Budapest, Introduction, December 2003 – January 2004

Budapest, Introduction, December 2003 – January 2004 After leaving the town of Visegrad, we biked the last 45 km. (27 mi.) to Budapest, following the second half of the Danube Bend through the Borzsony and Pilis mountain ranges and through the Serbian town of Szentendre. It was dark by the time we got to Budapest, […]

Northwest Hungary – 1st week December 2003

We crossed a bridge over the Danube into Hungary and noticed once again that the lines heading west were much longer than the ones heading east. A difference that we noticed immediately was that there were trees in Hungary. Alongisde the road and in the communities and towns. It made it easier for us to […]

Southwest Slovakia – first week December 2003

We had been waiting several days in Bratislava in order to find out if I could receive a French passport at the local French Consulate (now that I had French citizenship). We received our answer on Tuesday afternoon, saying that I had to go back to Paris if I wanted to get one. They used […]

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