Goodbye Slovakia, Hello Hungary
Today was a fast ride along an elevated Danube levee. It reminded me of Holland. It was exceptionally hot and humid with temps reaching 95 deg. Yea, warm at last! But, not dry! We had lunch at 10:00 at a large dam and locks on the Danube, which is now taking on the look of a large industrial river…a lot like the Mississippi.
The border crossing into Hungary was also interesting. The border crossing buildings were deserted. Hungary and Slovakia are not yet apart of the European Union and they have already removed their border controls. Anyone in these countries can move to another country. The young kids are leaving the town and moving to the big cities where the money and action is.
Hungary is a beautiful country, but many of the roads are beat up and the towns are in disrepair. It is another country on the move with lots of construction underway, but it needs 20 years to catch up from 50 years under communism.
We had a great campsite with hot water and toilet paper, but the bathroom looked like it was out of a prison…really seedy.
No one in the group speaks Hungarian and we all get lost because road signs are not consistently placed. The locals have been quite friendly and helpful. Prices are coming down.
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So that you know, both Slovakia and Hungary joined the EU in 2004...
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