Useful Budapest travel resources
If you only have 1 day in Budapest, you’ll want to see a bit of both Buda and Pest, and this tour lets you do both. You’ll start off with a cultural and historic tour of Pest, then you’ll cross Chain Bridge (an attraction in itself) for a brief tour of the Castle District in Buda, where you can enjoy a meal and a stop in a pub.… Read the rest here →
Senior discounts are hit and miss. The general rule for senior discounts, specifically for museum entry, is that they are reserved for E.U. citizens. However, more often than not, the cashier will not question your citizenship when you are purchasing a ticket, so request a senior discount from the start.… Read the rest here →
If, like many, you are looking for the old Communist statues that decorated the city, you will be disappointed to find that shortly after the fall of Communism they were moved to Memento Park in the XXII district where they are on display.… Read the rest here →
Budapest, being the capital, is the largest city in Hungary with 1.7 million people within the city proper. However, if the greater Budapest metropolitan area is included, this figure climbs to 3.27 million inhabitants. The metropolis is separated into 23 districts, 6 in Buda, 16 in Pest, and one consisting of Csepel Island making it seem like an immense city at first glance, but the majority of districts are residential and not of interest to most travelers.… Read the rest here →
With your transit pass in hand, tour Budapest and orient yourself from the windows of the city’s many trams. Hop on a tram and ride it to the end of the line, get out, and take it back again.
This is also an inexpensive hop-on, hop-off way to sightsee, checking out things that catch your eye along the way.… Read the rest here →