Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 12

Dag -2 Rondreis Roemenië Zondag 26/8/2018 – Budapest (H) Tweede etappe van onze Roemenië trip. 552 km van Passau tot Budapest. Het vies regenweer schijnt ons te volgen. Nog altijd op Autobahnen. In Oostenrijk in perfecte staat, later in Hongarije hoe dichter bij Budapest hoe hobbeliger. Het kost wel wat aan vignetten. Wat zeker opvalt op die Autobahnen, zijn de talrijke Roemeense en Bulgaarse camionnettenflatbeds zelfs met remorken geladen met één of meerdere W-europese 2de hands diesel personenwagens. Moet een lucratieve business geworden zijn. Het lijkt op georganiseerde colonnes. Er is dus nog hoop op een tweede leven voor de door onze regeringen gebande dieselwagens waar wij binnenkort nergens meer mee mogen rijden. Behalve dan in Oost-Europa en Africa. Hebben ze daar dan geen Tommeleins ? 's Morgens tijdens ons ontbijt op de Camperparking van Passau ... read more

It wasn’t a good night for sleep there were AC problems plus emails and texts that came in from the East coast. The phone had to remain on for the alarm plus we wanted to make sure the kids arrived back in New York safely. We woke up and our ship was tied to another ship. Our window looked into the side of the other boat. We got ready and headed to breakfast. They had champagne, but I didn’t indulge this morning. The ship was docked in Kalocsa Hungry (pronounced - Ka low cha). We boarded the bus and headed out on our adventure. The bus trip took about 20 minutes and we passed several corn fields and fields full of sun flowers. KK, I thought of you. We arrived at the horse farm and they ... read more

Statues seem to be the thing in Budapest When we spot something that we think sticks out or is special in a place we occasionally dedicate an entire blog to this. We think of these as theme blogs. This selection of "theme" is made in a totally non-scientific way. It's only what we personally find interesting and what pops up in our minds when we try to absorb everything at once. Examples of these "theme blogs" are Bulgaria - monuments Kotor, Montenegro - balconies Sur, Oman - doors Cuba - Yank Tanks Rome, Italy - fountains ... read more

HE SAID... Today we were travelling southeast from Eger to Debrecen. Despite a wild night at the wine cellars, we were (once again) wide awake at 5am. The sun was rising over Eger Basilica, which was a beautiful sight from our small balcony. We headed down to a small external dining room/kitchen for a very basic but enjoyable breakfast. Baskets of bread rolls were on the table, along with plates of cheese, salami, ham and tomatoes. We made ham and cheese rolls, which we washed down with endless cups of tea. It had been, after all, a full-on wine tasting at Biro Borozo the night before, and we were thirsty. After breakfast we said goodbye to Sir Charles, the resident cat, threw our packs on a private minibus and set off for Debrecen, Hungary’s second largest ... read more

HE SAID... We were wide awake at 4am, so we caught up on a few work-related issues before heading down to breakfast at 7:30am. And like the day before, it was a fantastic affair – endless varieties of bread, cheese, cured meats and pastries, along with cereals, tea and juices. We knew we wouldn’t be eating until 2pm, so we fuelled up for a morning of walking. We headed straight for Elizabeth Town and the Jewish Quarter to get a feel for our neighbourhood, as it was very close to our hotel. With the help of a friendly local, we found a bank to withdraw some cash, then walked a short distance to the Great Synagogue for a guided tour of the second largest Jewish house of worship in the world. Our guide was a young ... read more