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My friend Helga who I meet up with from time to time was meeting me in Budapest, She caught the train down from Vienna and was robbed just as the train was pulling into Keleti railway station, Budapest. There are two railway stations that the Vienna train stops at in Budapest and some people got on at the first one and one of them came to the compartment where Helga was sitting alone and said something to her. presumably in Hungarian and Helga said that she didn't understand so this guy shouted something again and Helga said that she was Austrian and didn't speak Hungarian and the guy left, Then that train pulled up just short of Keleti railway station. presumably at a red light and there was another guy outside on the tracks started to bang on the train window, shouting and screaming, this distracted Helga and when she looked around and her bag had gone !! This all happened in seconds, then she saw what looked like the first guy ( who had got on at the previous station) jump of the train and run away -- probably with her bag !! And that was that -- Money, Passport, ID card, Driving Licence, Mobile phone. train tickets, all her personal stuff -- gone in seconds !!
Luckily she was being met at the station by a guy from the agency that I rented a flat from and he was great, He took her to the police station and acted as an interpreter and even lent her some money until I arrived later in the evening.
So you take Care and don't let this happen to you -- It makes a real Bad start to your Budapest trip !!! Leave a Comment
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 Tooooo MuCh BeEr by budapest8
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YES it's something most of us do or have done!
enjoying the 'ol brew, Jeesuz Juice, nectar of the
grape! spirit from the grain, Dutch courage.
BUT BEWARE IN HUNGARY IT MIGHT EVEN TASTE
BETTER AND A LOT CHEAPER THAN YER LOCAL
WATERING HOLE AND THE HUNGARIANS WILL EVEN
ADMINISTER THE WICKED STUFF SUCH AS PALINKA
IN CASES OF AN UPSET TUMMY, FLU, AND AT LEAST
A DOZEN OTHER AILMENTS!
I have 2 cherry trees in ma garden and with a few of my
neighbours trees plums thrown in, we made 20 litres
of home brewed Palinka! I spent 5 years in Russia
and well educated in the custom of VODKA and
Armenian Brandy drinking at any given time
of the day.Just purchase of a bottle is reason enough
to celebrate something. Even in death Russians
will bring a crate of the evil elixer and have a WAKE
for several days to mourn the passing of a fellow
drinker!
Well this stuff I got brewed was so pokee that I even
used it to start the BARBIE (BBQ) in the garden on
occasions.60% proof or not sure how u grade the stuff
Well I bunged in some strawberries from my garden in
1 bottle to sweeten it up, and some honey and cherries
in 2 others. NOT BAD AT ALL I MIGHT ADD!
But alas this tale has a moral.......
In the street (if you can call it that?) doesn't have many men.
40% of my neighbours are old ladies and bar 3 houses
the area is void of men over 50. They have sadly all died
due to bad health and gone to the Palinks Palace
in the sky!
Check out my tips for drunks abroad,,,,
How can I locate an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting?
By the way I am lucky I never became a drunk! Leave a Comment
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 Record water level on the
Danube April 4th 2006 by budapest8
In 2002, only 56% Hungary's households had sewage treatment
facilities and there is much to do, at great cost, to meet EU requirements
in this area. Even though the current water consumption figures are much
lower than the EU average - consequently, wastewater discharge is also
lower - it is also more concentrated in pollutants and significant differences
between the regions exist, with Central-Hungary, Northern Hungary and the
two Great Plain Regions being the most underdeveloped.
Although large-scale investments have already been carried out, using EU funding
-ISPA before and Cohesion after the country's EU accession in May 2004 -, it
is going to take years before Hungary can meet EU criteria.
Hungary has the greatest area requiring flood protection in Europe,
with nearly 25% of the country's territory occupying the flood planes.
Areas prone to flooding will experience minor or average floods
every 2 to 3 years, major floods occur every 5 to 6 years, and extraordinary
floods can be expected every 10 to 12 years. The last major flooding along
the River Tisza occurred in 2001.and this month in 2006 Leave a Comment
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 A car of a pathetic loser in
it's full glory by GyuriFT, 4 more photos
How to become a loser?
1) Drop out of school.
2) Dump your g/f.
3) Resign from your job.
4) Make Youtube the sole source of news.
5) Remember: Hungary's all neighbors are your enemies.
6) USA, Russia, China are your enemies, join http://www.hvim.hu/
7) The root cause of every trouble is Israel, the enemy #1. They conspire with Chinese, Americans, Russians and the rest.
8) Declare war on your enemies. You know: you will win because you are stronger than they.
9) Decorate your car like on this picture. And it's perfect now. With that car you won't be able to travel abroad because it may offend a few people, but it' not a big deal.
Well...in Hungary we are lucky: it is easy to recognize the losers - just look at the cars.
