Pulled into the Keleti train station this afternoon after leaving from Edinburgh on Wednesday. European high speed trains are very nice. Traveled overnight in a sleeper from Edinburgh to London and then had breakfast under the English Channel on a Eurostar train. Hungarian trains still have a little communist bloc flavor to them, especially with 2 Polezei walking up and down the aisles. I'll be here for a day before heading further east thru Romania to Turkey. Riding up the Rhine on the night train from Cologne to Vienna was a treat I won't forget soon. Austria and Hungary have been reminding me of upstate NY, with small family farms, rolling hills and deciduous trees. Graffiti in Belgium was an embarrassment to their great artistic legacy. German graffiti is of much higher quality.
Only seen two Trabants so far.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Nice! That was the area of the last major German offensive of WW2.

Sorry can't help tracing the advance and retreat of the German army as places in Europe are named.

Army Group South had that sector, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein had that sector for a time.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I was there years ago, when I bought dinner for our group of 12 for around 30 bucks! The buildings were beautiful but blackened from air pollution. We stayed around the Lake Balaton area, which was pretty nice.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Just got back from Europe also and was amazed at the amount of grafitti in every country. I am also amazed that they just seem to accept it.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

Hey, have a nice dish of hearty Gulasch on me, will ya?

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Enjoy. I hear Budapest is beautiful!

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Very cool....and to think we we're having lunch just a few weeks ago. Enjoy!