Visiting Keszthely in Hungary – the Festetics Palace and marzipan museum
During our family holiday at Lake Balaton in Hungary, we took a day trip to Keszthely, an elegant resort on the shores of the Lake …
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Lake Hévíz in Hungary – floating around in the thermal waters
Floating in the thermal lake at Hévíz in Hungary was a somewhat surreal experience. I was surrounded by drifts of vibrant pink water lilies, with …
Art’otel, Budapest Review – a hotel for art lovers
Art’otel Budapest, on the banks of the River Danube, is a hotel that wears two faces. From the front you’ll enter a flat, modern stone …
Memento park – Icons of Budapest’s communist past
What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when they’re no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento …
Visiting Salföld near Lake Balaton – and Sour cherry soup!
On our recent holiday near Lake Balaton in Hungary, we ventured away from the lake a little to the picturesque village of Salföld. We found …