If you see the "Great Hungary" map country sticker with a map of Hungary which swallows the 90% of Croatia, 30% of Serbia, 20% of Slovenia, 60% or Romania, the enitire Zakarpatskaya Oblast of Ukraine, the entire Slovakia and 10% of Austria: there is a good chance, you see a car of a loser. If you drive: stay as far away as you can. These people are not to be argued with.
You see here a collection of "gems". These are no mainstream but here and there you can see them occasionally. Make yourself familiar with the "agenda" and "iconography". It was indeed a historic shock to lose over 60% of the territory... but fascist ideas are a lame excuse.
The fifth picture is a collage. It shows the "great" number of the supporters. Such gatherings are around March 15, October 23. Staying away from crowd is enough for own safety.
There is an old joke about this.
Q: "Are you insane? You want to declare war on China, USA, Russia at the same time? They have over 1.5 billion of people!"
A: "Oh, my God... I did not know that. This is really scary: what will we do with so many POW-s (Prisoners Of War) after our victory?"
We use to mock these: "Borneó és Celebesz magyar volt és magyar lesz" = "Borneo and Celebes was Hungarian and will be Hungarian"
An other mocking: "Egy turul, két turul - nyald a s*ggem háturul" (better not to translate)
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 Rescue patrol on the
flooded Danube in
Budapest · by budapest8
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Hungary is a land-locked country, located in the heart
of Central Europe, which shares borders with seven
other countries. It is situated in the Carpathian basin
on mostly plain terrain. It has both surface and subsurface waters.
The largest and shallowest lakes of the Central European region,
such as Lake Balaton or LakeVelence, can be found in the country.
The whole of Hungary's territory belongs to the DanubeRiver basin,
with Tisza and Dráva being the Danube's most important tributaries.
Some 95% of Hungary's surface waters originate outside its
borders so the quality is almost impossible to control.
They are vulnerable to contamination from leakages of industrial
contaminants such as arsenic (also from natural sources)
and heavy metals. Surface water pollution, either indigenous
or originating abroad, may result in environmental problems in
the ecosystem, aquifers and groundwater. Hungary's ground water
stocks are important natural resources, but they do not regenerate
naturally and without costly treatment will remain polluted for a
long time. Nevertheless, the overall quality of surface water has
improved in recent years, although summer low flows can also cause
critical problems. Leave a Comment
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 Budapest Mayor talking
with Water Management
boss by budapest8
Hungary is rich in subsurface waters of good quality, which are
put to many uses. The quality of these waters is sufficiently
good to meet about 90% of the demand for drinking water in
Hungary without any substantial treatment (work is required
however to meet the requirements of the EU Drinking Water Directive).
By contrast, much shallow groundwater and some confined
groundwater resources are already polluted with pollutants such
as arsenic and iodine leached from water-bearing rocks.
The sector has suffered from decades of under-investment and
although 93.1% of the households are supplied with drinking water
through mains water supply, only 60% of the population live in settlements
where the quality of drinking water meets the quality standards of the 98/83
EC Directive. Hungary has not asked for derogation from the above
Directive and the total cost of the improvement of the drinking water
quality for the some 4 million people in question is estimated at 0.5 billion
Euros. Leave a Comment
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Train glitch:
If you're on a long-distance train in Hungary, make certain you are aware if some of the cars are taken off and sent to a second destination somewhere during the trip. This often happens on the Budapest-Sopron route (Sopron is on the Austrian border). Half the train goes to Sopron, the other half to Szombathely, some 60 kilometers to the south. The split takes place about two-thirds ofthe way to Sopron. We got caught out that way. My wife went off to smoke in the dining car while I napped. She didn't notice the change, for there was no announcement in anything other than Hungarian, and we had an unexpected 'adventure.' Leave a Comment
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 by bakerman
You dont really have to fear anything, though. They wouldnt hit you or lock you up, it isnt that bad, just annoying.
In case you didnt do anything, just stay polite, smile and firmly refuse to pay. Most of the time they wouldnt mention a bribe explicitely, but they might say things like: That would cost you at least $330,- in your country! Pretend to not understand (if you do)! If there are more people in the car, get out all of you to have witness. Pretend to have a smoko if they send you back in.
In case you are indeed at fault, well, pay up then. Personally, I should want to pay an official fine with ticket and all, rather than finance a corrupt copper. But official fines are big, and slipping a $20,- bill in your driving license will sometimes save you from big trouble (like not seeing that license no more).
Just to stay on the safe side: ALWAYS make darn sure you have all your papers on you when motoring. Check with your national automobile club what they are, but they always include:
ID / Passport
Driving license
Car papers, including proof of insurance
Happy travelling! Leave a Comment
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Locals told me that I should not leave the lugguage alone.
They know better, of course, so I just repeat the advice of Hungarians Leave a Comment
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