Friday, October 12, 2007

Day 183 Oct 09 Tue - Budapest to Commuter Camp in Dorog

World War 2 cemetery for the Hungarian soldiers
Bike lane along the Dunav to Komaron

Commuter camp in Dorog
Sunset on the track just 5 meters from the tent

Today's Distance: 55 km
Today's Temp: 14 - 25c
Average Speed:17 max : 52.5
Time on Bike: 3 hr 11 min
Average climb: 2% max: 7%
Trip Altitude: 290 m max: 313 m
Today's spending: 4972 Ft
Total Distance to date: 11982 km
Total spending to date: 23305 Ft

Leaving Budapest at almost 1.30pm after spending 2 hr at the internet to update yesterday city bike tour and a warm reception at the Malaysia Embassy. Budapest is a charming lovely city with many architectural buildings and beautiful bridges over the Dunabe, was once under the Turkish occupation in the 16th century , a Soviet invasion in 1944,almost no buildings in the city centre remained unscathed and then the retreating Nazis blew up all the Dunabe bridges . Today's Budapest , not only the country's administrative ,political,commercial and cultural centres but the regional centre of Central Europe.It has become a genuine rival to Vienna.

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