I first came to Hungary in December of 1989 just as the Russians were leaving. Budapest was a very depressed city then. But the people were full of hope now that the Russians were leaving. I visited many times each year after that and saw the amazing changes that ere made year by year. Budapest really is a beautiful city now that it has been cleaned and restored to its previous grandeur. I have now lived permanently for over 20 years here in the Tokaj wine region and will never leave. I am an Englishman who has lived in other countries, including America, but for me, Hungary is now my home and my little bit of heaven. Wonderful people, wonderful kindness, wonderful wine and very safe wherever you go.
Metros are built to such deep because 2 metro lines crossing under the 2nd biggest European river, the Danube. The metros aren't as old, as you thought, the M2 you traveled built in 1960, but modernized just few years ago, so not existed during WW2. The atomshelter function is right, coming from the cold war era. Meantime the Metro you used during your trip from Opera to Szechenyi Bath (M1) really the oldest electric metro in Europe, built in 1896. After London metro this was the second ever metro in Europe, but the London metro was moved with water turbine....
M1 is the oldest underground train on the continental Europe, yes. London had one earlier, but it was steam powered originally. It is not a metro though 'cause it was not bored rather digged out from the surface then covered.
Hungary's deepest metro station is around 38 meters (125 feet) below ground. In comparison, Ukraine's deepest metro station is Arsenalna in Kyiv, which is 105.5 meters (346 feet) deep, making it the deepest metro station in the world. Russia's deepest metro station is Admiralteyskaya in Saint Petersburg, located 86 meters (282 feet) below ground. So, not that deep after all...
@@oyyy1793 so which one is the deepest in Hungary then? All I can find is 38.4 meters deep, still nothing compared to the avarage station in Kiev and Saint Petersburg
@@DardellX Széll Kálmán square metro station is the deepest, and its 38 m deep as u said, though it feels deeper. A hundred meters deep metro station sounds unreal, it would be nice to check it out.
Budapest is much more beautiful than I imagined. I've never seen so many stairs to climb. I loved the architecture and the cleanliness. Thanks for taking us along.
@@gaborb6577 Litter is in every big city u could imagine a traveller like him seen some places in his life and don't talk bullshit when he says Hungary is relatively clear. I am hungarian as well, but lived in some countries in the richest countries of west europe. There are places filled with litter there as well. It's just ur typical hungarian small-minded brain that thinks Hungary is some kind of shithole, while thinking kolbászból van a kerítés on the west
the Vajdahunyad Castle you saw was built to represent different parts of Hungary so you can see a small version of several famous Hungarian buildings there from across the whole Hungarian Kingdom prior to 1896.
As someone who lived here all of my life I agree with you. This is a special, very lovable region. The territory of the old austo-hungarian monarchy pretty much. Absolutely amazing. I had enough of Budapest, now I live on the countryside. From here I can reach Italy in the same amount of time that I can reach Budapest. Vienna, Graz, Bratislava, Zagreb, Ljubljana are all within 2 hours and I live in a national park. As I grow older I realise more and more just how lucky I am to be born here.
It's always nice to see a foreigner having a good time here, these videos are definitely better PR than whatever the government puts out. 😂 Couple of things to add: - The metros were indeed designed to work as bomb shelters, but it was a cold war thing (we were under soviet rule), but the M2 is that deep because it runs under the Danube river. - We have plenty of public restrooms, they are just all closed, because the city has no funds to maintain them. If you see stairs going under the streets but are fenced off, there you go. - Of course you wanna see all the sights, but for shopping and dining, i recommend avoiding the touristy places. Lots of scams, huge markups. Lots of hidden gems in the small streets around the tram 4-6 line though, but you have to do your research. - If you see those ugly, modern apartments in the historical town, those houses were destroyed in WW2, and replaced by the soviet brutalist buldings, because they didn't care about restoring the beauty. Now there is an effort (see the Corvin department store, which was just a grey block for 50 years, now fully restored to it's 1910s glory), but of course, it costs a lot. - Lots of people don't know, but the "Nyugati" train station was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Yes, THAT Eiffel.
@@kaderyahia346 If they did a good job with anything, it's that. I definitely feel safer in Budapest, than in London or Paris. I wish they weren't sucking on Russia's and China's dick though. I wish they were building school and hospitals instead of football stadiums. I wish they were actually pretecting children, like they say, instead of the pedophiles. And i wish i wasn't feeling unwelcome in my own motherland for not agreeing with them. That's all.
Dude, I live in Budapest and I usually take the tram, because I'm scared shitless of the high stairs of the metro. You are not alone! Sendindg love and peace!
Haha same. I work in Budapest and dont go with the metró due to my fear of hights. I get a panic attack when looking down. I only use the stops where there arent high stairs.
Man Im from here and dont worry about the weather this is like this in Spring and Autumn. In Summer its mostly only warm and in winter mostly only cold. And the waiting at the light, yeah police, and simply safety and organization reasons. Theres no camera or facial recognition here in Europe at the crossings
No one gives you tickets for crossing the road. I lived in Hungary in the first 23 years of my life and I've never heard of it. People just follow the rules there :)
Nowadays you can loose your driving license for not following traffic rules, even if you don't drive at that point. Also cars don't like to let pedestrians cross the road, not even on crossings, so risking to cross on red is a bad idea.
