Boat Rides

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To get from Vienna to Budapest and then from Budapest to Bratislava we took the Hydrofoil...even at speeds of over 75 kph this was nearly 10 hours on the River Danube in total

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Photos

Hydrofoil in Vienna
At the beginning of our first river journey

First lock
Paul and Dan on deck at the first of two locks between Vienna and Bupapest

Little Shrimps
Chris searches for little creatures constantly falling off the lock wall as the water level diminishes

A tasty treat
The smile on the lock walls - yummy yummy

Lock opening
Having lowered by some 17 meters the lock gates open so that our boat can continue South East

Speeding
Our hydrofoil passes a sister ship on the Danube

Airplane on water
The cabin lay-out of the hydrofoil is more akin to an aircraft than a boat

Compensations
Although Dan finds out that being couped up in a boat for several hours can have an upside (our beautiful stewardess Zsuzsa)

The Southern lock
Coming up from Bupapest to Bratislava - and this time the water is uphill of course

Lock
Dan sees just how far up our lock has to go

A good day out
Obviously a popular past-time for the folks who live near the river - watching the locks fill up

River village
A typical little riverside village in the Hungarian countryside

Barge
A typical barge pushing river boat - this one full of coal

Journey's end
Docked at Bratislava - the end of our boat trips