10. August – 12. August 2011
Our first stop in Hungary was at lake
Balaton. 30 years ago this lake was a popular vacation destination
for people from eastern Germany. I'd been there myself a long time ago, after finishing school,
with some friends . This time we rented an
apartment in a family house for one night. The apartment hadn't
been renovated for a very long time and the furniture was rather old
as well. For us “Ossis” it felt like travelling back in time and for
Karina, from the south of Germany, it seemed like a museum. The lake
itself wasn't very beautiful. The town wasn't nice either. Lot's of
Germany tourists on a cheap trip to Hungary. We spent our evening at
McDonald’s to use the free internet. ;-) From lake Balaton it was
only a one hour drive to Hungary's capital city Budapest. After
arriving in the morning, we walked through the beautiful old town and
had lunch. The design at the place where we had lunch was somewhat
different but artsy – and as it turned out we had lunch at
Budapest's most popular gay bar.
In the afternoon we went on a
sightseeing tour with “free city tours”. The guides were very
knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about Budapest and
Hungary, visited a few of the main sights and had a good time.
Our first stop in Hungary was at lake
Balaton. 30 years ago this lake was a popular vacation destination
for people from eastern Germany. I'd been there myself a long time ago, after finishing school,
with some friends . This time we rented an
apartment in a family house for one night. The apartment hadn't
been renovated for a very long time and the furniture was rather old
as well. For us “Ossis” it felt like travelling back in time and for
Karina, from the south of Germany, it seemed like a museum. The lake
itself wasn't very beautiful. The town wasn't nice either. Lot's of
Germany tourists on a cheap trip to Hungary. We spent our evening at
McDonald’s to use the free internet. ;-) From lake Balaton it was
only a one hour drive to Hungary's capital city Budapest. After
arriving in the morning, we walked through the beautiful old town and
had lunch. The design at the place where we had lunch was somewhat
different but artsy – and as it turned out we had lunch at
Budapest's most popular gay bar.
In the afternoon we went on a
sightseeing tour with “free city tours”. The guides were very
knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about Budapest and
Hungary, visited a few of the main sights and had a good time.
Unexpectedly there was a huge music
festival in Budapest, the Sziget festival, 
while we were there. So,
we decided to check it out the next day. And it was great. Good
music, lot's of different music types on many stages, interesting
entertainment and many people. We had an awesome time and I enjoyed
it a lot. Listen to good live music is always great.
while we were there. So,
we decided to check it out the next day. And it was great. Good
music, lot's of different music types on many stages, interesting
entertainment and many people. We had an awesome time and I enjoyed
it a lot. Listen to good live music is always great.
Our plan was to spend the next morning
in one of Budapest's many thermal baths but unfortunately many other
people had the same idea. We didn't feel like waiting for hours to
get inside and left Budapest. After a little side-trip to a small
town near the Slovakian border we spontaneously decided to go to
Austria next.
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