by kitty | Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 | Hungary
Villány Monday, December 3 After the churches in Pécs, we drove to Villány. This village is tiny and filled with wine tasting venues all lined up down the main street. We stayed at The Crocus Hotel, which is operated by Gere Winery. We have stayed at some...
by kitty | Monday, December 3rd, 2018 | Hungary
Pécs Monday, December 3 After checking out of the hotel, we walked to the Mosque of Pasha Gazi Kasim. This church-turned-mosque-turned-church-again sits in the middle of Széchenyi square. There were many variations of a church before the Turks took over the...
by kitty | Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 | Hungary
Pécs Sunday, December 2 Hotel Palatinus was beautiful. The lobby was entirely built in Art Nouveau, from stained-glass windows to the details in the ceiling work. The economy rooms need a bit of help, though, so stay in the renovated rooms if you decide to go. We...
by kitty | Friday, November 30th, 2018 | Hungary
Bikal Friday, November 30 – Puchner Castle Puchner Castle Hotel is a very neat place to stay. The suite we had was amazing and the bed was the most comfortable one of our trip so far. They have two major bathhouses with mineral water baths. After relaxing in...
by kitty | Thursday, November 29th, 2018 | Hungary
Hévíz Thursday, November 29 The first amazing thing we saw today was the view from our room of the sunrise over Lake Balaton. After this (and our breakfast of coffee and cold cuts), we went to Festetics Palace in Keszthely near Hévíz. This palace was built in 1745...