Monday 4th August 2008 – Lillafured, Hungary

At 09:30 we phoned the Budapest motorhome supplier and I was able to explain the problem to a man who spoke very good English. Although his showroom is in a convenient place N.E. of Budapest, they do not have repair or servicing facilities on site. The charger repair would have to be done at their partner's premises 15km away, south of Budapest and the Ford servicing at a garage 10km north in Solymar. This would mean driving around Budapest but we were sure that there would be campsites close to both locations. I suggested Thursday for the repair and Friday for the servicing but said that we were flexible. He made the bookings and phoned back late morning to say that it would have to be Wednesday and Thursday and we agreed.
We spent the rest of the day reading apart from a short trip into the centre to buy bread and eggs and post cards at the tiny post office – the only food shop in Lillafured or Hamor.
In the evening we went back to the centre to have a meal in Tokert Etterem. We both had soup to start, I chose the cold fruit soup and, although it was delicious, it did seem strange having a desert before the main course. The main course was a platter for two with baked trout, fried pigeon breasts, breaded pigeon breasts and venison in a red wine sauce. It was good but a little too much fried food – our first meal here on Wednesday was much better.
Photos: The Lower Falls – these are just behind the Hotel Palota and are the highest waterfall in Hungary. Much of the spring water that supplied the falls is now extracted to provide water for the city of Miskolc.