11/12/2025
✨🎄 Budapest, the grand finale on our Danube Christmas Delights river cruise.
ad|Docked right in the heart of the city, in front of the majestic Four Seasons hotel and beside the iconic Chain Bridge, we were just a stone’s throw from the magical St Stephen’s Basilica Christmas Market. Not a bad postcode for our final stop.
First up on our included excursion, we crossed to the Buda side for a quick wander around the storybook ramparts of Fisherman’s Bastion and the beautifully ornate Matthias Church. Even on a foggy winters day they were pure fairytale.
Back across the Danube, we strolled from the riverside to the market just as darkness fell and the city switched on its sparkle. Every half hour, the facade of St Stephen’s bursts into a technicolour light show with all the visitors to the market standing in complete silence to witness this Christmassy spectacle.
But let’s talk about the real mission and one we had been looking forward to all week: Hungarian chimney cake.
We found a wonderful stall cooking them the proper way - rolled dough turning slowly over open coals. We went classic with cinnamon sugar and honestly… we absolutely saved the best Christmas-market treat until last.
After one final, festive night on board Viking Egdir, it was time to say farewell. Huge thanks to the incredible crew who looked after us so beautifully all week - always smiling, always laughing, and always one step ahead. What a way to end the journey. ❤️✨
