Those shoes again

Very, very occasional! Now. . . this should have been written two months ago, but my shoes covered quite a long distance between October and the start of 2012. I've been enjoying the spoils of my travel - wonderful photos and memories.

  

Two river cruises in Europe (to make the 24 hours travel in each direction count for more), another trip to beautiful west coast Tasmania and a 4-day trip to Sydney over Christmas.

The beautiful Danube River - starting in Budapest, Hungary and travelling in a southerly direction through the Balkan countries of Serbia, Bulgaria (love those roses!) and Romania, to walk beside the Black Sea on a very windy day.

 

Early morning walk on the
Chain Bridge, Budapest



While in Budapest, I took a bus tour to visit Szentendre, a small historic town with local artists' community.
This is the first of many cobblestone town squares where I walked.

    

Szentendre Main Square

View over Avalon "Tranquility" on the Danube River at Mohacs. We are about to leave Hungary. Note the very steep gangway - the water levels in the Danube were quite low (October) and I was glad of the good tread on my new shoes.

Now we are in Serbia .



I walked along Zmaj Jovina Street in Novi Sad.

  

Shopping street in Belgrade



Bulgaria:

a small street in historic town near Veliko Tarnovo-Arbanasi

Another steep gangway. Looking across the Danube from our docking place at Nikopol, Bulgaria towards Turnu Magurele in Romania.

 A bucket-list goal achieved - the Black Sea at Constanta in Romania, on a very windy day. The building is the old casino (1909).