Going home😂
Going through Budapest airport was much easier this time🤣
Transfer at Munich
From Munich to DC is AirBus A380, it’s a monster 🤣
Author Archives: mrjessiewang
20260402
Morning river side walk along Danube across from Parliament Palace😊
Walked around Bastion area and had Jamie’s for lunch again.
Going to New York Cafe to see the palace restaurant
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Going down to Chain Bridge
20260401
Snapshot of Budapest
Lucia I our tour guide.
3 parts
Going to Buda side,
Green Bridge. Liberty Bridge.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NuQwUovicLVk5bP16?g_st=ic
1873 was the year Buda and Pech merged become one city, Buda is half the size of Pech.
Castle District Budai Várnegyed
https://maps.app.goo.gl/T33qYMQCHMQ4ppV69?g_st=ic
Lots of government buildings
1848 separated from Austria.
Houdini’s home
14 century building , it’s a pub now
The Church of Our Lady of Buda Castle Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom. Matthia’s Church
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dz53opJfRBquPhYa8?g_st=ic
Hungarian are from Central Asia. 匈奴人， 896 Hungary was built.
Stroll Castle District
Central Market Hall Nagycsarnok
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FaeZJEMqHRnmryxLA?g_st=ic
Check in to Hilton Budapest, photo shots around Castle District.
Dinner at Jamie’s Italian restaurant.
20260331
Kalocsa, Hungary
Barouge Kalocsa town tour
St. Mary Cathedral Kalocsai Nagyboldogasszony Főszékesegyház, Assumption Church
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wqii124a8Y6QAHo86?g_st=ic
Building 18 century, this is the 4 church built on the same spot.
Musical organ concert.🎶
Paprika was introduced, red pepper
Horse farm tour Bakodpuszta Idegenforgalmi Centrum Hivatalos Oldala
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FMCc3BKPNmksUJqZ7?g_st=ic
20260330
Arriving at Ilok, Croatia
Osijek
https://maps.app.goo.gl/va4haHffuh2zgFan7?g_st=ic
Vukovar
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5dGeuEpP7RXMqh8v6?g_st=ic
1991 war started, Yugoslavia was established after WW II by Tito. It was six countries combined.
Nicky travel guide.
Home visit . Making all kinds of wine and brandy, mainly from cherry, walnut. 1991 during the war: Serbia and Croatia. People were devised and was asked to leave, family were separated. People who stayed to keep things up never survived. Kids were sent to Hungary town refugees camp, they were moved to Croatia, mother rented a place for kids and grandma. They were separated for 7 years. ‘I don’t teach my children to hate.’
Osijek, concert in the church Saint Michael’s Church Crkva sv. Mihaela
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9wEAMKmwFsrEY3BP7?g_st=ic
City center, Tvrđa
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dBCHCxwKf62oiuaH6?g_st=ic
20260329
慶祝青年節😁
Arriving at Belgrade
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8DTaDnfHBXqWzLie7?g_st=ic
City tour
Belgrade Fortress, later city center
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bjYwwosUB44264Ec8?g_st=ic
Using Latin and Cyrillic both
House of Flowers Кућа цвећа, most visited museum，buried place for Tito.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cF9bJseMFmpUCJpm9?g_st=ic
Church of Saint Sava Храм Светог Саве
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qfUatYEJToisyvXZ8?g_st=ic
Afternoon walk to city center.
After dinner.
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Going through Iron Gate Locke
Iron Gate Gorge
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cncPBYh4ocW8CBGL7?g_st=ic
Arriving at Tourist Info Center Donji Milanovac Туристички инфо центар Доњи Милановац
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SA1L8FydSoYGquJT7?g_st=ic
Some people will get off here for half day trip, we stayed on board and headed to next destination Golubak Fortress
Tvrđava Golubac
Golubac Fortress Тврђава Голубац
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2J48HkuhvxRVnzyS7?g_st=ic
Beginning of the national park
Golubac actually means pigeon
This fortress was sold to Ottoman never conquered by Hungary
20260327
Port “Vidin” Пристанище “Видин”
Arriving at Port Vidin 8:30
Driving to the rock place, local town is typical story, some chemical and tobacco industries before, but has died down since USSR collapsed
Balkan in Turkish means mountains
Traveling on E79 –
The E79 is essentially Bulgaria’s vertical spine:
Connects Danube → Sofia → Greece Critical for trade, logistics, and EU integration Still evolving, with infrastructure upgrades underway
If you’re traveling in Bulgaria, E79 is actually one of the most scenic routes too—especially near the mountains and toward the Greek border. I can point out the best stretches if you’re planning a drive.
Fortress „Belogradchik“ Белоградчишка крепост
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7yc88ShxDmuCDs7ZA?g_st=ic
It was pretty good when we arrived, after we finished the top it started drizzling, but it’s all good.
There were 2 tribes, from the south was the Slavs , then from the north was the Bulgars
Departed around 6, passing through Vidin-Calafat Bridge Мост Нова Европа (Видин – Калафат)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2w27mvmwkGB4uddC9?g_st=ic
20260326 Russe day trip
Breakfast was good, typical Viking treatment😁
Russe city to tour, little Vienna.
Kaloyanova Fortress Калоянова крепост，rest stop, but it’s a castle 🤣
Church of the Nativity Храм „Рождество Христово“
Lunch at Механа Извора – Арбанаси
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KSgDXbAeFj8p6rjg9?g_st=ic
“Tsar Asen I” Square Площад “Цар Асен I”
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rVdRDUjQDENgb1qAA?g_st=ic
Tsarevets Fortress Крепост „Царевец“ and near by old town shopping.
Boarding at Svishtov Свищов
20260325 Bucharest trip
Morning breakfast at hotel
Catedrala Mantuirii Neamului Catedrala Națională a României, biggest Orthodox church in
Palace of Parliament, second largest government building, next to Pentagon. Lots of building are similar in style/look and feel. Built around 80. From 84 to 89, finished 70%, all finished around 1994. Michael Jackson filmed here 1992, he came out to speak: good morning Budapest 🤣
From 50s started the communism until 90s, houses went from private to state-owned, then back to private, but during the transition lots of issue about gaining the ownership back, do lots of houses were not maintained because there was no clear ownership.
Victory Square.
“Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum Muzeul Național al Satului “Dimitrie Gusti”
https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9CSp5oDH85dT1is6?g_st=ic
Piața Revoluției, Revolution Square , December of 89. 1,200 people died, 4,000 wounded
Old town
https://maps.app.goo.gl/81hFa9it5LD5yfEQ8?g_st=ic
Lunch at Restaurant Hanu’ lui Manuc
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ygys2LNhgc6fwUv39?g_st=ic
Going to Viking Ullur, Portul giurgiu Vechi
https://maps.app.goo.gl/iY1RPH13j9tUNyPu8?g_st=ic
Arriving at Russe, Bulgaria, just across the the river from Portul giurgiu Vechi, Romania.
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