From Turkey to Hungary: Inside the Refugees' Journeys - Good Morning America

TURKEY

In Turkey's upscale, coastal towns of Izmir and Bodrum, people were nice and sympathetic. Refugees slept everywhere, including parks and streets.

But the Turkish police are cracking down -- they cleared certain parks and used force with smugglers on beaches.

GREECE

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PHOTO: Refugees wait for a registration procedure at the port of northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, Sept. 5, 2015.

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In Greece, refugees disembarked and were greeted by Frontex, the EU agency that reinforces and streamlines cooperation between national border authorities, and by kind, local authorities.

At least one small island had a medical tent and a place to register.

At several restaurants, respectful waiters provided extra food and water.

SERBIA

A river - an endless river of #refugees crossing the #Serbia-#Macedonia border today. They just kept coming. pic.twitter.com/wDSZ0aua4B
— Molly Hunter (@mollymhunter) September 3, 2015

In Serbia, the authorities controlled the long lines of tired, frustrated people without brutal force.

Serbs pulled up cars to deliver a bag of apples and water to passing walkers. Some people are offering up beds, showers and clothes when they can.

The families stopping in Belgrade are largely middle-class English speakers and are sleeping in the city's main parks.

HUNGARY

For days, Hungarian officials blocked refugees from leaving the country by train, forcing people instead to make the 150-mile trek to Vienna, Austria on foot. Local Hungarians provided donations as the refugees walked.

Early this morning, Hungary's government provided buses to bring people to the Austrian border.

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PHOTO: Refugees arrive at the Hungarian-Austrian border in Nickelsdorf, Austria, Sept. 5, 2015.

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AUSTRIA

About 4,000 people crossed from Hungary into Austria on Saturday and they received a warm welcome, including beds and hot tea.

The wet and weary travelers were exhausted, but smiling, waving and cheering.

Refugees just arrived in Austria eating, resting before getting on buses that will take them to the train to Vienna pic.twitter.com/OS3K4LtLmc
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) September 5, 2015

Finland and the United Kingdom are also stepping in to help.

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said he would open his home to refugees beginning January 1. Sipila told Finnish broadcaster YLE that his family lives in Helsinki and they're not using their house in central Finland.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that the U.K. will accept \"thousands more\" refugees from Syria, though that will not directly impact the people who have been pictured making the perilous trek through Europe. The thousands they accept, Cameron clarified in a series of tweets, will be taking in people from inside already-established refugee camps along the Syrian border.

\"Taking refugees direct from camps allows a safe route to the UK, rather than the hazardous journey that's cost so many lives,\" he wrote in one tweet.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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