It's a trip down memory lane for me. I haven't been to Hungary/Budapest in 4 years. I think someone already said it but the better months for weather are june to the first or second week in september. Everyone is nice but the culture is different they are more quiet and reserved in public and if they don't know you.
25:39 The castle where you where is a copy of 15th hundred castle in Vajdahunyad, Romania. Back than that was part of the Hungarian Kingdom, and one of our king, Mátyás I was from there. This is why it gives the feeling of being realy old.
I once went to Rome in similar shoes, my feet were fried. I asked some older traveller friends, what they recommend. They said, get a pair of Skechers, with the memory foam base. You look at a group of german tourists, everyone's sporting a pair of Skechers. So i bought a pair. Best decision of my life.
For David and tourists: keep vaseline (a small cca. 1 ounce tube in your daytime bag, a bigger one in your hotel) with you while visiting Europe, or any other place where you will walk a lot. Before you put your socks on, spread a tiny layer of vaseline on the skin when you usually get blisters. Memory foam sole will save your life - a 3 layer shoe insert: a yellowish 1/4 inch spongy layer between two 1/16 inch white layers which you can buy at Amazon, Temu or in Europe in Chinese stores ("Kínai üzlet"). You will be walking on clouds. Have fun in Hungary!
This was so lovely to watch! I was born in Budapest, moved to Sweden when I was 9. Lived by the opera and the city park was my favourite place to be. Imagine people ice skating on the 'lake' in the winter, that's where I learnt to. People drive like crazy, they don't stop when their light is green, they rather run you over. So walking against the red is risking your life, that's why people don't. Thanks for the tour!
If you want to try a cheaper thermal experience, go to the one named Lukacs Gyogyfurdo, it's essentially the same but the ticket is like 10$ instead of 30. It's located a 10 minute walk from the Buda side of Margit bridge (the yellow one)
The one approaching the Opera is really the 2nd underground line in Europe. and not even a subway! Bark railway! Its name is simply UNDERGROUND along with its beautiful stops. Everything is authentic, including the stations. Show!
Thanks for the video dude, I really enjoyed it - as if I would see Budapest the first time, though I live here. But it is always heartwarming to see people who find our country as beautiful as we, Hungarians find it. Next to that you are a guy with a very pleasent attitude! Good luck and come to Budapest more often!
Next to children’s area is a very large work out area. Across from the baths is one of the oldest best zoos in Europe - major parts of the city were bombed including most of the castle that is being rebuilt - when you see modern bldgs it probably placed a bomb area - all the bridges were bombed out.
Yeah!! Not very cool. They should respect and leave the Jewish population ALONE! They also have the right to live life. Jewish people do not harm to them.
The students in the US are not protesting against Jews. They are protesting against the Israeli Zionists and the genocide they are committing against the Palestinians. Learn the difference.
The M2 Metro was never used as a bomb shelter in WW2. It was built in 1965. maybe parts of it was later integrated into the line but as you can see it was built 20 years after WW2. Anyways i'm really glad you enjoyed your stay! :)
I guess this is just an unlucky choice of words. It was never "used" as a bomb shelter - it was intended to be usable as a bomb shelter when necessary.
@@iammz81 We try, but there are only so many cables we can pitch. Buses are still usually gasoline-based, but most trains and all trams and trolley buses and metros are. Some buses are hybrid.
Don't you even start with the stairs at Buda Castle brother. Back in highschool our gym teacher used to have us do cardio on there l, running up and down, I get sore just thinking about it.
Bro , excellent video and beautiful city. The bath is very interesting. The parks architecture the Opera, the parliament the Halas Bastillion , the view the people makes this city one of the best in the world. I hope the Hungarian government never going to allow skyscrapers. Preserve this amazing city.
1:55 steep, scary, and high? I'd like to see your reaction to the metro stations in Saint Petersburg and Kyiv. Some stations there are literally 4-5 times deeper than that. Arsenalna in Kyiv is 105 meters deep, and Admiralteyskaya in Saint Petersburg is 86 meters deep
@@horvathr95 I'm comparing to the one he showed in the video. If we would take an avarage depth in Budapest 10m and avarage in Saint Petersburg 57m, it's 5-6 times deeper on avarage, around the same if we would take the median instead of avarage
4:17 that wagon is actually a restaurant! Didn't know if you noticed but it is, and it's pretty great. It's called -surprise surprise- Wagon Restaurant
Nice to see you in Hungary. If you are in any larger city in our country, it has a public transport app eliminating the need for any papper tickets with english setting. Tour guide apps also have this and can help you massively to find places of interest in the future.
You picked a good time with spring. Summer gets very hot (like actually close to 40C sometimes) and AC are not super wide-spread here. It's better than 10 years ago when it was a rarity but air conditioning is very expensive here, so it's a coin-toss whether or not a home or a bus has one.
Actually you can change the language on all of the ticket machines at Budapest be it for BKK (buses,metros,etc) or MÁV(railways). I belive there are multiple languages. You need to look for flags on the screen.
