Wednesday, 30 August 2017
After the highlights of the previous day our run into Budapest was rather flat, reflecting the long plains that slope down from Slovakia all the way across Hungary to the Danube.
Our first stop of the day was at a new viewing tower for the area. Designed to look like a wine barrel it gave a good view over the surrounding wine area (not as planted out to vines as much as I would have thought) and down towards the plains of Hungary.
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| Tokaj viewing platform |
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| Vines in the foreground and Hungary to left of hills in the distance |
Then it was a long haul down into
Eger, the second largest city in northern Hungary. A walk around the castle and the old town where we got acquainted with Europe's northern-most minaret, dating from the time the Ottomans controlled this part of Hungary in the 17th century. The minaret is now undergoing repairs and looks like it's about to be launched into space.
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| Minaret Eger |
Eger is a centre of the Hungarian red wine industry and we noted a few Australians in the town square who were heading out for a tour. But we didn't have time for that unfortunately as we had a lot of distance to cover. Our guide then had to turn straight around and drive 4-5 hours back into Slovakia so we decided on a direct run into Budapest as the best for all of us.
A few hours later we were dropped a few metres from our last European accommodation at Brody's House in Budapest, and it didn't take long for us to unpack the wine, salami and cheese and take a seat in the courtyard outside our apartment window.
Dinner that night was in a food-truck lot in the Old Jewish Quarter about ten minutes from our apartment. Budapest has a number of empty building lots that have been taken over by bars and outdoor casual eating combines. This was one of them. The beer, the wine, and food was all cheap and all very enjoyable
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