It's been delightful to be in Budapest for our last rest day. I've said before that the only resting parties on rest days are the cars as the teams scurry round to make them fit for travel: this time (with a few exceptions) there was time after car works to enjoy the city.
Budapest has much to offer the visitor with 19th century elegance and prosperity evidenced by the many stone buildings. There are cafes and restaurants galore and city and river tours. With the city attractions and the British Grand Prix, Wimbledon victory for Murray and the European Football final, there was plenty to do.
I also sensed a change in attitude. Paris is less than 1,500 Kms away - we could do it in a (very long) day. So the end is in sight and people are beginning to talk about returning to normal life. There's still 6 days hard driving to go but the tough tests of Mongolia and Russia are over: the alpine challenge is to be relished or minimised as the mood and the state of the car suit.
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