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Re: some more advices Posted: Mon July 7, 2003 10:57 PM UTC
Tokaj and Balaton r both interesting places.
Well, at Balaton u could also swim, sunbath.. it is "Hungarian iviera".
Pity that u'll miss it but on the othetr hand Tokajis also a must. Both regions r known wine producers.
It's a tough choice, I don't know what is better.
Anyway enjoy Hungary :)
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Re: some more advices Posted: Wed July 9, 2003 06:32 PM UTC
Hello,
Actually the best way to go from Tokaj to Pecs is to get back to Budapest (Motorway 3 or M3) and take M7 to Siofok (south "capital" of Balaton) and then take highway 65, 61, 611 and 66. It is not the shortest one, but by far the quickest. And you can enjoy a spash in Balaton to/from Pecs. (motorway toll usually paid by rental companies, so there is no surcharge for you. In case you rent a car where it is not covered you need to buy a vignette for 4 days for 1000 HUF or for 10 days for 19000 HUF)
Concerning Tokaj, see my page with experiences of a recent trip (rating is welcomed :)
Concering Pecs accomodation check back forum, Ocicat visited Pecs recently and recommended a place not a while ago. Also concider to go a bit more south and visit Villany, the read wine area of Hungary.
Have fun
Csaba
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Re: Re: some more advices Posted: Wed July 9, 2003 08:56 PM UTC
Thanks Inga! You see, at the end, I will try the Tokaji Aszu!! Definitely better to taste it in a local cellar than to buy one bottle in a supermarket over here ;-)
Csaba, thanks for the route, it will definitely be useful. I searched the forum for an accomodation recommendation from Ocicat but the only thing I found was an ineresting thread about the bathouses ;-) I have also checkedd the accomodation tips but nothing really conclusive so far...
Btw I've also (re)visited your pages, nice ones! Looks like it will be difficult to stay sober, I will also have to test Unicum...
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Re: Re: some more advices Posted: Wed July 9, 2003 09:02 PM UTC
excactly
the local athmospherte will make your wine tasting much more memorable :))
however don't forget about Unicum & Bikaver
oops,,, u might be willing to stay here forever :)
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Re: Re: some more advices Posted: Fri July 11, 2003 07:30 PM UTC
OK. I digged out the hotel in Pecs for you. Here is the page:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/f/p/527c/
See bottom.
You can always rely on Google :)
Unicum is also my favourite, but if we talk about strong drinks you should taste "palinka" as well. It is a strong spirit made from fruits, like apricot or plum.
OK, enough of drinking advice! Hungary is not only about drinks. So taste "Gundel pancake" too :)
Have fun
Csaba
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Re: some more advices Posted: Thu July 24, 2003 04:34 PM UTC
Hello!
I live in Pecs, so maybe I have some interesting information for you.
In my opinion is the best hungarian wine are in Villany beside Pecs. Villany is a beautiful small village with many winecellar. You can rent a room here usually too for one or more days. In Villany the are good dry red wines. Some of the vinegroovers won the Winemaker (sorry, I don't know the word exactly :) ) of the year. For example Gere Tamas is my personal favourite.
But in Pecs there is a lot of "must see" museum (for example Csontvary, Vasarely - they are painters -), the "Okereszteny Mauzoleum ", a christian mausoleum from the 4th century.
You should see the www.pecs.hu page for more information.
http://www.pecs.hu/varosnezes/ is a sightseeing tour, but the english pages don't work, so it is only in hungarian.
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kiamivezerunk Posted: Thu July 24, 2003 05:14 PM UTC
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kiamivezerunk Posted: Thu July 24, 2003 05:14 PM UTC
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ohh, Posted: Thu July 24, 2003 05:24 PM UTC
sorry,
I did it something wrong :)
So, you can find another wine area next to the Balaton: Badacsony. They have fine wine especially dry white if you like it. Badacsony is an area and town at the Balaton's northern side (what is better destination at that lake because of the southern side's very low water level).
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Re: some more advices Posted: Fri July 25, 2003 09:33 AM UTC
Hi!
Well in my opinion Tokaj is better than Balaton. And if you visiting Tokaj don't leave without visiting Eger. It's not far from Tokaj, bu it's worth. There is the castle with the cellar. (in the cellar there is a good pub and you may try the 1000 old hungarian weapon th hungarian bow.) And at Tokaj don't miss the 6 puttonyos Tokaji aszú! One of the hungarian specialitis and it's good for your body!
Have a nice time in my mother country!
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Re: Re: some more advices Posted: Sun July 27, 2003 08:47 AM UTC
Thanks to all for the advices, unfortunately the last ones arrived while I was visiting this wonderful country...
Finally we stuck to the plan, there are so many wine regions in Hungary (amazing!) that it was not possible to visit all of them in one week ;-)
A nice alternative was to visit the house of Hungarian wines in Budapest, more than 50 wines to taste...
Nagykifla> i agree with you the 6 puttonyos Tokaji aszú is delicious but I personnally prefer the Forditas, less expensive and less sweet...
Anyway, I've brought back a bottle of each ;-)
Now, time to share this great experience, I'll try to find the time to build my Hungarian page...
JF
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