Hotel Stella Siofok

Ranek piekny i sloneczny. Pomimo porannego chlodu, dzien jest piekny i robi sie coraz cieplej.<br>Pakujemy graty i po 3 dniach opuszczamy Zadar. Pozegnal nas pieknym i bezwietrznym zachodem slonca.<br>A wiec: w droge !!<br>Zblizamy sie do lancucha osniezonych gor, ktorymi wije sie autostrada. Szczyty przyproszone bialym pudrem. Przekraczamy lancuch gor, na szczescie ...

... w Tihany!!<br>Wieczorny spacer i , obowiazkowo: gulasz. No, i piwo. Biedny Piotrek - kierowca, zawsze poszkodowany, ma okazje odrobic zaleglosci w piwkowaniu.<br>Ale.... gdyby dopuscil kogos do kierownicy... Nie dopuszcza, to ma za swoje ;)))<br>Pokoje ze sniadaniem, po ktorym jeszcze spacer po miasteczku, ktore wyglada inaczej niz w wieczornym swietle.<br>Ruszamy.....

Tihany is a small peninsula on the northern side of Lake Balaton, it was a 45min bus ride from Balatonfured... The town centre was extremely provincial, with the exception of some very touristy/souvenir shops there was very little else there...<br><br>We ...

... of dutch guys who were in the cabin next to us and we proceeded to go for more drinks, the bar on the campsite was closing, but the barman filled a 1.5L plastic bottle with red wine from the 'tap'...<br><br>On our second night, the guys generiously treated us to a traditonal meal in a local restaurant in the town centre...<br><br>

Summary:<br><br>After spending some days with my soulmate Roman and his girlfriend Martina, it is time to move on. Thanks for the drum session, your house being mine and your support with and without words. We will see us in India!? The van is repaired again, time to continue our journey. Crossing the border into Slovakia, sightseeing their capital Bratislava, then crossing into Hungaria, discussing a no-head lights fine with the police. In Hungaria ...

... a treacherous dirt road for 3 km. It soon turned into mud and was a real mess. <br><br>When we show up at our decided campsite they tell us it's $30 which is insane and 3 times what we've seen elsewhere. To finish our trial filled day we camped in a ditch.<br><br>The worst trial of all was that we wouldn't be able to make church tomorrow in Pecs as we didn't make it anywhere near as far as we needed to.

... The bridge here was built in the thirties and demolished by the retreating Germans in 1944. It's a long bridge and still only crosses the main channel. The town itself has some old bildings but its very noticeable that it's much poorer then Budapest.. The pavements are broken and ramshackle its dusty and the houses are older and needing more repair. Next on the list was to buy lunch at Spa ...

I must say that I was somewhat unimpressed by Lake Balaton, although the sight of our elderly, cynical program director stripping down to a speedo for a quick dip was something I won't soon forget. Balaton has a reputation as a huge destination for Hungarians but when we were there the weather was less than ideal and it was pretty much deserted. I think most of the people who voted for the lake regretted their decision.

... pathway (I don`t recommend for the eldery, because it`s too steep) or take the sightseeing train which leaves from the main street, called Kossuth Lajos utca.<br> The peninsula has two inside lakes as well. Tihany has vineyards, the Balaton area is famous for its wine and lavender.

... I want to test him out on. Today, he and I went for a little road trip into Balatonfured, the biggest town in the lake district, in an attempt to buy a vacuum cleaner for the house. It is so difficult when a society is set up entirely differently from your own, and you can't even read the signs to find out what shops actually sell. So after stopping at a series of shopping centres that sold everything but vacuum cleaners ...