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I was staying with relatives, so I didn't have to worry about tourist traps.Those of you who are on your own, please check out RWENZLOFSKY's page on Hungary.I did hear horror stories about the Vaci utca (street) area in Budapest and also about the airport taxi drivers.
Hungary is a quiet country, and you won't find many risks. But you have to pay attention to the night-club that offers strip-tease shows.They are a real trap for the tourist !! Don't go there because you risk to lose a lot of money!!
ENGLISH VERSION Avoid BALATON LAKE AERA, nothing really interessant there to me. This aera is overcrowded in summer ; a lot of german people get there during this period, so,in pubs, you can find (goog) german beer, many things are written in german too ! I went, saw and run away ! And the prices a twice or three time higher than elsewhere. VERSION FRANCAISE Evitez la région du LAC BALATON, pour moi, il n'y a rien de vraiment intéressant dans ce coin qui est surpeuplé de touristes surtout allemands, pendant l'été. Ainsi, dans les pubs, on peut trouver de la (bonne) bière allemande, par ailleurs, tout ou presque est écrit dans cette langue.Je suis venu, j'ai vu, j'ai fui ! Inutile de dire que les prix sont deux à trois fois plus élevés qu'ailleurs.
If the guy at the passport control desk at Budapest airport wants to see a credit card as 'extra identification' when you're leaving the country, be suspicious. A friend of mine had a whole lot of Hungarian purchases appear on his credit card after this happened, and he hadn't used the card anywhere else in the country. It seems the guy at the airport must have copied the details...
Look at this! Whats that? Its just a 'slot machine'.And what must you do with this one???Feed him with money and he told you your future!!!Nice Idea, but not my thing.And you find these machines everywhere. we found this one in siofok.
Lake Balaton is a great place to go and relax, but Siofok is a total German tourists haven, the clubs try to be Ibiza and succeed in being Majorca, so avoid them and spend the night watching the distant storms batter the centre of the great lake. This is a nice region to relax in, just don't linit yourself to Siofok.
Watch out for so called 'Guides' around Buda Castle trying to give you the hard sell, they are unofficial. Just be polite and say no thank you.This situation was made very funny for me when my friend in Hungarian said that we did not need a guide as she was Hungarian. The whole outlook of the 'Guide' changed and he now said he would show us all these areas for free as we were not tourists :-)We still politly said no thank you - so he spotted a group of tourists and off he went to give them the hard sell.
Vaci street (the walking street) in Budapest is very convenient in location and that there is a great variety of stores to shop in. However this area is very expensive so if wish to do a little traveling to other parts of the city you will find better deals.
If you take a taxi, order it by phone, and look at the price-tables in the car. There are 'hyenas' who will take you on longer way then they should. I've heard that taxi drivers asked for 8-9.000 forints (30 USD) for the way from the airport to the center. It should be about 2.500-4.000 forints (10-14 USD).
The Esztergom Basilika is the largest church in Hungary and the center of Hungary's Roman Catholic Church since the 11th century.
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
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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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