in Italy. Can’t wait to get back to my favourite country.

Ciao

Ma Budapest, holnap Trieszt.

Pauolo