What You'll Love And Hate About Budapest
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2022
- Want to know what you'll love and hate about Budapest? In this video, I'll show you 5 things you'll love and 5 things you'll hate when visiting Budapest, Hungary.
Is Budapest worth it? Absolutely! Budapest is a vibrant city and has so much to love. But like any destination, there are a few things you might not love in Budapest.
Please remember that the are just my experiences and you should absolutely go experience Budapest for yourself!
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For folks living or traveling in Budapest: I'll be in town from Oct. 11th - Oct. 31st. If you've got something you think I should review/check out let me know!
Planning to visit Budapest and Prague in October 2023 for about 2 weeks. Would you recommend starting in Budapest or Prague (I’m flying from San Francisco USA)?
Regarding taxi and them costing an arm and a leg ! I can understand that being an American you are not used to public transportation but Budapest has a very good public transportation system Cheap ,goes everywhere and very effective! No need for taxis 😊
Agreed! The public transportation is wonderful and it's such a fun/beautiful city to walk through as well :) Can't wait to get back! Thanks for watching!
Taxi does not cost an arm and leg. You're tourists, that's why they rip you off. But,you probably used an independent taxi. These people,like those waiting outside the airport,will rip you off and are specifically looking for tourists. I'm not a local,but I speak Hungarian. Makes a difference. Huge difference.
Taxi drivers are sheisters everywhere. I grew up in BP and now I live in the US for the past 42 years. To boot, I travelled the world and found that is is not a BP issue exclusively. Any big city and tourist area are full of scammers.
Beware of pickpockets in public transportation. Why don't people tell the truth. Good luck aftee having lost your passport, credit cards and money
@@liquidnitrogen4991 that can happen every where in the world , its not only Budapest related.Also when in public transport from the airport i would put mu valuables in an inside pocket of my jacket or a cross body small bag that I have in front of me. Not in back pockets, not in back packs that I have no control over (plain logic).
Budapest is my favorite city in Europe, and hungarians are one of the most welcoming people and kind people that I've met
Agreed! I'm in Budapest now and it just keeps getting better. Thanks for watching!
Rubbish. Just back from there. Probably the nicest city iv ever been to however the people i found very unpolite and very unfriendly. Some oeople were nice bit alot were not pleasent atall. In comparison to somewhere like ireland the people there aslre so friendly and helpfill but the hungarians are not. I was told this by some people before i went
@@jericho9653 well unfortunately that's your experience.
It is true that most of the people over 50 are kinda antisocial but the youngster's are very welcoming.
Happy new year:)
@@jericho9653 ive been to hungary (not just budapest) and the people were mainly friendly and open minded so idk maybe you only met mean people
Talk about your experience. I found Budapest a cold, rude and hostile place. The Hungarians were very unpolished. The service was terrible and every human interaction was bad. On the other hand, Romanians were very welcoming and friendly. I am not even thinking about revisiting Budapest whilst I am positive for going back to Bucharest at some point. 🇬🇷🇷🇴
I spent 2 days in Budapest last week. We pretty much spent the entire time up on Castle Hill on the Buda side. It was definitely more our speed (Wife and I are 50 and daughter is19). We loved it, especially the evenings once the Viking Tour groups and other tourists left for the day. Next visit will focus on the Pest side. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! So glad to hear you got to visit Budapest. It’s such a fun city.
Hope you enjoy the Pest side next time around. Cheers!
Thanks for this succinct overview of Budapest.I lived in Budapest and taught there during 2018-2019. I agree with much of your take-aways such as reasonable prices, etc. I would add that the transportation system is one of the best we've ever experienced anywhere, whether tram, train, subway or bus. Biking also is a great way to get around. I would disagree with your comment about smoking, however. We found that many natives smoke, so much so, that cigarette butts were everywhere. But if you're reading this, and haven't been to Budapest yet, IT'S A MUST SEE.
Thanks for sharing Stephen! It's such a great city and I'm jealous you got to live there for so long. You'd know better about the smoking than I would so I'll take your word for it :) Thanks for watching!
Love the loves and OK with the hates! 😅 I’m moving to Budapest next month. Thanks for the insights!
I appreciate the support! You'll have to let me know what you think after living there for a bit. Maybe you can show me around during my next visit
Man. I am not European, but not even in my dreams would I get a cab in Europe!!
They have an efficient public transportation system there! Tram, Metro, Bus.
You're so right. Public transportation is incredible compared to many parts of the world. Thanks for watching!
Here 22 years and love it with all my heart. The greatest love affair of my life.
