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 🤣

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

Snapshot of Budapest

Lucia I our tour guide.

3 parts

Going to Buda side,

Green Bridge. Liberty Bridge.

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1873 was the year Buda and Pech merged become one city, Buda is half the size of Pech.

Castle District Budai Várnegyed

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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

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Hungarian are from Central Asia. 匈奴人， 896 Hungary was built.

Stroll Castle District

Central Market Hall Nagycsarnok

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Check in to Hilton Budapest, photo shots around Castle District.

Dinner at Jamie’s Italian restaurant.

Kalocsa, Hungary

Barouge Kalocsa town tour

St. Mary Cathedral Kalocsai Nagyboldogasszony Főszékesegyház, Assumption Church

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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

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Arriving at Ilok, Croatia

Osijek

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Vukovar

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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

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City center, Tvrđa

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慶祝青年節😁

Arriving at Belgrade

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City tour

Belgrade Fortress, later city center

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Using Latin and Cyrillic both

House of Flowers Кућа цвећа, most visited museum，buried place for Tito.

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Church of Saint Sava Храм Светог Саве

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Afternoon walk to city center.

After dinner.

Going through Iron Gate Locke

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Iron Gate Gorge

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Arriving at Tourist Info Center Donji Milanovac Туристички инфо центар Доњи Милановац

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Some people will get off here for half day trip, we stayed on board and headed to next destination Golubak Fortress

Tvrđava Golubac

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Golubac Fortress Тврђава Голубац

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Beginning of the national park

Golubac actually means pigeon

This fortress was sold to Ottoman never conquered by Hungary

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

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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)

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