BUDAPEST |
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Map of Budapest |
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Arriving at Budapest |
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Buda on the left Pest on the right
of the Danube |
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Cityscape from the castle |
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The "Blue" Danube and the Chain Bridge |
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Waterfront plus River Cruise boats |
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Citadel Peace Memorial |
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German Field Guns at the Citadel |
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Waiting to be photographed |
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Government building |
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Tradition uniform at the Citadel |
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Town Hall, faux medieval |
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The Portcullis of Vajdahunyad castle |
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Romanesque Church copied from one
at Jak |
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Sitting on the steps |
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Doorway detail |
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Surprised that he hit it? |
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Famous Medieval Poet
called "Anonymous" |
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"Art Nouveau" style Mezogazdasagi
Museum |
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Vajdahunyad |
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The Railcar that took
us to the Transport Museum |
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The Transport Museum entrance
made as an old style station |
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An old Tank engine |
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Modified to run on rails |
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Old Rolling stock |
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A Diesel Shunter |
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A post war suburban train |
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A Modern Express |
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Turntable |
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Old passenger car |
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An old express |
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An old post box |
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Children use a hand driven see-saw cart |
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The Chain Bridge at night |
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The Oldest Church in Budapest |
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In the castle area |
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Steep steps up to the Castle |
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View from Cafe Miro where I had Smaltz
in ignorance of its taste |
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Guarding the Chain Bridge |
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View from the Funicular which we took to the castle |
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Bridge support cable |
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Danube Cruiser |
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Emblem of the Magyars |
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Heroes Square |
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Arpad leader of the Tribes |
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The Seven Chiefs |
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Museum of Art |
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Villa on the Square |
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The Hungarian Parliament building |
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Fishermans Bastion.... |
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....reflected |
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The Cathedral has a very colourful roof
tiles |
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Parliament building inspired by ours |
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Children's Railway originally manned by
Pioneers as a reward for loyalty |
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Wood burner |
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Papal Nuncio's Palace and..... |
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....his door knockers |
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Luxury shops |
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A Poet |
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Large Art Nouveau Apartments |
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Budapest Central Station |
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To the Austro Hungarian Imperial Waiting Room
for a Champagne reception |
LAKE BALATON |
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Our train Journey |
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Another outing train |
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Our Locomotive |
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The Drivers. We rode in the cab later
and got a certificate |
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Our Dining Car where drinks were
available to us all day, free! |
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Oiling and wheel tapping |
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Our carriage which became a bedroom at
night |
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Japanese Pavilion on Lake Balaton |
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Fishermen trying for Pike Perch? |
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Lakeside Cafe |
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A Lake Pleasure Steamer |
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Festetics Palace |
OPUSZTASZER |
An open air heritage Museum |
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Magyar "Wigwam" |
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Another primitive hovel |
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A yurt |
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Inside the Yurt |
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Targets for the mounted archers demonstration |
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Horse training ring |
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Two volunteer firemen, they were having a rally and
ox roast |
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Old style farmhouse |
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Inside an old farmhouse |
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Disused Privy |
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A Country Post Office |
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Inside an old farmhouse |
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Inside an old farmhouse |
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Old Barns |
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Bedroom, note the stove |
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Grain Stores |
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Gift Shop |
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A new station where we had a wine
tasting in the drizzle |
TANYACSARDA RANCH |
A Hungarian "Dude ranch" |
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Our transport to the ranch |
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The train was "held up" by bandits
(Csikos) and
we were taken to the ranch |
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A stampede |
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White "Steppes cattle" |
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A Csikos, bandit, who made their hoses
lie down and hid behind them |
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Riding 5 horses |
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A stick dance, Gypsy band with a
cimbalom |
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We had a fireside sing song waiting for the train beside the track |
SZEGED |
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A small Farm with a
patch of Opium poppies |
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Veil Water Fall |
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Veil Water Fall,
Calcine Steps |
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Wood burning narrow
gauge, Forest Railway |
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A Monster stump |
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Shops Szeged |
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Diesel Forest Train |
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Our Loco for the day |
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Baradla Cave on the Slovak Border |
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Stalagmites |
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Stalectites |
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Very low light in the
cave
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A Wayside station |
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Market. NB Pizza Oven |
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Neither Country nor Pub as labelled! |
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Town Hall |
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Market |
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Carillion |
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The Dom (Cathedral) |
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Government Building |
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Do come on in? |
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Clothes Shop |
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Szeged |
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Our Luggage |
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The Train Crew |
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Killing the Turks! |
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Tram Szeged |
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War Memorial Arch to1848 |
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Waiting for our train |
KECSKEMET |
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Local Train |
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Kecskemet Station |
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Museum to the discoverer of Vitamin C |
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towards the centre |
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Mosque, no longer in
use |
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Kecskemet is called a
fruit salad |
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Protestant Church |
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Old Street Kecskemet |
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Newer Street Kecskeme |
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Central Square |
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Wedding Kecskemet,
note MC. |
EGER |
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Our Hotel Eger |
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Gateway |
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Old Minaret |
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Early Morning Eger
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Evening towards Eger castle |
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Local Pub |
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Don Quixote |
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Fazola Hinges |
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Fazola Ironwork |
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A bastion Eger Castle |
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Castle Walls. The Turks were beaten
back! |
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A view towards the town |
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A bank |
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Dereliction of which we saw very little |
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From Eger Castle |
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A smarth Hotel |
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Inside |
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Smart Hat |
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Traditional cafe for evening Goulash |
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GODOLLO PALACE |
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Godollo Palace |
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Main Square |
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Rear of the Palace |
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Break for Icecream |
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The yet to be restored part |
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Unrestored wing |