Love to hear that
Thank You for this video about our capital! I'm happy You enjoyed Your time here! I was a little worried what You will say about the 'hated things', but after all, they were not that bad! 😀
Not bad at all! You have a wonderful city and I'm looking forward to our next visit. Part 2 coming soon!
Public transport will take you to any tourist attraction, you can buy a daily or weekly ticket.
Or, you can also rent e-scooters or bikes so you can cover bigger distances without pains in the legs and feet.
Nice video!
Thanks for the tips and for watching!
Amazing video! lmao at bad for the wallet good for the soul about the food scene haha. good to hear that there is not as much smoking in public. Im excited to be in this city- sounds like an ideal international city to me! Best luck for your travels :)
So glad you enjoyed it! I just spent another month there (new video coming soon) and the food was even better than before! Thanks for watching and hope you have a blast when you visit :)
Awesome movement is art nouveau. Budapest and Szeged are amazing. Looking forward to visiting it again
Great stuff. I’m in Budapest now visiting.
Hope you’re enjoying it!
thanks for the tips, going to pest soon so very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and have a great trip!
Useful information. Thanks
Glad it was useful!
I'll possibly work for ryanair and i was wondering where i could be based, and i thought of budapest. I've been doing research about the city and your video helped a lot.
Thanks for explaining what u experienced so well. Loved the vid.
Glad you found it helpful. Let me know where you end up being based!
I'm happy that you like the city and you pronunce correctly Budapest as we say it :-)
I appreciate the kind words and absolutely love the city! Can't wait to get back soon. Thanks for watching :)
thanks for the video, very useful !
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the support :)
Few if any US cities have a transportation system like Budapest and cheap and clean and safe. The newest metro is design excellence. It rivals the jubilee line in London only a fraction of the cost to build. You can travel from one of the main train stations to a new underground train station under the river to outer edge of the city in 15 min Trains run every 2 min - no drivers. 9 stations all great design - all different. I lived in prague and they have a great transportation system and had recently completed an extension of one of ther lines but nothing on the level of Budapest . You have 4 metro lines including the first in Europe. There tram lines - trolleys and trolly buses and many bus lines. Ferry boats zig zag up the river. Regular Schedules all change after 10pm with much less service that may be a big negative.
Would agree 100%
Soon moving to Budapest!! 🔜
Exciting! You'll have to throw some recommendations my way!
How is it?
As a person who used to live there very surprised to hear about lack of locals now lol. Few take away points: use public transportation. Volt is similar to Uber and more affordable if you fancy cab. Know where you go and don’t look for trouble just like everywhere. Budapest is big and perhaps to really see it spend more time there.
Plus: Hungary is beautiful. Go see other part of it
Thanks for sharing this! I'll have a second video on Budapest coming this week and would love your feedback there as well :)
Really useful thank you
Glad to hear it!
who the hell gets a taxi in Budapest. it has amazing public transport, bus, 4 underground lines, trams, trolley buses, surbaban trains and it is cheap
Agreed! But unfortunately, the culture and city design in America have conditioned many of our citizens to believe that public transport is a last resort option. I love how different that is in Europe!
Am a Budapest native. I concur that there are now some badly noisy parts of this city. I put this down to awareness, which is lacking in many people here. Guys, think before making all that noise, particularly car drivers.
Otherwise, a good and fair review. Happy travels
I appreciate you sharing this
What specific ruin bars do you recommend? What traditional Hungarian restaurants do you recommend as well?
You have to see Szimpla Kert but I enjoy Csendes Létterem quite a bit. Very different feel and worth checking out. Essencia is a top tier restaurant and half the menu is traditional Hungarian (other half is Portuguese). Much cheaper to go at lunch. Hope this helps!
0:25, where is that? I just want to sit there with a loaf of bread and eat everything. Cold Cuts, Meat and Deli is all I need to be happy, recommendations really welcome!
Haha I love this comment! That was at the Central/Great Market Hub. Hope you make it there and enjoy!
I as a hungarian hate 2 things about Budapest: dirty toilets and lack of public toilets and air quality. I've been in a few countries in Europe and I think, Budapest has the worst air quality.
Hadn’t thought about the lack of public toilets but now that you mention it, I can totally see that! Never noticed anything particularly bad about the air quality but appreciate you sharing your perspective 😄
Air😢
public transport instead of taxis… best wayto get to know the city
Need to know about the less crowded places in europe..
Which places do you have in mind?
Which city do you want to see next?
Ljubljana
I probably won't make it back there this year but here's my love and hate video for Ljubljana from a couple months back :) ua-cam.com/video/TmBOO111wcA/v-deo.html
Vienna!
