European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse A from Budapest photo by Linda White hear shaped tombs at Balaton Udvari a Shepherd takes his Small flock of sheep and goats to pasture near Lake around Central Europe largest Lake photo by Linda White sailboats galore take to the Waters of Central Europe largest tourist office photo by Linda White travel editor Lake Balaton was gunmetal Grey and flecked with boats Here and there like spots on an antique no Breeze disturbed the surface on that Lazy Spring and the horse Chestnut Trees and the lilacs were equally we sat High above the browsing under the thatched umbrellas at a wine tavern named for a the afternoon Mist was setting but the Day remained warm warm enough for swimming if Only we could find the Balaton is the largest Lake in Central bigger than either Lake Geneva in Switzerland or Lake Garda in it stretches Long and shallow across Western toward the 120mile Shoreline is dotted with resort after resort bearing the surname Balaton in summer it is but the water warms Early in the year and stays warm into autumn for Holiday makers not tied to school the South Shore has the Best bathing facilities the Lake bed shelves so gradually that it is Ideal for the North is the most interesting with its Chain of extinct vineyards cover the hillsides the wine from the Balaton Region is some of the Best in in the shallow water works once again to the lakes allowing it to freeze enough to support skating and once upon a horse drawn carts travelled Over the Frozen and mountaineers still train on the even when crowds descend on the there Are peaceful three nature reserves and two Bird sanctuaries have been created around the the whole of Tihany Peninsula is a protected from further Tihany reaches across the water to within a mile of the South a drive around its perimeter is a deep draft of pleasurable sensation the Mirror finish of the Reedy in Beach in spots a Poplar lined Tihany has its own Little inner Lake and hot an extinct Volcano rises in one Corner of the with rows of cells carved into its Basalt Tuff sides by medieval an Abbey in Tihany town not far from the ferry Landing boasts a 900yearold crypt where a King is the present Abbey is embellished in baroque and has a prize Organ used for recitals in a restaurant Terrace at the foot of the Abbey overlooks the some of the Beautiful old houses nearby have been made an open air from its an eight minute ferry ride to Szan Toorev on the Flat South it is possible to ferry hop along both and a Road circles the one can sightseer around the entire Lake in a but villages that invite lingering deflect purposeful its better to take it wandering among the hear shaped tombstones at the Balaton Udvari cemetery or talking with the Man shepherding a Small flock near the there is a Watermill at and nearby the ruins of a Little museums of shipping and Art can be explored along the everywhere walking marked with red or Blue Lead away from the promenades meander through Green after the most popular attraction is the name actually refers to Flat topped mount Badacsonyi and to five settlements at its the vertical Basalt columns near the Mountain top resemble the pipes of an nearby is the the Rose a Flat slab of Basalt carved with tradition has it that if a couple sits there with their backs to the they will be married within the it is on this Mountain that the wine tavern named for the poet Sandor Kisfaludy the Vista drops Down to the Lake in cultivated where grapevines lean on their trellises like tired the opposite Shore floats Blue Between Lake and Back Down the Steep at water is an excellent the Halasz Kert fishermen Garden in the spicy bean soup is a meal in itself and the Pike Perch from the Lake is fresh and soups Cost in the 25to 60forint Range about 50 cents to main courses run 90 to 250 forints under to and sweets Cost up to 50 forints about Lake Balaton can be an excursion from Budapest it is a couple of hours drive Over Good for information about visiting Contact the hungarian tourist office Feliza Budulas Ter h 1364 other travel offices include Baseler Strasse d6000 Frankfurt 069251283 Danube travel general agents for 6 conduit London w1r 1 4930263 Busz North America 630 fifth Rockefeller Cente suite new members of the military should get clearance to travel in communist countries from their Branch of your Punco or co office can give you the forms to fill out they should be turned in at least 45 Days before your trip to allow time for Page 14 Czechoslovakia Bratislava user Vienna Austria Estergomy Vise Grad Szentendrey Budapest h u nig a r y Romania Yugoslavia an artist Colony by Linda White travel editor there is a Little town of museums and antique shops not far from it is called pronounced something like Saint Andre run and indeed Andrew is its Patron Szentendrey is Home of one of the most Active artists colonies in so it is no wonder that five Art museums Are located the bes known is the Home of the late Margit Kovacs whose Ceramic figures captivated the Art she evidently was a for most of the works on display Are of women the others Are the Ferenczy dedicated to a whole family of the the Barcsay and the Amos Ireanna Margit the cobbled streets of the Central town Are a pedestrian leading past baroque houses and two beautifully decorated the greek orthodox Church on the main Square is often so peek in if the door is a Friendly and voluble guide is always willing to show you around the serbian orthodox Cathedral on the on Cool he will begin his explanations under the Trees outside so that you wont have to spend so much time in the Dank but in the glaring summer the Church is a Cool the Hilltop offers a View across the roofs to the so linger awhile at the in the Center of the Square is a Small Trinity like those raised All Over Europe in the time of the this is where open air theater and folklore performances Are held in just Down the Street Are the theater and the serbian ecclesiastical the ethnological museum is filled with painted once you have done the you May feel in need of the nostalgic espresso bar is a charming place for Coffee theres a Stone Patio with White wrought Iron seats or stay inside among the they serve their own nostalgia a capuccino sipped through a and a specially fruit cake made without if you Are try lunch at Vidam Szerzo Tesek the Joyful monks on the main if the Row of pickled salad vegetables behind the bar Doest tempt try the spicy Stew that comes in a comic earthenware ask for the English Reserve a table get crowded during the tourist three people can eat Well for about other Good restaurants Are Rab with tables in a country decorated aran Sarkany and for those who choose to the antique shops and boutiques May be an the antique shops have a Good selection of hand embroidered Folk dresses and leather Coats and new items Are available in the boutiques and the hungarian handicraft it is easy to spend the entire Day in before heading Back to take a look at the Openell museum just outside follow the signs to the the name borrowed from the swedes who opened the very first open air museum at the end of the last this ska zen is not yet Complete its a 20year project to bring houses from All Over the country but several buildings from Western Hungary Are there is a Church a horse driven the Only one of its kind left in Hungary a thatched House of Wattle that shows off the neat the room the country Folk always kept spotless and unlined in to show off to the bed in the Corner is reminiscent of the Princess and the piled to the ceiling with Brand new a Symbol of just outside the ska zen is a Little fast food a which serves excellent sausages and stuffed if you still have you can continue into the photo by Linda White a narrow Stair step Street in Danube Bend Region to Vise Grad and Vise Grad is just a Village but was once the residence of the ruins of a Palace have recently been excavated and Esztergomi sits at the Border of but Only local residents can Cross into the neighbouring once a roman the towns claim to Fame is its biggest Church in the country and seat of the Cardina primate of the museum of Christian Art has the finest collection outside the towns can be reached by bus or car Szentendrey is about 12 Miles from Budapest Esztergomi is 27 for those who wish to linger outside the there is a Good selection of accommodations in the smaller one such is the coca cola pension you can spot it by the Coke umbrellas at the Terrace tables there Are coca cola glasses on coca cola trays in the rooms even coca cola thermometers on the a double bed room with Bath is from 500 to 800 forints about to 16 per breakfast the pension is at Dun Kanyar Skorut h2000 the stars and stripes August the stars and stripes Page 15
