Getting cultural in Eger

So we made it to the green hills of Eger, after only a small hiccup at the bus depot in whichver the net the previous day, and we had to buy new ones. The guesthouse where we were staying in Eger was brilliant - a little room with furnishings and fittings that must have been there since the 70s (all browns and oranges), smells of Hungarian cooking wafting up the stairwell and Eva, our friendly host.

Setting out that afternoon we were eager to find out what Eger was all about. Fortunately, we came across a display in the main square of what we can only assume is traditional Hungarian-Eger culture. Here is a video:

After this excitement, and over the next day or two, we wandered around the town and did all the main tourist sites - the Basilica, Castle, etc. It is a beautiful place! We also went to the Marzipan Museum, where everything was made of sugar, and we're talking about paintings, cushions, hairbrushes, shoes ... everything in the below photo is made of sugar!

We also visited the attractively named 'Valley of the Beautiful Women', which was largely full of unattractive drunkards. Hungarian 'Bulls' Blood' wine is made around Eger, and a short walk out of town is this tourist trap - a road with caves built into the hillside where you can 'test' the wines.

We liked Eger so much that we decided to stay an extra day and take a day trip to Szilvasvarad, which is in the Bukki National Park. We were looking forward to a good day of walking, but in the end, we couldn't find the track to the top of the hill. We did manage to find a massive cave though. We also found a lot of drunk youths, who preferred to take short cuts off the paths while they drank their beers. Disgraceful!