No Spin Posted September 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2015 We started our cruise to Amsterdam in Budapest. We arrived on June 11th, a few days early so we spent time sightseeing all over the city. With the current refugee situation, I am just curious if river cruise people there in recent weeks have encountered them while in the city. We feel so badly for those refugees. I think we would have spent our sightseeing time bringing them food and other staples. It is just heartbreaking to watch the news each evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klkolb Posted September 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2015 We were there the end of August. On a bus trip that passed the train station we saw some, but not like recently on TV. We stayed at Le Meridien, and there was a man sleeping in the park with his belongings about 20 feet away. When we left for the airport on Tuesday, we saw a few men sleeping in the parks. BTW, no women! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted September 14, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Our cruise director mention there are some problems with getting busses/motorcoaches around Passau and Regensburg because they are needed in Munich to help move the refugees. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.M.T. Posted September 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) I have often seen Viking and Scenic buses in and around Passau. There should not be any problems with ship excurions as the buses are under contract, the problem occurs when swapping ships and trying to find the approrpiate buses. Edited September 14, 2015 by G.M.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4182 Posted September 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2015 We were in Budapest on 8/30 and 8/31 and saw small groups of men standing on the street corners. No women or children at that time. The situation changed markedly the next week and has worsened since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Spin Posted September 17, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted September 17, 2015 It does look like the Hungarian government has finished building a fence to keep most of the refugees from crossing through the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbjornda Posted September 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 18, 2015 We were there Sept. 13-14 and had no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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