Despite a deep clean and half a bottle of febreeze my sofabed still smells funky. The dogs seem to forget then catch a whiff of the puke patch and deep sniff it again. Its literally the only thing I can’t chuck in the washing machine so I will have another go at deep cleaning it and hope for the best.
To help improve the smell, Ernest bumped and spilt both my morning tea and coffee over me and the sofa bed. My reflexes are slow in the morning, and he has no concept of personal space…not that there is such a thing living in a campervan 🤣
On the plus it got me out of bed quickly, and meant I was driving by 8am, so we had a full day exploring the lovely University town of Szeged.
Heroes Gate & the Musical Church
It’s been a cold drizzly day and the dogs each have different reactions to the rain. Jasper couldn’t care less, Mabels belly gets drenched and she would rather hibernate until spring, and Ernest begs to go out then realises its wet and tries to dart back indoors. So they sort of enjoyed a plod around the beautiful Hero’s Gate, Musical Church and Fogadalmi Templom but were happier snuggled up in the van, leaving us to further wander in the rain.
Hungarian Cuisine
We opted to go out for lunch to Lotus restaurant and had one the best meals of our whole trip! It was vegan take on traditional Hungarian cuisine. The stew and dumplings was not what we were expecting but was so juicy, and their version of rice pudding is more solid and floats on a berry compote. It might look a bit odd but was simply divine. I highly recommend.
Our own walking tour
The city itself is perfect for ambling around as it’s not too big and the key sights are all in walking distance. There are lots of bonus sculptures, architectural treasures, churches and a magnificent synagogue. Both the museum and Fogadalmi Templom are closed for restoration at the moment but from research look well worth a visit. Our only snag was a parking ticket…we had paid but parked in the wrong section 🙈
As the rain was forecast to stay we decided to drive on towards Peks (dont do as I did and put Pacs in the sat nav…its not the same place! Fortunately I realised before we drove off).
Baja Bedtime
We stopped part way in Baja. I popped into the Spar to get bread and while eyeing up the pastries the top button on my new and only jeans broke off…seems flab has been enjoying himself too much. Roll on another health kick…after I’ve finished half a scrumptious loaf and some delicious chocolate chai pudding (I’vegot the recipe if you want).
We are currently wild camping in a little hidden area, having taken a wrong turn and decided here was fine. It was dark by 4:30pm and driving at night in the van is not fun especially with no street lights, and being forced to reverse when you can hardly see (Mark went out to guide me but was dressed all in black, so he was just another shadow I had to try and avoid).
With long evenings I’m looking forward to more daft podcasts. Currently enjoying the free Audible bedtime stories for adults that are very odd and dark humoured. For my nerdy side we have been binge listening to BBC Inside Science and the funny Curious cases of Rutherford and Fry. I might spice it up with a dinosaurs for adults podcast I’ve found, and I got 18 points on Popmaster – a personal record 🤣
With those, two books, two courses and my Duolingo addiction…plus a poor ukulele I’ve so far ignored, I wonder why I ever had a TV (though I do wish I could watch the new Attenborough series).
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