road to Rackeve

 

I packed up all my stuff on the boat knowing that i would definitely be moving rooms that day, if not moving on because the spa area was over in buda on the route out of town,then out of town all together, I had spotted a vegan cafe the previous day that i thought would be good for breakfast and went there after a quick spar shop for snacks for the bike, it turned out the vegan cafe were still making the huge tray of vegan lasagne but never told me that! while i waited nearly an hour after i ordered it! there was a McDonald's at the corner i could have been in and gone in 15mins! never mind though i used the cafe wifi to download a map app that grace said other people were using for cycle paths, I thought it was no better than google maps and opted to buy the digital version of my guidebook from amazon, I should have thought of that yesterday I am so used with physical books, but this digital version was good it may well be the way forward for me while travelling especially!
         

  I opted against a spa day and headed out of town at lunch time on a mixed bag of great cycle paths cobbled flood dyke track with a few sections of back + main road 4 or five hours later i arrived at a place called rackeve the journey there was until then not much to write about , I never took my usual photo stops because there wasn’t much new or exciting to stop for, on entering Ráckeve there was a holidays aqua park this place is probably popular in the summer but it all looked closed now,  I would have to either stay here that night or get a train back to Budapest as the train line didn't go the right way and there was nowhere else to stay for the next 30 miles ,

room with a view!

   I was not game for going back the way and never even tried to find the train station, I checked the auld google maps and hotels , com and there was a place just over the bridge that looked OK,I  went over and asked how much for the night £46 including breakfast and use of the spa facilities! perfect i said OK and got the auld dear locked up and changed into my pool gear as soon as i got to my room, i loved the spa area it was excellent i had a spell n the steam room sauna hot tub and pool, before I knew i had better get changed and find some food! instead i had 4-5 hotel beers whilst using the WiFi for the blog, took my stuff to my room walked over the bridge only to find i had just reached last orders beer was ok but kitchen closed! oh well a couple of beers then bedtime