Bükki National Park, Hungary The Oldies did manage to drag themselves away from the spring waters and wine cellars of Eger in the end. With the temperatures remaining in the mid to high thirties, His Lordship suggested we head for the hills and go for a drive amongst the vineyards. Great. After Tokaji, we are in the best-known wine growing region of Hungary. But do you think His Lordship managed to find as much as a single grape? No prizes…
While I’ve been stuck here back at the flat, I’ve taken to having a bit of a poke around. Sure, every seabird knows that you have to reconnoitre your surroundings. I’m not being nosy. Well, only a little. Look what I found! This is just a small part of His Lordship’s cookery book collection. It has certainly helped to alleviate the monotony of my days on the window sill. And reading these books gave me a fantastic idea. Although the…
Another first for me today: I got to ride in a bus! The advice from tourist office in Vsar was not to attempt to cycle to Rovinj, a beautiful old town and fishing port, some 25km away. The road along the Limski Fjord is narrow and winding with a fair amount of traffic so we resorted to public transport. Good move. Even if we had driven there, parking might well have been a challenge, seeing as catering for vehicular traffic…