Hello everyone
From Budapest, we actually travelled east to Eger – an area
renowned for its wine. We stayed on a small campsite with its own wine cellar,
and sampled the fare – the sweet red was delicious. On the short walk into
town, we passed approx. 30 wine cellars carved out of the hillside. Eger itself
was a pleasant town with a church and castle – there was a fun weekend going on
with characters in national dress.
Nearby is the Bükk National Park – it is a forest of beech
trees and a 40minute walk took us to the Fátyol waterfall - apparently one of
Hungary’s most attractive.
From here, we headed south-east and crossed the border into
Romania at Oradea. We’ve now been in Romania for 4 days and it’s been quite an
experience – like we’ve arrived in a foreign land, which we’ve not felt before.
We had our passports scrutinized at the border, bought 2 weeks’ worth of road
tax and immediately encountered the chaos of Romanian drivers coupled with poor
roads – an unsettling experience. We’d only travelled 30miles before we saw the
first horse drawn cart on the main road – they are quite a common sight and the
horses seem unfazed by the juggernauts thundering close past them.
We visited Sighişoara – famous as the birthplace of Vlad Tepes
who was the inspiration for Dracula. It’s quite a touristy spot, but the views
from our campsite high on the hill were amazing. The hills and countryside of
Transylvania are beautiful – Peter has to take my word for it, as he can’t take
his eyes off the road for long!
Tomorrow, we will drive Romania’s highest road - the Transfăgărăşan
Pass between Transylvania and neighbouring region of Wallachia.
Will post again next week - love to all
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