We were prepared for bad weather, the forecast talked about rain all day. So we geared up. 😦 So far the worst breakfast made us decide to make an early stop to get a descent coffee and thea.

It has become warmer and wearing rain gear really made the ride hot, from the inside. But there was no rain. 🙂 Just clouds that actually disappeared. We went through the Slovakian countryside, through many small villages and some bad roads.  But it is really nice to see how the people take care of the houses and gardens. You can see people tending to flowers along the street in every village.

After a two-hour ride we arrived to the border to Slovakia, Aggtelek. Her we stopped for an hour to see the caves. It was ok, the guide only spoke Hungarian and it was quite cold. We also had to listen to som prerecorded music for 5 minutes while the guide “played” with the light switches. Not very modern. So if you get here, try to join a tour in a language you understand. And bring a jacket.

From Aggtelek to Eger is just 100 km and the streets are very straight. So it was an easy ride. But Eger is really a hidden gem. We looked for a small pension to stay but it was full so we went on to the Hotel Senator Hodz. And we liked it at once. Safe parking in their garage and a beautiful lobby and a big room made this Hotel perfect for us.

I forgot my summer shoes in the Tatra mountains so I had to get new ones. I found almost the same model here for about 4 Euro. 🙂 Hungary is cheep.

Before dinner we went to the newly renovated Turkish bath. It is recommended in Lonely Planet. But it was not even worth the cheap entrance. First of all it is not a Turkish Bath, there are a couple of swimming pools with different water temperature, that’s all. And not any of the pools are hot. So skip that if you ever gets to Eger.

In the evening we eat at our hotel, it was all right. We discussed the rest of the tour and decided to skip Budapest. It is getting really hot and we preferred to go to the Tokaj. So we booked a stay in a castle with a wine yard.