Well here we are in Budapest on the evening of Saturday 23 July and I'm typing the final blog for this trip. As planned we arrived in Budapest yesterday albeit later than anticipated. It rained off and on all through the day, not heavy but enough to prevent easy ma reading. The path was rough but interesting with stretches back alongside the river. We had camped Thursday night in a private B&B with lovely people who spoke no English but with whom we were ab...

It's lunchtime Thursday and we're sitting in Esztergom enjoying a Late lunch. Yesterday we struck deep Into Hungary passing through Many small villages and taking a lot of minor back tracks. The Euro velo 6 signs are very good but sadly the same can't be said for the roads. We slopped and slid our way along feeling sure we were in New Guinea, not Europe. The road bikes handled the conditions well though an we Made it through unscathed apart from a liberal coat...

I last blogged on the train. Since then two days and as many countries have passed beneath our wheels. Bratislava was a pleasant surprise. After crossing through the abandoned remains of the old iron curtain border checkpoint, we rode into a vibrant city with a beautifully restored old city section. Sandra ran shocked out of the first hotel we visited and retreated to hostel accommodation across the street. It made for an interesting change and was excellent for...