Early 19 July morning, the sun is shining and we are on the way. I can no longer hide my curiosity!
We pass Balatonfured - a popular resort town, which looks much more decent and spacious than Palanga (summer destination in LT).
We continue to Tihany - a village on a peninsula, we stay at a hotel there. The Tihany club offers us swimming pool, saunas and jacuzzi, while the lake attracts with the views of the sailing boats and nicely warm water.
We go and check the public beach - we have to pay a small fee to enter, but the place is clean and nice. Time for another swim!
Next we climb up the hill to see the Benedictine Abbey and to enjoy the view of the lake. I'm challenging my photo taking skills but the pictures still don't look even close to the beauty we see. We have an ice cream - the best ice cream in the place as Miki recalls from his childhood summers at lake Balaton.
Inspired by the Hungarian authenticity, I try on an embroidered blouse with the Hungarian motives - looks nice but we leave it for the next time.
The lighthouse is forecasting a stormy night and warning the sailors. But the wind and the lake calm soon, although it's lighting, we enjoy that the evening is quiet and there are no mosquitoes. While watching the view of the Tihany Abbey and listening to the waves, Miki brings a bottle of Hungarian wine and Indonesian engagement ring. I'm happy and surprised! :)
Hungarian dream holidays go on - we are on a ferry crossing the Balaton - we get on the Southern part of the lake, where the water is even more shallow, so for a swim we have to walk 10 minutes in the water.
In local szarda we try a fish soup and a goulash - they are filling nicely so we move to Miki's childhood's summerhouse. So many memories and stories!
