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Budapest – Bratislava. Hungary and Slovakia. 2 cities in 1 weekend
Alexander Zhidchenko
Express reference book for those who can fly in the first acquaintance with two cities, the main attractions which can be visited in one weekend.
Budapest – Bratislava
Hungary and Slovakia. 2В cities inВ 1В weekend
Alexander Zhidchenko
Photograph Alexander Zhidchenko
© Alexander Zhidchenko, 2018
© Alexander Zhidchenko, photos, 2018
ISBNВ 978-5-4493-3401-5
Created with Ridero smart publishing system
Budapest-Bratislava
Two cities inВ one Weekend
Introduction
A trip to two eastern European capitals – Budapest and Bratislava, is, perhaps, one of the most memorable trips. The desire to go to Slovakia and Hungary for many years did not give me a generation, and the key moment came when one day I found a budget variant of flight – airline tickets through Wizz to Budapest and back for only 11 thousand rubles.
Yes, the price for aВ lowcoster is not as low as it is, but given that it is often difficult inВ Hungary toВ buy aВ ticket for 15,000В РєВ roubles, IВ was pleased with the purchase and booked an inexpensive hostel inВ the center ofВ Budapest via Hostels.com.
After that, IВ checked the possible options for moving from Budapest toВ Bratislava and back for one day, and it turned out that the most inexpensive and convenient option is aВ train that travels just 2.5В hours, and costs some 16В euros round-trip. But IВ did not manage toВ buy it on the Internet, and IВ decided toВ do it at the ticket office at the station, thereby not having lost.
My trip took place on October 8—10, 2015. It should be noted, October is the ideal time to visit the countries of Eastern Europe, especially if you are lucky with the weather. When I was lucky with the weather, I can confidently recommend going to these dates for an unforgettable vacation.
Departure
Departure of my flight was planned at 10—05 am from Sheremetyevo airport. And then something interesting began!
When you fly the airline Wizz, be careful of their cunning rules. When I went to the front desk, I was asked for a boarding pass. By habit, I never print a boarding pass, even if I register in advance. Somehow I prefer not to bother. And then there is such a surprise – you need a ticket already printed, otherwise you need 2 600 rubles. In the same situation as I was the majority of passengers on my flight.
Not toВ pay this money there was no chance, there was not much time left before the flight. IВ already learned later that they had detained the plane for 2В hours. Scandal was also useless. And inВ general, my advice toВ all people whose rights at the airport are violated, not scandal at airports. The airline staff will call security, you will be late for the plane, and nothing good will end there. It is better toВ ask at once all the details, collect as much as possible all information about the violation ofВ your rights, find out the names ofВ the employees, and tell them about where all these materials will be sent, and what awaits unscrupulous carriers. There are, indeed, aВ lot ofВ structures, where you can then turn toВ collect what isВ due.
But in my case it did not work, because I bought a ticket through an intermediary company – Aviakassa, which was supposed to warn me that if a passenger did not register in advance, he would pay a fine. So, Aviakassa worked very well – they registered me in advance for the flight and sent me a boarding pass with a window seat. Of course, the staff at the front desk knew this, but there was nothing to tell me, forcing me to pay money. I missed this letter with a boarding pass. I had to pay a large sum, but at the same time the place was not at the window.
You know, such events can often cloud all the mood before any trip. IВ think many will agree with me that this behavior ofВ the airline is simply unacceptable.
InВ the waiting room, girls ofВ the student sat next toВ me, and one ofВ them called Mama on the phone and cried, saying that these two and aВ half thousand rubles paid byВ her were exactly half ofВ what she took with them on the trip, and did not know how now toВ be.
InВ general, we put two toВ WIZZ on aВ ten-point scale!)
Part 1В Budapest
ARRIVAL
The first thing on arrival was toВ exchange aВ few euros for the forints toВ buy aВ bus ticket at number 200E and the subway. At the airport ofВ Ferenc Liszt, the rate was rather profitable (as shown byВ comparison with exchange offices inВ the city).
The bus takes you to the final station of the Budapest subway – Kyobanya-Kishpesht.
It should be noted that there were aВ lot ofВ passengers on the bus, almost all ofВ them were carrying suitcases and bags, which means that there were very few places on the bus. We drove about half an hour.
