Panorama Hotel 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 ...

... Beetje relaxen, zwemmen en klusjes afmaken aan de bus lijkt ons allebei het beste plan om dat vakantiegevoel echt te gaan voelen.

Klein obstakel voor de Hongaarse grens in de vorm van een mevrouw de politie. In Slowakije moeten de lichten dag en nacht aan, 24/7, en je raad het wel, die had ik dus niet aan. Papieren en 60 euro graag. Hmm ik wilde graag weten waarom Slowakije deze regel heeft maar dan moest ik maar even meelopen naar haar ...

... idea of who is producing what. As I was driving, there was no tasting for me, but I did buy some interesting bottles at one of the toprated producers (Sike Tamas).

We drove back to Budapest, parked the car, got two glasses from the hotel and then took a taxi to Dunapark island. While the sun set over Buda, we were enjoying some wonderful Egri Pinot Noir.

... the general poverty (or at least the appearance of poverty) of the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian villages and towns we've ridden through with my earlier impression of what an EU member would look like. The cities are of course more
affluent, but it will be interesting to see how long it takes for the new economy to filter out to the countryside. Mind you, there were a crew of Slovakian timber cutters in the ...

... 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 ...

... a block of wine cellars and you can spend the day dipping wine by the glass from one place to the next. What a life. We didn't have one glass that wasn't excellent. The dry and semi-sweet were the best. The sweet wines were very sweet, and tasted more like a dessert wine. I indulged in a Syrah, and boy was it good. We paid about 0.30 Euros for a glass wine. One of the highlights was a group of animated Hungarian seniors singing ...

... of French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian unfortunately not really any German. Another customer thankfully came to our rescue and translated for us with such ease it was embarrassing. So, with the knowledge that we had permission to stay we gratefully sat down and tucked into a delicious eat as much as you like buffet. Even managed to get a few bits of meat for the delighted Scruff. Went to sleep on a very happy, full stomach that night. It wasn't a very peaceful nights ...

Arrived from Budapest at 10.30am after changing trains in Füzesabony. Walked into town which took about 15 minutes and visited the Tourist Information centre for a town map. Started our walking tour of Eger at Eger Cathedral before walking past the Bishop's Palace and then stopping for lunch. After lunch we walked past the Cistercian Church towards the castle. Stopped at The Minaret and the Minorita ...

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