Hungary - Slovakia - Austria 30/09 - 12/10/ 2013

                         From Ukraine into Hungary and our first EU country

                              Eger  to the NE of Budapest

                           The Danube Valley is abundant with vineyards and Eger has a history of wine production from small family concerns that have in many cases been operating for centuries

                           The magnificent parliament house on the Danube is an awe inspiring sight





                
  

                                          Cruising the Blue Danube  

                            Budapest was once the northern boundary of the Roman Empire sitting astride the Danube and originally of two cities, Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east 

                          ..............Been there

                               The architecture is not just limited to the gothic buildings……

                           …….can’t get enough of it

                          The three bridges were best viewed …….

                          The three bridges were best viewed …….

                        Heroes Square commemorates the 1000^th anniversary in 1896 of the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian Basin

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                                         The conquerors!

                           

                                             After Hungary two nights in Bratislava, Slovakia on the way to Austria

                                    Postcard countryside with again endless vineyards and neat productive agricultural land 

                       Vienna, another of Europe’s magnificent cities; the Opera House;

                               The Palace

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                                   Had to say hi to Mozart

                             This is Vienna

                   

                      From on top of St.Stephen's Cathedral

                              Finally to end The Long Drive for 2013, storage for Roadee in the small village of Raab in Western Austria