I'm happy you enjoyed Budapest. ❤ I was born here, then left at 18 to see the world and learn english. I lived in England for over 20 years and travelled to many parts of the world. I loved the experience, loved meeting people and now I am also happy to have come home and let my children to learn about Hungary (they were born in the UK). I will encourage them to travel and learn other languages. Some of the older generation Hungarians may seem less friendly, but really, they are nice people. I think, they would have benefitted from leaving the old Soviet satelite state - global passports only became available in 1988.Thank you for making this video and encourage others to visit. There is something for everyone to enjoy. ❤ A couple of warnings... Beware when paying in restaurants or pubs or taxis though...Tipping 10% of the total bill is kind of expected, but some will take advantage of tourists and will take their time to bring back the change, hoping the guest will leave... The way to avoid this is to look at the bill carefully, then either tell the waiter or person behind the bar to give you change for the amount you want to pay that Includes the tip (often they hang around waiting for the payment, which I don't like much because I am slow with maths after a couple of glasses of fine vino 😊) or if they leave the bill and let you look at it properly, leave some extra cash with your payment. And dont be shy to politely ask about your change if you get one of those slow people that likes to take their time bringing your change back. After all, it should be your call to give the tip. The other thing to look out for are the pickpockets.... unfortunately, like many big cities, we do have them too. Mostly on trams in the inner city.
You might find surprising similarities in Hungarian foods with Colombian food. Lot of our vegetables, spices came from the American continent: potatoe, bell pepper, paprika ->powder, tomato.
Hola David primero dejame felicitarte y a da la gracia que visitaste a mi pais...ojala que disfrutaste...como pediste aqui te explico que nosotros tenemos mas disiplina como latinos y esta razon esperamos que el semaforo cambia...y otra cosa nadie va attackarte la noche so no te timidas a salir del noche....espero que regresas pronto....la comida sabora bien porque prohibido utilizar o cosechar algo en la tierra que es geneticamente modificado ...todo que te tomas o comes saludable y 100% natural....
I live in France (Lyon). Almost any of the big and medium cities are unsafe rn. Probably one of the most dangerous country in Europe nowadays. I've been many times in Barcelona never had any issues tbh but i look like a south american dude it can help!. Spain is quite safe overall, El Raval in Barcelona is prob. a little dangerous for a gringo looking but that's it. PS! Medellin > Tropical climate Budapest > Continental climate. More or less the weather of Bogota. Cheers.
Kebabs are universal. Yeah, crossing on red is illegal in most places in Europe. You can get fined for that. You said Budapest wasn't what you were expecting. What did you expect it to be like?
Policeman gives occasionally fines if crossing by red, but maybe in the downtown there are westerm tourist, who are used to not cross ( as in ther country fines are more expensive)
Budapest in my eyes is the better Paris. Paris looks very similar (often scenses in movies in Paris are filmed in Budapest) but is expensive af and full of radical muslims. In Budapest you are and feel much safer and wont go broke, eating some streetfood (some Parisian street food sandwich made from toast, cheese, bacon and creme I saw was 27€, if u get it for 9€ that's considered cheap). One of the best burgers in Europe you get in Bamba Marha, they were on place 12 or ao in the world and second or so in Europe.
Hey Mate I lived in Budapest I am hungarian but I live in Berlin now you should come around in Berlin. You will love it with the Parks and Castles. Also let me know when you are around I pay you a good Coffee at a perfect Coffee Place. 😉
They dont cross the zebra, because you can be hit by a car very easily, drivers do not pay attention, happens all the time. Also, they were tourists I think, and in Germany for example a shild sais you should never cross the the red lamp because a child might see it and you give a bad example!! Red is red, wait.
I filled out to 220 lbs. so somehow if you eat balanced then you shouldn't worry over it. Activity when eating is what concerns me. I get ya and wish you luck in that goal!
The Circus (Fővárosi Nagycirkusz - Big Circus of the Capital City) is a permanent building, not happening to be 'in town'. In Communism, circus artistry was seen as a form of art similar to dance or music, so they had circus buildings built everywhere (there are lots of very beautiful ones in the former Soviet Union) with a permanent ensemble.
Dude You don't even tried the Metro line 3's Arany Janos utca station escalator, which is moving 2 times the speed of the conventional soviet escalators seen at most of the stations, but anyway theese old escalators are built for eternity and holding out quite well, you see them almost never to be out of order but the new ones, like thyssen, kone etc. are many times rebuilt durin the year
They don't cross, because a car or a cyclist could come from any direction (it's often not obvious when there's a lot of streets connecting) and it could hit you so better be safe, they make a habit of not crossing.... besides, you chill a bit and don't rush like a headless chicken for a little bit :D:D
It's pretty safe in most places where you have been but there are certain areas/streets you should avoid at night. But it's cerainly much less likely to get pickpocketed than in Barcelona. If you get robbed it's most likely going to happen in those shady areas and with a knife.
@@alsosprachzarathustra5505 yeah London's is the oldest in the world , Budapest's is the second oldest and oldest on Continental Europe, opened in 1896
@@xenoph9380 It seems we all are wrong here (these bloody French🧐): "According to the definition of a rapid transit system given by French dictionaries - 'electric traction railway, partially or totally underground, serving a large urban area' - Lyon can claim to have one of the world's first rapid transit lines, as the Terme funicular, which meets these characteristics, was opened in 1862, six months before the first section of the Metropolitan Railway in London."
