Day 172: Train to Hungary & Miskolc

After finishing up Germany/Western Europe, it’s only natural that we cut through Austria again to go back to Eastern Europe. We miss concerts / music festivals and a few months ago in Bulgaria we found Balaton Sound EDM festival in Hungary with several favorite artists. So we agreed to save Hungary until July and back track a bit. The train from Munich to Budapest was 7 hours and then we train’d two more hours to Miskolc in the northeast.

Amongst the Hungarian people, Miskolc is viewed as a dying industrial wasteland as a result of a failed planned economy by the Soviets. Originally it was a Soviet poster child economy with booming iron factories, doubling population growth, and the construction of tower apartment blocks on the city’s western side. Miskolc was hit harder than any Hungarian city after the fall of Communism and is trying to reclaim itself as a culture center than an industrial center.

We didn’t have much energy when we arrived (10 hour train day) but we rode the tram downtown and walked around until we hit our apartment which was super spacious and cheap - $37 per night!!!

We ended the evening at a very nice traditional restaurant where we tried wild boar soup, pork roast, goose liver, and noodles with ewe cheese (all under $40 with tip). We are back in Eastern Europe territory and our wallets love it.

Hotel:
Rákóczi Guesthouse Miskolc

Restaurant:
Rákóczi Pince Étterem

Food:
Tarkonyos vaddiszno raguleves csezeben - wild boar soup with tarragon
Buga Jakab Etke - grilled pork chop, roasted goose liver, noodles with ewe cheese and leek
Fokhagymás tarja vaslapon - Roasted, garlic pork

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