EV6: Day 11: Komárno 🇸🇰 to Budapest 🇭🇺
Still a little sick, but not sick enough to stay another day. I pushed on through to Budapest today, which means that I’m in Hungary now!
Today also gave a preview of the rest of the trip: for most of the route I had to share the road with cars. I was surprised by this, as the stretch from Vienna to Budapest is very popular with cycling tourists — I saw quite a few on rented bikes, too — so I had expected a nicer route. I can’t show you why, as taking pictures among overtaking cars and trucks isn’t safe.
The basilica in Esztergom was really pretty.
Along the way I met Nick — a Dutch guy who’s cycling to his own wedding in Novi Sad, Serbia. We started talking and even had a nice dinner and beer together in Szentendre, before we had to split ways. But we might catch up again later.
It already gets dark quite early now, so I entered Budapest in the dark. What a beautiful sight — such a picturesque city! 12 years ago I spent a whole summer here for work, and being here brought so many memories back to life. It is so nice to be back.
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