Hungary is literally just a mile away so we've been there a few times, primarily to shop at Tesco, a United Kingdom-based mega store along the lines of Walmart. Driving a bit farther, you reach Sopron, a town with what I'd call an interesting past. It has its medieval center of course with a fire tower that dates from the 12th century (I haven't seen that yet). What is so interestng to me is that in 1921 the whole area of eastern Austria and western Hungary had to vote to decide whether to become part of Austria or stay in the Kingdom of Hungary. (Short reason is Empire of Austria-Hungary was on the losing side in World War I and was being broken up.) The whole Burgenland state of eastern Austria voted to become part of Austria (including Klingenbach, Siegendorf, Eisenstadt, etc). The town of Sopron voted to stay with Hungary and for that vote was named the "most loyal town" by the king of Hungary. After World War II and the Iron Curtain descended for half a century, I wonder if the citizens of Sopron ever regretted that vote.
Some pictures taken in Sopron.
A few days ago we were taken to a restaurant in a small village east of Sopron. The atmosphere was almost Mediterranean and the food delicious.
The name of the village is the word that starts with "K" -
I don't have a clue how to pronounce it.
Entrance to restaurant
Languages - Hungarian, Croatian, German, English
Two-lane bowling alley in part of restaurant
Church in the village
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