On the way to Szeged we saw the farmers harvesting the wheat, cutting hay, and others picking apricots and plums. There were many trailers on the roadsides selling huge watermelons.
Szeged was a short one night stop so we did not have to take long bus or train rides. We did not find any hostels listed in the city so used a pension web site we stumbled across to book a room. The room was in a noisy, dingy hotel block and one night was enough there.
We caught the bus into the city centre and found some outdoor tables under a highway bridge to have a cold ale and some local fried food. It was such a hot evening that the families were in the park playground nearby with their children trying to tire them out so they would sleep.
Nearly every corner has ice cream shops or you can find mobile ice cream fridges in the squares or parks. The ice cream has a soft texture and a yoghurt flavour.
