Date Monday 25th November 2019 Holy Places Visited Preobrazsenszka Szerb Ortodox Templom [“Preobrazhensky Serbian Orthodox Church”], Szentendre (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 5½ km (3½ miles) Route I walked from the suburb of Pismány to the centre of Szentendre. Along the way I visited the Szerb Kereszt [“Serbian Cross”] on the top of Donkey Hill, where …
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Days 284 & 285: Pismány, Szentendre
Date Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2019 Distance Travelled Stayed in Pismány Route I stayed in Pismány and rested over the weekend, enjoying the company of my gracious host and his friends. Thank you to András, Yanos and Aranka for their hospitality and the tasty vegetarian food.
Day 283: Dobogókő to Pismány, Szentendre
Date Friday 22nd November 2019 Distance Travelled Approximately 16 km (10 miles) Route I walked through the forested mountains, heading downhill, seeing some birds of prey in the air and stopping to explore Dömör-Kapui-Barlang [“Dömör-Gate Cave”] along the way. After about four hours I emerged from the woods on the outskirts of the large town …
Day 282: Dobogókő
Date Thursday 21st November 2019 Holy Places Visited Rendházban Kápolna [“Convent Chapel”], Dobogókő Distance Travelled Stayed in and around Dobogókő Route I again stopped at the statue of Sri Chinmoy, a “dreamer of world peace”, before revisiting the nearby Convent Chapel. I then took a walk through the forested mountains to Ferenczy Szikla [“Ferenczy Rock”] …
Day 281: Pilisszentlélek to Dobogókő
Date Wednesday 20th November 2019 Holy Places Visited Szentlélek-Plébániatemplom [“Holy Spirit Parish Church”], Pilisszentlélek Pálos Koloster Rom [“Pauline Monastery Ruin”], near Pilisszentlélek Rendházban Kápolna [“Convent Chapel”], Dobogókő (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 9½ km (6 miles) Route I revisited the local church before heading off into the forested hills of the Visegrád Mountains. I stopped at …
Day 280: Pilisszentlélek
Date Tuesday 19th November 2019 Holy Places Visited Szentlélek-Plébániatemplom [“Holy Spirit Parish Church”], Pilisszentlélek Distance Travelled Stayed in Pilisszentlélek Route I visited the local Parish Church, which was originally built in 1857 in place of a Chapel, and appeared to be undergoing extensive renovation at the time of my visit. Outside the front entrance is …
Day 279: Búbánatvölgy to Pilisszentlélek
Date Monday 18th November 2019 Holy Places Visited Eredeti Fény Zen Templom [“Original Light Zen Temple”], near Kerektó Szentlélek-Plébániatemplom [“Holy Spirit Parish Church”], Pilisszentlélek Distance Travelled Approximately 12½ km (8 miles) Route From the village I headed south past small lakes into the forested Visegrádi Hegység [“Visegrád Mountains”] through light rain and under grey clouds. …