164 – Salt Hills and Sheep Walking

With three pups snuggled up on the bed with me it can be very hard to get up and going in the morning. It seems we have all adapted to a slower start.

Still needs must, it was our last day in Budapest and we wanted to visit the Centre Market. As a big foodie, I love local markets and have visited as many as possible on our trip (Rotterdam has the best so far!).

This one was a huge disappointment, it was two thirds tourist tat and a few veg stalls. The tourist groups were even being guided round, and it was clear locals didn’t shop here as it was overpriced. We bought a few ingredients for dinner and made a quick exit.

Obviously every trip into town involves coffee and cake and while we considered the quirky For Sale Bar which allows you to leave your mark by hanging paper literally anywhere – it screams fire hazard to me, we ultimately plumped for Budapest Barista which had nice coffee and three vegan cake options. I had the cheesecake but wasn’t over keen…should have had the brownie.

After doing our van chores and walking the pups we were on our way to the lovely town of Eger, where a friend of ours used to live – thanks so much for the recommendation!

Eger

When you are a bit of a numpty and not very observant you might miss the main path to the famous Salt Hill and end up in a little field full of great and varied mushrooms, and ultimately end up climbing over a fence to get to the salt hill. Why take the easy road when you can go off road 🤣

The tourist ad photos of the salt hill will lead you to believe it’s pure white…its not…its evidently been photoshopped and there are now signs explaining why it doesn’t look like the pictures. The cynic in me says a true representation photo wouldn’t draw as many tourists to the adjoining thermal spa resort, but ho hum it’s still a rare sight.

Saturday night sheep walking

We arrived in the town at dusk and walked the pups up to the castle which has long views over the town and its many churches. It’s a charming place to walk around and there were still plenty of people out and about, including one chap out walking his sheep…that’s how he rolls on a Saturday night 🤣

We made dinner in the van and then went out to a lovely quiet bar called Garden. It is noticeable this is a big wine area with lots of vin yards and tours. A quick scan of the room and everyone is drinking wine, and there I am sat at the bar drinking hot chocolate…its surely to cold for wine lol. I might need to toughen up…its going to be minus degrees next week!