Tues/Fri 26th - 29th May
Sweetheart and I spend great few days in Budapest at Danube Guest House. Amazing bar called Simpler and thermal baths, boat trip, bus trip and meals. Great times and a good rest.
Sat 30th May
Good cycle ride beside Danube and stay put in Estergom, as it´s started pouring with rain. Great meal in little restaurant where I have good chat with waitress and Hungarian/Canadian who had been an airline pilot, who said that if you that you had to to your favourite hobby for 30 years - that´s the job I had!
Sun 31st May
Miserable weather. Stopped for coffee at little village bar for coffee, whereupon Hungarian all male version of NBCC turn up, and we all start singing "Singing in the rain".
Find a room just outside Gyor and wander up to hotel just up road for food, I meet Fritz and his wife from Berlin. They invite me to share delicious Hungarian dessert wine. Thanks again Fritz.
Mon 1st June
Good ride to Bratislava - though a bit hairy getting into city. Enjoy a couple of beers at KGB bar with statues of Stalin, Lenin etc.
Tues 2nd June
Follow cycle path beside Danube which is long, flat and staight and sometimes a bit boring. Cycle though Vienna beside river to Klosterneug. Very good "Zimmer" where mein host is Austrian Basil Fawlty!
Wed 3rd June
Suddenly loads of cyclists - I understand why, because beautiful through delightful villages through grape growing area.
Thurs 4th June
Very strong headwind and I´m quite tired and just looking for campsite recommended by Tourist information in Linz, when German couple direct me to lovely little campsite that they are staying on. I share a lovely evening meal talking to Suzanne and Andy music. Thanks again for your company Suzanne and Andy - and for the Schnapps! And lovely send off next morning with Andy playing Galician folk music on his accordian.
Fri 5th June
Still loads of cyclists and lovely stretch of river - anyone comtemplating Cycling holiday, this is the stretch to do. Arrive Passau Youth Hostel - more effort to push bike up steep hill to hostel than it was to cycle previous 50 odd miles! but fantastic place when I get up there.
About Me
- Peter Bishton
- Great experience cycling through England, France, Italy and Greece in 2007. It's now time for the return trip. Hence "Blog" reincarnated! Thanks to all of you who supported me both in spirit and with fundraising on my trip out. I finally raised over £2,000 - a fantastic effort from all. Anyone wishing to donate any amount however small (or large!) please see my first post to view details of the charity I have chosen to support, and link to "justgiving" web page.
Well done Bish Bash! Keep on powering down...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for our sponsor money; reminds me that I actually need to sponsor you! Mum said what a marvelous time she had with you in Buda - very pleased about that. Thank you so much for my birthday preset, I'm looking forward to cooking you goulash and being able to hear all your adventures over a fine port.
We're hoping to get to Greece; I can't wait to Waltz again in the Spiti and make Tommy perform impossible stretches... Great times, hey?
Much love to you,
Pippy x x x
Great to hear that Budapest was a ball and that the NBCC has competition! Nothing of course that would put off the generators I'm sure, perhaps an autumnal trip should be considered, cause Bish, you'll just about be able to keep up with the Magoos after all this practice.
ReplyDeleteKeep peddling - July 11th is beginning to sneak up and you've got to be back for LC.
Still no serious analysis of the Dardanelles question though. Very disappointing, Magoo might gloat.
Bish
ReplyDeleteso lovely to speak the other day. Bladder has spoken to Sweetheart since her return and she was singing your praises ( as indeed are we all )and saying what a wonderful time she had.
Great news about the Hungarian NBCC. Were they forced to wear bilious green T shirts as well?
We are off to the Outer Hebrides on 23 June. Not cold and wet enough for us down here so thought we should head north a bit! Dogs have packed their beach balls, I have packed my thermals and Bladder, fed up with the rather down market nappy bucket is treating us to a proper chemical piss pot - let joy be unconfined. Oh for a bit of sunshine and Greek plumbing!!
Mr B has tried to post several comments but falls at the last hurdle, not bing able to type in the funny characters to prove that he is not some international spammer. He keeps making some pathetic excuse about not being able to see but I don't know what the old dear is on about. I continue to humour him as ever. He sends fondest regards and thinks he will have got the hang of posting comments by the time you arrive in Blighty.
lots of love n hugs
Mrs B