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From one lake to the next

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After a fun night out, listening to a three-man-somedaywewillbeametalbandwehope-band for a couple of hours, my human went out to explore the area by bike. From Gyula she made her way to Bekescsaba, a small town some 20 km down the road and from there to Szabadkigyos (I dare you to say it!), where you can visit the Wenckheim Castle. Carmelo has new idols Built in the late 19th Century, this castle has as many windows as there are days, as many rooms as there are weeks and as many entrances as there are seasons in one year. By late afternoon, we arrived in Algyö and parked up next to the river and a small beach. After the bike ride in 30+ degrees, this was a very welcome cool down for my human.  We spent a quiet night here and made our way into nearby Szeged the next morning.  With 160.000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in the country. And a very charming one.  The river Tisza runs right through it, there are lots of green spaces and a nice pedestrianized area in...