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When you are dialing a phone number that is different from yours, you need to dial 06 followed by the area code and then the number.You are also able to tell the mobile/cell phone numbers from other area codes: 20, 30, and 70.The best thing to do if you want to use your cel phone in Hungary, is to buy a local SIm chip. Unlike in the US, al incoming calls are free.
When exploring the countryside of Hungary, in the rural agricultural villages, you can meet such a horse-team serving for the transportation of the goods. Young and friendly Gypsy fellow allowed me to take the picture of this lovely horse couple, in the outskirts of the town of Kesthely.
When I was in France, there was a Hungarian girl in our group.She one told us that Hungarians never click glasses with beer when they are drinking.Only glasses with wine.It dates back to the Habsburg's epoch and it represents an example of the opposit to the German tradition of drinking beer. That time Hungarians said "we stop clicking ber glasses for 150 years". And they did. But now 150 years passed and it's officially allowed. but as one Hungarian VTer told me, "I wouldn't risk my life". So you're to chose :))
what stroke me particularily was that, contrary to what we have in Poland, in Hungary you HAVE TO give tips in restaurants, bars etc.For them it's something very natural, and at the beginning of my stay I was really confused by that unfriendly look of the waiters any time I payed... heh, luckily one of my Hungarian friends explained me what was that about ;) you don't have to give much, usually its enough to round the price up, like you pay HUF 1800, and you give then 2000 ;)
This part of my page is dedicatedto one of the most shameful acts of my ex-homecountry USSR. The communist system that it iposed to the Central & Eastern Europe proved to be against people, not "for" them. And it produced a resistance in those countries. One of the strongest was in Hungary.The uprisal of 1956 was short and violent. And it was suppressed by Soviet tanks. Of course, those days people in USSR were constantly told that somt "contre-revolutionnary" forces in Hungary wanted the Hungarian people to come back to dark ages, etc etc etc... Then this event was simnply "burried". We lesrned about it quite recently. I mean what was really happening there. More than 3 thousand dies.And now October 23, the day when the upprisal started, is the National holiday. Rather Remembrance day. People go to the Parliament building in Budapest, carrying Hungarian flags,light candels there and...
Always pay a tip, waiting staff do a fine job dealing with impatient and language-ignorant foreigners. The guide book suggested 10% at the least, unsure of the actual going rate.Try and learn and speak at least some of the local language - we had so many more smiles when we attempted the language compared to when we went straight into English. In Hungarian names are reversed, so instead of saying Mr Joe Bloggs, you would say Bloggs Joe Mr....and I don't know what I kept hearing but - 'bye' sounded like 'hi'! I just don't know........!
Not much of the old traditional houses have left in Hungary today. This one, which is situated in a small village on the road from Nagykanisza to Keszthely, is turned into museum. As you can noticed it, the rooftops were covered with litter, what was the tradinional way of construction.In case of your interest, I suggest you to visit the villages of Holloko and Matyofold in Northern Hungary where you can see remarkably preserved medieval structures. The Holloko was the first village to be included by UNESCO on the World Heritage list of protected sites.
To send your postcards from Hungary use this kind of post box you'll find on many locations in a bigger towns like Budapest, Pecs etc.,I like this traditional red-coloured post-boxes rather than empty modern one.
When visiting Budapest a must see the Opera House which was open in 1864 and designed by Miklos Ybl, the most famous Hungarian architect. It has been the centre of Hungarian musical life since 1864. You must see its fresco-decorated interior, its auditorium seating 1.200 spectators and its technical stage.The Hydraulic stage machinery installed here for the first time in the world.
Just a little comment on previous tips.The not-touching-beerglass custom is not a custom any more. In 1849 when the Habsburgs celebrated their victory over Hungarian freedom-fighters, they drank beer and touched their glass before drinking. The Hungarians then swore they will not touch glasses when drinking beer for 150 years as a protest against Habsburg oppression.In 1999 this 150 years was over, so Hungarians are now "allowed" to touch glasses, but some still keep the custom.Cheekymarieh wrote the Bulls Blood is the most famous wine of Hungary. Well, Bulls Blood is very famous, but the Tokaji Aszu is the most famous. It's a very sweet, unique white wine. Don't miss it, if you're in Hungary!
Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal Budapest
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10 Reviews and 42 Opinions I used to work in the hospitality industry, so this is my professional opinion, but I did have...
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