Budapest

My word, that's a good place. I may have the time to return to one or two oif these destinations and this is a good one. It is a bit spread out for someone who'd rather walk than take a bus/tram, but it is fantastic. Great buildings and a friendly atmosphere, even if some of the people look a little leery.

Sadly, I'm not sure the pictures will do anything resembling justice: the weather, while far from cold, was grey and a bit misty. You'll see soon. Buy stuff away from tourist bits, climb the hill rather than taking the funicular and drink the wine. Ossum. I spent some of the afternoon in a wine tasting room (you may be aware oif my interests in the regard). I am not familiar with most of the varietals I tried, but I am in favour of Tokay, possibly the first sweet wine to really charm me. There is, of course, a wide range of flavours, but two of the three I tried were well worth having, and superior to the closest I've had in NZ. But I've not had that many back home.