Friday, April 26 - We are off on another Viking River Cruise (our second). As we usually do, we arrived several days prior the the cruise embarkation. We left JFK on Wednesday, the 24th, flying via Amsterdam. We had a longer layover than I usually like, but the price was right for business class so 5 hr layover it was. The flight still got us to Vienna by mid afternoon. We had a relatively quick journey by rail to center city and a short walk to the Hilton Plaza hotel. We tend to stay at Hi
May 2, afternoon - Budapest
After lunch, it was off to the Szechenyi Baths. Going to one of the thermal baths in Budapest seems to be the thing to do, so we decided to give it a try. Viking provided us with a nice bag filled with towel, robe, slippers (I’d suggest that flip flops are the way to go if you have them with you), and even a few snacks. The Szechenyi baths are one of the most famous found in the middle of the City Park. You have a personal changing cabin that you can