It's fair to say that I've had about 2 hours of sleep these lasts 24 hours, so this will obviously be brief.
Marty and I decided, quite last minute, if you consider February 27 to be last minute, to book a Danube River Cruise with AmaWaterways. It begins in Budapest with two days pre-cruise, and ends in Prague for three days with a nine day journey along the river. I've always wanted to see both of these magnificent cities, so we decided this just might be the perfect time to visit, and so the decision was made.
In retrospect, one thing I failed to consider was the possibility of reserving air tickets for the two of us on the specific days of arrival and departure for the cruise. I realizes as I searched, that I usually purchase the air fair first, then plan the itinerary.
But with the cruise paid in full, my opportunities were quite limited, but I did manage to book flights from BWI, which is about an hour 40 minutes from us, to London Heathrow to Budapest.
Other than the first flight feeling like we were part of a can of sardines (lucky it wasn't smelly), the trip overseas was quite smooth. Just some tight quarters that limited the amount of shut eye I could get.
We were met at the gate by Bino who saw us safely to our hotel. As you can see, we have a lovely room overlooking the Danube Rive.
I'm pretty tuckered out, but here are a few photos to share the magnificence.]
Room from our view on the first floor:
