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walking along the road towards the bridge to Pest
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Palace on the hilltop in Buda
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nearby church, where Kim goes to Christmas mass!
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Parliament
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smogless public transport
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trolley
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a funicular goes to the top of the hill
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classic streetlamps look like toys
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eagle on entrance to the bridge
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painted tunnel next to the real thing
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funicular goes to top, tunnel goes thru the hill
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grand old Budapest bridge
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Budapest Christmas market-the BEST!!
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so many goodies!
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more goodies
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market nuts and dried fruit
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market Christmas ornaments
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can I buy this one?
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Hungarian sweet wine-Tokai Azu
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very ornamental Tokai bottles in bottles
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homemade market nativity sets
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Tracy taking a picture
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Kim checking out the lavender babies (sachets)
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great old wood burning stove to heat gluhwein
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in line for gluhwein
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pretty ceramics
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market music
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another shot of Parliament
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Kim and Tracy, and Tracy's sis in law
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at last the contest: Blue Team tree
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the Yellow Team entry
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Green entry
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our last night-Christmas night party
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the Red Team entry
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everyone is celebrating and saying goodbye
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everyone is in a festive mood
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waiting for the crew show to begin
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visiting with friends
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more folks on the ship
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crew Christmas skit
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the skit continues
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