travelgrove Reviews
 

Trip to my house at lake Balaton in Hungary, Csopak

 
    Csopak's mapCsopak 1
Csopak 2
Csopak 3
MadSuh's pictureby MadSuh review
added on 13th of December, 2006
After spending a few days at my home town again, we decided to take off again to Lake Balaton, Hungary. My family has a house there and it's really nice and cozy. It's a long trip by car, but well worth it once you get there.

Balaton is not yet your typical dream getaway. Still some infrastructure missing (unless you have your own house of course). What's great is that you can have great food, great wines, beautiful sceneries and very nice people. I speak the language, but even for other foreigners I hear good things only.

One time I went to the Internet Cafe and some guy said hello to me, I quickly responded 'szia' which means 'hello' in Hungarian. I worked for about 25 minutes and took off again, saying 'szia' again, which also means 'Good Bye'. Anyhow, the next time I got back I saw this guy again and I wished him a good day. He nodded friendly and after about 10 minutes the waitress brought me some Whiskey from him. Nice, I thought and enjoyed my drink.

I know what you are thinking... but this guy wasn't gay. He was simply nice. He told me that he enjoys friendly people and I shouldn't take it the wrong way. I was there with my girl friend the first time and he asked me about her.

The other interesting experience was the food. Typically, wherever you go the food's quality is strongly related to the price.This trip showed me the opposite. The more it cost, the worse it was. The funny thing was that at the most expensive restaurant I went to, my girl friend's kid ordered some Coke and then lady responded, 'sorry, but we are a real restaurant, we don't carry Coke'. This was funny I thought. The place was beautiful, with a view over the entire lake and vinyards in front of us. I love the place for its beautiful atmosphere and the wine you get there, but the food was only average.

I ate my best food at the cantine:) so weird, but they really had great food!

The other place that was nice was in Veszprem, but instead of eating my friend goat brains, which were out, I had to go with the tripes curry, which was also awesome (yeah, I like my spare parts:))

Furthermore, the city of Veszprem is worth mentioning. They have a stunning old town, very very beautiful with a university, a castle, beautiful churches and simply many awesome sights when you stroll around in the city. They also had some oldtimer festival when we were there. Quite fun indeed, with a ton of Russian and American cars from the 30ies-70ies.

Anyhow, this trip was very enjoyable. Check out my pics to see more:)
 

Things about Csopak you may be interested in

Be the first who requests a site listing for this page.
 
 
Work and Holiday Travel - overview

1. Aug 3, 2006 Having great time at Rutenfest (Ravensburg)  (* 5)
2. Aug 3, 2006 My visits to Oradea (Oradea)  (* 3)
3. Aug 23, 2006 One Night in Budapest (Budapest)
4. Aug 24, 2006 Five hours of Vienna (Vienna)  (* 6)
5. Sep 7, 2006 Trip to my house at lake Balaton in Hungary (Csopak)  (* 21)
6. Sep 25, 2006 Back home in Ravensburg (Ravensburg)

Start from beginning1 - 6          Journal overview


 
 
 
guides

Recommended Godollo Guide

Godollo Travel guide

Mostly known for the Royal Palace, a former summer residence of the Habsburg family, Godollo is a beautiful city with numerous cultural attractions.Godollo Travel guide – Location The city is located in the northern part of the country, 30 km away from the capital city of Budapest and 142 miles from the Romanian city, Arad. Read more about these cities in Budapest Travel Guide and Arad Travel Guide.... Read more »

 
 
reviews

Recent reviews for Csopak

One Night in Budapest - Sep 12, 2006, by MadSuh
Budapest is a cool town. I had to get back to Germany as my sister had a motorcycle accident (she is ok now!). I had to go back to Germany to take care of my family's house. I heard from a friend that he would be in Budapest for a... Read more »

Budapest is a nice capital, woth visiting - Jun 30, 2009, by angel
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. This is a city where everyday happens something interesting - there are festivals, cultural events, concerts, interesting expositions and many more. The traffic in this city is quite bad, so if you... Read more »

A trip to the Debrecen Zoo - Jun 27, 2009, by angel
On a Sunday we decided to visit the Zoo in Debrecen with some friends and colleagues from the university. We had a GPS so we found the Zoo easily. Parking there seemed really easy because on Sundays you don't have to pay for it. So we left... Read more »

Must visit the Tropicarium in Budapest - Jun 22, 2009, by angel
One part of this interesting zoo is dedicated for birds. You enter two or three doors till you reach the room where they are. It's a very high place with many plants in the center. You can walk round the room and watch the birds flying near... Read more »

Relax in the pools of Hajduszoboszlo - Jul 24, 2009, by asterix
It is a really great city, especially for tourism, the whole city is projected, designed to give you a really good impression. You have to visit his aqua park and thermal spa. It is one of the greatest aqua parks in Europe, sponsored by the... Read more »

 
 

More reviews you might be interested in

Prince George reviews - British Columbia
The location of a city is very important and it can make a big difference in its development. It is obvious that the first settlers had this...
Prince George - like you imagine a Canadian city

Dortmund reviews - Germany
Wo liegt Dortmund? Dortmund (Niederdeutsch:Düörpm) liegt im Westen Deutschlands und ist eine Großstadt. Sie ist das Wirtschafts-...
Besuch Dortmund

 

Cairo reviews - Egypt
Cairo, the largest city in Africa, is the capital of Egypt, has a population approximated at 15 million and covers an area of 453 square km. It is...
What to know about Cairo

Esztergom reviews - Hungary
Esztergom is a city very close to the capital city, Budapest. I visited it many years ago with my classmates. I remember that the city is quite...
The attractions of Esztergom

 

Luxembourg reviews - Luxembourg
Luxembourg is the wealthiest country in Europe, and the second richest in the world after Qatar. Diminutive but powerful, it has an impressive...
Luxembourg

Gilau reviews - Romania
Gilau is a tiny but really beautiful city, near Cluj Napoca. Don't miss out to visit the lake Gilau, it is amazing. If you happen to have a fishing...
Nice fishing lake in Gilau, Romania

 

Suncuius reviews - Romania
Sonkolyos is a recreation area on the banks of the river Crisul Repede. Offering rocks for climbing, a large place for tents, bathing possibilitiy...
Camping at Suncuius, Romania

Ko Phangan reviews - Thailand
It was quite a long way to Koh Tao. We took the Speed Boat from Surat Thani. Unfortunately we had to stops, one in Koh Samui and one in Koh Pangan....
Koh Tao - My favorite Thai island

 

Bryce Canyon reviews - Utah
We left early to one of the US's most incredible places, Bryce Canyon, which is also one of my personal favorites. For some reason most people have...
Our Bryce Canyon trip

Winter Park reviews - Colorado
The large Winter Park Resort is the closest major destination resort and the closest ski area to Denver, about 67 miles northwest of the city....
Snow and ski in Winter Park Resort, CO

 
 
 
   Welcome to Travelgrove  register tell a friend bookmark it 
 
 
*