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The next stop was at Robert’s lake house for Cognac tasting. He is IN the Encyclopedia of Cognac and is a member of the Kosice Cognac institute.


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Tomi and Majka had arranged a special treat for us with “flying lessons” in 2 small planes today! We had an emergency ice cream stop on the way.Daniel was in a Cesna 150 and Sara in a Slovakian Viper SD4. We were delayed a day due to windy weather, but today it was spectacular. We took off outside the city, did some acrobatics, and then flew back out over the dam. From here we did a “low pass” at the Kosice airport and the returned to base. Daniel actually flew his plane except for the takeoff, low pass, and landing for the 45 minute flight.

Slovakia 2.0-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr



Slovakia Flying-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia Flying-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia Flying-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Flying by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Flying-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Flying-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We ran out of time for touring the city, but did a short walk about.


Slovakia 2.0-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

These guys are such great hosts and they had arranged a Goodbye Garden party for us.

Slovakia 2.0-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Slovakia 2.0-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We then all decamped 75 km south to Mád Hungary, which is in the Tokaj (Toe-ki) wine region.

Screen Shot 2017-05-14 at 21.49.30 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Slovakia by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

"Hungarian border"

Hungary by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We stopped on the way at a winery with very old cellars.

Hungary-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

A nice Castle view.

Hungary-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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In Mad we had a group of 10 for wine tours and tasting. We had an ATV tour of one winery and then a tour of the 500 year old cellar caves of another.


Hungary-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We had a nice walk in the town and a stop at “the Cheese” lady where we actually had the best wine of the day.


Hungary-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Hungary-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Hungary-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

He brought us wine up from their private cellar

Hungary-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
He bought us wine from their private cellar.





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Today it is rainy, but it did stop long enough for the 15 km ride to Tokaj town for a small boat trip on the river, a walking tour of the town, and a traditional Hungarian Fish soup lunch.



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We started out about 2 pm from here headed south to Budapest.

Screen Shot 2017-05-16 at 23.32.43 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Hungary-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


We had the heaviest rain we have ever seen. In fact we could not see, all the cars had 4 way flashers and were going about 30 km / hr. We finally found an overpass to hide under (even cars were hiding) until the worst passed. It was bucketing, lightening, and with intermittent wind gusts. We survived dry under the suits and in all the luggage!

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We had a few more small showers, but arrived to Bikercamp Budapest in the dry. We were met by the lovely owner Susan and our friend Trevor, who had been there since yesterday.

Hungary-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Luckily he knew the way to the subway and we headed down town. The action here on a Saturday night is unbelievable. We also made a stop at the Szimpla Kert Ruin bar.

“Ruin bars are all the rage in Budapest and have been around for 10 years since the founding of Szimpla Kert, the mecca of all ruin bars. These bars are built in Budapest's old District VII neighborhood (the old Jewish quarter) in the ruins of abandoned buildings, stores, or lots.”

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The night was dry and we managed to pack up before the rain started. We waited it out until 11, but finally had to leave. We are headed south to Serbia and had heavy rain for much of the day.

Screen Shot 2017-05-13 at 20.06.53 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Despite this we stayed on the small roads. When we were riding towards a particularly dark cloud at 1 pm we found a great stop for another fish soup and missed much of the worst of the rain. As we approached the Serbian border the rain stopped and the sun came out for the 15 minute line up. There was a quick Schengen/EU exit stamp from Hungary and a very quick passport stamp into Serbia. They did not ask for bike papers or green cards.

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Now we had a 347 km drive to just past Novi Sad.

Slovakia by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

This hotel was a bit Faulty towers like, but in the end turned out fine. The owner is Turkish and with little English, but he did give us several rounds of welcome shots of Slivovitz, which is a plum brandy. In the end we had a good night and slept well.

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Today the weather is overcast, but high clouds. We had a 354 km ride to near the Bulgarian border via the smaller roads and a detour to see the Golubac fortress. Most of the road surface today was patched patches.



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This route after the fortress is then another 50 km along the banks of the Danube and with the sun shining it was 24 degrees.


Serbia by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We then turned south thru the park to end up in the small town of Zajecar. There is nothing to see here it is just a good spot to stop for the day and start out tomorrow for the Bulgarian border and route thru the mountains. The hotel had awesome underground parking and was very simple, but clean and comfortable.

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The sun is finally out today but cooler at 17 degrees for the 223 km day to Sofia.

Screen Shot 2017-05-15 at 22.43.48 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The ride to the border is a quick 11 km at Vrska Cuka. Here we were waved thru to park at the gate. We were the only ones there, but still waited 10 min. Finally a sour looking woman came out and asked for our passports. She checked our photos, walked backed to her office, and returned with them in a few minutes. No smile at all or small talk, but she did say “have a nice trip” in a grouchy voice when she handed them back.


Serbia-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


You then ride a few hundred meters to the Bulgarian crossing where they are all smiles and very friendly. They also spoke English well. The agent stamped us back into the EU, but Bulgaria is not in the Schengen zone. He then asked to see our route on the GPS to check it went thru Borovitsa where “there are some very nice rocks”.

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Serbia-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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The initial road surface was pretty pot holed and passed thru some tiny and poor looking villages.


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Bulgaria-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Borovista did have an amazing collection of rock formations, but hiking right now is not in the cards.

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