Public transportation in Budapest

It's quite hard to use the public transportation system in Budapest if you compare it to cities in other countries.

There are almost no signs in English, and it's impossible to hear the station names that they are calling out (unless you can pronounce Hungarian). Some cable cars have electronic displays that shows the station name.

The public transportation is also very noisy and warm (in the summer).

Everything is however not bad. The Budapest card gives you free access to public transportation, and Google maps can say where to board a certain train/bus, and how many stops to stay on it. Prepare to get off the train/bus before your stop. They usually open the door before they have done a full stop, and they only stay about 10 seconds at each stop.

Szécshenyi bath

Visited Szécshenyi thermal bath today. It's a well known bath in Budapest. Very nice to visit, since it has many pools, both inside and outside. There are also many different types of saunas.

The entrance fee is about 3500 ft and you can rent a towel for 500 ft + 1000 ft in deposit.

Dinner at Borsso

Had a great dinner at Borsso, a modern Hungarian restaurant.

It's a bit more expensive than other Hungarian restaurants, but has great ratings at Tripadvisor. The prices are however still cheap if you compare to countries in western Europe. A dinner with starter, main course, dessert, one glass of wine, one beer, water, and a glass of quality Tokaj cost about 1400 ft per person (about 50 EUR).Not bad for an expensive restaurant.

Cooling in a new way

It's strange, I have travelled to many warm countries, but I have  previously never seen fans that also are spraying water. Almost all fans in Budapest do that.

You can also find an Icebar here, a Swedish concept.

Something that you currently don't need is warm headwear.

Arrived

I'm now in Budapest. It's very warm, actually a bit too warm. About 34 celsius.

Had a lunch at a place which probably is a bit fancy. The portions were at least small. The waldorf salad was yummy, and so was the beer.

Btw, the coffee was huge.

Going to Budapest, Hungary

Is about to fly to Budapest for a short vacation. Will only spend 4 days there, but will try to blog about it.

The only thing that I currently know that I definitely will do is shoot lots of different weapons at a shooting range.

First goal after landing will be to bay a pre paid sim card with datatraffic.