A Leisurely Day

We got a slow start this morning, lingering over breakfast at the hotel. We rode a few miles, then stopped for espresso and waited for the ferry to take us across the river. Back on the bikes, we rode into Esztergom and were wowed by the basilica. Turns out Esztergom was the capitol of Hungary from the 10th to the mid-13th century, when it was moved to Buda. Esztergom has the largest church in Hungary, which we explored with a visit to the cupola. The city was also important beacause it marked the northwestern reach of the Ottomans.

In the afternoon, we crossed over the river to Slovakia. We left the crowds behind and rode through flat farmland and modest rural villages to Komarno, a working port city on the Danube. The local grocery store is first class and the hotel we settled on is new, modern and very nice. It has been raining cats and dogs since we got into our room.Read more