One Man Travelling...

Standing outside the Hungarian Parliament building or Palace here in Budapest the Gothic Revival structure is a far cry from Ceaușescu's "Palace" or "People's House". Once inside the same was true, no depression here, warm and inviting, sumptuous and stylish this is a place to inspire. Polished wooden surfaces, deep carpets, intricate carvings, well padded seats and all that glitters is gold. To me it summed up the total difference in ideologies. As I mentioned before, I pre-booked because a friend could not get a ticket, I wish that they had, this is one of the highlights of my trip. Those sitting in the parliament are constantly reminded of the diverse population which they have served for hundreds of years. Statues abound depicting trades, nobility, farming, soldiery, musicians and scholars. As you walk down the corridors of power.....

Two years in Bulgaria and it is time to move on. However "Brexit" looms in 2019 and I decide that my plan to spend a year in each of the major European countries is not going to work. So, here I am with an Interrail one month global pass in my hand boarding a train at Ruse bound for Bucharest in Romania. The journey will take me to Budapest in Hungary, Vienna in Austria, Bratislava in Slovakia, Florence, Rome and Salerno in Italy, Marseillaise in France then on to Madrid in Spain where I shall stay with friends for a couple of weeks in August. The link is at the top of the page or you can go directly from here  https://onemanineurope.blogspot.com