{"id":1377,"date":"2011-05-20T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onmytodd.org\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2015-03-10T15:34:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T14:34:23","slug":"bukk-national-park-velka-nad-iplom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/?p=1377","title":{"rendered":"B\u00fckk National Park &#8211; Vel&#8217;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#8217;om"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got up at 5am to watch the sun rise from the top of the lookout tower.<\/p>\n<p>From Bankut down to M\u00e1lyinka was a pleasent 10km downhill ride. Then the terrain was rolling hill-ish, but the road mostly followed the valleys. Cycled towards Ozd on roads that weren&#8217;t in OpenStreetMap yet.<\/p>\n<p>Turned south-west in Ozd, to follow the Hungarian-Slovakian border. Crossing it was my primary goal, but there were no paths or roads going to Slovakia for quite some kilometers there. It wasn&#8217;t even noon yet but temperatures had already peaked at over 37\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>At 12:30pm and after exactly 80 kilometers of cycling I finally ended up in the neighbouring country. The border is easy to miss, though. Both countries have implemented the Schengen agreement and there is no visible border anymore (safe for a &#8216;Welcome to Slovakia&#8217;-sign).<\/p>\n<p>Slovakian backroads seem at least as quiet as the hungarian ones, a bit more deteriorating, maybe.<br \/>\nHad a late lunch right outside Fil&#8217;akovo. 10 Euros for 3 starters, 1 main dish and drinks &#8211; not too bad. Had no Euros and paid in Hungarian Forint &#8211; and was ripped off.<\/p>\n<p>Turned south and looked for a lake to have a swim. The first one shown on the map didn&#8217;t exist in reality. The second one did, near the village of Vel&#8217;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#8217;om. There&#8217;s lots of angling folks here but I managed to find a lovely secluded spot right at the shore. Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have a fishing rod. Anyway, pasta with pesto is yummy, too!<\/p>\n<p>Distance: 130km<\/p>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container \" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"0\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/Screenshot-20110523-142211.png\" title=\"B\u00fckk National Park - Vel&#039;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#039;om\" data-rl_title=\"B\u00fckk National Park - Vel&#039;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#039;om\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/Screenshot-20110523-142211-300x180.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" alt=\"B\u00fckk National Park - Vel&#039;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#039;om\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">B\u00fckk National Park - Vel&#039;k\u00e1 nad Ipl&#039;om<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2054.jpg\" title=\"Fog over B\u00fckk National Park\" data-rl_title=\"Fog over B\u00fckk National Park\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2054-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Fog over B\u00fckk National Park\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Fog over B\u00fckk National Park<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2059.jpg\" title=\"Camping on the visitor&#039;s platform\" data-rl_title=\"Camping on the visitor&#039;s platform\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2059-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Camping on the visitor&#039;s platform\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Camping on the visitor&#039;s platform<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2069.jpg\" title=\"Hungarian...\" data-rl_title=\"Hungarian...\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2069-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Hungarian...\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Hungarian...<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2070.jpg\" title=\"...villages...\" data-rl_title=\"...villages...\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2070-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"...villages...\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">...villages...<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2096.jpg\" title=\"... and countryside\" data-rl_title=\"... and countryside\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2096-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"... and countryside\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">... and countryside<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2099.jpg\" title=\"The Hungarian border with Slovakia\" data-rl_title=\"The Hungarian border with Slovakia\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2099-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"The Hungarian border with Slovakia\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">The Hungarian border with Slovakia<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2116.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2116-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2133.jpg\" title=\"Camping in Slovakia\" data-rl_title=\"Camping in Slovakia\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onmytodd.org\/wp-uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2133-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Camping in Slovakia\"\/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Camping in Slovakia<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got up at 5am to watch the sun rise from the top of the lookout tower. From Bankut down to M\u00e1lyinka was a pleasent 10km downhill ride. 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