Day 8, Eger/Aggetelk National Park

Today we read in a brochure in the hotel lobby about the Aggetelek National Park located about 10 kilometers outside Eger. We hopped into a taxi and told the driver to bring us there. As we drove on the Hungarian road's we saw the most beautiful trees and flowers anywhere in the world. When we arrived at the gates we saw we got there 30 min. early so we walked around the entrence absorbing the colors of the Hungarian landscape. While there we observed a lot of Hungarian wildlife including Saker Falcon. As explained to us by one of the park rangers, it is one of the biggest species of falcons located in Hungary. While in the park we saw the falcon dive and grab a small rodent of some sort and fly away. I found it so cool that the falcon moves so fast to grab its prey. I only barely saw it while it was diving for its food. Also while we were there we saw alot of wild boar. These were hunted since Hungary became populated. They were used for major celebrations. Usually they were cooked at the arrival of a new king or at the birth of a prince or princess. At the end of the day we went back to our hotel to pack for the next day to come.