So after nearly three weeks in one place, we’ve just travelled through four different countries in only two days! We need to get to Poland, and had originally planned to drive from Budapest through Slovakia to get there. However that would have entailed crossing the Carpathian/Tatras mountains but, with the recent snow falls that we’ve … Read more
Yes we’re back in Budapest! We left here early on Tuesday morning as we had to get the van to the Knaus factory in Nagyoroszi in northern Hungary, close to the Slovakian border. We arrived at lunchtime and met up with Tibor who was overseeing our visit. As it’s a factory, their main activity is … Read more
We spent the last five days of our time in Budapest with our daughter Clare, who flew out to spend a few days with us. (She stayed at a lovely hotel in the centre of town, not with us in the van!) We had a great time, and it was wonderful to spend time catching … Read more
We’ve had another busy few days since the last blog post – we’ve hardly stopped! Running low on gas because of the cold weather, we drove out one day to fill up and took the opportunity to visit Memento Park on the outskirts of the city. It’s another of those storage places for historic Soviet/Communist … Read more
It’s been a wintery week here in Budapest, with sub-zero temperatures every day, and plenty of snow. Despite this, we’ve been into town every day, and haven’t stopped. Budapest is a wonderful city with so much to see and do – even with two weeks here, we’re going to have difficulty fitting everything in. We’ve … Read more
I know it’s been a while since the last update, but we really haven’t done much at all. The weather here in Hungary is cold and it’s been snowing on and off. We spent a week at the Tranquil Pines campsite, but didn’t manage to get out to see Lake Balaton which is a shame … Read more