6:20 actually it's not too traditional. I never seen that in my entite life. I think this is Lángos but with toppings. We eat Lángos without the topping(like in the video: ham,salad). This is a tourist trap
well, depends.. you can go around the country, and get the simple original with only garlic on it, or with cream-fresh and cheese, and then all variations, even if you go down let say 45km from Bp to Kiskunlacháza there is a street food place, where you can eat traditional or extra versions like, italian version which is with pesto and basil and mozzarella and small tomato, and other variations, its all about options, and yes they are more expensive then a simple traditional one .
15:18 You can see a lot of these, as the city has been shot to shreds by the Soviet and the German armies. After the II WW the state built houses on practicality and not beauty. Thats how they worked back then.
legközelebb látogass el más területekre is, ne csak Budapestre, ott van például a "fellegvár" , Duna kanyar, Hortobágy, Kékestető, Balaton, Hévíz, Hajdúszoboszló stb stb 🙂
Hola David! Unfortunately, Hungary is very expensive (even compared to neighboring countries). We don't (mostly) go through the green light - the police will punish you if they see you. I was in Medellin in 2022 and 2023 (I'm going this year also), your videos helped a lot - gracias! :) Have fun in my country. :) Come to Gyula (a small town in eastern Hungary)!
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I first came to Hungary in December of 1989 just as the Russians were leaving. Budapest was a very depressed city then. But the people were full of hope now that the Russians were leaving. I visited many times each year after that and saw the amazing changes that ere made year by year. Budapest really is a beautiful city now that it has been cleaned and restored to its previous grandeur. I have now lived permanently for over 20 years here in the Tokaj wine region and will never leave. I am an Englishman who has lived in other countries, including America, but for me, Hungary is now my home and my little bit of heaven. Wonderful people, wonderful kindness, wonderful wine and very safe wherever you go.
Metros are built to such deep because 2 metro lines crossing under the 2nd biggest European river, the Danube. The metros aren't as old, as you thought, the M2 you traveled built in 1960, but modernized just few years ago, so not existed during WW2. The atomshelter function is right, coming from the cold war era. Meantime the Metro you used during your trip from Opera to Szechenyi Bath (M1) really the oldest electric metro in Europe, built in 1896. After London metro this was the second ever metro in Europe, but the London metro was moved with water turbine....
M1 is the oldest underground train on the continental Europe, yes. London had one earlier, but it was steam powered originally. It is not a metro though 'cause it was not bored rather digged out from the surface then covered.
Hungary's deepest metro station is around 38 meters (125 feet) below ground. In comparison, Ukraine's deepest metro station is Arsenalna in Kyiv, which is 105.5 meters (346 feet) deep, making it the deepest metro station in the world. Russia's deepest metro station is Admiralteyskaya in Saint Petersburg, located 86 meters (282 feet) below ground. So, not that deep after all...
Puskas? The deepest? Since when?🤔😂
@@oyyy1793 so which one is the deepest in Hungary then? All I can find is 38.4 meters deep, still nothing compared to the avarage station in Kiev and Saint Petersburg
@@DardellX Széll Kálmán square metro station is the deepest, and its 38 m deep as u said, though it feels deeper. A hundred meters deep metro station sounds unreal, it would be nice to check it out.
Budapest is much more beautiful than I imagined. I've never seen so many stairs to climb. I loved the architecture and the cleanliness. Thanks for taking us along.
No idea how he could film only the not dirtynplaces :-)
Stairs are only on the Buda side of the city which is hilly. The Pest side is completely flat, so no stairs.
Dirty 3rd world country
@@gaborb6577 Litter is in every big city u could imagine a traveller like him seen some places in his life and don't talk bullshit when he says Hungary is relatively clear. I am hungarian as well, but lived in some countries in the richest countries of west europe. There are places filled with litter there as well. It's just ur typical hungarian small-minded brain that thinks Hungary is some kind of shithole, while thinking kolbászból van a kerítés on the west
Cleanliness? 😂
I've loved to live in Budapest and love to go back sometimes. People are super friendly and everything is nice. Well done Hungary.
Yes move there )))
Yes, the people are indeed friendly. Even the postal clerks smile and are pleasant!
the Vajdahunyad Castle you saw was built to represent different parts of Hungary so you can see a small version of several famous Hungarian buildings there from across the whole Hungarian Kingdom prior to 1896.
I'm from here but your video was so wholesome, it made me want to go out and explore my city again haha
Nice! Happy you enjoyed it. 🤗
I’m very impressed David . You did a fantastic video . I’m Hungarian and I left 1974 came to America . I’m so proud of my heritage . ❤️🇭🇺❤️🇭🇺
Budapest was such a pleasant surprise for me..Once you discover Central/Eastern Europe and the Balkans you just wanna keep exploring
i have heard Bratislava Slovakia is very nice as well
As someone who lived here all of my life I agree with you. This is a special, very lovable region. The territory of the old austo-hungarian monarchy pretty much. Absolutely amazing.