THE WAY TOВ METRO
From the final bus stop toВ the terminal metro station it was necessary toВ walk about 200В meters. IВ do not know with what it was connected, with aВ temporary repair or with aВ plan originally planned for such aВ route, but my first impression ofВ Hungary fits into this distance.
Budapest Underground
The first sensation from the entrance to the metro of this European capital is “you got to Moscow”.
The idea ofВ building aВ metro appeared here inВ 1870, and the first line was opened already inВ 1896, that is, 39В years earlier than the metro inВ Moscow appeared. Then it was the first subway on the continent.
Map ofВ Budapest metro.
Source: http://think-differ.by/images/stuff/budapest_metro_map.jpg
Today the Budapest Metro iclude 4 lines and 52 stations, and the average passenger flow exceeds half of the city’s population.
What reminds in this Hungarian subway about Moscow is the rolling stock. Here, so-called letter cars of the type “Ev” are used. Today in Moscow you can see cars of this type, but a similar model of the “Hedgehog” on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line. They are also called “Hedgehogs”.
METRO STATIONS
Basically, as inВ most European pages, the metro stations inВ Budapest are the most ordinary. Somewhere tiled with some works ofВ modern art, some elements ofВ socialist constructivism, but mostly billboards decorating platforms, vans and vestibules.
EXIT TOВ THEВ CITY
I left the metro station at the central station – at the intersection of three lines, at Deak Ferenc Ter.
The first impression is the noisy, talkative, classical capital of a European country. The lunch time of Friday promised to see all the city’s vanity and everyday life in all its diversity.
DEAK-FERENZ-TER
Ferenc Deak is aВ famous Hungarian political figure ofВ the XIX century. He is called the founding father ofВ the Austrian-Hungarian agreement ofВ 1867.
Today, its name is one ofВ the central squares ofВ Budapest and the metro station.
It is here that I recommend finding a place to stay. I booked a hostel “Captain Budapest” in advance on the Hostels.com website, which offered at a very good price, only 10 euros per night, bed in a 10-bed room, and breakfast.
HOUSE WITH THE HOSTEL
The house where my hostel was located, IВ found right away. This is aВ large, historic building inВ classical style at Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ГєtВ 3.
What immediately surprised, so it’s a courtyard-well with balconies-open galleries around the perimeter.
At the same time, the building was under reconstruction. The builders were already downstairs, they were pouring concrete into the arch. And at the top of the renovation has not yet been started – shabby walls, an old elevator – all this reminded of the Hungarian routine of the 1970s.
Behind the bars was the entrance toВ other rooms, which were also abandoned. Judging byВ the inscription that was created 50В years ago, it was also aВ door leading toВ some kind ofВ baths.
And inВ general, the sensation ofВ some abandoned hospital from the horror film.
HOSTEL “CAPTAIN B”
But despite the devastation inВ the corridor, the hostel was new, renovated and very decent.
At the reception, IВ met aВ pretty nice girl with glasses, who agreed toВ settle me despite the lack ofВ aВ local currency toВ pay for my stay, gave me aВ password from Wi-Fi and explained where the exchange office is located.
10-people MIX-RUM
Bed in a 10-bed room, designed for both boys and girls – a good option for a budget tourist.
All the beds were clean and there were no things on them, IВ could choose any one IВ liked. IВ prefer toВ sleep at theВ top)
COMMON SPACES
Advertising toВ this hostel is useless. As it is written on google maps that it is closed forever. Yes, and inВ the services ofВ hotel booking it is no longer there. It is unfortunate that such good and inexpensive hostels are closed. Look at the spacious living room.
Everywhere, the superman is depicted as a symbol of the hostel with the image on the shield of the letter “B”, meaning “Budapest”.
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY
From aВ small balcony opens aВ chic view ofВ the avenue Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and all the city bustle that unfolded outside the window.
Explore theВ city
Armed with a great mood, tourists rush to explore the sights of the Hungarian capital. Fortunately, they are in abundance. It’s so hard to see not just for one Weekend, but even for a whole week, if not in a hurry and in detail.
