Day 3: Krakow to Kosice via Auschwitz

Early morning visit to Auschwitz and we�re practically the only people there. We have a chance to photograph the place and really take in the scale of what happened here.

















We�re able to pick up the original route that I planned and we cross the border into Slovakia only to cross back into Poland 5 minutes later to then cross back into Slovakia some minutes later. It�s a small farming community and I manage to take a few pictures with my left hand whilst riding through.




We have a stop at the border and we�re joined by a guy returning home from a Trabant meet. He�s almost got a spare car in the trailer! We stop and chat for about 20 minutes then get back on the bikes and make our way to Kosice.




We get to Kosice, we find the hotel we booked about an hour before and decide that the location is not the best and there�s no parking for the bikes. We ride around looking for another but we park up in a small square, looking at the lodgings list on the GPS for inspiration. We�re greeted by a Swiss German man on a bicycle, totally unexpected to be greeted with the Swiss German dialect in Slovakia. He have a chat and he recommends one hotel nearby and we manage to find a room, they also have parking which is a plus.

A quick walk around the city:











Day 4: Kosice to Debrecen
Short ride to Debrecen, mainly on small roads through small towns and villages. The villages we are going through have purpose built structures on top of the poles for Storks! This was a common sight through Hungary and some parts of Romania.

We stop on a country lane and take in the moment.



Note the storks in this picture:



Another stop somewhere in the Hungarian countryside:



After a short ride we arrive in Debrecen.




Small town and I have a quick walk around but don�t find much with the exception of the Cathedral near our B&B.




Day 5: Debrecen to Sebes

Nothing dramatic to report � from Debrecen to the Romanian border there were a couple of straight roads. We cross the border into Romania, no problems with the border crossing with the exception of a poster about corruption. Old habits die hard I guess.





This was my first experience of Romanian roads and we travelled mostly on 2 lane roads which happened to be packed with trucks and more trucks. We ride to Cluj-Napoca and stop for lunch. Looks like a nice town from the short ride around.





Quick break for a coffee break and check for accommodation for that evening. Perfect timing as we avoid a heavy downpour.




We arrive in Sebes and head straight to the hotel.

That�s Transylvania out there!