Grossglockner - The Gate to Heaven
Arguably, one of the greatest alpine scenic roads, the Grossglockner, was our playground for two days on our way back from Romania
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1.13 The crowning finale
The floating village of Bokod, the Archabbey of Pannonhalma and the county capital of Györ are the last sites of our Hungary adventure.
1.12 From urban jungle to nature paradise
From the urban jungle of Budapest to Fenyes' natural paradise near Tata. How contrasting Hungary can be.
1.11 Hungarian fairies, cave baths & sweet wines
Northern Hungary has a lot to offer: From the fantastic thermal baths, an array of castels and last but not least great (sweet) wines...
1.10 Romania, contrary to expectations
Je weiter nordwärts man vorstösst, desto überraschender wird Rumänien. Maramures wirkt so sauber, abwechslungsreich ja geradezu bezaubernd.
1.9 Insider tips in and around Bucharest
We have been waiting for our fourth and hopefully last garage appointment for almost a week now. The wait at the Black Sea was anything...
1.8 From the red wine to the Black Sea
The onward journey after the fulfilling day at the children's home in Panatau turns out to be somewhat more strenuous than expected. With...
1.7 FRAME CHARITY: Visit to the children's home
The way down from the Transalpina over Lake Vidra leads us over a small pass into the valley of the bees. We drive eastward past...
1.6 Transalpina – The mountain is calling!
We are slowly recovering from our sucked-out state after the visit to Count Dracula. Also the rising temperatures let us remember that we...
1.5 From salt mine and Dracula castle
After a steep downhill ride of about an hour, we have now arrived back in the Aries Valley. Somehow quite relieved that it also goes well...
1.4 Recovering at our "Shangri-La"
So the next morning we continue again in all-wheel mode and in good hope to climb. Already at the first steep slope Brigitte prefers...
1.3 Escape to the Carpathians
After two ride-free days and rest with other activities, ("like cleaning and washing" note by Brigitte) we get back on the track on...
1.2 Hungary, we're coming
The interest in our expedition vehicle is usually very high. Not so at the Austrian-Hungarian border. We literally drive in fifth gear...
1.1 Prologue accross Austria
It's been four weeks since we left Switzerland and started on our maiden trip towards Hungary/Romania. The very first day led over roads...