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Pest or Buda
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 18 December 2009
Budapest – August 21st, 2009 After a good 3-4 hour sleep I’m up and at it. Not particularly but I do trudge to the grocery store and grab some food for breakfast. I then decide I’m gonna go and climb a hill. Not exactly smart when still hungover. I walk across the Independence Bridge and across to [...]
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Buda Buda
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 17 December 2009
Budapest, Hungary – August 20th, 2009. I get up fairly early as I have to get a 9am train to Budapest. Its a bit of a journey to Budapest though. I go to the station and stock up for the trip, buy a ticket and then wait on the train. Its at about 30 minutes [...]
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Forget a Guide, a Book… and Even a Map
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 November 2009
It was the Bardini Garden, and we were at that moment in time, it's sole visitors.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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How to see Budapest for Almost Nothing: 6 Cheap Things to Do (and 1 Splurge)
Blog: Twenty-Something Travel - 13 September 2009
Budapest is sometimes known as the Paris of the East. Never having been to Paris, I can’t verify the connection. I can say that Budapest is an incredibly elegant and sophisticated Central European city. I’m positive that it’s cheaper than Paris. Here are my top 6 tips for seeing Budapest on a tiny budget: [...]
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London, England to Tokaj, Hungary
Blog: Rice and Rock Concerts - 22 August 2009
Three weeks ago I arrived in London weary and excited, and that’s where I pick up this blog from. I envy travel writers that must make such perfect diary entries be it scrawled on a blank piece of newspaper, on a napkin at a restaurant, or neatly in their little laptop sitting on the cafe table. [...]
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Orangeways Bus from Budapest to Vienna
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 30 July 2009
Our Orangeway Bus to Vienna departs at 7am from Budapest. That means we have to take a cab from our apartment to a stadium near Nepliget metro station at abt 6.30am. How to hail a cab so early in the morning especially with at such an isolated part of Budapest? Definitely my experience of being [...] Related posts:Public Transport and Money in Budapest – Taxi Scam
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Cafe Kor Hungarian Fine-Dining at its Best
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 29 July 2009
Cafe Kor This restaurant comes recommended by 2 guidebooks – Lonely Planet and EyeWitness Guide. According to the brochure on the restaurant, it serves modern european cuisine with a wide selection of Hungarian quality wine. It is highly recommended that you make a reservation with the restaurant early or you will end up sitting outside like us. [...] Related posts:Budapest Bobek Cafe Lunch Review
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Budavari Siklo – Expensive Budapest Funicular
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 29 July 2009
Budavari Siklo The Budavári Sikló is the Buda Castle Area funicular that will take you in a minute to the top of the hill. While rather expensive (800 HUF) for such a short ride, it saves you a tiring uphill walk to the Buda Old Town and Castle. View from the Budavari Siklo A short video on the [...] Related posts:Budapest Zugliget Chair-lift (Zugligeti libegő)
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Budapest Kisharang Etkezde Lunch Review
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 28 July 2009
Kisharang Etkezde Another Lonely Planet recommendation – the central ‘Little Bell’ is an etkezde that is on the top of the list with students and staff of the nearby Central European University.
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Mini-Car Ride in Margaret Island
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 28 July 2009
Margaret Island Margaret Island is named after Princess Margaret who lived in a convent here in the thirteenth century (the ruins of which can still be seen). In the 13th century King Béla IV.
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Budapest Zugliget Chair-lift (Zugligeti libegő)
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 27 July 2009
Zugliget Chair-lift According to Lonely Planet – a more interesting way down the hills is to get off at Janos-hegy, the fourth stop on the Children’s Railway and the highest point (527m) in the hills. About 700 m due east is the chair lift (Budapest Zugliget Libego) which will take you down to Zugligeti ut. 700 metres [...] Related posts:Budapest Children’s Railway (Gyermekvasút)
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Going Hungary
Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 23 October 2008
Apologies for the bad pun - but surely you've come to expect them by now?!Another weekend, another European city - Budapest. Or rather, two cities straddling the Danube: Buda and Pest, each with their own distinct personalities. Speaking of distinct personalities, we were lucky enough to coincide our visit with our friends Beth and Dan, who had already been in town for a day. We met up with them at a restaurant recommended for its authentic Hungarian cuisine - here's Dan sizing up his pan of unidentifiable Central European foodstuffs:
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Budapest, Hungary
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 23 January 2008
In Patrick's free time he searches for travel deals online. A week and a half prior to Martin Luther King Day he found a trip to Budapest at a big discount at Best Travel Store, by Monday Katrina had her day off approved, and that Friday night we were off to Hungary.
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