On day three of riding, we got sick of arriving at each destination late in the day, and planned to start out early, which meant we were actually on the road before 10. We were slowed down by several factors, including that May 1st is Hungarian Labor Day, so many things were closed. Nonetheless, we got to Győr by 1pm or so, and were able to have lunch there and spend the afternoon wandering around with the Labor Day crowds. In the late afternoon, several of us went to a spa, which turned out to be a small hot-water water park, with a few slides, a pool-based bar, and a great water cave whose acoustic properties we tried out in an impromptu roundsing. After that, we split up for dinner, with a small number of us having an enormous dinner at Halászcsárda, and the rest joining us for drinks and music.
Inside our hotel room in Mosonmagyárovár |
outside the hotel |
snails! |
stream near the hotel |
door down to the bike garage at our hotel |
BDan, ready to head to the bike garage |
BDan inspecting their bike |
hitting the road |
the road ahead, also a weird billboard |
Scott, on the road |
Stream crossing near Halászi |
a dinghy |
a small church |
a purple tree |
a pointy tree |
a map |
religious art by the church |
a memorial |
road signs |
a hydrant |
a bird |
a field |
Joe and Lisa on the road |
the bird takes off |
there it goes |
our first hint that Hungarian Labor Day is going to be a problem; the bakery on our route sheet is zarva (closed) |
fields along the roadside |
yellow grasses |
tall grasses |
church behind plowed fields |
commemorative narrow-gauge train in Dunaszeg |
more train |
map of train route |
description of rail history |
leaving Dunaszeg |
rail history map of Hungary |
we are getting a little tired of this dirt path |
we were intrigued by this canal water management system |
the view down the canal |
flood gauge |
Scott investigates |
another wooden dinghy |
Scott continues to investigate |
Scott wanders off |
longer flood gauge |
A Wheel |
informational sign |
back on the road |
leaving the bike path in Győr |
building in Győr |
end of the bike path |
hotel room in Győr |
sitting room portion of hotel room |
lunch in Győr: soup |
lunch in Győr: schnitzel |
storefront in Győr |
Scott walking down the street in Győr |
bike parking at hotel |
street in Győr |
hexagonal planters |
canal view |
building in Győr |
canal view |
Scott and Joe at the canal bridge |
building in Győr |
reflecting pool with statue |
Heroes' square |
building facade |
statue |
synagogue in Győr |
information about the synagogue facade |
synagogue front door |
more synagogue info |
in the synagogue courtyard |
Emil Roth St |
statue on a building |
front of a building in Győr |
synagogue dome from a nearby street |
canal and park view |
statue in Győr |
water feature |
square in Győr |
people on the square for labor day |
informational sign |
another store closed for labor day |
street in Győr |
scifi art in a window |
seems to be a game store |
address of the game store |
arts building in Győr |
nice door. also closed for labor day |
a plaque |
a statue |
a square |
park along the canal |
view across the canal |
another statue |
a display of flowers |
a cool door |
a cool wall |
a cool roof |
people on the street |
many locks |
a description in stone |
...of a person in a boat |
contents of a book wagon |
more book wagon contents |
a thinking person and a fantastical creature |
a drain cover |
possible sweet gum ball relative |
canoes in the canal |
El Paso restaurant |
tree by the canal |
interior of thermal spa, photographed on the way out |
facade of thermal spa |
slides! |
Győr canal view |
a complicated roof |
Zwack Unicum, the second exciting liqueur of our trip |
dinner |
art at the restaurant |
art at the restaurant |
the restaurant had a Roma house band, and at one point in the meal, the fiddler played by our table |
more dinner |
more drinks |
dessert |
more dessert, some kind of blintz situation |
art at the restaurant |
art at the restaurant |
glass elevator of the day, inside the restaurant |
front entrance of restaurant |
a gazebo |