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How to get to Budapest

There are many possibilities to get to this nice city.
Because we are from Berlin, we usually go by plane there.
There are a few airlines, which offer some cheap flights to Budapest (Ferihegy). The cheapest one is always easyjet, allthought they rised the prices in the last two years. There are also flights with air berlin, but I didn't catch one of this special offers yet. So I don't know. There is also the hungarian airline malev, they offer also some special fares.
Coming from the airport, you don't have to use these expensive shuttles. Go by bus (line 200 from terminal 1 and 2, or bus 93 from terminal 1) to the metro station "Köbánya-Kispest" (metro 3 - blue). This metro gets you directly to the city center ("Deák Ferenc Square").

Siesta Etterem

Gehn wir nochmal zum Ungarn? Ne Gulaschsuppe essen? Na klar doch.
Etwas gewöhnungsbedürftiges Amibiente, dafür schmeckts und ist recht preiswert. Zu empfehlen natürlich die Gulaschsuppe und "Hühnchen, das sich im Pflaumengarten verirrt hat". Tja, hier gibt es sie noch, die romatischen Speisebezeichnungen...

Siesta Etterem
1114 Budapest
Villányi út 4

Gleich beim Sparmarkt am Móricz Zsigmond körtér um die Ecke, da gibts ja diverse Bus- und Strassenbahnhaltestellen. Von der Citadella mit dem Bus 27 (Endhaltestelle).

Tiroli Vendeglö

Das wollt ich ja schon immer eintragen. Mann, was sind wir letztes Jahr durch die Stadt gerannt und habens nicht gefunden.... Tiroler Gasthaus klingt zwar komisch, ist aber lecker und auch recht preiswert da:

Tiroli
Vendéglö
szerettel várja Önöket
osztrák ételkülönlegességekkel!
Nyitva: 12-24 óráig,
vasárnap: 12-16 óráig.
SRAMLI ZENE!
Bp. II. Lajos u. 33.
T.: 335-2379

Und jetzt nochmal in einer anderen Sprache:
Grüss Gott im Tiroler Gasthaus
geöffnet: 12 - 24 Uhr, Sonntag 12 - 16 Uhr.
Budapest, II. Bezirk, Lajos Str. 33

Bathing culture in Budapest

In and around Budapest are many hot thermal springs. Because of that, there is a very good bathing culture in Budapest. You should try it! A nice (but a little bit more expensive and touristical) bath is the Gellert Bath at the . It costs about 2100 HUF (ca. 8 euros) per person. You don't need to bring your own bathing trousers with you. In the Gellert Bath (You can see it on the right side of the picture, I know only the mens bath...) you will find two big bassins (36 degrees and 38 degrees), a steam and a dry sauna.
The Rudacs Bath is about 500 years old and has a very interesting architecture. There are 5 bassins in the mens bath and also a dry and a very good steam sauna. This bath was redeveloped in 2005 (they have a new barcodesystem) and it costs 1800 HUF for thermal bath (3 hrs). Also nice and small is the kiraly bath (1100 HUF).

View from the Gellert Hills

I got this picture from Kelly these summer, so I want to publish it now. She took the picture during the Budapest trip in january 2005. It is a really nice view and the picture is part of a set of three pictures, made automatically by the camera. If you look at these pictures one after another, it gives a quite cool effect, like a film... so I published only one of them, because they don't have many differences...

Yellow Submarine Hostel

The Yellow Submarine is private, family-owned hostel in downtown Budapest. Since it`s establishment in 1996 it has been a pretty popular spot among both young backapckers looking for a centrally located fun place to stay and real "hardcore" travellers who expect a bit more than just a bed and a party-place.


www.yellowsubmarinehostel.com

Address 56. Terez Krt.1063. Budapest
Phone phone: +36-1-331-9896
Email office [at] yellowsubmarinehostel.com
Single Room 7000,- HUF
Dorm 2500.- HUF

Hostel Schönherz

Located just right on the 24 hour-tramline, this place has the best rooms with private showers. (This is what Let`s go says.)
The hostel boosts the biggest student entertainment and cultural centre.
2, 3 or 4 bed rooms with shower.
Check if they're open.

Address H-1114 Budapest , Irinyi József u. 42.
Phone Tel: 36-1-329-8644 , 36-1-340-8585
Email travellers [at] matavnet.hu
Double Room from 34,- US$
Dorm from 15,-US$

Bakfark Hostel

Located 50 meters walk from the biggest shopping centre of Budapest downtown Buda.
Conveniently placed near the Castle District.
4 or 6 bed rooms

Address H-1027 Budapest , Bakfark Bálint u. 1-3.
Phone Tel: 36-1-340 8585 , 36-1-329 8644
Email travellers [at] hostels.hu
Dorm from 12 US$

Best Hostel

AT THE GATE
ring bell 33 at building #27.
They are on the 1st floor.

www.besthostel.hu

Address VI.Podmaniczky street 27. Budapest, 1067, doorbell
Phone phone: +36-1-332-49-34, fax: +36-1-269-2926
Email best [at] besthostel.hu
Double Room 7000.-HUF
Dorm 2500.-HUF

Hotel Citadella

Very nice on the old citadella castle. There is a very nice view from the window of the dorm (14 beds). There is a bus stop ca. 5 minutes down the hill at the restaurant. Take bus 27 on the other side of the street. It stops at Móricz Zsigmond körtér, there you can take tram or bus 7 directly to the center of the city (metro 1 or 2).

Address Citadella
Phone Tel.: 1-466-5794
Double Room ca 40 euros
Dorm 1850 ft / 7 euros