Enough digressions, let's get down to the lake and see what we find there.
A sunset on the shore, and a tumultuous sky set against a big, calm water. Make no mistake, Balaton is huge--it is almost 80km long.
It's a great place for fishing
or having a walk in a pretty little town. Ours was Tihany, town on a hill from which you get the best views of the lake.
You can take the path that follows the shore, along the walls of a fortification from times long goneand admire these thatched roofs resembling elaborate winter hats.
You will inevitably run into pottery--on wooden fences, window sills or on the ground, dozens of brightly colored cups, pots and plates dot the landscape. I loved the colors and couldn't resist taking (way too) many pictures so, beware, gratuitous pottery shots follow
with some flowers thrown in for good measure, shot a la Polly, who likes to look at the world in a skewed way (literally, not metaphorically, although I can't vouchsafe for that, having missed a chance to get to know her live at Blog Camp 1.0)
Of course, you knew that all this walking must lead to something or somewhere, and that's straight to a bowl of hearty goulash, on the terrace of a csarda overlooking the lake,where you find an unexpected treat--a sea of wild lavender.
6 comments:
Oh I've been to Balaton!!! Even though we do have a nice long coastline in Poland.
It's a lovely lake, I can't remember the pottery but it looks very nice on your photos.
And I'd love some of this goulash :-)
Thanks for linking to me!
The goulash looks divine. Great photos especially your shot a la Polly!
Hi Jelica
thanks for a lovely post and the interesting info too. I like the thatch - so soft looking
Happy Days
Another great post. I like traveling via your blog.
Polly and Seaside Girl--I actually need to learn to cook goulash. It's not so difficult, in theory.
Delwyn--I also fell in love with those thatched roofs. They are so stylish!
Squirrel--thank you! More travel stories to come shortly :)
Hi Jelica! Thanks for checking out my site. Lake of bays is a lovely lake but the one in the title block is the lake my family has a cottage on,Kawagama Lake. The name means bottomless or hollow lake. In the large part of the lake it is over 300 feet deep, which is quite deep for a fresh water lake.I have always loved your posts. I have been to Belgium and really enjoyed going back. Your pictures and write up in this post are great!
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