Yesterday’s post was short due to a fading laptop battery. Now that I am recharged and have paid the big bucks at the Hilton for some internet time, I want to write a little more about Budapest.

Yes, we are staying at the Hilton…the choice of the cruise line, and not a bad choice, really. The hotel earns a stop in Rick Steves’ tour of Buda’s Castle Hill because when the hotel was built in the late ‘70’s, the architects preserved the ruins of the 13^th century abbey beneath it and opened them to the public. Behind the hotel, the 19^th century Fisherman’s Bastion overlooks the Danube and Pest. And here’s the not too shabby view from our room.

Chain Bridge and Castle Hill, Budapest