🎄 The surprisingly good-value Christmas multi-city break that costs £150 per day Swap costly hotel rooms for a festive river cruise complete with all-you-can-eat breakfasts buffets 🛳️
in Vienna is £104. Unlimited drinks packages on board are extra: priced at £100 per person for the trip. Alcohol on board isn’t expensive though. A pint of beer is £3.50. For extra Christmas spirit, a Baileys on the rocks comes in at £5.Unlike an Airbnb city break, passengers on board are indulged with an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet and a three-course lunch in between sight-seeing. At 7pm, a four-course dinner is served, always ending on a bottomless cheese board.
Although Budapest is cold, the weather doesn’t seem to deter the revellers. St Stephen’s Basilica hosts the city’s most popular market: Advent Feast. Arranged in the shadow of Hungary’s sixth largest church, its popularity is primarily in its setting.In this central city market, food takes priority. Goulash lines the stalls, alongside roasted goose leg, potato pancakes, chimney cakes and Beigli, a Hungarian Christmas cake made of poppy seeds.
The next day, after lunch, we set sail for Bratislava, Slovakia. This route takes us via the Danube Bend, a rare sharp turn in’s central river. Hills and churches line the bank. On arrival, I take a guided tour to Bratislava’s mediaeval castle before making my way to its Christmas markets. The temperature feels even colder, although it doesn’t drop below freezing and the mist makes the air seem on the cusp of snow.Slovakia is still a fairly unknown Christmas destination.
Known as the home of classical music, Vienna is unsurprisingly a more expensive city than Budapest and Bratislava. I queue patiently for 30 minutes to get into the well-known Café Sacher for one of Vienna’s famous chocolate tortes and a coffee, which costs me €15.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chatsworth House at Christmas: Nation's favourite stately home gears up for ChristmasChatsworth sits outside Yorkshire boundaries, but that doesn’t stop thousands from the region journeying into Derbyshire each year as arguably the nation’s favourite stately home gears up for the magic of Christmas.
Read more »
Who is eligible for the Warm Home Discount scheme?MILLIONS of struggling households can get £150 off their electricity bills this winter. Hard-up families are eligible for the Warm House Discount to help them combat rising costs. The Warm Home Dis…
Read more »
'Why I'm charging my in laws £25 a head for Christmas dinner this year'Some families are charging for Christmas dinner this year to cover ever growing costs
Read more »
Teacher reveals Christmas gifts they love and hate receiving from kidsLucinda Chambers says she has received many weird and wonderful gifts from pupils including a half-eaten mars bar and an engagement ring.
Read more »
We cornered the dog-walking Grinch causing a Christmas stir in LancsWe tracked down the dog-walking Grinch who has been causing a Christmas stir in Lancashire for three years
Read more »
Thousands raised for Watford Christmas card charitiesWatford-man Neil Sturgess has won the Mayor of Watford's Christmas competition. What a strikingly beautiful picture Neil. Well done 👍❤️. And all the card's sponsorship money will be going to charities to help people with the costoflivingcrisis.
Read more »