Saturday, 21st April, 2018.
We're struggling a little with jet lag...neither of us slept well on Thursday night but soldiered on yesterday as it was bike collection day. Our accommodation is about 14 kms north of Budapest and the bike shop is a similar distance south, requiring a train ride into the city, then a change to the metro for two stops to the regional station, where we caught a train to Kelenfeld, the nearest station to the shop. The local train station is at the bottom of our street and just around the corner so nice and easy, the trains are frequent so no long wait but the regional train was half an hour late leaving. When we arrived at Kelenfeld we were met by Akos, who had very kindly driven from the bike shop to collect us, saving us a couple of bus rides. We spent about an hour in the shop, then started the ride, mostly on cycle paths, to the Danube, then along the river through the city to 'home'. It wasn't a long ride but took the best part of some time as it was a stop/start journey, with many traffic lights and throngs of pedestrians and other cyclists, unfamiliar territory to negotiate on new bikes we're not yet used to.
We negotiated our way along the embankment which was crowded with pedestrians and cyclists, and were almost 'home', I had a fall and injured my right knee, and my pride. Although I told Mike I just wanted to have matching knees (after a fall on a ride at home which had resulted in an injury to my left knee and ankle), I think the spill was largely due to jetlag and lack of concentration.
We negotiated our way along the embankment which was crowded with pedestrians and cyclists, and were almost 'home', I had a fall and injured my right knee, and my pride. Although I told Mike I just wanted to have matching knees (after a fall on a ride at home which had resulted in an injury to my left knee and ankle), I think the spill was largely due to jetlag and lack of concentration.
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Have a great trip, we look forward to reading about your travels. M and K.
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