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While not complicated and getting better in English, the Budapest metro can quickly become unpleasant. Be aware that when you change lines, you need to use a new ticket. "Ticket police" are at every point of transition between the lines and ready to pounce on tourists who don't know the "rules." Fines can range up to $100 USD for a transgression. Know the rules before you get on and you'll save yourself money and hassle.
.This is a big city, so you must be careful with all things that you do in all the other big cities, but there is one that I want to advise you to be really careful about: the taxis services in Budapest. % If you get a taxi and you don't speaks hungarian, surely you will pay 3 or 4 times more the price of the service.So, if you use a taxi, ask for the price BEFORE you enter in the car. In Budapest ALL TAXIS on the tourist places adjust the taximeter to the most expensive payment possible for the foreign tourists
Everything in Hungary seemed cheap (compared to back home), so I didn't really feel overcharged at all.Not all the information boards in places such as museums had translation in English, but then I can't recall ever seeing information boards in England having a Hungarian translation!The wax museum underneath the castle in the town of Eger consisted of 2 rooms and a few strange wax-works dotted around, so that was a bit of a rip-off, but at the same time it had high amusement value. Take some snap shots!
While travelling on the train from Budapest to Ljubljana at the Hungarian's side, I was asked by the custom official whether I carry any Hungarian Forint with me. He demanded me to hand over the cash and said "This one no good..", took the cash and simply walked away. Once we reached the other side, the passenger next to me said that I should have said "no Forint" to the officer.
In the area around the Main Square you might be stopped by the young Gipsy offering you the change of money. Be careful about because it might be a trap. I sugest you to change your money in the hotels or the official change offices. Pecs, the second biggest town in Hungary located in the Southern part of the country.
If you are traveling by car, this is what you can expected on the border passings from direction of Croatia, especially on Saturdays. Lots of Croats from nearby towns goes to Hungary for week shopping. This one is the border pass Gorica -Letenye. There is nothing you can do about, just be patient. no alternatives
Be very careful at Lake Balaton, because in some restaurants waiters tend to overcalculate and bring you a bill that cannot be real. Also, if you don't want to spoil your vacation by being sick, try to avoid meals made with meat around there, as you never know how old the meat is that they use. Don't pay the bill, if it's extremely high, even if they say they call the police. Don't eat burgers.
While new in town, I had heard about the exhorbitant prices that bars charge around Vaci Utca. An American, I recently moved to Budapest. One late evening while walking along Vaci Utca, I was approached by two young ladies who wanted to have a drink with me. Being already intoxicated and my judgement impaired, I decided to have them follow me to an Irish Pub I knew around the corner but just as we turned around, they found an elevator to a bar they wanted to go. They ordered a Brandy each and I ordered a red wine and I was brought a bottle. Anyway after the drinks, when I asked for the tab it was 36,000 Forinth or about USD 163. They did not take credit cards and conveniently had a money machine on their premise. What a welcome to Budapest! Go here for some other warnings http://www.best-budapest-hotels.com/dangers.htm Check the drink prices before you order any drinks! Don't go to any...
Generally speaking Hungary is safe for turist but there are some cases when tourist are fooled by taxi drivers or with restaurant bills. I would say you don't need to be more carefull than usally you are in other European countries!
Be careful with taxis and while changing money in BudapestNever sit in taxis not belonging to a company. It’s better to sit into those belonging to the largest companies like Fotaxi, City Taxi if you don’t want to be cheated, many times to pay several times higher than the normal fee. Larger companies have signs on the sides of the car, while enterpreneurs – who are hunting for foreigners – usually don’t have these symbols which would state that they belong to a company. Lately many of them tries to imitate similar symbols to hint the feeling of reliability. Fotaxi has got an oval sign at the top of the – usually yellow - cars with the taxi sign in it, while there is an identical red and white squares sign in a double line on both sides. It is also stated on both sides with red scripts that the car is a Fotaxi car. City taxis have yellow stickers on it, and it is clearly shown that they...
Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal Budapest
6 Reviews and 1661 Opinions Was booked in here as part of Insight tours, would recommend to the non-budget traveller
Hotel Palatinus Pecs
10 Reviews and 42 Opinions I used to work in the hospitality industry, so this is my professional opinion, but I did have...
Hotel Roz Szentendre
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