Yesterday morning as we arrived in Hungary, Border Guards came onboard. It was 6:30 AM and I was stepping into the shower as cabins on the second level were called. I was dressed with wet hair when our cabin was called for a face-to-face. The front desk man turned our passport to the picture page, handed it to the Guard who stamped it and threw it on a pile and we walked back to our room.
Our bus trip was to Pecs which has received awards for culture and in recognition of its many musums. We traveled by bus for an hour. First toured an ancient Roman church that had recently been unearthed. Actually the church was underground so sometimes we were walking on glass over it. Strange. Then we toured a huge Catholic church that had been rebuilt and restored. It had many frescos on the walls. The plain walls and the windows had Moorish designs. At first glance the church looked rather dull, then the guide asked them to turn on the lights and the 14 kilos of gold leaf decoration really made the place pop and sparkle. We toured the town further and eventually met for lunch. The restaurant's specialty was Chicken Paprish served with spaetzel. and it was delicious. Walked to the bus and slept to the boat. Although the day had been grey, it didn't start to rain until we got in the bus. Back on board we enjoyed an afternoon tea complete with little sandwiches, fancy desserts (cheesecake, cream puffs, tortes, ice cream,etc.) and of course, tea. There was also a party for the President's Club (those who have traveled 3 or more trips with Vantage). Followed by a lecture on disembarkation. Veal shank was served for dinner.
Forgot to tell you that we saw a small refuge camp (tents and porta-potties) in a city park by the train station in Belgrade.
Our bus trip was to Pecs which has received awards for culture and in recognition of its many musums. We traveled by bus for an hour. First toured an ancient Roman church that had recently been unearthed. Actually the church was underground so sometimes we were walking on glass over it. Strange. Then we toured a huge Catholic church that had been rebuilt and restored. It had many frescos on the walls. The plain walls and the windows had Moorish designs. At first glance the church looked rather dull, then the guide asked them to turn on the lights and the 14 kilos of gold leaf decoration really made the place pop and sparkle. We toured the town further and eventually met for lunch. The restaurant's specialty was Chicken Paprish served with spaetzel. and it was delicious. Walked to the bus and slept to the boat. Although the day had been grey, it didn't start to rain until we got in the bus. Back on board we enjoyed an afternoon tea complete with little sandwiches, fancy desserts (cheesecake, cream puffs, tortes, ice cream,etc.) and of course, tea. There was also a party for the President's Club (those who have traveled 3 or more trips with Vantage). Followed by a lecture on disembarkation. Veal shank was served for dinner.
Forgot to tell you that we saw a small refuge camp (tents and porta-potties) in a city park by the train station in Belgrade.
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