So, let’s start from the heart of Budapest, its famous district “District V”.
Szent IstvГЎn Bazilika
It is worth a little walk along the central street, as before you will open the majestic temple – the Basilica of St. Stephen.
This is the Catholic Cathedral, the largest temple inВ Hungary. The height ofВ the cathedral from the base toВ the top ofВ the dome is 96В meters.
The temple was built for half aВ century, from 1851В toВ 1905.
INTERIOR OFВ THE BASIL OFВ THE HOLY ISTWAN
Be sure toВ go inside the cathedral. Near the entrance there is aВ box for donations. For the entrance, an amount ofВ HUF 500В is indicated, but as aВ rule, people leave as much as they can. IВ left just that much.
Inside you will see an ornate decorated with stucco molding and mosaic, marble-covered walls and columns.
InВ the space ofВ the altar there is aВ sculpture ofВ Saint Istvan.
Inside you will also be able toВ see aВ small exposition devoted toВ the history ofВ the construction ofВ the cathedral. There is aВ plan for the layout ofВ the temple, architectural designs and ancient photographs ofВ the cathedral, which was destined toВ become the pearl and crown ofВ architecture ofВ classical Budapest.
Szent IstvГЎnВ ter
InВ front ofВ the Cathedral ofВ St. Stephen there is aВ square with the same name, on which there is aВ small walking area and many ice cream parlors, restaurants. Further this street leads toВ the Danube embankment.
This is the place where it is always pleasant to take a walk – in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon. Here, a girl approached me with a petition for some help. For some reason I realized that I was from Russia and started to speak a few words in Russian.
STREET DeГЎk Ferenc
Another street leading toВ the Danube embankment is Deak Ferenc Street.
This is aВ real Fashion street. It is full ofВ expensive shops, hotels, restaurants and local women ofВ fashion. At the same time it is pedestrian, which makes it even more frequented byВ tourists.
Vörösmarty tér
If you walk along Deak Ferenc street, on the way you will definitely get to the area of Vöröschmarkt ter. It was so named in honor of the Hungarian poet Mihai Vöröschmarty.
Under the square is the Budapest subway station ofВ the same name, the terminal on the first line.
During the Christmas holidays, aВ festive Christmas market is arranged here.
ANOTHER McDonalds
In order to save time and money for lunch, I went to one of the McDonald’s located in the 5th district.
With my familiar travelers, we have long noted that, unlike Russia in Europe, in all McDonald’s, food has a completely different taste. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the products are supplied by local producers.
What was inВ this unusual bistro is the headphones installed inВ the wall, where you can listen toВ music at dinner, choosing toВ your taste. There are classical music, pop, country and anything. Never seen this.
MONUMENT OFВ VГ–RГ–SMARTY
InВ the shade ofВ trees and surrounded byВ shops on the first floors ofВ houses on the square there is aВ monument toВ aВ poet from Carrara marble (Italian Alps).
Streetart
I think it’s cool to have around the city colorful graffiti – works of contemporary artists. I think this is an excellent variant of decorating the faceless walls of many houses in the center of the city.
Dormition Cathedral
This is an Orthodox church built in 1791—1801. It was founded by a community of Greeks and Macedonian-Vlachs, who lived here.
During the Second World War, the temple suffered, one ofВ the towers was destroyed.
Since 1950, the cathedral is under the jurisdiction ofВ the Russian Orthodox Church. InВ 2000В the church became the cathedral ofВ the Hungarian diocese.
Danube embankment
You can talk about it for aВ very long time. Exactly as much as walking along it, considering the monuments, works ofВ architecture, square, inhabitants and guests ofВ Budapest.
The Danube is the second longest river in Europe. It is also called the “international river”, as it goes beyond Hungary to the territories of Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova.
TRAM RAILS
The peculiarity of the embankment is that two tracks of tramways with periodic stops separate the pedestrian zone from the water’s edge. So, the embankment can be passed and passed.
THE BUDAPESTВ TRAM
Trams are one ofВ the most significant sights ofВ modern and historical Budapest. InВ the city there is aВ very ramified tram network, which allows this type ofВ transport toВ overtake the subway byВ passenger traffic, leaving the palm tree only toВ bus transportation.
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