Sopron

So after finally leaving Budapest after our week long stay there we arrived in the small town of Sopron in the late afternoon. Our first stop after getting off the train was in a tourist office where we found out all of the accommodation available and were disappointed to learn that there were no hostels and the student dorms had closed their doors for the summer. Our only budget option left was then pensions and private rooms so we set off to try a few. After the first few we found that it was going to be a tough task as most required a phone to call the owners or only had limited reception hours. After nearly three hours of wandering the town we finally came across somewhere that had available and fairly cheap rooms so we took it. By this time we only had time for a short break in the hotel before setting off to grab a quick bite to eat in the town square. The evening was ended fairly early as we were still both exhausted from the festival so we didn't get much sight seeing done that day.

The next morning we awoke and set off to see Esterhazy Castle which is located about half an hour outside of Sopron. Unfortunately we were both starting to feel fairly sick, no doubt from the lack of sleep and excess germs at the festival, so while on the bus we managed to miss the stop for the castle. Thankfully we only missed it by one stop and half an hour later we found ourselves outside of the Esterhazy Castle. Our hour long guided tour through the castle was pretty interesting as the small percentage of the total rooms that we saw were furnished as they used to be and the english description of them was quite good. So after getting to see several beautiful reception rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and other various halls we got to explore the exterior a bit before having to catch a bus back to Sopron. By the time we arrived in Sopron we were feeling fairly bad and even though it was only mid afternoon we proceeded to have a few hour nap to try and recuperate. After our nap the rest of the afternoon and evening was spent using the internet and searching the few restaurants in Sopron for some Potato Croquettes, a potato dish similar to Tator Tots that we had only found in Hungary, since this was to be our last meal in Hungary. After enjoying our meal of potato croquettes and soup we returned to our hotel and went directly to bed as we were too sick to do anything else.

The next morning we reluctantly hauled ourselves out of bed and packed our bags. Afterwards we made our way to the train station where we caught a train bound for Vienna, our next destination.









A clock in the Esterhazy Castle that used an Angles finger to point out the time.


















One of the many fully furnished rooms that we got to see in the Castle.















The Fire Tower rising above the old town in Sopron.












Note that the pictures for Budapest have also been posted below.