I had enough of Budapest, now I live on the countryside. From here I can reach Italy in the same amount of time that I can reach Budapest. Vienna, Graz, Bratislava, Zagreb, Ljubljana are all within 2 hours and I live in a national park.
As I grow older I realise more and more just how lucky I am to be born here.
Haha! Those stairs in BUDA!
@@melbourneuberdriver46..A magyarok építették..
@@agus504Tenyleg milyen igazad van! ❤ Sajnos mar nem tartozik hivatalosan Mo-hoz es mar a neve sem Pozsony valami miatt. 🤔
It's always nice to see a foreigner having a good time here, these videos are definitely better PR than whatever the government puts out. 😂
Couple of things to add:
- The metros were indeed designed to work as bomb shelters, but it was a cold war thing (we were under soviet rule), but the M2 is that deep because it runs under the Danube river.
- We have plenty of public restrooms, they are just all closed, because the city has no funds to maintain them. If you see stairs going under the streets but are fenced off, there you go.
- Of course you wanna see all the sights, but for shopping and dining, i recommend avoiding the touristy places. Lots of scams, huge markups. Lots of hidden gems in the small streets around the tram 4-6 line though, but you have to do your research.
- If you see those ugly, modern apartments in the historical town, those houses were destroyed in WW2, and replaced by the soviet brutalist buldings, because they didn't care about restoring the beauty. Now there is an effort (see the Corvin department store, which was just a grey block for 50 years, now fully restored to it's 1910s glory), but of course, it costs a lot.
- Lots of people don't know, but the "Nyugati" train station was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Yes, THAT Eiffel.
Still we have a great government here. It's safe and clean. The government did a great job
@@kaderyahia346 If they did a good job with anything, it's that. I definitely feel safer in Budapest, than in London or Paris.
I wish they weren't sucking on Russia's and China's dick though. I wish they were building school and hospitals instead of football stadiums. I wish they were actually pretecting children, like they say, instead of the pedophiles. And i wish i wasn't feeling unwelcome in my own motherland for not agreeing with them. That's all.
I was there last year. Absolutely amazing
ich bin regelmäßig als Tourist in Ungarn. Budapest, Balaton, Györ,,,, als Ü65 jähriger fahre ich kostenlos im gesamten ungar. Zugverkehr und ÖPNV
Dude, I live in Budapest and I usually take the tram, because I'm scared shitless of the high stairs of the metro. You are not alone! Sendindg love and peace!
Super scary.
Haha same. I work in Budapest and dont go with the metró due to my fear of hights. I get a panic attack when looking down. I only use the stops where there arent high stairs.
@@mementomorimohalovics5498 haha igen kinos is, mindig gondolkodom hogy mikor fing le valaki, bar lehet tul gyorsan mennenk hogy erezzem is hahaha
😂😂😂😅😅😅@@Szimicards
Nice that you also feel safe any time of night or day , it’s the best capital city .
I 100% agree I'm in Budapest now in June very warm but amazing European city
Safest capital city in Europe thats for sure. And safest country also. A hope they can keep it that way
Man Im from here and dont worry about the weather this is like this in Spring and Autumn. In Summer its mostly only warm and in winter mostly only cold. And the waiting at the light, yeah police, and simply safety and organization reasons. Theres no camera or facial recognition here in Europe at the crossings
Im from England. You are spot on with everything you said. July and August are the best months the be in Europe.
Yes summer is warm. Winter is cold .... 😆
No one gives you tickets for crossing the road. I lived in Hungary in the first 23 years of my life and I've never heard of it. People just follow the rules there :)
So they dont cross the road ? 🙀
Nowadays you can loose your driving license for not following traffic rules, even if you don't drive at that point. Also cars don't like to let pedestrians cross the road, not even on crossings, so risking to cross on red is a bad idea.
Budapest M2 and M3 used to be nuclear shelters during the cold war. Those lines don't exist during the WW2.
I really appreciate the video editing… it’s 👍🏼 and slick too.
the third largest basilica in Europe is in the city of Esztergom (45 min from Budapest by train), the one in Budapest is not so big
2:51 In the ticket machines, you can select english and german also. :D
You can change the language of the ticket dispensers to various languages.
It's a trip down memory lane for me. I haven't been to Hungary/Budapest in 4 years. I think someone already said it but the better months for weather are june to the first or second week in september. Everyone is nice but the culture is different they are more quiet and reserved in public and if they don't know you.
yeah, it just ended a long heatwave in Hungary with temperatures like 36-41C. with like 0 rain.
@smyle78 i remember when I lived in Eger, it was very hot in July
25:39 The castle where you where is a copy of 15th hundred castle in Vajdahunyad, Romania. Back than that was part of the Hungarian Kingdom, and one of our king, Mátyás I was from there. This is why it gives the feeling of being realy old.
I once went to Rome in similar shoes, my feet were fried. I asked some older traveller friends, what they recommend. They said, get a pair of Skechers, with the memory foam base. You look at a group of german tourists, everyone's sporting a pair of Skechers. So i bought a pair. Best decision of my life.
