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Tourism

Budapest

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Budapest is a photogenic city.

Athletics stadium lit up in the national colours.

A good way to see Budapest is from the river Danube,

Petiöf Híf with tram.
The Liberty Statue
Cathedral of the Assumption
Gerard Segredo Monument
Passing under Szécheny Lanchid
Parliament
Walzing up the Danube
Turn point
Heading downstream
Margit Hid
Parliament

Next day some sightseeing on dry land.

Mathias Church
Looking towards parliament
Tram on the other side of the river
A 3D guide with braille.
2D guide
National Gallery
Barge
The Liberty Statue
Széchenyi Lanchid
National Gallery
Liberty Bridge from a tram

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Travel

München to Budapest

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I set off early from the hotel to allow for the ongoing work on the S Bahn. Which meant I arrived well ahead of time at the Hauptbahnhof. So purchased some bread based snacks for breakfast and the journey plus some fruit.

München Hbf

The train was an Austrian train, OBB, starting in Germany and ending in Hungary.

South east of München- wall to mitigate noise.
River Inn near Rosenheim
Now in Austria
Salzburg
Near Salzburg
Heading away from Salzburg
Industry on the Traun
Weißkirchen in the distance
Near the Danube- is that a power station?
Coming into Vienna
Former arsenal and comms tower
Turbines
Into Hungary
Komáron in the distance
Tatabánya
Budapest Kelenföld

Hotel-Radison

The Danube

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Travel

UK north coast to South coast and back a bit

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The far north is a joy when the views are clear and the days are long.

Iconic view from far north train.
River Helmsdale
Looking across the Moray Firth
Beach near Brora
Looking towards Nigg
At Invergordan
Boarding the sleeper- but no bike.
View from the sleeper near Tomartin
Early near Atherstone
Breakfast

The breakfast did leave me hungry.

Mist approaching Rugby
It’s green near Buckby
Arrival at Euston
Waterloo

15 mins of delay at Waterloo due to incoming train being late, there was an obstacle on the line.

Long train

I had to get myself into the front five carriages as the train splits at Bournemouth.

More green landscape near Hook
Poole
Arrived at Wool
Barriers going down
Train arriving at Wool

I am about to start my minor backtrack.

Southampton 





Near Otterbourne





Change at Winchester





Reading station





Reading Ibis






							

							

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To the south west
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Starting in sunny Thurso.





Loch Lucya I believe.





View across the Moray Firth





Waiting for the next train 





Near Golspie 





Cromarty Firth





Looking inland near Invergordan- low clouds 





A monstrous cruise liner at Invergordon. 





How could someone design such an ugly ship?






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Approaching Inverness 





I had to catch the lunchtime train to Inverness due to a reduced timetable.Time to kill in Inverness.






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At Eden Court





Were they playing or tuning up?





Complementary drinks and snacks at the Sleeper Lounge.





Boarding the sleeper service





Started raining just after boarding 





Breakfast at Rugby





Euston 





Paddington Grand Union Canal





Grand Union Canal end





With waterfowl 





Heading to Bristol





I had a seat booked in this train, which someone sat in- no point moving them as the seat next to it was free.





Bristol 





I caught the Penzance train here. A few issues. Firstly the train rolled past platform 5 to platform 6, leaving everyone rushing over to get on board. And it wax crowded.





The Penzance train leaving Bridgwater 





Bridgwater





Bridgwater is not particularly bonny, but I did find a picture to make it look good.

							

							

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