In Eger...onward towards Romania

From Budapest, we moved on to a smaller town called Eger. We found what is much like a hostel.....although here they are often privately owned and operated and called "pensions". Dave and I have been the only ones in the place for two nights now.

The first day here was mainly getting acquainted and finding some cheap food. The prices are very nice. I had the coldest beer I have ever had...a pint...called Saproni....for about a dollar. We then found hotdogs for about a dollar...and enjoyed another cold beer after that. Our pension runs about 10 dollars per night.

Yesterday was mostly sight-seeing...took in a few beautiful churches as well as Eger Castle....one of the more miserable castles I have experienced...mostly the walls of the castle remain....but...it was only a dollar....and a lot of it was closed because it was Monday.

Today we experienced the Valley of the Beautiful Women....which is a wine-making valley with numerous places to sample wines of the region. We had about three different glasses of wine before returning to town. We opted for the semi-sweet wines....white and red...which were very good. I am not a good judge of wines by any means, but I would say they are much less oaky than the California wines I have experienced.

From here, we will travel closer to Romania today. We are headed back to pick up our bags and drop off our keys...then to the train station. We have been warned to be especially careful in Romania and will keep this in mind. After Romania......through Bulgaria to Greece. Thanks for the hostel recommendations mom.....good work...we will check those out in Bucharest for sure. Thanks.