2023 Buda to Bucha Day 04

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Sat., Oct 7, 2023 Kalocsa, Hungary

Today we arise for our first full day on the riverboat. 145 meters long and 9 meters wide. Interesting ship! Our Panorama Stateroom is on the 2 floor but the first floor above water. The side of the room that faces the water is a floor to ceiling window where the top half drops open to create a ‘Balcony’! We watch the sunrise as we leisurely cruise down the Danube. Breakfast is a buffet and very filling!

We take part in a morning trivia game and come in 3rd Place with a Team we put together and we call ourselved “Dazed and Confused”. Fun general knowledge questions and we get 12 out of 20 to finish in 3rd Place. 2nd Place had 13 and 1st had 14!

Then lunch is had as we arrive in Kalocsa. At 1:30, we board buses to go into town. We learn some history about this town of 15,000 people that used to be 30,000. But children grow and move away now and they didn’t a couple generations ago. After the tour of the town, we get back on the buses.

We travel to Pueszta in the Great Hungarian Plain and arrive at a horse ranch, Putsca, where we are treated to the exceptional equestrian skills of the Magyar Cowboys in classic costumes. Some really fun demonstrations as you will see in the photos! Then we take a wagon ride around the farm. After we purchase some Paprika as this is the home of the best Paprika in the World! We are in the Hungarian Paprika Capital! We buy Sweet, Savory and Spicy Paprika and I know our kitchen will thank us!

The wagon ride around the farm…

Back on the buses and we head back to the ship. An hour’s nap is refreshing! We go up on deck and play a game of Corn Hole! Neither of us wins, but fun and camaraderie is had by all!

On our time on top of the ship, we are passing under a bridge being built! Such an interesting thing to watch!

Then it’s off to the Daily Briefing where we learn about tomorrow’s excursion in Croatia! At dinner we are given a menu similar to last night where several options are offered on one page and the Chef’s Selection is on the second page! Like last night, we choose the Chef’s Selection! It is a 5 course delicious meal! We meet new friends that join us at our table and all is good conversation. We meet new friends from the UK and another couple from New York!

After dinner there is a “Name That Tune” game in the lounge but I am tired and choose to retire and write this Blog. See you all tomorrow!

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