DAY 17 (5/18-FRI) KOMARNO TO ERZTERGOM, HUNGARY (10:00 TO 3:00)

Good night’s sleep-wake up at 8:00-A puts pictures on blog–he’s doing such a good job.  See Jean as we go to breakfast-she’s ready to go but comes talks to us about yesterday & today.  She is going to get GPS for next trip–other couple got right out-of-town.  She did a different route & didn’t go to the Abby–glad we saw it.  !st time to order breakfast–both get SWEET plate–their definition & mine are NOT the same–get 2 rolls, jelly, cereal & yogurt–I don’t like cereal & yogurt–voted worst breakfast.  Take picture of bowling lanes in our BF area & beautiful garden outside.  A gets us across bridge & on to gravel trail (see picture)-after many miles-see dirt path & take that.  These 2 days of gravel are more than I’ve done in 15 yrs of biking–am not a mt biker.  Decide to leave trail & try heavy traffic rd–much better-light traffic-farm lands-small towns (w/well kept yards) & wind in our face to slow me down.  Weather is much better today-sun is out (no jacket)winds 5 to 10 mph.  Stop at pt where bike trail ends–who is coming off trail but Jean–it’s like we’re waiting for her.  Raving about wonderful trail & scenery–she said he changed later after we left it.  Go into last Slavic town before we cross into Hungary.  Eat ice cream & sit on bench in sun.  See 1st Pepsi stand–coke definitely has a monopoly in Europe–& I’ve drunk more coke on this trip than I have in 20 yrs.  Cross over bridge into Hungary–unbelievable site of the BASILICA OF ESZTERGOM.  My camera battery is dead & can’t take pictures–A has camera but can’t download to blog site.  These are some of best pictures of trip.  Charging battery so will take pictures as we leave tomorrow.  Our Hotel Szent Adalbert is located next to Basilica–smallest room & tv so far-very clean–this is really what I expected all along.  Walk up to Basilica–biggest church so far–pay to go to the top-420 little 1 person steps up & 420 down.  Sorry I don’t have pictures but view is fantastic–we are the only ones up here because it closes at 5:30.  Downstairs in church are at least 6 tour buses of tourists.  Go to restaurant up here–have another wonderful meal  (plate loaded w/beef & vegetables). & 2 cokes.  still haven’t seen Jean–no telling all the things she did–will find out at breakfast.