The big day has finally arrived. I thought that departure time for YOW would never arrive. It was July 17th, 2012 that this plan hatched! Along with friends Garnet & Shirley and Jim and Pam that the decision was taken to book a river cruise. It's been months of planning and imagining about what our trip of a lifetime will be like; now it's time to find out! We will be aboard AC 838 to Frankfurt, a short time in Frankfurt, then on to Budapest, Hungary aboard LH1338. We should arrive at our first destination around 8:30 Frankfurt time....the day has moved so quickly! Already it is late evening in Budapest. It has been like a whirlwind... We found the Frankfurt Airport almost overwhelming and somewhat poorly organized in terms of getting passengers through passport control and on to the next leg of the adventure, taking almost 90 minutes from disembarking from AC838 and on to LH 1338. Service was excellent through both carriers. Our second flight was aboard an Airbus A32, a very comfortable, quiet flight. Upon arrival in Budapest, the Viking crew took over. Before we knew it, we were on a luxury coach, headed for boarding the Viking Bragi! Once aboard,we quickly met up with friends Garnet & Shirley and Jim & Pam. Right from the outset, the service has been excellent! The cocktail hour became the embarkation briefing, where we learned about the ship and about what we could look forward to during our time on board. It's like a fairy tale, things are that well planned!
Tomorrow we will learn about Budapest. What we know already is that few cities
can compare to this city. Hungary's captivating capital combines old world charm with a cosmopolitan lifestyle. It is home to 1.7 million people; the city is actually the merging of two cities... .... So much to know...so little time one has to learn it all!
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