Hungary Things to Do Tips by vadjutka

A piece of the past

Inside Budapest: 'Bambi presszo'. Actually its a place where you can eat, but its also a piece of Budapest's past. Presszos are a kind of socialist coffeehouse, and there are a few left in Budapest.
Presszos are special hungarian phenomena; they are pubs, restaurants and coffeehauses in one building. Their interior design, the plates, cups etc. are memories from the communist era. There were a lot of presszo 15 yrs ago, but nowadays there are only a few. It really worth to see, and have a cup of coffe or a glass of beer.

Directions: Bambi Presszó: Near to the Buda end of Margit-bridge; on the corner of Frankel Leo street and Bem square.

Other Contact: Open: every day from 9-21 oclock

If you want a nice view of...

If you want a nice view of Budapest then:
1. go to the top of Gellert-hill
2. Go to Sas-hill (Sashegy) by bus number 8 from Ferenciek-square (ferenciek tere)
3. Go to Harmashatar-hill by bus number 6 from Nyugati square untill Kolossy square, and then by bus number 65 from Kolossy square untill the end. Then you have to climb a bit.

When visiting Budapest you...

When visiting Budapest you mustnt miss the Chain-bridg, its beautiful at noon, but more beautiful during the night, untill 24 oclock.

Inside Budapest: The...

Inside Budapest:
The flea-market in Petofi Csarnok, in Varosliget. It isnt a big market, but very busy in the weekend (when its open), and I can alwasy find some interesting thing. Entrance fee: 50 HUF.
You can find almost everything on this market: from television to antiques.
(Photo: www.petoficsarnok.hu)

Directions: You can go there by trolley-bus number 72, or metro number 1 (the yellow).

If you go to Lake Balaton than...

If you go to Lake Balaton than you MUST visit the Káli-basin (Káli-medence in hungarian). It is one of the most beautiful area of whole Hungary, with cute little villages like Talliándörögd, Vigántpetend, Kapolcs. Actually there is an Art Festival in every summer around july in these villages. Its fabolouos!

Lake Balaton - absolutely...

Lake Balaton - absolutely beautiful in the summer or in the winter. (The best in the spring). My favourite town is Balatonfüred. If you like to sail, and you have a driving permit (for sailing) you can hire a boat; a B-25 type boat (6 persons's place) costs 10-15 thousand HUF/day. You can also hire boat in Balatonkenese or Alsóörs.
(Picture: Lake Balaton - by Robert Bremec)

Cave-visiting - if you like...

Cave-visiting - if you like bats :-)).
1. Budapest - Pálvölgyi - barlang ('barlang' means cave) with nice dripstones and a few bats. (My parents live near to that, and once a bat flied into my room during the night.)
2. Aggtelek (outside of Budapest): A very big cave with a lot of dripstones.

Directions: To Pálvölgyi - cave: At Nyugati square take bus number 6, get off at Kolossy tér (tér=square) take there bus number 65 and get off at the 5th stop.

Inside Budapest
Parks: There...

Inside Budapest
Parks: There are some new parks in the city. One of them is called 'Millenáris Park' - it is really nice (despite of the political storm around it), and the other new park (which also triggered political storm) is called Erzsébet-tér, it is also beautiful. (Picture: Millenáris-park by András Jókuti)

Directions: Millenáris Park: near to Széna square - you can get there by tram number 4 or 6.
Erzsébet-tér: near to Deák square, you can get there by metro (all the 3 metros stop there).