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First view of the Balaton lake, somewhere down on the southern side of that... in a small village near a campsite called "Eldorado".
Let me tell you, I wouldn´t dare swim in this water :/
Ah, my obsession with boats shows again - this time in a hamn belonging to the Eldorado camp.
The sky was beautifully clear. As opposed to the water, which abode with peculiar murky water colour...
Another snapshot of the Balaton lake.
Outdoor markets at Keszthely, a town on the western side of Balaton. /Had really delicious raspberries, btw ;)
A town house in Keszthely.
Yay, a pic taken by my mum in Keszthely. Me with some kind of a famous poet, or politician... whatever. His title was "gróf" which means "earl"... but they gave the title to anyone back then. So basi
A lovely construction on the main square in Keszthely. Nevermind, but could somebody explain to me why was this modern park built in front of their most spectacular church?
And here we go - the church in its whole beauty.
A view of the main historical square in Keszthely, Hungary.
The construction which leaves me wondering what the heck the original intent was... Might come handy in time of rain, matter-of-factly. But otherwise? What has encouraged them to build this scar on th
Why don´t we have such flower carpets here? ... Oh, wait. Because some tools would destroy them, that´s why.
A typical street in Keszthely... a shopping mall, to be exact.
Busy streets of Keszthely at the noon during a regular workday. Unlike in other parts of Hungary, this town is full of German tourists.
A gate to the Keszthely´s chateau...
The chateau in Keszthely with its splendid fountain. Just a little observation - the water was probably brought from Balaton. The colour seemed considerably the same shade.
Chateau in Keszthely.
Festetics Chateau in Keszthely was build in the 18th century in the neo-barocco style.
The chateau has more than a hundred rooms and also a massive neobarocco tower with a gate in the same style.
Festetics chateau belongs among three most spacious buildings in Hungary.
Unlike many others, this chateau was not even partly destroyed by the WWII. Although its surroundings weren´t that lucky...
Nowadays, the chateau is used as a museum and its library stores a good deal of valuable documents.
A chateau Festetics gate.
The streets of the modern part of Keszthely.
Another town - Fonyód, on our way around balaton.
The shore in Fonyód. In summer may be packed with people but on this day we met only few other tourists of mostly Hungarian origin. A peaceful place :)
Fonyód, Hungary.
A short canal connecting a town harbour and Balaton lake.
A promising promenade leading to a spot from where there´s a spectacular view of Balaton...
Even though the water level is really low at the moment, algae thrive there nevertheless.
The first mentions of Fonyód date back to the early 11th century, but in the sources from the 14th, this town is labeled as an island, hnting that back then, Balaton covered much larger area!
The pier in Fonyód.
:)
A castle stood in this town, but like many other Middle Age sights, this one was also destroyed in the 16th century during the Turkish invasion... pity. Those which remained are really awesome. Unfort
Yeah, this one I couldn´t NOT post :D
Whis kind of tree is this one anyway?
On a ferry across Balaton.
Somewhere on the ferry accros Balaton... from Szántód to Tihany.
Balaton :)
Castle in Sümeg - the only castle in Hungary from the 13th century which still stands intact. It survived two huge fires and has been under siege several times. Inconceivable, huh.
A typical street of Sümeg, Hungary.
Remnants from the Bronze Age were found around Sümeg, hinting that this area with varying countryside has been inhabited since then. Nowadays, it´s more of a sleepy, lazy town without anything to of
Another street, this time in Sümeg.
A street in Sümeg.
A nightview of our hotel, Park Inn.
Playing chess with mum... in the pool :)
On of the pools in Sárvár spa.
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