Blue sky and a 19 footer leisure craft ; pleasures of the rich
Hungary is a landlocked country, there is no access to the sea. Thus it is quite apt the Balaton Lake is known as the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala and Sio rivers provide the main inflows to this huge lake measuring 77km at its length and 14 km at its width.The depth of the lake averages at 3.2 m or 10 feet (not very deep) and the maximum depth is 12.2 m or about 40 feet deep. It is 104 m above sea level and the Slavic name "Blato" means "mud" or muddy lake.
Beautiful scenery and a lovely smile
We stayed in one of the many resort towns by this huge lake, called Keszthely and the weather at this time of year is very comfortable. When we arrived at the lakeside, we ventured up to view a church and the many shops selling pottery, lavender leaves with wonderful smells and porcelain.
After a hearty Ostrich lunch
Tibor and Tunde were great hosts and we have had a truly enjoyable time with the Csombordis. The 2 full days they spent bringing us around Budapest and Balaton will forever be in our collective memories of Hungary.
House overlooking Balaton lake
We hope we can all meet again sometime in either Singapore or in Europe in the near future. Many Thanks to Tunde and Tibor !
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