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Tourist Trap: Underground
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  • Written by DPando on Apr 14, 2006
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  • Pay so much attention in this stuff !!!!!

    Im sure that we werent the first ....our last evening we get in Deak Ter Hall subway ready to purchase the ticket to go to Oktogon in order to drink something and have a nice time ....we noticed that the ticket machine had a roll strip that kept from insert the coins...we look for any other in the hall and it had the same problem!!! and another third !! it was amazing...so we resolve to get in the punch lines!!
    we took the scalator and just at the bottom there was 2 controllers (in a "former eastern style" that scare at miles)...they asked for the ticket and we talked about the bother with the machine...they dont want to listen that and we had to pay the fine for pretty money !!!
    it was a real trap a swindle!!!! luckily after several minutes a great local man ...came to us and ask for how was there ?
    He talked very well english and he was arguing with that bastard for 20 minutes....without any solution ..finally really annoyed and under our surprise he resolved to pay the fine for us for a national pride.... REALLY !!!
    we are amazed and we didnt want that but he was so determined to do that like hungarian !!
    Afterwards we went together to drink sth !!!
    A real pitty altogether !!!

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    Alternative: Ok !!! if u are involved in this crappy *** ....as the bastard told us purchase the ticket of course or in any station there is a small stall where teorically there is someone always... and ask about the problem to purchase a ticket
    I guess that that strip was deliberatelly there on the opening where you insert the coins.....at least our local friend talk about that !!! it was Eastern and everybody solely move for money !!
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    Tourist Trap: Exchange money
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  • Written by DPando on Nov 17, 2005
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  • You have 3 main ways to get money easily.. the first is an ATM where there is a comission ..the second is a bank with lower rates and their bloody comission so neither is the best, and the third the best for me is bring with you euros and exhange it in local stalls in the streets where the rates are so good around 250HUF per each euro and mostly dont charge this comission

    1000HUF --- 4 €
    5000HUF --- 20 €
    25000HUF --- 100€

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    Comments for DPando about Budapest
    hunterV Thu Oct 9, 2008 15:37 UTC
     Hello, David! It's a great destination indeed! ~ Good luck, mi amigo! ~
    Hosell Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:14 UTC
     Hola David! una página estupenda sin duda,al final me voy el mes que viene a Budapest y a Praga en un viaje organizado, por cierto en ambas ciudades hará bastante frio en Octubre,no?? ya pasaré por tu página antes de marcharme de nuevo.
    dabidc Wed Apr 30, 2008 00:08 UTC
     David, thanks for the excellent info on about everything to be seen in Budapest. I also enjoyed a visit, amazing how 2 people see a city differently. Maybe a youth view point as against an "old "person's interest.haha. Great to meet the locals.
    blint Fri Apr 4, 2008 01:54 UTC
     Great page. One of the best I have seen on Budapest as it shows not just the main monuments :) Grrracias
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