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bleucheese
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May 17, 2007 - 09:45 AM |
 
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i have to go to a wedding in venice in late september.
was thinking of hitting budapest or another spot in hungary while i am in the area.
anyone been? |
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Globus
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May 17, 2007 - 12:04 PM |
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Budapest is a very beautiful town, been there a couple of times. A good place to spend a few days... |
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shanghaiceltic
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May 17, 2007 - 03:37 PM |
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Great place, nice people and very beautiful. Vienna, Prague and Budapest used to compete with each other as cities of culture in the 17-1800's. |
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horsemandk
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May 17, 2007 - 03:39 PM |
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Good and cheap!
They have a lot of old buildings there as well and the babes are pretty OK  |
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LaVecchiaSignora
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May 17, 2007 - 03:51 PM |
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Budapest is amazing. The health and thermal spas are excellent. You should definitely visit "Gödöllő". Queen Elizabeth (not the British one) and her Emperor spent most of their time there, very beautiful royal palace. |
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wolfy
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May 17, 2007 - 04:02 PM |
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Budapest is ok, it's a big dirty city with LOTS of traffic and quite a few gypsies and unsavoury types hanging artound at night so watch your pockets. The nightlife is nothing to write home about but on the flip side, it has some beautiful architecture and bridges along the River Danube. There's plenty of stuff to see and little yellow trams take you everywhere you need to go. Budapest also has the world's 2nd oldest subway system.
The city is divided into two parts by Europe's biggest river and a geographical fault line stretching across the central European plain. The two parts are called Buda and Pest and in the middle of the river there is an island called Margaret's Island or something. There's a good music festival on the every June I think.
On the Pest side (pronounced pesht) there are some great old catherdals and the majestic Gellert Hill which overlooks the whole city. On top there a load of old Communist obelisks and military shi't but the views from up there are really cool.
Hungary as a country is really pleasant and the people are friendly although service in restaurants is often pretty surly. There is a massive lake running through the middle of the country so it's nice to stay at a few of the towns beside it for a few days and completely chill out.
My plan would be to spend five or so days in Budapest then spend about ten days taking the train through the country alongside the lake, stopping off at various points. Then continue on by rail to Croatia where it is REALLY beautiful. |
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bleucheese
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May 18, 2007 - 09:56 AM |
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| My plan would be to spend five or so days in Budapest then spend about ten days taking the train through the country alongside the lake, stopping off at various points. Then continue on by rail to Croatia where it is REALLY beautiful. |
that sounds awesome. too bad i will have 9, maybe 10 nights maximum (leaving just 3 or 4 days for my brother's wedding).
based on some web research i have a list of all the possible destinations that low-cost carriers fly to from venice-treviso. the only 3 i havent visited are girona spain, krawkow poland, and budapest. and albania but from what i hear, its not a great place to visit.
i have been to northern spain so im leaning more towards krakow and budapest.
any advice between the two? |
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wolfy
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May 18, 2007 - 11:47 AM |
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Krakow (pronounced ‘crackoff’) is awesome and possibly the most beautiful and clean town in Europe – the town is so spotless that I got woken up after falling asleep on a park bench and told to clear off by a street sweeper! It’s a very tranquil place and because of its beauty, like Prague, it didn’t get bombed in war. It has a huge town square with a stunning cathedral surrounded by gothic buildings. There are loads of cafes around the square and quite a few bars. I remember a great little Irish bar called McGinley’s or something with a tricolour outside and Newcastle Brown on tap!
Krakow used to be the capital when Poland was a great European empire in the 16th century so there are loads of museums and castles and you MUST check out the salt mines – a network of caves 300m below ground which are really amazing. Auschwitz is nearby but I didn’t get round to visiting it.
You could fly to Cracow, spend three nights there (it’s not big) and then take the overnight train to Prague where you can easily spend a week. Personally, I would take the ferry from Venice across the Adriatic to Split and spend a week travellinjg down the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, visiting Hvar and Korcula islands and ending up Dubrovnik which to me is paradise on Earth. |
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zahra
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May 18, 2007 - 12:03 PM |
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second wolfy - Krakow rocks!!! And I know what I'm talking about - I lived there!
Best people, best atmosphere, best polish beer!! |
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bleucheese
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May 18, 2007 - 12:24 PM |
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^ appreciate the advice.
you seem to be big on croatia and youve piqued my interest: i will do some research.
there is no venice-split that i have found online, by the way.
i also worry about the seasonal nature of the ferries- ill be leaving around the first of october (wedding is september 29) and back in venice oct 10 for a flight back to pvg. |
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wolfy
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May 18, 2007 - 12:38 PM |
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elenaelena
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May 18, 2007 - 12:59 PM |
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and should visit eger and balaton....atleast when i was there it was really nice place tooo |
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Globus
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May 18, 2007 - 10:11 PM |
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Well, Krakow and Prague and Croatia all deserve separate trips and threads on this forum. Speaking of Budapest, really don't miss the thermal spas there. In addition to the one mentioned above, I'd recommend another one which remained from the times of the Turks and is amazingly beautiful inside. In fact, it's interior made it on the cover of one of the LP Hungary guides. Very good as a morning hangover relief too  . |
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Grantoft
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May 25, 2007 - 01:04 PM |
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It's a really nice city. But take care of the kids... They like to pick ones pockets. |
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wolfy
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May 25, 2007 - 01:09 PM |
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Grantoft
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May 25, 2007 - 01:24 PM |
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Oehmm ok... Sorry |
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