Arto's Blog

I spent the last eight days cycling through the North-Eastern Hungary, stopping in a few places. The landscape was hilly in Eger and Miskolc, and then turned into great plains when continuing towards Debrecen. Here are a few nice memories from the area, this time written only as short notes:

• Climbing up the very narrow stairs to the top of the minaret and tasting local wines in Eger
• Enjoying delicious pörkölt (a meat stew) in Sajoszentpeter (near Miskolc) at the home of Gabi, a friend from the Hospitality Club
• Looking down to the green Bükk plateau from the Tar-kö peak in the Bükk national park
• Listening to the wind while camping wild by the Tisza river
• Watching snakes wiggle on the ground and cranes fly across the sky in the Hortobagyi national park
• Meeting the Balogh family in Bocskaikert
• Taking a peek inside the impressive university main building in Debrecen

Tomorrow (or actually today, as it's already past midnight) I plan to reach Oradea in Romania. From there I'll continue towards the mountains again. New country, new adventures coming up.

(Slighly edited 2006-09-06 22:00)