Rönök, Hungary: The iron curtain
Mary Murphy
March 23, 2023
I’m easily distracted. Especially if I don’t have a deadline. Driving to Graz, Austria, we watched the slow metamorphosis of the villages as we moved
I’m easily distracted. Especially if I don’t have a deadline. Driving to Graz, Austria, we watched the slow metamorphosis of the villages as we moved
Ah, the number of times we’ve driven through Nagykapornak on our way to and from the county seat of Zalaegerszeg. We’d spot the twin domes
I love a good road trip. I like the freedom to be able to stop whenever and wherever takes my fancy. I’m fascinated by the
Something magical happens in May in western Hungary. The azalea bushes start to flower. And in western Hungary, near Zalaegerszeg, the county seat of Zala
Road trips through greater Hungary always left me wondering what people did in the myriad villages that dot the nation. That was before I moved
Balatongyörök is one of the ribbon villages that have attached themselves to the parcel that is Keszthely. As you drive out of Keszthely towards Szigliget,
The Hungarian countryside is awash with ribbon villages – long straight roads lined on either side with houses that mark the progress of development in
Zala megye (county) in southwestern Hungary borders both Croatia and Slovenia. In pre-Hungarian days, the village of Zalavár was quite a metropolis. Today, it’s home
Chasing down some copper and iron wall lights, we found ourselves in the village of Nagybakónak, in the county of Zala in southwest Hungary 17
You say ‘karst’ and I think caves. I have vague recollections from my geography class of water doing things to limestone and creating all sorts