The Ultimate New Year’s Eve Guide
Getting ready for New Year’s Eve in Budapest Around Christmas time and New Year’s Eve, there are lots of tourists coming to discover the Hungarian capital. The city is famous for its Christmas markets,...
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How Pálinka Gets Made
Hungarians like to drink. There are over 800,000 alcoholics in the country. This is the combined populations of the countries 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th biggest cities. And here is one of the...
A Day Walking the Danube
The Famous Duna The Danube is one of the things that makes Budapest unique. And though it used to act as a natural border between these two parts of the city, it’s now...
Finding Non-Tacky Souvenirs in Budapest
Finding souvenirs in Budapest When you’re going abroad it’s normal to bring back souvenirs for relatives and co-workers. But as you walk the main streets and touristy areas of Budapest you’ll probably find...
Shopping in Budapest
Andrássy Boulevard, the Hungarian Champs-Elysées So you finally have some time free from doing the tourist thing. Why not spend an afternoon shopping in Budapest. But where to go? Let’s have a look at...
Enjoy a Budapest River Cruise on Budapest’s Public Boats
Want to go enjoy a Budapest river cruise but without paying through the nose? Then read on… The Hungarian capital is famous for its effective public transport system. Most of the local people...
The City of the Random Statues
Have you ever wondered why there are so many statues in the Hungarian capital? You just simply cannot walk around the city for 5 minutes without bumping into at least one carved or bronze...
Now wait, which is Buda , which is Pest, and what is “Oh Buddah”?
The name Budapest is a combination of two city names, Buda and Pest. It became a single city with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank of the river, and Pest...
Basics – Florins? Forints? What’s the deal with the Hungarian Currency?
Joining the Euro has been an aim of the Hungarian government since the country joined the European Union in 2004. Its currency, the Hungarian forint (normally not capitalised) remains an unfathomable mystery to those...
