"Magyars and Latins....an overnight Journey to Transylvania"

        We arrived at the >>>>>> train station on the west side of Budapest at 2100.  After consulting the somewhat misleading map provided by the Lonely Planet guide, we decided it was not too far to walk to the other station and set out on foot.  Little did we know it would take a fast paced 1:45 minute trek to reach our destination.  Although we did enjoy the sights in the center of town, our sore shoulders and feet quickly convinced us we would prefer to already be at the station.  Freezing in the compartment

the conductor who spoke "dollars, deutsche marks, .....

exhaustion hiking through Budapest

a genuine language barrier (Hungarian)

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