Christmas holidays

Leipzig: 20th-22nd December 2006

Nauendorf: 22nd-23rd December 2006

Berlin: 23rd-24th December 2006

Budapest: 24th-26th December 2006


Marcus and me in Nauendorf, where his grandma and some relatives live


Our toys (from left): Prummi, Pummelchen, Marcus-Ersatz, Hoppy and Nunkey


The gorgeous, sexy blonde in Marcus' room at his grandma's...he said he needed a calendar...do compare the size of the calendar and the size of the girl... ;)


Marcus taking the poster off the wall (he doesn't like blondes)...actually I really didn't mind him having it there. Was only teasing him :)


Marcus at Ferihegy Airport, Budapest...we had to wait over 2 hours at Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen :(


Me and Hoppy!


Hoppy in front of the Parliament on Christmas morning


dm advertisement in Hungary...at times I thought I was still in Germany...there are a lot of the same chain stores: Plus, Penny Markt, dm, Media Markt, Saturn, etc.


Südbahnhof in Budapest...not all train stations are equal. A train station in Budapest isn't the same as a train station in Germany


Marcus and me in an old, smelly train..on the way to the Tropicarium


An extremely empty shopping centre on Christmas Day...even McDonalds was closed!


Hoppy in front of Santa Claus and Rudolph


Sam and a tiny Santa Claus


A sad-looking Hoppy in a crocodile's mouth outside the Tropicarium..which is in the shopping centre!


Yay!! Finally a train is coming...after waiting for soooo long!


The train didn't stop after all :(


Gellert Hotel by night..location of a famous thermal bath


Marcus outside one of Budapest's famous thermal baths...we didn't get to go in the end because I caught a cold


Ducks in a thermal pond...the water was steaming! Just have to put your hand in


Hoppy and Marcus


Marcus and me in front of the zoo. Marcus' specs a little foggy :(


Hoppy being carried by the Nesquik bunny


Solitary dead fish in pond


Camel trying to do a split


Hoppy in a crocodile's jaws


Me next to the polar bear enclosure


Pooping polar bear


A racoon! There were quite a lot of them...and they are a bit fatter than I expected


A real hippo...they are kinda smelly :(



Gellert Hill from a distance

Me with Castle Hill in the background


Hoppy and me with the Parliament in the background


Hoppy and Marcus on Castle Hill


Hoppy and I looking at the gorgeous Parliament Building


Photo of Hungarian flags


View from Castle Hill


Castle Hill Railway


On Castle Hill, in front of the rail station...at 700Ft a trip, not really worth it...Marcus and I walked


Matthiaskirche...forgive me for not knowing the names in English... :( Looks like the one in Vienna!!


Fischerbastei...very popular viewing point..it was quite crowded too...although you can't really see it in the photo


Our hotel from the outside...a very quiet little place on the fringes of Budapest


Budapest Parliament by night...gorgeous...simply gorgeous!