Heviz #1

Hi, people! I'm on the mend - very slowly, though. Still coughing and still phlegmy and my throat is still sore, but at least for the past few days I've managed to get more rest 'coz the cough isn't as bad as it was, but still no appetite. OK, let's just carry on with our holiday post, shall we?

We went to Heviz a few times from Keszthely. The bus trip to Heviz cost 250 HUF/person (a little less than €1) and it lasts about 20 minutes. We took a local map from the tourist info in order to browse around places of interest there. Unlike Keszthely, which was rather flat, Heviz was hilly, so it was tough to walk around the place on very hot days he he he...

Anyway, here are some cute houses we saw around Heviz.

 

Don't you think these geese just look SO adorable? While walking around the area, they just caught my eye and I felt happy looking at them.

This one below is located in downtown Heviz. 

We found this blue church somewhere near Centrum. 

 

 Here's the roof of the church.

Here's an explanation of the church.

And then we kept on walking to find what the map said to be some ancient Roman relics. It was rather hard to find, you know? And by that time we had walked so far from Centrum and my bladder started screaming for relief already. There were nothing much there in the area except for houses, so I was SO relieved to find that there was a really nice, clean toilet right outside the relics area. Here are the pics of the toilet he he he...

I laughed when I read this note on the inner wall of the toilet. What if you need to use the toilet for over 20 minutes and there are people outside? The door will automatically open and GASSSSPPPPP...he he he he he he...

And here I am standing right outside the relics area with my guard dog ha ha...

The area was really small (on the left side of R2) and I don't really think it was worth looking for, actually. No wonder there were NOBODY there except us!!!!

OK, I think I'll end this post here and in the next post I'll show you more pics of the centrum in Heviz. Take care, people!

Chit-Chat about Houses and Gardens

Lots of houses in Finland are furnished with rugs. How about yours? Do you like having rugs in your house? Maybe you like Oriental rugs or Persian rugs? If you do like them, I've found a page with links on how you can take care of them. Here it is: Maintaining Rugs.

Speaking of houses in general, a friend of mine is in the last state of redecorating her house. She needs to buy plenty of house paints and she's gonna get some friends' help, as well. She also has a small garden where she plants flower bulbs and flower seeds in spring. I've seen her garden pictures in summer and it looks WONDERFUL. It reminds me of my mother-in-law's garden and my own mother's garden. It's one of the best feelings in the world when you walk out of your front door and be greeted with the fragrance of the blooming bright-coloured flowers, don't you think so?

I'm looking forward to next summer when I can enjoy all the blooming flowers in my mother-in-law's garden again and pick berries in the woods. Plus maybe this summer we'll get to use the grills outside. It's been years since I last went to a barbecue party. How about you? Do you have a garden and do you barbecue a lot in your garden?