Istanbul
Firenze. I have been there this summer, but it wasn't as great as I expected. I liked other Tuscanian cities much more, such as Siena, Vinci, and my personal favourite Lucca. But I would also like to hear others' opinion about Firenze
The tourist spots are all reachable by their transportation system there, no need to walk much. Just research before going to know the tram no. and stop to alight. Likewise, not all eat like you do. And it's a given if you stay in many establishments area, that it would be noisy.
Thanks for this - although I loved walking through :)
Next time, if you would like to eat some Mexican food:
Arriba Taqueria
Gringos Amigos
Iguana Bar & Grill
Papitos
Tereza
....etc :D
You’re my hero!
I mean, it's not either taxis or walk, there's public transport, it's pretty good and inexpensive. The city may be spread out, but I don't see how Paris or London is different and Budapest is not a one-day program anyway.
Agreed!
Everyone’s talking about the taxis but what about Uber? I haven’t taken a taxi in years and don’t want to start. Are the Ubers good to use?
Don't believe Budapest has Uber but Bolt is the same thing and works well. Solid public transportation as well
Never took a taxi! Great public transportation, going everywhere!
Agreed!
Thanks for the video. You should go out of the noisy foreigner-frequnted areas. Don't use taxis (use the public transport). Locals are sure out there, a bit off the noisy tourist areas you are talking about :) If you are still here, we might also meet up :)
Thanks for the kind words Krisztian! Budapest might be my favorite city in the world so hopefully I'll get back soon. My about me page has my email. Shoot me message there and we'll exchange contact info so we can meet up!
Do you know any bathroom where local people usually go?
I'm assuming you're talking about bath houses? There are plenty of locals going to Szechenyi but some other popular ones are Gellert, Rudas, Lukacs, & Kiraly. Hope this helps!
That taxi thing seems to be dealt with. All taxi’s have fixed rates and they are published on a plastified card in every cab. Not cheap, not too crazy either. But than again, I am from the Netherlands, where everything is expensive.
Glad to hear that. What part of the Netherlands are you from? I'll be spending a couple months up there this summer
I suspect, the reason you spent so much money on food and that you haven't met many locals is, that you were all the time in the center, where obviousely food is more expensive, hence not many locals would afford. But this is the case with all capitals. I remember when I moved to London 20y ago, I had so many questions, and only after asking the 10-th person I got a reasonable answer
Actually half of them said something like "me no speak inglish" lol.
I wish you were right but I think it may have more to do with me eating out 3-5 times a day haha
I’m sorry to mention, but as a local i have only been scammed once so far and it was a Bolt driver…
Never apologize for providing insight! My experiences are limited so it's great to hear from locals who have had different experiences. Thanks for sharing!
Do people speak a lot of English in Budapest or do I need to learn their language before going there?? Thank you!! 👍👍
Most people (especially the younger folks) speak English. I had no problems communicating with only English but it never hurts to learn a few key phrases of Hungarian (I’m in the Singapore airport right now brushing up on some of those Hungarian phrases - flight to Budapest leaves in a few hours). Highly recommend you visit even if you don’t have time to pick up any Hungarian. It’s an awesome place!
@@camdendavid thank you! Will definitely visit Hungary in the future just to experience everything you did. 🙂 also if you have the time, visit my country the Philippines and go to our beaches here. ⛱️ hehe take care!
And bring your lady.. 👍
@@mark_alvarez You can count on it!
It's high on Sarah's list!
Using taxi? In Budapest? Except for the emergency situation..... Why?
Sometimes tourists flying in would take a taxi with their luggage but I agree with you in all other situations!
Of course it’s spread out, it’s a big city with 2 million people.
Indeed! One of my absolute favorites
Great stuff, as always. Are you enjoying Prague? We loved it. We will be in Budapest in September and appreciate the inspiration. If you love travel, food and archaeology, you might like our channel. We are Turtle and Bear, a father son team of anthropologists and adventurers, travelling to 136 countries in the next few years and sharing their history, culture and food. Cheers to your travels and the growth of your channel.
Appreciate the kind words! Yes, we really enjoyed Prague. Such a beautiful city and easy to pass time walking the streets and taking it all in. I'll definitely check out your channel - sounds awesome! Cheers to you and your channel as well. Maybe one day we'll have to meet up on the road
@@camdendavid Thanks brother. See you on the road someday I am sure. It is a small World. Let's keep in touch.
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I visited Budapest and wasn't impressed by the food , nothing to compare with Paris or even Brussels .
