Photo update!

Hello all! We're waiting to catch a night train from Budapest to Brasov, Romania. We leave at 11pm tonight and get to Brasov around 11am local time tomorrow. Eleven hours via train...we'll see how that goes.

Some highlights/adventures of the past few days:

• Exploring Buda's Castle Hill & Pest's twisting streets and city life
• Seeing the green Hungarian countryside from the train to Pecs
• The quirky Mosque Church in Pecs
• Wine-tasting in the Valley of the Beautiful Women (a misnomer, if I've ever heard one) in Eger
• Climbing to the very top of minaret built by Ottoman conquerors in Eger

As promised, here's a few photos of the past week or so:



Near the Coronation Church, Bratislava









Bratislava's New Bridge, more aptly called the UFO Bridge

The awesome collection of antique musical instruments, including a few used by some of the world's famous classical composers
"New Palace" at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna

Marking standing spots for Aida at the Staastoper
Vienna










One view from the sprawling Hofburg Palace courtyard,
Vienna

Budapest's famous Chain Bridge

Future visitors of Budapest, this is NOT the station you want to get off at....

Eger's Minaret tower...with a little tiny Ciara waving from the top

The super-sketchy entrance to our otherwise fine hostel

Downtown Pest


More later from Romania!!