>> my dream is to be involved and with alan curtis and his baroque opera orchestra to a record at least 10 more operas. >> what drives you bananas? >> noise. really, noise everywhere. we live in a world in which there is noise. people on the telephone everywhere. there is television everywhere. there is noisy and stores, noise in restaurants. why can't we just stop and live a quiet life. >> describe your perfect day. >> i get up, go have coffee with roberta, we meet for coffee. i go home and work. i have lunch. i work. and then i go to the opera. >> the european union has 27 members and every six months the government of one member state takes over the presidency of the you. at the moment it is hungry. it is the first time it has had the presidency since it joined in 2004. it is reason enough for us to take a look around its capital, budapest. it is known for its architecture and is known as the pearl of the danube. >> from the fisherman's passion -- bastion of the danube to the parliament, this is a top spot in europe. it's famous ballads are popular with hotel guests and others alike