8 May 2012, exiting Praque to Bratislava, Slovakia for over 4 hours drive. I was intrigued to see the yellow and green fields along the way. Detlef and Shanta said the yellow fields are flowers of rapefield. This is a new learning for me as I have never heard of this. It seems the seeds of these yellow flowers are processed into cooking oil which could be found in the market. I have never seen rapefield oil in Malaysia. My curiousity got the better of me and requested Detlef to stop at any rapefiled farm along the way if he could. He didn't disappoint us. We stopped and had such great time taking endless photos in and around the field. With yellow background, it made stunning background to any photos. Thank you Det for this treat.
Bratislava, Slovakia was just a stopover for a few hours but Detlef was able to find interesting tourist spots for us. We found the War Memorial ground first and by enquiring people who could speak English or German, Detlef found the old castle. We walked on the castle ground as the castle was under restoration. It has fantastic view of River Danube and Bratislava.
A slight problem surfaced at Budapest when changing of hotel was not informed earlier by Izan. This was a real test of patience and integrity among the members. Poor Izan, she was not there to defend herself when harsh words were thrown at her. That's human nature.Finally I got a SMS from her saying another hotel, Hotel Gloria, was booked for us. Everybody was tired and temper was short. Hotel Gloria was a disappointment but served delicious bread in the morning.
Budapest is a fascinating old city with glamorous intricately architectured buildings. The Parliamnet House, the Palace, the city buildings are so rich with creativity and culture. The local tour we took the next morning was a pleasure led by an old gentleman guide who was so patience explaining in English and Spanish to the two Argentinian gentlemen in the group. The visit at the Castle, Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church was interesting. The roof of Matthias Church was decorated with beautifully crafted mozaic work. Since there was an official function was taking place at the Parliament House we were not able to go in but just took photos from the outside. At St. Gellert Hill, we were treated with magnificent view of River Danube and Budapest city. This is where Shanta lost some money for gambling guessing under which 3 cups something was put by the operator. Another group member had to drag her away from there. Naughty Shanta!! The afternoon tour was at the Opera house which to me was not necessary. The day was hot and we were tired after walking the city. The tour leader was not accommodating and complained that we were so slow. We could do without this tour.
An enjoyable evening occurred when we went Danube river cruising at dusk. Shanta and I had to remove ourselves from the top deck because there were thoughtless people who smoked and drank, disregarding other passengers comfort. Lagi teruk! When the day turned dark, the city was shimmering with lights - gorgeous and delightful.
Given the opportunity, I would like to visit Praque again. Jin has been talking about going there with me one day. Maybe I'll do that. Butttttt I have so many other places to visit......We'll see..
Alamak, macam mana nak label dan susun gambar-gambar ni. Tu lah bila google ubah program, saya terpinga-pinga tak tahu macam mana nak buat.
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