As I was sitting in my backyard in Evanston sipping a glass of wine I closed my eyes reminiscing of past pleasures of summer. I was quickly transported back to the shores of Lake Balaton where I would spend languorous summer days with my friend’s family at Balatonaliga. We would fritter many hours just sitting around the long wooden table under their shady walnut tree eating, drinking, and talking without a care in the world. Then we would jump in the refreshing water of the lake that offered us a welcome relief from the scorching heat. To me, these days represent pure unadulterated joy.
To many Hungarians, the region of Lake Balaton (Central Europe’s larges lake, located in central Hungary about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Budapest) seems to reflect the Hungarian soul better than any other part of the country. As the National Geographic wrote “the atmosphere and mood of a sea – the loneliness, the colours, the whims, the untamed self-will of the ocean.” The region around the lake is a world of light and water. Sunlight flickers on the waters of the lake and sheds its evening glow on the carts that make their way home across the lovely fields. Strings of paprika dying in the sun, caressed by the balmy air and colorful embroidered fabrics make this place so achingly beautiful.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Those languorous summer days ...
As I was sitting in my backyard in Evanston sipping a glass of wine I closed my eyes reminiscing of past pleasures of summer. I was quickly transported back to the shores of Lake Balaton where I would spend languorous summer days with my friend’s family at Balatonaliga. We would fritter many hours just sitting around the long wooden table under their shady walnut tree eating, drinking, and talking without a care in the world. Then we would jump in the refreshing water of the lake that offered us a welcome relief from the scorching heat. To me, these days represent pure unadulterated joy.
To many Hungarians, the region of Lake Balaton (Central Europe’s larges lake, located in central Hungary about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Budapest) seems to reflect the Hungarian soul better than any other part of the country. As the National Geographic wrote “the atmosphere and mood of a sea – the loneliness, the colours, the whims, the untamed self-will of the ocean.” The region around the lake is a world of light and water. Sunlight flickers on the waters of the lake and sheds its evening glow on the carts that make their way home across the lovely fields. Strings of paprika dying in the sun, caressed by the balmy air and colorful embroidered fabrics make this place so achingly beautiful.
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Helló világutazó!
Örülök, hogy ilyen szépen szerkesztett blogod van, igényesek, szépek a képeid. Aki olvassa biztosan el szeretne menni oda ahol te is jártál...( utazási irodák figyelmébe!!) Budapest valóban nagyon szép, a budai panráma és a Duna-part a világörökség része. De egyedülálló a Gellért-hegy, Vár-hegy és a régi és uj műemlék épületek. Hangulatos a Váci utca és az egyéb belvárosi sétálóutcák. Gratulálok, és azoknak is akik ez alapján találják meg úticélul Magyarországot. A blog már-már bedecker jellegű!! Folytasd és biztosan lesz egy könyvkiadó aki érdemesnek tartja kiadni. ( Jól jár vele. )
Ok, I'll translate this from Hungarian:
Hello World traveler!
I'm glad that you have such a beautifully designed blog with quality pictures. The reader would definitely like to travel to the places you have been to (attention travel agencies!). Budapest is really very pretty, the Buda-side of the river is a part of the World Inheritance. However, the Gellert Hill and the Castle district as well as the new and old architectural sites are also unique. The Vaci utca and the downtown "walking streets" have a great ambiance as well. Congratulations to those who will find Hungary as their travel destination through this blog. This blog is almost akin to a bedecker. Continue blogging and you surely find a publisher who would want to publish it as a book.
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