We have cycled to Hungary and are nearing a somewhat impressive 2500km. Our semi-regular musings reach you today from the rather grand city of Budapest where we are engaged in wandering along impressively lined streets in the sunshine, taking in the many sights. We are heading for a swanky thermal spa a bit later and will be suitably relaxed for the next leg tomorrow.
Getting here from Slovakia was very straightforward: we crossed the bridge into Hungary at Esztergom and the sun shone down on the scenic southward swing of the Danube (Duna) bend. The cycle paths rivalled Holland for signposting and surface and in the course of looking for lunch we discovered the world's best fish and chips. Really tasty battered catfish (?), who'd have guessed?
Budapest sprawls a bit and we had to fight our way in, making full use of Soph's navigation skills and lucky guesswork. The main central artery though (the last 4kms into central Pest) had conveniently been pedestrianised for the day for a street festival involving lots of interesting pedal-powered transport. We felt like we blended in well.
HEY, thanks for updating the blog, and for cheering us up with news that it's all going better.
ReplyDeleteHi S+L - tis the McC household here: sounds like a great journey and a bike is truly a good friend so long as you feed it oil, give it the occasional wipe round and talk to it nicely espec as you go up hills! sorry to here the bicycle made for two has had a hissy fit at all the hard work - but now that the solution is two separate bikes you might have fashion an elasticated and hard wearing hook so you can continue the 'twosome' approach to travelling. Otherwise one might disappear frm the view of another - which I know in my experience means the one in front gets the cold beer first. Not fair at all. Thanks for the card - envious! Look forward to route recos when you return. lotsa love HFC&E xxxx
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