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Budapest-Top tips?
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09-02-2016 7:59pm#1
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youngblood wrote: »Heading to Budapest on Friday and wondering what people might recommend to do there?
Heard its best to wait and get currency there...Any advice??
All tips appreciated!
I loaded my credit card and withdrew cash at the ATM. May have cost me an extra 2/3 euro over the weekend - worth it for convenience.
A simple 'See-a' means hi / bye. It's the only word I used but it seemed to be appreciated by the locals... except for when they thought I was Hungarian and started talking in Hungarian... told them I spoke English but was trying to be polite... they appreciated it.
Stay central. We got a private room in Wombats Hostel. It wasn't for cheapness, it was for convenience and to be in a place with a bit of a buzz around other. I would consider it very central, right next to the central Metro: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/wombats+CITY+HOSTEL+Budapest/@47.4979608,19.0556348,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5d602f684749e02e
The Metro so the SW West, Deak Ferenc is the central Metro, meaning all 4 lines connect there.
Very walkable city if you're not lazy.
Do any of the free walking tours (we tipped about 5 euro / each after).
Do get a 3 day (or whatever) pass for the Metro / Trams. You WILL encounter ticket inspectors and it's hassle having to validate single use cards. If you get the X-day pass, you don't need to validate it. I saw people get fined, and we lost count of how many times our tickets were inspected. You can get this at the airport, which I did for convenience. Don't worry about the "but i'll waste a few hours of it cause I might not use the transport right away" - You can get them to have it start at any time you want. So, if you arrive at the airport ad 1pm, you can get them to start it at x-pm.
We used the airport shuttle, rather than taxi: EDIT-Just Googled it and they have ceased from Dec 2015. Taxi it is, so. (You can do a bus / train but it's hassle) - Think about 20 / 25 euro into the city, it's a set price depending on the district. Just do a Google on getting a legit Taxi.
Do go to the thermal baths. Even better, if the 'Bath Party' is on, go to it! It's serious craic. But be warned, we did encounter some creeps (well, the GF did). A simple 'Fcuk off' with my angry face was enough to put them running.
Do enjoy the Wine
Do go to the various Ruin bars.
Do go off the beaten track and wander into a random local pub. We did this by accident and thought 'Fcuk'. We went in and sat down instead of bailing. A damn entertaining evening!! Got chatting with locals (and some other tourists) - cheaper beer and cheaper basic food... some laugh. Would have stayed there all night only we were going to the 'Ship wrecked' boat party (see next point)
DO THE SHIPWRECKED PARTY! We had a blast and met loads of people: https://budapestboatparty.com/events.php - 25euro is a lot to spend on anything in Budapest, but we did our best to drink our weight in booze Worth every penny.
My only regret about Budapest is not staying longer. We had 3 night / 4 days (full) and still not enough. I'd do 5 nights if it were my first time.
I won't mention about the historical / museum stuff - that's a given... go see it if that's your thing.
Re. Scams - We didn't come across any (too busy having our own craic) but the common one is being chatted up by 2 girls who claim to be tourists, bring you to a bar for a drink and then you get hit with a massive bill. The only other 'scam' to be aware of is the train inspectors... but that's not a scam, but a legit fine for not validating your ticket.
If you have any specific questions, just ask. We didn't over-plan things, just rocked up and had the craic.0 -
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youngblood wrote: »Fantastic tips there, thanks for taking the time!
Any beer recommendations/names? Price?
Ah Jesus, that's a hard one. We were asking the same questions but just ended up wandering to random places and had a ball.
But for sure, Google 'Ruin Bars' and go to a few of them. Beer is dirt cheap - anything from 1 to 3 euro for beer, depending on what you want. A nice bottle of wine in a bar was 10 euro 0 -
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