{"id":93,"date":"2023-09-18T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T02:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T02:16:32","slug":"budapest-4-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/budapest-4-july\/","title":{"rendered":"River Cruise Ends in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>4 July &#8211; Last Day<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Budapest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budapest<\/a> is Eastern Europe\u2019s 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\u2019s Bastion and the Matthias Church, and the Chain Bridge linking Buda and Pest.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7960.jpg\" alt=\"Budapest\" width=\"600\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buda is on the left and Pest on the right. The Danube runs through this city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>9:00 &#8211; 12:45 &#8211; Guided tour of Budapest with a few stops where we could take photos, such as Fisherman&#8217;s Bastion, Heroes Square and Gellert Hill.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7944.jpg\" alt=\"Budapest\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H\u0151s\u00f6k tere \u2013 Heroes\u2019 Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7969.jpg\" alt=\"bus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sightseeing by bus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XP4txj7Dwac?si=RwkPPN71s8YfbDzN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7963.jpg\" alt=\"St Gellert\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liberty Statue on St Gellert hill \u2013 Gell\u00e9rt-hegy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7987.jpg\" alt=\"St Matthias Church, Budapest\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Matthias Church, Budapest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>14:00 &#8211; A small group of us took a tour of the ship&#8217;s engine rooms at the front and aft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zIKeQ92hh0o?si=VtDw8Dm-g3rU8k-3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>15:30 &#8211; The chef gave a small group a kitchen tour. It has only eight staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AHu23EkWDQo?si=fqHyvOMx4pq-09-s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>19:00 &#8211; 21:30 &#8211; We enjoyed a traditional Hungarian farewell dinner, followed by Roma folk dancing and music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cMGv2NutqA?si=AzFs2k8JHGiVxeKl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>22:00 &#8211; Finally, the ship took us for a night-time cruise along the Danube, passing under the city\u2019s numerous bridges, while enjoying a cocktail and listening to a running commentary and\u00a0 music. A truly wonderful way to end the Europe river cruise.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190518182728im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_8030.jpg\" alt=\"night cruise\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night cruise of Budapest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-shz_RlYujE?si=Z6J_zn8uB4rhk5UF\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Day by day<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Days -11 to -15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/singapore\/\">Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Days -4 to -10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/uk-12-18-june\/\">UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Days -1 to -3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/paris-escape-18-21-june\/\">Paris Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/amsterdam-21-22-june\/\">Amsterdam<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/cologne-koblenz-23-june\/\">Cologne<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/rhine-gorge-rudesheim-24-june\/\">Rhine Gorge &#8211; Rudesheim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/miltenberg-25-june\/\">Miltenberg &#8211; Wertheim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/wurzburg-26-june\/\">Wurzburg &#8211; Rothenburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 7 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/bamberg-27-june\/\">Bamberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/nuremberg-28-june\/\">Nuremberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 9 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/kelheim-regensburg-29-june\/\">Kelheim &#8211; Regensburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/passau-linz-30-june\/\">Passau &#8211; Salzburg &#8211; Linz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 11 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/melk-durnstein-1-july\/\">Melk &#8211; Durnstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 12 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/vienna-2-july\/\">Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/bratislava-3-july\/\">Bratislava<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 14 &#8211; Budapest<\/li>\n<li>Day 15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/budapest-cruise-end-5-july\/\">Homeward Bound<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 July &#8211; Last Day Budapest is Eastern Europe\u2019s liveliest and most cosmopolitan city. 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