Our first stop in Hungary is Eger, famous for its Bull's blood wine and holding out against an overwhelming Ottoman invading army. The story goes that the defenders in Eger were given the local wine which stained their beards red, the ottomans thought they drank bulls blood which gave them their strength. The local wine, Bikaver, is very good and there are 200 cellars in Eger to taste from. Can't say it made me feel strong.

Massive  storm overnight and awoken at 2am to the loudest thunderclap I've ever heard, no damage to the bikes😀

Afternoon in the Turkish bath after dodging rain for the morning

After crossing some very flat landscape across the Hungarian plains, real cowboy country, we made it to Romania today. Country number 7 and the first time we've needed passports since Rotterdam. Immediately feels more foreign with the  brightly dressed Roma women. Our first stop in Oredea is beautiful and very European in the central squares and cafés