and wandering out into the front gardens
and around a bit
and across the grounds to the carriage house, renovated recently due to a fire, which houses a fabulous display of old horse carriages from those owned by princes and barons to fire and postal coaches. Unfortunately indoor photography is forbidden without a purchased pass.
In here the drivers and horsemen slept upstairs and the horses below.
This is a well house, which would have been the source of water back in the day.
Somehow these grounds were home to giant dandilions
and this giant tree which my wife remembers being photographed in front of back in her days with the Young Pioneers - yes, the famous Communist youth group.
We toured the interior as well but could not photograph - one wing was kept in original condition because apparently they walled it off during the war, during which time the palace was used as a hospital. They told everyone that that section had been quarantined off due to plague. It was an excellent idea, as that wing contains a classic 2-story library containing about 90,000 books, the oldest dating back to 1468.
Outside of the palace are some other historic sites, this one being the birthplace of this gentleman who travelled to Washington DC with Kossuth Lajos during the Austrian conflict. Mr. Asboth, an engineer and dignitary became a general in the Union army during the American Civil War, and later became a US Ambassador.
The way back north along highway M7 - this bridge we could see with binoculars from Tihany.
The fields this time of year are covered with beautiful yellow Rapeseed plants which are used to produce Canola oil.
Our trip closed at sunset as we arrived just in time for a bowl of grandma's delicious chicken soup and a bedtime story.
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Great posts. Very enjoyable! Sorry to blast my opinions all over. We sure miss you guys though. Turns out we'll be in MD for two weeks in late July. Be there or be square.
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