12/05/2012

Long weekend in November





We had a trip  to North Hungary, among the hills of Cserhát for 4 days. Perhaps  it was  the last beautiful autumn weekend. In the mornings  was  cold  and foggy the weather  but in the early  afternoon it was 20 degrees and clear blue sky already.



 We walked for two days, and the other two days we went to the  countryside by car. Our
accommodation was a well-equipped, spacious apartment in a little village  called
Nográdsipek. 



The owners were a very pleasant couple. On Saturday, - after our arrival - we walked to  Hollókő. The path  was 13 km long. On the way we visited the castle as well.  



Hollókő is a beautiful, world heritage  village, there are  famous traditional costumes and typical palóc houses. 





Many  people walked on the streets in  the fantastic weather. We went back  to our accommodation by bus. We had to change to another  bus in Szécsény, so  we had dinner here. 



On Sunday we  looked up  another hike on the map to the Tábi reservoir. At first there  was a  good marked trail , but  the signs disappeared  later, so we needed  to navigate  with a map and compass. Fortunately, we  found  the  lake in a beautiful valley. 



Many people were angling  on the shore.



 We started back  in  another path ,  on the way we enjoyed the beautiful views and beautiful autumn colors. On Monday, we travelled to Mátraverebély by car, here we visited the old holy place Szentkút. 




We met many pilgrims. The next stop was Sámsonfalva.  we saw  an interesting geological
formation 


and the  nearby beautifully situated, small village Nagybárkány. From here we drove to  Alsótold, to the Bableves csárda,  where we spent some  time.  



After we came back, our  hosts  were waiting for us and we grilled in the open air.



 On Tuesday,  we stopped  on the way home  in  many small villages of Cserhát and we
 looked around, and then ordered a late lunch at the Lake Bánki.  It was a very nice
long  weekend.







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