Hotel Romantik Eger

Turns out that November 1 is All Saints Day. And rather than spending the day worshipping a pop music band, the locals celebrate the lives of the saints and their family that has passed away who are named afer the various saints (and it seems as though just about everyone here is named after one saint or another). I hope I've got those details right!

Sunday was also the day I arrived in Eger on a relatively ...

Vol goede moed vertrokken we uit Udenhout, de grote reis begon echt echt echt op maandag 10 Augustus 2009….hahaha eerste U-turn moest ik maken net voorbij Turnhout (Belgie) want deze slimme dame had had haar rijbewijs onder de scanner laten liggen wat best een handig document is als je naar India wil rijden ;-) Gelukkig hadden pap en mam wel zin in een Italiaans diner in Turnhout dus het aangename met het nuttige gecombineerd…
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Eger is around 130kms from Budapest and an easy ride, mostly via a good new highway (I think it is the M3) and then a short, but very scenic ride into the hills. The city centre is very small and with the help of my friend Kate, it was easy to find a good (free) parking spot. The castle up the hill is small, but nice to visit for about 30 minutes. We just missed a big ...

... amp; Safety Nazis suck the life out of community events and schools in the UK, it was a shock to see crews with no high-vis gear, no warning signs, no stop-go guys to control traffic past trucks and road-building equipment, and even a solo worker sitting half in the lane working on the verge - no safety equipment, signs or cones. Obviously not all the EU standards are enforced yet!

I must admit having difficulty ...

... referred to as sensational.
It didn't take too long to realize that this was going to be very different than anything I have ever seen before. Imagine folk with a healthy hint of Goth and an awful lot of talent - from what I can tell. I looked at Rayden during the performance only to find him on the edge of his seat applauding with such excitement. If possible, that made the night even better. It was only right to buy the DVD at the end ...

... I usually end up ordering a mystery meal but I saw that they have Langos so I went for that. However I lucked out on my toppings and ended up getting sour cream, cheese and garlic. It was different to see them pour the sour cream through a ketchup bottle. So I get my langos and stand at these tables in the eating area and looked around at the others eating. They were all staring at me with these sad, dirty faces of theirs. I am not exaggerating, but they all looked like they could ...

Well its saturday morning and we are on our way to a town called Debrecen. It is about 130klms east and towards the Romanian border. We read on the internet that I can catch the train from here to Bucharest on Sunday afternoon, so that would give us a leisurely drive there plus stay overnight. The landscape was mostly flat, the fields covered in corn or grape vines. Farming is a big ...

This quaint town is known for its gallons of wine that are at anyone's disposal which was a fun change for the Shaffners since we had not had good wine in a while. However, there are a few other nice attractions in the city too. We had to take a bus to Eger because the train system was on strike for some reason in Budapest. Teresa had no problem getting us there though which was great. We arrived around 1:30 pm and ...

... that had an English guide leading the tour so we followed them around for the rest of the tour, including a visit to the castle casemates. After the tour ended we took in the views from the castle before beginning the walk back to the train station. Walked back through Dobo Square to the Train station and caught a regional train to Füzesabony before catching an InterCity train back to Budapest Keleti.

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