The Chronicles of a Sojourner in this Wondrously Wacky World
We simply loved the Fried Castle Hotel @ Simontornya, a great place for a winter retreat in the Hungarian countryside. The hotel has some really great facilities which helped keep the whole family occupied and engaged. Our hotel stay was part of our 4 day - 3 night Dreamtrip which we booked as a Rovia /... Continue Reading →
The next morning, we wanted to take a last look at Lake Balaton before we checked out of our hotel. The beach was a short 5 minute walk from our hotel through a little park. We were rewarded with a lovely view of the lake in the morning sun along the Siofok shoreline. The previous... Continue Reading →
After a wonderful morning at the Helikon Kastelymuzeum, we set off for Siofok using the longer north shore route along Route 71 as we wanted to complete the loop around Lake Balaton. This was a nice afternoon drive amidst hilly terrain and the nice little villages that dot the north Balaton shore. Along the way,... Continue Reading →
The day after St. Nicholas Day, we said goodbye to our wonderful hosts, and headed to the Festetics Palace at Keszthely to explore the museums there. The sprawling palace grounds were very well maintained and I imagine in summer would be packed with families having their picnics. That morning, however, the whole town was blanketed... Continue Reading →
After two nights in Szekesfehervar, the next leg of our journey would see us drive a full circuit around Lake Balaton, which is the largest lake in Central Europe. With an area of 592 square kilometres, it is almost the size of Singapore! Our destination for the day's drive was Keszthely, at the western corner... Continue Reading →
Our next day in Szekesfehervar was spent exploring the lovely cobblestone streets in the city centre. Make no mistake about it, this city, although small, is chock full of buildings and attractions of historical significance. It almost seemed like every third building was a museum of some sort. We could not see everything in one... Continue Reading →
The next leg of our trip was a two night stand at the historic city of Szekesfehervar, which translates to "white castle of the (royal) seat". This beautiful city was the capital of Hungary in the middle ages, and is just an hour's drive to the East of Budapest. I kid you not that even... Continue Reading →
So after we came back from our recent Hokkaido trip, my daughter was pretty envious at our son's experience playing in the thick snow at Niseko. We felt that we had to make sure that we find some snow for our daughter somewhere in Hungary. After consulting our trusty Google search, we found out the... Continue Reading →
It was a straightforward 23km drive from the Liszt Ferenc International Airport to our accommodation the Mecure Buda, which is on the western castle side of town. Budapest is aptly named, a combination of the Buda and Pest districts which developed separately over hundreds of years on opposite sides of the magnificent Danube River which... Continue Reading →
