374. Hungry in Hungary

Hungary

Fifteen minutes from the border, time to visit Hungary. Headed for Szombathely for no other reason other than it looked a reasonable size and would take us cross country for about an hours slow dive on secondary roads. The change on crossing the open boarder, check points abandoned, was quite startling. The roads after the first few hundred metres were undulating, the roadsides little mown, farms more raggedy and untidy. Felt more like New Zealand except for the copses of trees and unfenced fields. The tractors that we caught up on the roads were much older, unsprung and slow than the typical late model fast tractors usually seen in Europe.

Disco food

People food

Un-typically for Europe, supermarkets are open on Sundays in Hungary. This meant that we did not need to make lunch prior to leaving. We were surprised to see a big Tesco and heading in ...... to the nineteen eighties, like it was in NZ. Shabby supermarket with poorly stocked shelves. The prices were hilarious with one Hungarian forint worth point slightly less than a third of a euro cent (point three one of a cent). We spent thirteen thousand on lunch and various provisions, including meat for dinner and I see on my card that is came to seventy one NZ dollars. After fueling the Disco about two thirds of a tank so that we could use the toilets, another twenty thousand, we headed into a lovely park with a decent lake to eat lunch while I thought about sailing on the lake.

Fyfe and Audrey playing "The Bunny Game" prior to departure

Tesco Hungary

Hmmm, I thought, café looks inviting

Locks and ...... pistons on the bridge

Elizabeth & Tony?

Audrey, Iris and Jacqueline counting the locks.
The left had 453 according to Audrey
The right 736 according to Iris or 670 Jacqueline

The Deck Bistro and Bar, que music (the joy of Shazam)
Kids couldn't believe their luck and a craft table
Coffee and cokes, profiteroles & deconstructed sponge cake with chocolate 

Learning Yazhee
The pad is in German which doesn't help