Back? Alright. Didn't want to leave? Sweet, I love you too!
Anywho. The point of this already rambling post is to mention this:
Ohhhh.... Ahhh.... I know, right? No clue, huh? Yeah, that bump of a building on the crest there is this:
You can totally see it now, huh? The Benedictine Abbey situated on the peninsula of Tihany at Lake Balaton, which just happens to be where we went last weekend! Ah, yeah, that was the point.
Huh, what? Someone say something?
Oh, the abbey. It's kinda old, but no biggie. Yeah, King Andrew I. established it in 1055 (gah!), and his tomb is underneath. Oh, and the deed to the abbey has the oldest recorded Hungarian sentence. So there! Here's the look out from the abbey:
The abbey itself, as you might suspect, isn't from 1055! It's more like 1750's... But the point is the history of the place! Truly amazing, and in ways it's more amazing that the locals don't seem to care. When I asked a Hungarian friend of our what the church was, her answer? "I don't know". Oh... Um, 'K. They just don't hold the same kind of reverence of thousand year old history that we do. 
I have plenty more pictures from the trip, but I want to do pieces of the trip seperately and really talk about them. This is only an hour away, it really is where home is right now; and how many Americans have thousand year old buildings and towns near by? I'm really lucky to be seeing this. And trust me that it's history isn't lost on this newly transitioned history major! And if you want to see more photos of the area go here. It's partially in Hungarian, but it has great photos!
2 comments:
Glad you guys are out there, seeing the countryside. Have I mentioned that we miss you?
I have?
Looking forward to May. The rooms are all ready.
papa
Hey there these pics are beautiful looking forward to seeing more.
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