Rating & Reviews of Budapest, Hungary
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Budapest
Submitted by: an AOL user
February 4, 2008 10:47 PM GMT-05:00
Budapest was wonderful! Friendly, helpful people! However, late at night the cops disconnect the ticket machine for the subway and then want payment as three of them with billy clubs tell you they will call the polizei if you don't pay the fine! The next night we bought extra tickets and gave them to some other unsuspecting American tourists who were being scammed as we descended to the subway. Quite a scam! Buy tickets to subway early! ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Budapest
Submitted by: ConnieKR
February 4, 2008 10:05 PM GMT-05:00
Beautiful city. Unlike most of the former USSR controlled countried this city survived with great character. Visited prior to the wall coming down and even at that time there were no visible presence of Russian troops. Sure however the KGB was watching! Great place to visit. ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Great place to visit
Submitted by: an AOL user
February 4, 2008 10:04 PM GMT-05:00
I visited Budapest in 1995 and 1996. The city of Budapest is very beautiful, ESPECIALLY if you like old world charm. The Basillica was in the process of being restored when I visited...the difference between freshly polished brass and fresh paint and years of "grime" was amazing. The Basillica is absolutely beautiful and a must-see. In my personal experiance, I would suggest hiring tour guide for a day and then just walking around the city by yourself the next. You will be absolutely amaze ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Budapest, a city for medical historians
Submitted by: joeeholland
February 4, 2008 07:56 PM GMT-05:00
Just one example of great medical history: The old 'Lying In Hospital,'(for women about to deliver a child) is just down the street from the Hilton on the Buda* side of the city. It was here that medical pioneer, Dr. Ludwig Semmelweiss, identified the reason for puerperal septicemia, aka 'childbed fever'), which usually resulted in the death of both mother and child. The good doctor discovered that the filthy, unwashed hands of his colleagues carried and transmitted the infective material to m ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Budapest - Pretty but Weird
Submitted by: an AOL user
February 4, 2008 07:18 PM GMT-05:00
I lived in Budapest recently and found it to be a magnificent city, with excellent food and great night time live music etc but people there are quite standoffish and a little arrogant. Having said that it is a cheap place to visit and has so much to see and do. Try the following places Negro near the beautiful Szent Isztvan Cathedral for drinks, Kafe Kor is the best Hungarian cafe and it is around the corner from Negro, Old Man's Pub, the bar at the 4 Seasons and the bar at Intercontinetal, the ... Read Full Review | Report This