Marina Balatonfured

... ichniejszy 4ART ;))<br>Wieczorny spacer po okolicy i znow piekne, stare kamienice, palace, koscioly. Veszprem, po Budapeszcie, to drugie, tak bogate w zabytki miasto.<br>Kolacja wegierska, oczywiscie :) w malej knajpce na podzamczu.<br>Rano, po sniadaniu w hotelowej restauracji, podziwiamy jeszcze raz to, co ogladalismy po zachodzie slonca .<br>I to juz koniec ...

Niewazne, kto wymyslil! Wazne, ze szczesliwie jestesmy na miejscu.<br>Kierujemy sie do Tihany, ktore znajduje sie na malym polwyspie na Balatonem.<br>Kazdy z nas ma jakies wspomnienia z tych miejsc: z blizszego lub dalszego dziecinstwa.<br>Pilotuje Marcin, dzieki ktoremu bezblednie trafiamy do celu.<br>Fajne lokum w wymarlym miasteczku znajdujemy bez trudu... jestesmy jedynymi ...

... to walk around a lake, cutting through farmer fields, containing a certain type of cows (I'm sure LP will correct me on the type), vineyards and along the coast to a church with a long walkway containing three crucifixes and the 14 stations of the cross.<br>

... br> <br><br><br>The lake was immense and the brief swim felt like we were swimming in the sea. <br><br><br> <br> <br>Our first night was a bit of feast, we cooked in our wee cabin, washed down with a load of beers with an entire tub of icecream for second course (washed down with a bottle of sweet Tokaj (local) wie..We befriended a ...

... forced by Frits (the van has a name now!) was not our own for the moment. Martina once again, thanks for the skirts, that was a lovely gift! We shall wear it often!<br><br>Mira and I both realized that some real chill-out time is needed to get connected, together, with the van and the trip. Camping at the waterfront would be the ideal place. So we headed for Balaton lake in Hungaria. Not really taking any time for more sightseeing in Czech, but ...

(70 miles)<br>Today we got off to a slow start. It was cold and rainy. Our muscles weren't really working. We visited Kethzley the town and found ourselves eating pizza in a warm restaurant where they had internet maybe even before noon. <br><br>Once we got motivated we followed a bike path part way around lake balaton. There were not a lot of opportunities to see the lake from the path but it was nice to ...

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.

Part of reason that this particular program appealed to me was that it included trips. I don't normally like tour buses but hey, they were free right? Our first trip was to western Hungary, starting in the small but beautiful town of Veszprem. I could have spent all day wandering around the town but we only got about two hours ...

Writing this entry live from Lake Balaton, Hungary (bopping my head to Computer Camp Love by Datarock, people are horrified). Before I get into the itty gritty I want to tell you about our H2o woes in Europe. It all began in Germany. Matty bought a six pack of 1.5 litre waters. As he walked out of the supermarket he had his arms in the air claiming his brillinace. I clapped giving the man credit where it was deserved. All was well untill that afternoon when we both got back ...

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