Szentendre and Visegrád, Hungary We went potholing, I mean, touring in the car again the other day, this time stopping off to visit Visegrád. The outstanding landmark of this quaint town on the banks of the Danube is a medieval castle on the hill overlooking the bend or knee of the Danube. His Lordship had intended us all to hike up from the town centre to the castle known as Fellegvár, meaning Cloud Castle. Her Ladyship took one look…
Who said Hungary is flat? Alps they ain’t, but the soft, rolling hills of north western Hungary were a most pleasant surprise for me. We are weaving our way eastwards along the Slovakian border, our first stop being Dömös where we have found a great campsite directly on the banks of the Danube. Yet another myth can be dispelled immediately. Like any great body of water, and believe me, this is a great body – it’s huge – the Danube…
Jeruzalem, Slovenia The great thing about living in south eastern Austria is the fact that our three nearest neighbouring countries, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary, are only short hops away. It is perfectly feasible to take four-country trip in one day, with, say, breakfast in Austria, lunch in Slovenia, afternoon tea (or more likely, coffee and cake) in Croatia and dinner in Hungary. His Lordship keeps boasting about the times he’s cycled to Hungary. Of course, he omits to mention the…
Good. I was afraid for a while there that we might get cooped up in the hotel or spa, but the weather is great, cold but sunny, so we are heading off to do a bit of exploring. It is my first time in Hungary and one of the first things I’ve noticed is the large number of extra-wide road signs, necessitated by the ridiculously long place names. Wonderful! Just don’t ask me how to pronounce them. What a language!…
2016 ended with a bang. I most certainly did not enjoy those fireworks. But at least 2017 is getting off to a good start. Bags are being packed, maps unfolded and refolded. We are on the move again! Well, this is interesting. Our destination is Héviz, a thermal spa town in Hungary, not far from the western end of Lake Balaton. Ok, it’s not by the sea, but there is plenty of water around. Both hot and cold, in fact….