We arrived at the train station in Budapest and struggled with the currency, which we wound up calling kumquats. We took a cab to our hotel, the Gellert. Steve and Shirley wound up in The Nixon room, which produced peals of laughter.

We took a boat ride on the Danube the first night and it was a good orientation.

The next day we walked and funicular-ed up to Palace Hill.

We watched some of the filming of Spielberg's film Munich.

Of course we enjoyed many a meal.

And we did lots of sightseeing.

And examined lots of architectural details.

All too soon it was time to rent a car and leave Budapest.