VIKING TOR


   After roaming the streets of Budapest for 3 days, we checked out of our apartment, grabbed a taxi and headed for our River boat, the Viking Tor.  Our zhungarian cab driver had trouble trying to understand us.  We figured he would be familiar with these big boats.  We eventually got him headed for the river.  We weren't sure where our boat had docked but we should be able to spot this 400' long vessel easy enough. 
  When it dawned on our driver where we were going, a big light came on and he said, "Oh, VIKING! ", which he pronounced, "WEKKING"!  We felt so stupid!
   We were able to board ship right away.  We would soon get our rooms and lunch will be at noon.  We will not set sail until tomorrow afternoon.  It was nice to be able to relax on the quiet ship.  Most of the passengers are on shore sightseeing Budapest.  Ron and I decided to take advantage of the quiet.  We remained on the ship enjoying the food and lounge chairs.   Debby and Nancy went shopping.  Where else would they go?
   When evening came the Tor took us out on the river for a night cruise to see beautiful Budapest at night.  The buildings and bridges along the Danube were illuminated and looked gorgeous!   We cruised for more than hour before returning to our parking place for the night.
   The next morning  (Saturday), we had a guided excursion to do a bus tour of Buda, across the river.  We drove up to Fisherssman Bastion, an place on the hill overlooking all of Buda and Pest, with the Danube in the middle dividing the two old cities, now called Budapest.  We also visited a church.  It was very beautiful.
   Back to our ship for lunch and began our upriver cruise.