Budapest - Vienna

On our last morning here in Budapest we actually do manage to get up early to see the sunrise from Fisherman’s Bastion. We get up at a quarter to six and set off along the route we have already walked there and back 4 times in the last 24 hours. Once we are up there, we know right away that getting up early was absolutely worth it. The rising sun sits just above the magnificent Parliament on the Pest side and bathes the city below us in a fiery red. Apart from us, only a few people have thought of coming up here so early, mostly wedding couples having professional photos taken in the romantic atmosphere. We also take lots of photos of the view and of ourselves. We enjoy the calm morning atmosphere and watch the city wake up.

With our cameras’ memory cards full, we go back to the hotel and fill our stomachs at the wonderful breakfast buffet. Unfortunately, after breakfast it is time to pack our suitcases, because we are leaving the city this afternoon and travelling on to Vienna. We still spend the rest of the morning and lunchtime in our hotel garden, though. Over a cool lemonade we search once more for accommodation in Lofoten and edit the beautiful pictures from this morning. We order lunch via Wolt one last time and eat it by the Danube. Then we walk for half an hour with our luggage to Budapest-Déli station. From there we have booked a direct train to Vienna (for only 9 euros including a drink). The journey is uneventful, the train leaves on time, but the air conditioning could have worked better. By early evening we are already in Vienna and take an Uber to our hotel. Unfortunately Vienna welcomes us with rain and a thunderstorm, but after the high temperatures in Budapest, a bit of cooler weather is very welcome. At the hotel we order food via Mjam (dumplings and curry).