A diversion

We diverted off the EV13 route for 5 days to visit our friend Anna and her family, in a village called Nagyvasony. To get there, we took a train to Zamardi on Lake Balaton, a ferry across the lake and a bike ride of a couple of hours beyond the lake.

It was good to see a bit of central Hungary. The scenery and countryside is peaceful and beautiful, with rolling hills and forests and woods. The village has a medieval castle which we visited.

There is also a medieval church, which was opened once a year, and we were at the opening. Most churches are much more recent, maybe 17th century or later. The reason this was the day it was opened, it was the national day for the foundation of Hungary. There was also a carriage-and-pair horse competition which we were late for, but saw the prize giving. How did they do these parades before the Raditski March?

We also went on a walk to a ruined monastery. We made a short trip to the regional capital, Verzprom. But actually the diversion was about chatting with Anna.

Lake Balaton seems to be a major holiday place at this time year. We saw it only from the ferry, the train (briefly) and cycling along the lakeside for a few km.