It's very hard to put into words just how amazing this, our first river cruise was ..... and so this is a photo post!
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| First view of Budapest as we arrived at the MS Thomas Hardy |
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5 star floating hotel - superb surroundings with an amazing team of nautical and hotel crew,
our holiday could not have been better! |
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| Matthias Church - Buda side of the Danube with amazing views over Pest |
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| Views of Pest and it's stunning Parliament building |
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| Our Hungarian picnic lunch in our room - delicious selection from the local market |
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| Esztergom Bazilika as we cruised by overnight to Bratislava |
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| Bratislava Castle, Town Gate and Town Square - a beautiful city |
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The Watcher - one rumour says that he's communist era worker who is not bothered
about the work he’s supposed to be doing, another rumour is he’s
looking under the women’s skirts! |
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| Thomas Hardy moored at Bratislava and the Novy Most or UFO Bridge built in 1972 |
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| Stunning Vienna, a city we will be visiting again to enjoy all it's glory |
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| At the top of the bell tower of St Stephen's Cathedral - there was a lift! |
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| St Stephen's Bell Tower, overlooking the Cathedral's intricate roof |
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Our overnight to midday sailing gave us the opportunity for room service breakfast -
it was just perfect sitting at our full length window watching the snowy banks pass by. |
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Snowy scenes as we sailed back to Budapest where the Parliment building looked even more
majestic with it's dusting of snow - first the city has seen in 6 years! |
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| Artwork by the crew of our sister ship MS Emily Bronte |
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| Superb finale dinner - the amazing crew of 42 made our holiday very special |
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| Good fun, great cruising companions, superb holiday |
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High above Budapest, drinking Hot Punch in Vienna, cruising by Parliment Building,
on deck in the snow and our very special floating hotel.
It wouldn't be our holiday without a few selfies! |
A massive thank you to Riveria Travel; Peter and Sarah our tour organisers; our onshore tour guides with their great knowledge delivered with humour; our two Captains for their piloting skills, especially through the locks; third Captain Alina for her great hospitality; and all the crew on MS Thomas Hardy - it was an amazing holiday full of Christmas cheer!
The biggest thank you is of course for my amazing Hubby
- I'm a very very lucky lady!
A magical festive adventure, beautiful xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog post! We are glad that you had a fabulous time with us on our river cruise and we hope to see you both again in the future. With your consent we would love to post your blog on our Facebook page! Best wishes, Riviera Travel.
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