Loving the videos! We had a similar situation in Riga where we bought two bus tickets on one of our phones, but only one validated. It wasn't possible to validate the second ticket. Luckily we didn't get caught. Another time Chris's phone ran out of battery power just as the controllers started walking through the bus checking to see that tickets were validated. Definitely good times learning how to navigate each country.
I think he could’ve been a little more understanding with two tickets clearly bought at the same time on my phone! It’s not like we were trying to ride for free 🙄 we finally got a pass we don’t have to keep validating… but still, put a bad taste in our mouths for sure for this dude 🙄
Buying and validating tickets is very very important in Hungary. Unfortunately, we have a "blitzing problem" (I don't know if this is the proper word for it in English), it was even worse when I was a kid.
It was interesting that right after we left, they started a way to validate your ticket on the Budapest go app that we bought our tickets on. 😂 cool city but I can’t say Hungary was the friendliest on tourists…
@@thegreatescapers Why would you say this? You visited just Budapest, not the whole country, right? What was the problem , I don't understand? Is it because of the ticket incident?
@The_Catnip We had several unpleasant incidents there but you’re right, we only visited Budapest, probably not the best representation of the country as a whole.
@@thegreatescapers So why didn't you guys talked about those incidents in the videos? Maybe it would have been useful for others. I am curious about those incident tbh because you are so vague with your answers, it gives me a weird vibe... But whatever, thanks for the visit anyway!
The thermal baths in Budapest were already known in Roman times, they sent wounded soldiers to recover to Aquincum (and built a town there, now a district in the north of Budapest), more than 2000 years before the Gellért baths and the others were built. The remains from the Roman period are still visible in Aquincum and other places in the north of Buda. Yes, you should always have a valid ticket on the transit in Budapest (actually you should everwhere). I’ve had my tickets checked many, many times. A few years ago I was in Budapest and I still had some tickets from the year before, I checked whether the price had gone up and it hadn’t. Only the colour had changed, so I thought “I’ve paid my fair, so I can still use these tickets”. No you can’t, even though the tickets were the same price, my ticket was regarded as invalid upon inspection and I had to pay the fine. No arguing possible with this bossy inspector with her two colleagues. I’m half Hungarian and I could speak fluently with them, but there was no remorse. I had to pay the fine. This was on tram line 2 alongside the Danube, a very scenic route popular among tourists and the inspectors see this line as a tourist trap to meet their goals. Nowadays I always buy a multi day or week pass for all the transit; it’s a bit more pricy than buying individual tickets probably, but it saves you from the hassle of buying the right tickets for your journey and the encounters with the ticket inspectors.
Thank you for the comment and for watching! We knew you had to always validate, it just didn’t read the second ticket 🙄 it’s an unfortunate situation that Budapest reacts in such a way for sure. We honestly just didn’t find many people there kind in any way honestly. Too bad, it’s an incredible city.
@@thegreatescapers Over here in the Netherlands and I’m sure in several other countries, you also will not be greeted enthusiastically by ticket inspectors if you don’t have a valid ticket. The people in Budapest, in my opinion, are not unkind, just like any big city people anywhere really.It’s no different here in Amsterdam, or London or Paris (try that place!). My experience is just the contrary actually, but maybe the difference lies in the fact that as a Dutchman, I speak fluent Hungarian. People are surprised when they hear I’m Dutch, most of the time they don’t even hear a foreign accent and assume I’m Hungarian. With even a bit of a western Hungarian accent though; I started learning the language when I was 2,5 years old during our first holiday in Hungary from my grandma and family Budapest is a fantastic city, it’s my second home town and I still know my way around there better than here in Amsterdam
@andyhorvath6630 yes, it would be so nice to be able to learn ALL languages to make traveling better for everyone! We’re learning Italian as we hope to have our dual citizenship there through family in Sicily next year. We understand, it’s so hard in Texas in the states when so many new people move there who speak Spanish and we can’t help them sometimes. So we understand!
Érdekes. Nekem azt mondta egy ellenőr ,ha ép a jegyen a hologramos csík a jegy érvényes.Sok éves jegy volt, meg is mutattam azt mondta jó a jegy. De lehet azóta változott a szabályozás.
Great views from Budapest.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for sharing your nice video. Chaos
Thank you for watching!
Loving the videos! We had a similar situation in Riga where we bought two bus tickets on one of our phones, but only one validated. It wasn't possible to validate the second ticket. Luckily we didn't get caught. Another time Chris's phone ran out of battery power just as the controllers started walking through the bus checking to see that tickets were validated. Definitely good times learning how to navigate each country.
