Vienna 2

The acoustics were amazing! We were seated in the balcony 5 rows back and it was marvelous!
We attended a concert at the Mozart Music Hall, a huge place that was golden inside.  I had never been in a concert hall with such acoustical brilliance.  The symphony played  The Danube Waltz as an encore and I could not contain my emotion as I teared up.  An evening I will never forget and one that completed our stay in Vienna.

Now we are in Budapest.  It was not a long drive from Vienna, so we took a back road and went through some little towns to life away from the bigger cities.  We found a park to eat our lunch along the river Danube.  The weather was HOT.  When we arrived through the traffic into the city, we could see the the beautiful Parliament building across the river.  ( this building is pictured on brochures and everything you may read about Budapest )  This is a lovely city; quite different than I expected.  We are super pleased with our modern apartment.  Not a speck of dust anywhere and everything has a place and is in its place.  It will be a good stay here. And....... weather is HOT and is supposed to remain thus.  It is Wednesday, June 11.

Oh!  one thing that I have forgotten to mention a long time ago in France and Spain.  We helped pay for their highways!  Toll booths every so often.  We estimated that we had spent over $100.00+ in American funds.  We drove on great roadways, so I guess it is good that all people using the roads must pay for them.  Maybe we should follow that idea.