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Friday, June 20, 2008

2 up to Eger

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Here we are up in the Northern Hills of Hungary in the spa town of Eger. We've left our camping and other surplus stuff at the biker camp and have booked a room there for a weeks time. We set off two up on my bike yesterday morning, through the Hungarian countryside which is very fertile – wheat maize vines and assorted veggies were growing in abundance alongside the main road. when we turned off to the hills we found ourselves on a magnificent biking road – the 24. Very wide hairpins wound high up one side of the hill, down the other side then up another, all through a huge area of mixed deciduous woodland.


Once in Eger we found ourselves a good hotel with its own spa and swimming pool complex then set off to explore. We have been around the castle, site of a famous defeat of the turks in C16 by a local garrison, outnumbered 4 to1 and wandered the many traffic free streets before a meal in a pavement restaurant. Here's a few views of castle and town. Note the ubiquitous Mcdonalds

and the intriguing street sign – third from top. Haven't managed to work that one out yet!

Today we chilled! Strolled around the town again and climbed the 97 steps of the minaret. Spent most of the day swimming & lazing around the pools & park next to the hotel.


We're moving on tomorrow to a bikers B&B further up country. can't guarantee internet access so don't worry if there's no posts for a few days.

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5 Comments:

At June 20, 2008 at 8:35 PM , Blogger Tuppy said...

Hi, Take 4!!!! Let's hope this works. Trying to make blog comments.

Love Sue

 
At June 20, 2008 at 8:48 PM , Blogger Tuppy said...

Hi Chris and Ian,
Sue managed to 'intrude' into your blog and we take the opportunity to send you our best greetings from Nuertingen to wherever you are now (I've also been in Eger a while ago). Hope you'll getting soon your brake handle fixed and that BMW's sparepart service works not too slow. We're watching football, of course, again ... .
Best regards
Bernd and Sue

 
At June 21, 2008 at 11:17 AM , Blogger Horatio said...

Hi Chris Ian, Paul and I have just caught up with your blog after a few days away. All excitement! I do like your teepee very much. Sorry to hear about the bike trouble though you seem to be making the best of it. Hope it does not cost you too much to repair. How many miles so far? Are you keeping score?

 
At June 24, 2008 at 8:21 AM , Blogger Bikercamp Camping and Pension Budapest, Hungary said...

Hi Ian,

Your bike is ready. Write me when will you go to BMW service? Please.

Best regards

Zsuzsanna
www.bikercamp.hu

 
At June 24, 2008 at 4:01 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Hi Chris & Ian,
Been thinking of you then suddenly remembered this blog-site ! Now trying for the third time to post a comment ! Is it because I'm getting old or because we didn't have any children to teach us how to use a computer ! Both I think ! Looks a wonderful holiday - with a few small exceptions - but that's life as you said.
Take care & post lots more pics please !
Love from Gill & Mike

 

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