I think he could’ve been a little more understanding with two tickets clearly bought at the same time on my phone! It’s not like we were trying to ride for free 🙄 we finally got a pass we don’t have to keep validating… but still, put a bad taste in our mouths for sure for this dude 🙄
@@thegreatescapers Totally agree. He could have just registered your other ticket. At least you didn't have to bail Rory out of a Hungarian prison 😂
We've lived in Budapest for over two and a half years total, and have literally NEVER had our tickets checked. Now that's some bad luck! 😂
Oh my gosh! Ridiculous !! We were clearly pegged as tourists 🙄😫
@@thegreatescapers He smelled the fear like a bloodhound..🐶😆
We’ve had it checked twice!
Buying and validating tickets is very very important in Hungary.
Unfortunately, we have a "blitzing problem" (I don't know if this is the proper word for it in English), it was even worse when I was a kid.
It was interesting that right after we left, they started a way to validate your ticket on the Budapest go app that we bought our tickets on. 😂 cool city but I can’t say Hungary was the friendliest on tourists…
@@thegreatescapers Why would you say this? You visited just Budapest, not the whole country, right?
What was the problem , I don't understand? Is it because of the ticket incident?
@The_Catnip We had several unpleasant incidents there but you’re right, we only visited Budapest, probably not the best representation of the country as a whole.
@@thegreatescapers So why didn't you guys talked about those incidents in the videos?
Maybe it would have been useful for others.
I am curious about those incident tbh because you are so vague with your answers, it gives me a weird vibe...
But whatever, thanks for the visit anyway!
@The_Catnip we try to stay positive about all the places we go especially over RUclips 👍🏼
The thermal baths in Budapest were already known in Roman times, they sent wounded soldiers to recover to Aquincum (and built a town there, now a district in the north of Budapest), more than 2000 years before the Gellért baths and the others were built. The remains from the Roman period are still visible in Aquincum and other places in the north of Buda.
Yes, you should always have a valid ticket on the transit in Budapest (actually you should everwhere). I’ve had my tickets checked many, many times. A few years ago I was in Budapest and I still had some tickets from the year before, I checked whether the price had gone up and it hadn’t. Only the colour had changed, so I thought “I’ve paid my fair, so I can still use these tickets”. No you can’t, even though the tickets were the same price, my ticket was regarded as invalid upon inspection and I had to pay the fine. No arguing possible with this bossy inspector with her two colleagues. I’m half Hungarian and I could speak fluently with them, but there was no remorse. I had to pay the fine. This was on tram line 2 alongside the Danube, a very scenic route popular among tourists and the inspectors see this line as a tourist trap to meet their goals. Nowadays I always buy a multi day or week pass for all the transit; it’s a bit more pricy than buying individual tickets probably, but it saves you from the hassle of buying the right tickets for your journey and the encounters with the ticket inspectors.
Thank you for the comment and for watching! We knew you had to always validate, it just didn’t read the second ticket 🙄 it’s an unfortunate situation that Budapest reacts in such a way for sure. We honestly just didn’t find many people there kind in any way honestly. Too bad, it’s an incredible city.
@@thegreatescapers Over here in the Netherlands and I’m sure in several other countries, you also will not be greeted enthusiastically by ticket inspectors if you don’t have a valid ticket.
The people in Budapest, in my opinion, are not unkind, just like any big city people anywhere really.It’s no different here in Amsterdam, or London or Paris (try that place!). My experience is just the contrary actually, but maybe the difference lies in the fact that as a Dutchman, I speak fluent Hungarian. People are surprised when they hear I’m Dutch, most of the time they don’t even hear a foreign accent and assume I’m Hungarian. With even a bit of a western Hungarian accent though; I started learning the language when I was 2,5 years old during our first holiday in Hungary from my grandma and family
Budapest is a fantastic city, it’s my second home town and I still know my way around there better than here in Amsterdam
@andyhorvath6630 yes, it would be so nice to be able to learn ALL languages to make traveling better for everyone! We’re learning Italian as we hope to have our dual citizenship there through family in Sicily next year. We understand, it’s so hard in Texas in the states when so many new people move there who speak Spanish and we can’t help them sometimes. So we understand!
Érdekes. Nekem azt mondta egy ellenőr ,ha ép a jegyen a hologramos csík a jegy érvényes.Sok éves jegy volt, meg is mutattam azt mondta jó a jegy. De lehet azóta változott a szabályozás.
Buy pass, don't use tickets if avoidable.
We did get a two week pass, this was the first few days we got there! Lesson learned 👍🏼😂