Blogs from Northern Hungary, Hungary, Europe
May 22nd 2012
Hallo an alle! Das ist hier mein erster Eintrag hier auf travelblog, in meinem ersten Artikel möchte ich mich zuerst vorstellen. Da dieser ein Reiseblog ist, probiere ich mal mich durch ein Reisebericht vorstellen. Ehrlich gesagt wird das kein echtes Reisebericht sein, sondern eine Stadtbeschreibung von meiner Heimatstadt. Ursprünglich stamme ich aus Ungarn, ich bin erst seit 10Jahren nach Deutschland gezogen. Nach 2 Jahren habe ich meinen Mann kennengelernt und schon seit 6 Jahren sind wir schon verheiratet. Noch im Februar haben wir ein kleiner Besuch bei meinen Eltern in meiner Kleinstadt gemacht. Mein Mann hat mit mir gekommen, die ganze Fahrt dauerte ungefaehr 6 Stunden auf der Autobahn. Zum Glück hatten wir ein wunderschönes Wetter gehabt, und ich habe auch mein DSLR-Kamrea mitgebracht so konnte ich ganz schöne Aufnahmen machen. Auf den Bildern könnt ihr ... read more
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Published: November 7th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary
August 22nd 2011
We had a grand total of one night in Hungary. We had heard a lot about Budapest, but really didn't have enough time to make it. Instead, we simply cut across the top of the country, hunting for a place to camp. After a day driving past girls on the side of the road selling melons. Or at least they were making an attempt. They seemed far more interested in working on their tans on a summer holiday than making a sale. We found a campsite, not far from the Romanian border. It was largely full of large Hungarian men and their larger wives on their summer holidays, plus a few busloads of raucous teenagers, but they had room for the Berlingo. We passed a sleepless night, parked beside the highway, and decided to give this ... read more
Days 37 26th June A day out in Trebbie The Trabant (lots of photos at the bottom of the blog....)
Published: June 27th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary » Eger
June 27th 2011
Days 38 27th June Bekoice – Eger We were late off the starting blocks today as Il P had to do some minor adjustments to the oil levels in the lorry – thanks to invaluable assistance from ‘back home’ (thanks Simon) it wasn’t too onerous a job but it needed a very large Allen Key so we would have to do some shopping … Trebbie The Trabant stood quietly waiting for us. Was it my imagination or was she winking at the lorry as if to say “see, it’s my turn today, I’m just as extraordinary as you are”? And, yes, I would agree Trebbie is, indeed, extraordinary. It was like stepping back 30 odd years and after the lorry it was a case of not only stepping back but stepping down…….we are used to climbing ... read more
Days 36 Bekoice, Hungarian/Slovakian Border
Published: June 26th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary » Bukk National Park
June 26th 2011
Days 36 Bekoice, Hungarian/Slovakian Border Day 36 25th June The photos will do the talking – what a wonderful place! When doing our research for this part of the world we were looking to ride and extraordinarily came across a website for Western Riding. Hungarian countryside on the back of a Quarter Horse riding ‘western’. Why not? The farm is owned by a Dutch couple who, three years ago, realised their dream of coming to live in this part of the world with their 13 horses, 4 dogs, too-numerous-to-mention cats, a donkey called Tina (after Tina Turner) and 3 goats. Anita and Nico could not have been more welcoming – Big Bess is neatly parked in a field (with the comforting knowledge that there is a tractor to pull her out if needs must) and we ... read more
Days 37 26th June Bekoice, Hungarian/Slovakian Border
Published: June 26th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary » Bukk National Park
June 26th 2011
Days 37 26th June Bekoice, Hungarian/Slovakian Border Goodness, the nights are pretty cold here! We might even have to fire up the lorry central heating system at this rate. But it was a perfect day for riding, not too hot, slight wind (to keep the horse flies away) with wispy bits of cloud rushing across the blue sky. We were introduced to our horses – Leo (Il P’s mount) & Pepe (my mount) and if the barred teeth and ears back were anything to go by, they didn’t like each other! Quarter Horses are small, standing no more than 15.3 , with an easy nature. Apart from being used to work with cattle, many ‘Quarters’ take part in shows where the prize money is about as big as the saddles. They perform certain manoeuvres that they ... read more
Days 35 24th June Budapest – Eger
Published: June 26th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary » Eger
June 25th 2011
Days 35 24th June Budapest – Eger There is a motorway that runs from Budapest to a few miles short of Eger. It runs along the edge of the great Hungarian Plain, the Plain that covers nearly half of Hungary and is remarkable only in its flatness. The sun literally shimmers over it and it is here that they grow the cereals and where foreign investment (didn’t Brian Aldridge from The Archers buy a farm here?!) is causing concern amongst the Hungarian farmers. We reach Eger easily and in good time. We had read up about Eger which had been described as a ‘gorgeous Baroque town’; as we reached the sprawling grey, graffitied (there is A LOT of it in Hungary) suburbs we wondered how anyone could be so generous with their description. However, we have ... read more
April 24th 2011
Demjén 10 km-re található Egertől. 2011. április 23-án tartották a III. Országos Vőfélytalálkozót. Mi is ott voltunk. Hivatalos oldal a Heves Online-on: http://www.heol.hu/galeria/50018 ... read more
A little Hungarian bike ride from Eger
Published: April 16th 2011Europe » Hungary » Northern Hungary » Eger
April 16th 2011
Well we caught the little train up into the Nemzeti Park in Hungary from the outskirts of Eger. It was a little odd as I managed to get off the train before the final stop and had to pedal after it to catch up with Mrs Bilbo who had wisely stayed on the train. After catching up and a quick beer to calm down soon we set off into the Beech tree forest towards an area called the Hungarian Gate before heading down to Miskolc. Our Hybrids were a bit over loaded with two panniers each and we had bought a local map from a guide who spoke excellent English back in Felsőtárkány. We had a small bar of fig cake and a bottle of water. It was a very pretty push up or ride ... read more
February 15th 2011
Having arrived in Miskolc bright and early, I had vaguely intended on heading off to Romania. However it was a beautiful morning and I made the most of it, taking in Miskolc's sights and sounds and enjoying the feeling of not knowing where I was, what I was doing, nor where I was going. A nice place, the hours I was there anyway...... read more