For David and tourists: keep vaseline (a small cca. 1 ounce tube in your daytime bag, a bigger one in your hotel) with you while visiting Europe, or any other place where you will walk a lot. Before you put your socks on, spread a tiny layer of vaseline on the skin when you usually get blisters. Memory foam sole will save your life - a 3 layer shoe insert: a yellowish 1/4 inch spongy layer between two 1/16 inch white layers which you can buy at Amazon, Temu or in Europe in Chinese stores ("Kínai üzlet"). You will be walking on clouds. Have fun in Hungary!
This was so lovely to watch!
I was born in Budapest, moved to Sweden when I was 9. Lived by the opera and the city park was my favourite place to be. Imagine people ice skating on the 'lake' in the winter, that's where I learnt to.
People drive like crazy, they don't stop when their light is green, they rather run you over. So walking against the red is risking your life, that's why people don't.
Thanks for the tour!
If you want to try a cheaper thermal experience, go to the one named Lukacs Gyogyfurdo, it's essentially the same but the ticket is like 10$ instead of 30. It's located a 10 minute walk from the Buda side of Margit bridge (the yellow one)
The one approaching the Opera is really the 2nd underground line in Europe. and not even a subway! Bark railway! Its name is simply UNDERGROUND along with its beautiful stops. Everything is authentic, including the stations. Show!
Kisföldalatti, my love💛
Thanks for the video dude, I really enjoyed it - as if I would see Budapest the first time, though I live here. But it is always heartwarming to see people who find our country as beautiful as we, Hungarians find it. Next to that you are a guy with a very pleasent attitude! Good luck and come to Budapest more often!
Next to children’s area is a very large work out area. Across from the baths is one of the oldest best zoos in Europe - major parts of the city were bombed including most of the castle that is being rebuilt - when you see modern bldgs it probably placed a bomb area - all the bridges were bombed out.
Very powerful memorial of shoes along the river; wow! Contrast that with student protests in USA at this time; food for thought, indeed🤔🤔
Yeah!! Not very cool. They should respect and leave the Jewish population ALONE! They also have the right to live life. Jewish people do not harm to them.
The students in the US are not protesting against Jews. They are protesting against the Israeli Zionists and the genocide they are committing against the Palestinians. Learn the difference.
I live in hungary, in a small town next to budapest, and honestly, even tho it gets a lot of hate, I find it so beautiful!
Budapest is my hometown. I born there and I use to visit every year. Thank you for your nice words!
Greetings from FL!
This videos are easy to watch and entertaining, have a good trip
Thank you 🙏🏼
You found the city expensive because you went to all the tourist traps.
Great job, I loved to see spring in Europe
country side is the most beatiful time alongside with early autumn :D
The M2 Metro was never used as a bomb shelter in WW2. It was built in 1965. maybe parts of it was later integrated into the line but as you can see it was built 20 years after WW2. Anyways i'm really glad you enjoyed your stay! :)
I guess this is just an unlucky choice of words.
It was never "used" as a bomb shelter - it was intended to be usable as a bomb shelter when necessary.
@@janostoth4315 True!
I visited in June this year and loved it
"I like how the public transportation is full electric." - yeah, I'd like that too.
Is it really? :D
@@iammz81 no, only trams, trolleys and some trains
@@shrekhaza9672 I live here and I was surprised as my experience is different. :D
@@iammz81 We try, but there are only so many cables we can pitch. Buses are still usually gasoline-based, but most trains and all trams and trolley buses and metros are. Some buses are hybrid.
Thank you for the nice overview, and checking most of our tourist traps!
Don't you even start with the stairs at Buda Castle brother. Back in highschool our gym teacher used to have us do cardio on there l, running up and down, I get sore just thinking about it.
Órale, David! I'm glad to see you're traveling around. Stay safe, carnal. 👊
Nice to see you in Europe. I thought you were in Mexico making films.
They gave me vacation time. I’ll head back after this trip to finish season 1
Bro , excellent video and beautiful city. The bath is very interesting. The parks architecture the Opera, the parliament the Halas Bastillion , the view the people makes this city one of the best in the world. I hope the Hungarian government never going to allow skyscrapers. Preserve this amazing city.
That’s great Nathy was able to work on the road.
1:55 steep, scary, and high? I'd like to see your reaction to the metro stations in Saint Petersburg and Kyiv. Some stations there are literally 4-5 times deeper than that. Arsenalna in Kyiv is 105 meters deep, and Admiralteyskaya in Saint Petersburg is 86 meters deep
That’s not 4-5 times deeper though. The deepest in Budapest is approximately 40 m give or take.
@@horvathr95 I'm comparing to the one he showed in the video. If we would take an avarage depth in Budapest 10m and avarage in Saint Petersburg 57m, it's 5-6 times deeper on avarage, around the same if we would take the median instead of avarage
you cant really talk about average where there are 4 metro lines, one is more of a relic of the past
@@Azurie-e9s blue line 3 is not a relic one and still has a lot of pretty shallow stations, especially in district 13
@@DardellX haver az 1-esről beszélek, az egy fajta relikvia
he mentions the weather, but not the time of year he was there. It would have helped. I am going next late spring.
The pull up bars and jogging track in the park are on the east side where most tourists don't go.