Sorry to hear that! They've got some great cuisine if you know where to look :)
What was better: Budapest or Prague?
Depends on what you're looking for cause both cities are great. I enjoyed Budapest a bit more but love Prague too
@@camdendavid I lived in Prague (10 & 8) for 17 months. (that is why I know how it is there: 🥶
Use the public transport 😉
100% 😀
“Night rate” 😅
Um, why would you look for Mexican food when you're in Hungary. Makes little sense.
I agree! I wasn’t necessarily looking for it - just noticed that most other cuisines were available but never stumbled across Mexican food. As usual, the local cuisine is the best! Thanks for watching :)
I am recently learning Hungarian..
How are black people treated there..
What about racism..
Budapest felt like a melting pot of cultures BUT I'm as white as white gets so I'm sure that impacted my experience there. Joel TAMARA and Tia Taylor are both black travel creators and have made videos about their experiences in Budapest and a few other towns in Hungary. I'd recommend checking them out for better insight! Thanks for watching :)
Hi I'm from Hungary! Well, we had nothing contact with colonism in the past (only one country who had possibility even if didnt do it because of its not human) so black people are neutral because of dont have experience with them. We not hate them BUT we dont have guilty for them like for west...
If you stay kind and you dont want to say us how can we live you wont have nothing problem. :)
Ive been there for a month and never met a single racist person
@@harmatihajnalka281
This is 100% correct. My husband is Hungarian and I have been here three times. Many of them are happy to marry inter-culturally and as far as race, it is a neutral thing for them.
Omg I haven’t seen Mexican food really?
Do you really want to eat Mexican food in 🇭🇺🤦♂️
I’m with you! I’d much rather have the traditional stuff
Hate! Just try to be cool, man! And sorry, a great city, so why all those selfies? So much to show from here when visiting as a tourist!
Awesome city! I'll try to get more b-roll next time. Thanks for watching!
gotta say the mexican food was ASS but whatever cuz ill just make bomb ass tacos when i move over there (from a mexicano btw🗣️)
Can you make some for me too haha?
@@camdendavid come over to da crib haha, i’m planning on moving to budapest
@samtheclam7869 Shoot me a message on Instagram and I'll let you know when I'm in town! @itscamdendavid
Budapesh
Love it
Love it
Thank you for speaking respectfully and you’re absolutely right! Unfortunately, Hungarians wouldn’t be so intelligent speaking about the U.S.
I appreciate your feedback and you taking the time to watch the video! I'll have a part 2 coming soon :)
So you made up what you 'hate' in Budapest!
The 'hates' are sooo hard to find in awesome cities like Budapest! Some of them are moreso things that tourists would want to know/be aware of before. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
The “conservative” mayor you write about started his career in SzDSz, a liberal party. Then he became “conservative” as the prime minister who was originally a young communist, then liberal, then “conservative” and now the only “friend” of Putin in the civilized Europe. Budapest has always been a liberal city and I am proud of it.
Thanks for sharing!
Orbán was never a communist and he is not a friend of Putin and Budapest was not always a liberal city. Otherwise it's ok.
@@attilahalmai4590 Orbán was a secretary of KISZ (Alliance of Young Communists) during his secondary education. This is a position you need to be elected by your fellow young communists.
His fellow young communist trusted him and he was ready to have this position.
He has declared that Putin is his friend, such as Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Salvini and other idiots. Budapest since 1990 has been a liberal city, Orbán could never occupy Budapest and now he punishes the city pumping out the money. Otherwise it’s ok.
@@gyorgynemeth543 In the 80's every youngster between the age of 14 and 18 was a KISZ member, there was no choice then. Orbán never declared Putin as his friend, just has normal relations with Russia. As you call many nations' prime ministers an "idiot" showes the narrow mind of todays leftists-liberals: when they have no thought, they try to humiliate the opponent. That's why Fidesz won the elections for the 5th time now (and 4th time in a row), because leftists has no idea, no talent and no plans about the future. Nothing to tell something positive to the nation. And far the best mayor of Budapest was the conservative Tarlós István. And anything that is built in Budapast is built by the Fidesz, but opposed by the leftists (Millenáris, Városliget, Magyar Zene Háza, Néprajzi Múzeum, sportlétesítmények. Karácsony is zero talent, big mouth). So I should be very silent instead.
@@gyorgynemeth543 Cimbora, neked sem Orbánról, sem a kommunizmusról, sem a napi politikáról nincs fogalmad, bocs de szimpla agymosott vagy, akinek mindenki ellenség,aki mást mer gondolni a világról,mint amit tanítottak neki. Ahogy olvastalak, mintha a 444. et vagy a népszava kommunistáit olvastam volna.
