We spent the day in Veszprém, Hungary. The GPS system, again, took us the long way from Papa, but the drive was beautiful through the Bakony Forest. It was a perfect summer day, sunny and almost 90 degrees. Veszprém is a pretty big town with a beautiful centrum. The town is situated amongst rolling green hills. Steeples peak through the trees in all directions. We found a parking spot pretty close to downtown and paid 480 forint for 2 hours.

Downtown consists of small shops, restaurants, many churches, old houses and beautiful walkways. We ventured around town and had a small lunch at an authentic Hungarian restaurant. The small streets were ordained with statues and ivy covered rock walls. After exploring the downtown area, we drove to the mall, The Balaton Plaza.

The Balaton Plaza was much different than the mall in Gyor. To us, it felt a lot more like a mall in LA. Instead of beautiful restaurants, cafes, and bars running down the center of the mall, there were planters and benches. The shops in the mall had MUCH CHEAPER prices than the shops in Gyor! At a store called Cosmos we scored on some clothes that were all under $4 a piece, expect for a really nice “Germany” sweater that was about $5!

After shopping, we stopped at a café in the mall and ordered 2 melange. Everywhere else, a mélange has basically been a latté. To our delight, these were lattés with honey. They were delicous treats. We made sure to take the faster route home, and made it in 40 minutes. We will definitely be venturing back to Veszprém, and to the mall!