| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30am | 3.1 | getting ready to go | ||
| 7:33am | 19.0 | 18 km | 56 | |
| 7:52am | 11.8 | gas stop outside Košice before the border | ||
| 8:04am | 18.0 | 18 km | 61 | |
| 8:22am | 2.0 | border crossing pics | ||
| 8:24am | 65.9 | 57 km | 52 | |
| 9:30am | 25.3 | coffee at Diana Cukrászda (Confectionery) in Edelény | ||
| 9:55am | 29.5 | 25 km | 51 | |
| 10:24am | 9.3 | gas stop and buy Vingette at Shell station in Miskolc | ||
| 10:34am | 28.9 | 20 km | 42 | |
| 11:03am | 5.7 | forest picture stop | ||
| 11:08am | 9.9 | 9 km | 51 | |
| 11:18am | 2.5 | fabulous forest road, pics | ||
| 11:21am | 2.5 | 2 km | 51 | |
| 11:23am | 4.4 | more fabulous forest road, pics | ||
| 11:28am | 14.8 | 15 km | 59 | |
| 11:43am | 9.7 | still more fabulous forest road, pics | ||
| 11:52am | 18.5 | 14 km | 45 | |
| 12:11pm | 8.3 | Gas stop in Eger | ||
| 12:19pm | 30.6 | 32 km | 62 | |
| 12:50pm | 26.3 | picnic at a table at a little park in the forest, really nice | ||
| 1:16pm | 119.8 | 111 km | 56 | |
| 3:16pm | 25.4 | arrival | ||
| 8h12m | 5h46m moving | 314 km | 54.4 kph | 70% moving, 145 minutes of breaks |
Short ride to Hungary where the border was unattended. Pavement changed abruptly.
And there were lots of dogs. None of them chased me, but there are lots of off-leash dogs and puppies on the roads.
Really poor area in Northern Hungary near Slovakia. Some of the towns are really poor.
Pavement was really rough in places. Patches on the patches on the patches until the road is just a bunch of bumpy asphalt.
But the greenery was awesome.
Farms are nice.
The Hungarian language is like nothing else. No guess about pronounciations and no familiar roots.
Stopped for coffee and the girl spoke English. Said one of my cash bills was old and no good 500ft.
But my payment card worked fine.
Saw some kind of astronomical observatory in the mountains.
Lots of really nice riding. Quite varied.
Getting into Budapest was a long, hot slog.
Parked on the sidewalk in an alley behind a statue near the hotel. A bit sketchy, but it worked out fine.
Good hostel with really nice private room, but expensive.
My room was "101 THE DUDE".
Walked around a bunch, took lots of pictures, found a good dinner. Had Hungarian Goulash in Hungary.
The baked goat cheese and bulgar with pine nuts was really good. Fried cottage cheese dumplings with sour cream and strawberry desert. Yum!
Lots and lots of river cruise boats tied up in the Danube river.
Budapest is huge and I think I was getting tired, because I don't remember liking it that much, even though the pictures
and food and room were all good. I need to come back some time with a few days to spend and be more relaxed.