I absolutely luuuuuv Under Armor shoes. I will never go back to Nike or anything else😊
I like those sharp images, especially at the Parlament building. Great quality video! ✌27:54 the next Indiana Jones 😅
4:17 that wagon is actually a restaurant! Didn't know if you noticed but it is, and it's pretty great. It's called -surprise surprise- Wagon Restaurant
Nice to see you in Hungary. If you are in any larger city in our country, it has a public transport app eliminating the need for any papper tickets with english setting. Tour guide apps also have this and can help you massively to find places of interest in the future.
You picked a good time with spring. Summer gets very hot (like actually close to 40C sometimes) and AC are not super wide-spread here. It's better than 10 years ago when it was a rarity but air conditioning is very expensive here, so it's a coin-toss whether or not a home or a bus has one.
"this kid has maybe 1 1/2 years." Congratulations! You're officially a Spanish speaker who translates back into English.
😂
Actually you can change the language on all of the ticket machines at Budapest be it for BKK (buses,metros,etc) or MÁV(railways). I belive there are multiple languages. You need to look for flags on the screen.
Great video David so much beauty 2 see there
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm happy you enjoyed Budapest. ❤ I was born here, then left at 18 to see the world and learn english. I lived in England for over 20 years and travelled to many parts of the world. I loved the experience, loved meeting people and now I am also happy to have come home and let my children to learn about Hungary (they were born in the UK). I will encourage them to travel and learn other languages. Some of the older generation Hungarians may seem less friendly, but really, they are nice people. I think, they would have benefitted from leaving the old Soviet satelite state - global passports only became available in 1988.Thank you for making this video and encourage others to visit. There is something for everyone to enjoy. ❤ A couple of warnings... Beware when paying in restaurants or pubs or taxis though...Tipping 10% of the total bill is kind of expected, but some will take advantage of tourists and will take their time to bring back the change, hoping the guest will leave... The way to avoid this is to look at the bill carefully, then either tell the waiter or person behind the bar to give you change for the amount you want to pay that Includes the tip (often they hang around waiting for the payment, which I don't like much because I am slow with maths after a couple of glasses of fine vino 😊) or if they leave the bill and let you look at it properly, leave some extra cash with your payment. And dont be shy to politely ask about your change if you get one of those slow people that likes to take their time bringing your change back. After all, it should be your call to give the tip. The other thing to look out for are the pickpockets.... unfortunately, like many big cities, we do have them too. Mostly on trams in the inner city.
Greetings here. Im big fan of your videos. Never thought you would come to my city :D
The tunnels are not dangerous BECAUSE there is NO IMMIGRANT.
Travel vlogs!
Awesome!
The metro reminded me of"American Werewolf in London" 🤣
Recently, Budapest has been featured in many films.
And many films are shot in a studio near Budapest in Etyek.
💜Me encanta este vídeo, gracias … seguro que la comida es mejor que en Colombia😃✌🏼
You might find surprising similarities in Hungarian foods with Colombian food. Lot of our vegetables, spices came from the American continent: potatoe, bell pepper, paprika ->powder, tomato.
Hungarian are very friendly people
Some 🥴
Hola David primero dejame felicitarte y a da la gracia que visitaste a mi pais...ojala que disfrutaste...como pediste aqui te explico que nosotros tenemos mas disiplina como latinos y esta razon esperamos que el semaforo cambia...y otra cosa nadie va attackarte la noche so no te timidas a salir del noche....espero que regresas pronto....la comida sabora bien porque prohibido utilizar o cosechar algo en la tierra que es geneticamente modificado ...todo que te tomas o comes saludable y 100% natural....
Nice video parce of Budapest with all the walking.
LET'S GOOOOO! good work
The Széchenyi bath was first opened in 1913
I live in France (Lyon). Almost any of the big and medium cities are unsafe rn. Probably one of the most dangerous country in Europe nowadays. I've been many times in Barcelona never had any issues tbh but i look like a south american dude it can help!. Spain is quite safe overall, El Raval in Barcelona is prob. a little dangerous for a gringo looking but that's it.
PS! Medellin > Tropical climate Budapest > Continental climate. More or less the weather of Bogota.
Cheers.
Most European City like from 1980.
Great Place, best to Travel in June.
European cities are ancient, but wealthy and modern. Not really 1980, but 1880 and 2024 combined...
you missed out on the Lángos and the Kürtöskalács (the kürtöskalács was the long thing around 6:30)
Yeah. That is why Hungary has no fentanyl on the streets: Hungary has Lángos, Kürtöskalács, Túró Rudi, Palacsinta, and things like that.
Yea we live here and same feelings!
For me the most beautiful city in Europe and I've been in almost all European, East European and Balkans capitals
Kebabs are universal. Yeah, crossing on red is illegal in most places in Europe. You can get fined for that. You said Budapest wasn't what you were expecting. What did you expect it to be like?
Policeman gives occasionally fines if crossing by red, but maybe in the downtown there are westerm tourist, who are used to not cross ( as in ther country fines are more expensive)
ur vids keep me inspired thanks
Budapest in my eyes is the better Paris. Paris looks very similar (often scenses in movies in Paris are filmed in Budapest) but is expensive af and full of radical muslims. In Budapest you are and feel much safer and wont go broke, eating some streetfood (some Parisian street food sandwich made from toast, cheese, bacon and creme I saw was 27€, if u get it for 9€ that's considered cheap). One of the best burgers in Europe you get in Bamba Marha, they were on place 12 or ao in the world and second or so in Europe.
