Start a travel blog Login. It was a bit of - but not a big fuss on board the AmaLea: which would be the mode of transport from Vienna to Budapest? Well, the writing seemed clear on the vessel wall right from cruise embarkation: AmaLea was not going to make a complete cruise journey all the way to Budapest. And, prognostics were right.
Record levels of drought in summer yielded historic water level lows for the Danube, especially in Austria and Hungary. Budapest harbor. And so, because of dry and rocky situation, it was back on the road again to bus it to next cruise destination.
This time, we traveled to where the Hungarian hills of Buda meets bustling city paths of Pest. No huff and puff from me leaving Lea via coach ride.
No luxury cruise would ever make me become "that" cruise goer "that" meaning a haughty "she-diddy" type. No qualms here, after all, I already experienced a wonderful cruise experience- aside from one rude awakening of the captain horn from a morning transfer in Austria preceding or during a passage through locks. Ultimately, I made the best of things- all things considered.
Three hours on coach was very bearable, especially with excellent Wi-fi connection and handy snacks in the sack. After crossing the Austria-Hungary border, the 3-bus Ama Waterways brigade along with coaches from another cruise liner That dominating one that starts with a "V" simultaneously stop at a fuel station. Whoa- what a scene: about cruisers queued up at the stop for potty break and stretch.
