Heading into wine country. Maybe this explains why. the roads were windy. It was also windy today – just enough to cook slowly in a fan oven.
Leaving Budapest was a breeze in comparison. Cycle tracks all the way – it did help we were leaving vs going into town. It makes you reflect how we judge a city. By the 5 or so sq miles we explore in the centre vs the 10 mile + radius it extents? The road paths took us through areas that all looked fairly prosperous.
We also passed quite a few War Memorials, mainly for WW1 with 1956 added on. A reminder young men died on all sides, The other distinct soldier today was a fine wooden Hussar. A Soviet era supersonic fighter was at the roadside near an airport. I suppose it looked better there than at a train station.
Eurovelo 14, the Bu Ba route, took us most of the way. Great to see it being used by recreational cyclists as well as touring groups.
One random shopkeeper told us he didn’t speak much English (I can empathise) – can he buy us a coffee. You sometimes hesitate in case there are strings. No, he waddled into his shop, came back out with two coffees and waved cheerio. Lovely.
Arriving at one end of Lake Balaton. Tomorrow we cycle 100km to the other end.
Travelling reflections 