Azért majd legközelebb említsd meg, hogy budapest olyan emberek kezében van jelenleg,mint a Gyurcsány família ,akik kommunisták voltak a talpukig, és a rokonaik embereket végeztettek ki, mert ellenálltak nekik és a diktatúrájuknak 56-ban.
Te meg ezeknek tapsolsz, és mondogatod a hülyeségeidet.
Azt meg csak megjegyzem, hogy Budapest Tarlós István Főpolgármester alatt fejlődött a legjobban, épült szépült a város, és jelentős pénztartalékokat halmoztak fel.
A mostani "LIBERÁLIS IDIÓTÁK" pedig lenullázták a kasszát, és csődbe viszik a várost, mindenért fizettetnek sarcolnak, ma épp a vízdíjat akarják duplázni.
A várost kezdi ellepni a kosz és a gaz.
Remélem jövőre elzavarják ezt a tolvaj dk libsi bandát.
A videó amúgy egész jó.
Huh? Not many smokers? Seems like every other person smokes in Hungary.
I was surprised by the lack of smoking! It felt like there was less smoking in public spaces compared to other European cities
@@camdendavid The smoking in indoor public places was forbidden about 10 years ago, and also in some outdoor public places like entrances of malls etc. It is such a relief for us, non-smokers.
@@eszterhassay4525 Thanks for the insight! Happy to hear the changes have made a positive impact
I’m not sure how it compares to other European countries, but the inhalation of secondhand smoke is constant. It appears about half the population smokes
Parrriiisssss
Budapeshhhh???? wtf!!! what happened with your pronunciation? proba6im wrong not sure.
He pronounces it the way we Hungarians do. The letter "s" is pronounced as /sh/ like in "ship" whereas "sz" is pronounced like /s/ like in "sip". So Budapest is actually /Boodapesht/ in Hungarian.
@@ww1www how she said is in Hungarian right? But in English?
Thanks for watching! Krisztian said it best. That was my best attempt at pronouncing as the locals do :)
Nah bro your trippin
Haha trippin on?
Fake Agency 🤦
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This is a lie! Every food is Hungarian there!
Haha are you saying that every food is Hungarian because we're in Hungary? Or are you saying there's only Hungarian cuisine? I found tons of other types of cuisine and loved the food :)
@@camdendavid of course you will find numberless restaurants from Chinese Greek, Italian and so forth. Hungarian Food is not restaurants! Hungarian Food is what you find in the market! You would be surprised about the deliciousness of the home made Hungarian cousin, and how many thousands of recipes we have! Restaurants are always limited and sell you garbage on nice plates. You know the Hungarian cousin, when you get invited several times in privet homes.
@@aranykert Ahhh I see! Thanks for this :)
I feel racism is prevalent in Hungary. Also, I find people have a very stern attitude, especially the service workers - servers, shopkeepers, etc. I experienced this because I visited Budapest for 5 days and come from an East Asian background.
Appreciate you sharing your experience!
So you generalise on the basis of a 5 day visit? Nonsense. Budapest has a booming population from Asia as it happens.
You may feel that everywhere then. My husband is Hungarian and I’ve been here three times and know hundreds of them. Hungarians are known for marrying people of other cultures.
Budapest became popular 10 years ago, when the previous mayor cleaned it up. Many liberal people live in Budapest and this mayor was a conservative. He was therefore replaced for political reasons. Now we have a stupid, clueless mayor who doesn't do anything, just politicking, but also badly. That is why the development of Budapest stopped three years ago. Unfortunately, today's mayor is not interested in his task of making Budapest beautiful, clean and orderly. Maybe in two years they will replace it and choose a normal one. But unfortunately the liberals choose for political reasons.
Interesting perspective. I really enjoyed Budapest!
@@camdendavid I'm glad. I hope it will improve a lot, because now it is stagnant.
The young people in Budapest will vote for liberal again most likely, but hopefully not. Really hoping for a conservative one next.
I agree about the clueless mayor. He needs to spend a bit of money in getting rid of the litter, cigarette ends and rubbish in the streets outside of Belvaros. I noticed the city is a lot dirtier since he's been in charge.
@@annewoodcock5706 Unfortunately. He has 10 deputies and 51 advisers. They cost the city a lot, but they do nothing. We are waiting for the new election, but this unfortunate person may be elected again. For political reasons. There are many liberals.
Hospitality sucks and owners are racist and rude! Never back again!
Can't say I experienced the same but I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience!
where are u from?