Wandered down to the square near St Stephens Basillica for dinner. I'd seen some restaurants the night before when we stopped there for a photo shoot on our night lights tour. We ended up at Osteria Undici which, funnily enough, turned out to be an Italian restaurant. We had a bruschetta to start with prosciutto, soft mozzarella and ruccola (which we know as rocket), served on a baked bread. Then I ordered a chicken roulade, stuffed with Parmesan, red pepper, ...

Up early to shower and get to breakfast by about 7 am. Bags out the front of our stateroom by 8 then off the ship by 8.45. We are staying one extra night in Budapest at the InterContinental which overlooks the Danube. We can actually see our Avalon Tapestry ship from our window! We've had a quiet morning, and walked the Chain Bridge in the afternoon. There is a fenicular, which is like little cars being pulled by cables up a very steep hill on the Buda side. ...

We sailed overnight for Budapest which is our final destination. Arrived about 8.30 am. We went on a tour of Budapest of about 2 and a 1/2 hours, on coach and foot. The city spans the banks of the Danube, with seven bridges spanning ancient Buda on the hillside and Pest on the left. Such a magnificent city, though such a difficult history. Determined to read up a lot more about what challenges these European cities have gone through over the last centuries. ...