ghost of nature.

glorious view of the north shore of lake balaton. i won't add too many words here, because my love for lake balaton is pretty self-explanatory in these pictures, i guess. i've mentioned it before, but it needs to be said again: the lake is always close to my heart especially on sunny and warm summer days, filled with a soft breeze of air, a slight mist on the other side of the lake and perfectly temperatured blue-green waters - perfect because it is refreshing after a sun bath, but not too cold that you will freeze your ass off. lounging around on the grass beach, reading books that you never manage to read back home, eating hungarian fast food like langos, or salted corn cobs or the occasional ice cream or cream-filled cake - all of this creating a lazy and laid-back picture, a picture of true vacationing. the few days we spent at lake balaton, those are the days that i always look back to with a solemn nostalgia. lake balaton will always do that to me. it is truly a h...

a hiking path up to a viewpoint in the keszthely mountains, on the kerek hill. while we spent most of the sunny days in zalakaros, we tried to use the more rainy/cloudy days for adventuring and day-tripping. on one such cloudy day we decided to check out the balaton uplands , which is a hilly area on the north side of lake balaton that's known for its geological formations, basically. it consists of 6 protected areas that vary in their landscapes. for example the region just above the balaton lake is dotted with extinct volcanos and mountains, while other regions are full of karsts or a sea of rocks, or - like the kis-balaton suggests - full of bogs and swamps. the many diverse landscapes are what makes the balaton uplands so special and interesting and if i'd been there all alone i would've made it a goal to drive to various destinations every second day or so. i still haven't seen a glimpse of what the whole region has to offer, even though we visited it so ma...