Day 4 (September 27, 2015) – The Hill-arious Ride
Badacsony – Balatonfüred (54 km) The landscape of the lake’s Northern shore is more varied than the Southern’s but it has a price: the path makes zigzags and ups and … Continue reading
Day 3 (September 26, 2015) – When the Girls Arrived…
Keszthely – Badacsony (36 km) This was the shortest stage of the tour but we were so busy that we didn’t have time for lunch. We visited two castles (Keszthely, … Continue reading
Day 2 (September 25, 2015) – Waterworld
Balatonboglár – Keszthely (45 km) Well, this was the day when we experienced the tough side of bicycle touring… The rain started to fall right upon our departure and didn’t … Continue reading
Day 1 (September 24, 2015) – The Key Issue
Siófok – Balatonboglár (47 km) What an epic kick-off! The Italians locked the key in the car. 😀 So we needed assistance right away. But the day later was just excellent! … Continue reading
One winery – two adventures!
Cycling was kind of difficult after palinka tasting in June Therefore I changed the program and we can rather taste the wines of a cheerful family. They have a shop … Continue reading
The bike path
The bike path around the lake Balaton (in Hungarian: Balatoni körút) is a 206 km long route. It is well marked and its infrastructure is very good as well: there … Continue reading
A new kind of adventure is waiting for us: wine harvesting!
This is the story! There are two beautiful ladies in Badacsony whose great-great-grandfather loved wine and therefore planted vineyards and built a wine cellar in the Badacsony region in 1878. … Continue reading
A new program in the itinerary of our September tour
It is decided! On our next tour we have to make another short detour. We can’t miss this small treasure box called Tapolca with the unique lake cave what you … Continue reading
The summary of Day 5 (June 12)
Balatonfüred – Siófok (53 kms) “Boatswain!” “Here, master: what cheer?” Although this was the longest stage of the trip, the highlights of this day were related rather to water: First … Continue reading
The summary of Day 4 (June 11)
Badacsony – Balatonfüred (39 kms) You might think that by the 4th day we got bored of slow cycling and the beaches. But actually it was not the case! Although … Continue reading