After a leisurely breakfast to console ourselves (we really didn’t want to leave Ljutomer & our new friends but time was ticking on), we set off with a flawless blue sky above us to drive the 20km or so to our next destination, Jeruzalem. Paul had said not to...
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Day 40-42 : Ljutomer, Slovenia
Our love affair with Slovenia began as we crossed the border and left Hungary behind. Again, nothing more significant than an EU road sign but from there everything changed. Dramatically. The roads changed from pot-holed madness to well tended, the fruit trees were harvested and the produce sold or...
Day 35–39 : Koppányszántó, Hungary
Yup, you only have to look at the spelling of the name of that village (and then try to say it correctly) to get the feeling that language was going to be a little more difficult in Hungary. And it truly was. In all other countries we have managed...
Andrew’s Bográcsgulyás
(Bogrács: cooked in kettle over open fire) This gulyás was made by the owner of Tranquil Pines, Andrew Marshall (on the left), in Koppányszántó, Hungary when we stayed with them in August 2017 during our 6 month tour of Europe. Notes Traditionally this is cooked over an open fire...
Day 34 : Pordersdorf am See, Austria
Hello!! We’re back…..Finally there’s been a bit of breathing space between the relaxing to get some more of the blog done! We woke up this morning to glorious weather and decided that 1 final stop in Austria before crossing over to Hungary would be in order. Just a short,...
Day 31-33 : Vienna, Austria
Day 1 in Vienna As we set off from Teichhauser on Saturday morning heading for Vienna the first thing we did was ask Google where on earth we could find someone to issue us a vignette for entering Vienna as it’s a controlled environment zone. Google told us that...
Day 30 : Teichhauser, Austria
I think perhaps I need to explain the picture for the last post. Did you know (and we didn’t!!) that it is legal to grow hemp and marijuana in Austria as long as it used for scientific or medicinal purposes ?? In Reingers we had seen pictures of the...
Day 29 : Reingers, Austria
Oh my word….but it seems like ages since I lasted posted. Well, actually it is. Since the last post we have already traversed 2 countries and are in our 3rd new country! It’s been really wonderful taking a break and just doing naught but it’s time again to update...
Day 27-28 : Prague, Czech Republic
It’s border crossing day today! Always a little nerve-racking on our last big trip. This time…. well, see for yourself. That was the border and immediately after it, a garage with cheap fuel, LPG and a cash machine – all very cosmopolitan. And loads of German registered cars filling...
Day 26 : Landau, Germany
Yawn, not much to say here…oh yes, on the way to Landau we finally managed to find a piece of Schwarzewaldekirschkuchen (or Black Forest cake to you and me) but it left us a little underwhelmed. I think we should have had this when we were in the Black...