So after reaching Budapest from Prague, as narrated in my previous post , we were put in a very grand hotel center in the city surrounded by varios small shops , hotels & eatries . 

Viking staff had their own stall in one corner of the hotel lobby where all the Viking tourists had to interact about their various inquiries about everything related to touring ——— sightseeing, shopping, banking, eating etc . Hotel had sumptuous Breakfast ,which was part of our deal and for lunch , dinner or snacking , we were supposed to arrange on our own . 

 Budapest is the capital and most popular city of Hungry.It is the tenth largest city in the European Union by population within the city limits and the second largest city on the Danube River .

Budapest is a global city with strength in commerce, finance ,media ,art, fashion ,research ,education and entertainment. The central area of Budapest has some very important monuments of classical architecture— like Hungarian Parliament and Buda Castle . City has many geothermal springs ,second largest synagogue and third largest parliament building in the world . Budapest is a very popular tourist destination attracting about 12-13 million tourists every year.