The secret HISTORY
Peeking inside the former Iron Curtain is like turning back the clock, to reveal Magyar cowboys on the Great Hungarian Plain, and eerie Transylvanian castles evoking images of the legend of Dracula. Add to this unfading tapestry countless Ottoman treasures plus a hefty dose of Art Nouveau and Stalinist architecture.
THE WATERWAY FLOWS THROUGH A RICH MOSAIC OF BROODING MEDIEVAL FORTS AND PASTORAL VILLAGES
I join in Budapest shortly before departure, when the Parliament Building is magnificently illuminated against the night sky. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga but from a cruise perspective it is first amongst equals. Traditionally the majority
