During our stay in Sopron, we decided to hire a rental car to explore broader Hungary and Austria. This proved to be quite a challenge due to the language barrier and that there was only 1 rental place within Sopron. We hired a rather rickety Ford Mondeo for 30,000 HUF (about $70NZD per day) from a eccentric Hungarian covered in tattoos, with a dreaded mullet, and a pet monkey. I was pretty sure that either the car was his own personal car, or that he was a mechanic and this was a customer’s car. Nonetheless the car served its purpose! There were many attractions and small towns surrounding Sopron, we decided to visit Eisenstadt, Rust, Fertod, and Fertorakos. All of these destinations are also available by bicycle along the well developed cycle paths. I envisage that
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