Blogs from Pécs, Southern Transdanubia, Hungary, Europe - page 3

The summer is here, I love it. Finally the weather has improved and the long warm evenings are starting. Well I'm back in Pecs again. Mainly working on websites and learning more about photography. Took a really long walk through the hills yesterday, wanted to show a few more photos from the Mecsek, flowers and insects mainly - will be uploading in a moment. Soon I'll be travelling again - hopefully Central America and overland to Mexico. But we haven't brought tickets yet. On a sad note - many of my friends are leaving - back to their home countries at the end of exchange programs. Szia  -  (Hi/Bye in Hungarian).... read more

One of my favourite activities is walking in the forests and hills of the Mecsek - around 200 sq km of hills and forests, crossed by few roads, and with only a few villages. I’m lucky to live close enough to the edge of the forest to walk up the foothills and then pick a path to follow into the forest. For the most part the forest is either oak based, on the southern and western hillsides, or beech on the northern and eastern parts. Hungarians refer to the hills as mountains - but really they are too small to call mountains, big hills maybe. This year spring has arrived very late, March and April were some of the wettest and coldest that anyone could remember – but with the advent of May the temperatures have ... read more

Pécs Also see: My Pecs, Hungary, Jeber Gallery Pecs is a city in the south west of Hungary, renowned for its beatiful architecture, Zsolnay porcelin and laid back life style. Originally the city was settled by the Romans, they called it Sopianae, evidence of this name still survives today on buildings and in the name of a local brand of cigarettes. The city sits at the base of the Mecsek, a range of low mountains stretching north. At the top of the closest hill stands a 172m TV tower. The Mecsek is criss-crossed with footpaths - easy walking in attractive oak and beech forests. Szechenyi Ter, the town’s square is the centre. The main streets radiate away from the square and along them small shops, boutiques, bars and restaurants are situated. At top of Szechenyi Ter ... read more