Budapest; Monday, 01 April, 2002

Budapest has an eclectic collection of transportation.

One of the strangest is the Cog Wheel railway which runs up the side of the Buda Hills. At the top you can either admire the views or travel on the Children's railway.

The railway was built by the communist equivalent of the scouts and was and still is run almost exclusively by children (only the train drivers are adults).

The journey through the Buda hills takes about an hour and you can see some of the spectacular Hungarian countryside.