Austria for the day

The joy of Budapest is that it is ridculously close to other gorgeous European cities and countries. From here you can drive to Krakow in 6 hours, Vienna in 3 or get a train to Zagreb in 2 and a half. Tomorrow seven of will load ourselves into a minivan and hop over the border to do some shopping in Austria. I am also planning a day trip to Vienna in the half term holiday to go to see the Klimt paintings on exhibition there and have a wander through the city as I have never been.

Although I am now in my second year in Hungary, I haven't really taken advantage of the proximity to other places, but after my first foray into the trains, buses and highways over the next couple of weeks I hope that I might find the energy ti plan a few more little outings like this. I would love to go to Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro after Christmas, I might start researching now.