The Spiral Staircase

Path to the bell tower at St. Stephen's Basilica

March 19th 2015
After a final ride down the beautiful Grand Canal, we sadly left Venice. The beautiful lights of the Palazzo blinked their goodbyes as we headed towards the Ferrovia. We were catching the night train to Vienna where, after a short layover, we would be on our way the next morning for our new home of Budapest, Hungary. We had a choice of private sleeper, four-person sleeper, six-person sleep ... read more

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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more

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Nanci and David Curry

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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21st March 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Thrilled!
How fabulous that Budapest has opened your hearts and travel plans to the beautiful East! Now I suppose, you'll be off to Prague, Cracow and St. Petersberg. A new world is before you. Hope you spend some time in the other-worldly baths there in Budapest! Thanks for the gerat memories!

21st March 2015

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Thrilled!
We went to the Szchenyi Baths in City Park and the Gellert Baths but couldn't muster the courage to try them. We still have a couple of weeks, so you never know. We don't like to telegraph our next place, but one of the 3 you guessed is correct....Thanks for reading!

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