Another day to explore Budapest led us to a grand train station, the Metro Museum, a famous coffeehouse and the Vasarely Museum. Many impressions of this fascinating town. Keleti Pályaudvar – train station Not all parts of the train station have been renovated yet When the rain started we went under ground and visited the …
Budapest – not so far from Vienna, but still a town we had not visited before. Hungarian Parliament View from the Halászbástya or Fisherman’s Bastion Fisherman’s Bastion Stephen I of Hungary Matthias Church In 1867 the coronation of the Hungarian royal couple Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth took place in this church. And in 1916 …
After a hike around the Tihany peninsula, we were on the way to Budapest. Half way, we visited the Brunsvik palace, where Beethoven fell in love with Josephine. Lake Balaton has a big peninsula parting the lake in two, which was easy to reach from our camping in Balatonfüred. Tihany Abbey For a lunch stop …
Travelling from Bük to Lake Balaton, we stopped at 2 very different castles before we reached the beautiful lake of my childhood. Blue hour @ lake BALATON Taking small roads to enjoy the landscape Nádasdy Castle in Sárvár The castle of Sárvár once had a moat and the name of the town is related to …
We are now on our way to Greece, exploring Hungary first. The first highlight just after the border to Austria was the Palace of Esterháza in Fertöd. Crossing the border near Fertöd Guided tour to visit the palace Esterháza was built in the 18th century by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy and is Hungary’s grandest Rococo edifice. …
When our son joined us for breakfast, it was time for a special treat which for us is connected with one of our journeys to Africa: sweet corn fritters! The flat griddle of our Cadac Safari Chef came in handy again for preparing the fritters. The first time we had them was at a safari …