Glad to see you on the old continent, don't forget to drop by Slovenia, for some nice food and wine and nature ;)))
Hey Mate I lived in Budapest I am hungarian but I live in Berlin now you should come around in Berlin. You will love it with the Parks and Castles. Also let me know when you are around I pay you a good Coffee at a perfect Coffee Place. 😉
They dont cross the zebra, because you can be hit by a car very easily, drivers do not pay attention, happens all the time. Also, they were tourists I think, and in Germany for example a shild sais you should never cross the the red lamp because a child might see it and you give a bad example!! Red is red, wait.
I filled out to 220 lbs. so somehow if you eat balanced then you shouldn't worry over it. Activity when eating is what concerns me. I get ya and wish you luck in that goal!
Really good video! Thank you! Why the over reliance on the word “SUPER”?
The Circus (Fővárosi Nagycirkusz - Big Circus of the Capital City) is a permanent building, not happening to be 'in town'. In Communism, circus artistry was seen as a form of art similar to dance or music, so they had circus buildings built everywhere (there are lots of very beautiful ones in the former Soviet Union) with a permanent ensemble.
All eastern europe is nice great food ,nice people friendly cultures.
The Széchenyi thermal bath opened in 1913.
Dude You don't even tried the Metro line 3's Arany Janos utca station escalator, which is moving 2 times the speed of the conventional soviet escalators seen at most of the stations, but anyway theese old escalators are built for eternity and holding out quite well, you see them almost never to be out of order but the new ones, like thyssen, kone etc. are many times rebuilt durin the year
They don't cross, because a car or a cyclist could come from any direction (it's often not obvious when there's a lot of streets connecting) and it could hit you so better be safe, they make a habit of not crossing.... besides, you chill a bit and don't rush like a headless chicken for a little bit :D:D
It's pretty safe in most places where you have been but there are certain areas/streets you should avoid at night. But it's cerainly much less likely to get pickpocketed than in Barcelona. If you get robbed it's most likely going to happen in those shady areas and with a knife.
That metro M1 (the yellow one) is the oldest in Europe it was built in 1896
lisbons is
The world's first underground railway opened in London in 1863.
@@alsosprachzarathustra5505 yeah London's is the oldest in the world , Budapest's is the second oldest and oldest on Continental Europe, opened in 1896
@@xenoph9380 It seems we all are wrong here (these bloody French🧐):
"According to the definition of a rapid transit system given by French dictionaries - 'electric traction railway, partially or totally underground, serving a large urban area' - Lyon can claim to have one of the world's first rapid transit lines, as the Terme funicular, which meets these characteristics, was opened in 1862, six months before the first section of the Metropolitan Railway in London."
@@jonbatista9562 The Lisbon Metro (Portuguese: Metro de Lisboa) is a rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959
Around 12 minutes is where you’ve made your biggest mistake. You must have went up to see entire Budapest from the Basilica!
6:20 actually it's not too traditional. I never seen that in my entite life. I think this is Lángos but with toppings. We eat Lángos without the topping(like in the video: ham,salad). This is a tourist trap
well, depends.. you can go around the country, and get the simple original with only garlic on it, or with cream-fresh and cheese, and then all variations, even if you go down let say 45km from Bp to Kiskunlacháza there is a street food place, where you can eat traditional or extra versions like, italian version which is with pesto and basil and mozzarella and small tomato, and other variations, its all about options, and yes they are more expensive then a simple traditional one .
A $129 for a Nike in a store? It is very standard in my opinion. Of course, in the US we are all spoiled by Amazon discounts. 😂
There are no cameras at the zebra crossing. We are just a lot more follow the rules I guess than in Latin America :)
15:18 You can see a lot of these, as the city has been shot to shreds by the Soviet and the German armies. After the II WW the state built houses on practicality and not beauty. Thats how they worked back then.
That shoe store is a specialty designer shoe store for rare nike and such.
legközelebb látogass el más területekre is, ne csak Budapestre, ott van például a "fellegvár" , Duna kanyar, Hortobágy, Kékestető, Balaton, Hévíz, Hajdúszoboszló stb stb 🙂
wow lovely place gorgeous
25:50 'Vajdahunyad' castle is a replica
Yes, and the original in Transylvania is from the 15th century.
There eere do many things to commit on David so ill just commit and laugh at you escalator ride. Have a great time in Budapest
Scared the crap out of me! Haha
Scared the crap out of me! 😂
Clean and very religious country always!
Hola David! Unfortunately, Hungary is very expensive (even compared to neighboring countries). We don't (mostly) go through the green light - the police will punish you if they see you. I was in Medellin in 2022 and 2023 (I'm going this year also), your videos helped a lot - gracias! :) Have fun in my country. :) Come to Gyula (a small town in eastern Hungary)!
more expensive than Poland? :D
For shoes buy Schatchers they are the most comfortable...
Skechers?
@@jasonlynch9407 yes 😀
Snatchers?