Start Balkan Express in Lübeck

Nationalpark Elbsandsteingebirge

Pre-rally hike at the Bastei. Short, steep and stunning 🤩
Start 🏁

Red paperclip Bartering Game Czechia

Castle Kost

Bernhard

…when you eat a traditional Czech sausage with your friend Bernhard at „Bernhard“ 😊
Prachovské skály

Watch Helmut performing his very own version of Queen‘s Bohemian Rhapsody 😂
Red paperclip Bartering Game Poland

Swapped the lemon 🍋 for a bar of chocolate 🍫
Border Poland - Czechia

Dancing the Bohemian Rhapsody 🪩
Somewhere inbetween

Olomouc

A brief morning stroll before we hit the road again.
Some hops inbetween

So this is where the Czech magic begins… Cheers to the hops!
Bakery in Bytča

We stumbled upon a l little bakery and couldn’t resist grabbing some delicious strudel. To wash it down? A bottle of Kofola – Slovakia’s answer to cola, but with a herbal twist and way less sugar.
Bartering Game Slowakia

Today’s bartering challenge in Slovakia was a bit tricky. No one in the village spoke English, and we didn’t speak Slovak, so ChatGPT helped out with a translated message.
Eventually, I met a Czytaj więcej
Three signs you’ve landed in Slovakia

With love from Ruzomberok 🌹⛰️
Car pool Slovakia

The Challenge: Co-Driver Swap over 10 km
We’re hitting the road with Meike (or Markus) and their dogs, cruising through a romantic mountain landscape.
Somewhere inbetween

Danube Bridge

Crossing the impressive Danube bridge, we leave Slovakia and enter Hungary – welcome to Esztergom!
Estergom

We stop in the park below the bridge and get an even better view of the grand Esztergom Basilica – perfect for a photo (of our Subaru, of course 😂) and a short break.
Arrival in Budapest

Budapest Highlights

After today’s rally, we found a lovely restaurant (Hilda) serving real Hungarian goulash.
Finally, something that wasn’t overheated – and still ran smoothly! 😄
Budapest by Night

Late Meeting with Team 24 and 122 🍻
Pékség (Hungarian Bakery)

On our rally, we always keep an eye out for traditional local bakeries. This morning, just past Budapest, we struck gold again. A small pekség with real handcrafted goods and the perfect provisions Czytaj więcej
Lunchtime in Romania

Bartering Game Romania

Thank you, Cristina, for the 🫖!
She loves her new mug!
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