lincasanova

If you enjoy opera, concerts, ballet, recitals and operetta.. and do not have 100īs of euros to spend on it.. then Budapest is your destination.

I am just back from my second trip there, and if anyone knows a better european capital, with as much or more to do at these prices.. then PLEASE let me know!

I will soon do a detailed report, but those going this month will have the opportunity to enjoy the Spring Festival.

Concert and ballet tickets normally can be bought for 3-6 euros, in the upper decks. The buildings alone are worth this price to see the insides, whether you stay for the entire event or not.

add good food, beautiful views , thermal baths and a fine transportation system, and you have the makings of a low cost, high level vacation.

malka

Lincasanova, we also love Budapest, for the reasons you mention and also for the people. Would love to hear about your trip, and also about the Vienna part of your trip!

lincasanova

i probably wonīt get this report out this week, as i donīt want to repeat the normal info one can get anywhere.. but i will work on it. we had a wonderful time again!

Therese

Also eagerly awaiting this trip report, as I'll be in Budapest in May. The more detail the better, and don't worry that you're repeating something---your experience is not necessarily the same as somebody else's, and every opinion counts.

julies

We too have visited Budapest twice and loved it. We found lots of different things to do on both visits, and getting around to see things on your own is not at all difficult. For example, we decided we wanted to visit the ruins of Visigrad (SP???) up the river. Rather than signing on for an expensive tourist excursion, we found the local bus station, and after a bit of confusion about which bus to take, rode to town with the locals on the bus. We toured the castle ruins on our own and then took the local boat back. It was much more fun than just signing up with a bunch of tourists who are taken in a group. I am sure the boat we took back was very overloaded and would have never met US Coast Guard standards, but we still remember the trip. There were school kids sitting very precariously on the edges of the boat and a group of drunken guys who were singing away after partaking in some kind of celebration. Our second trip we stayed in a budget hotel (whose name I can't remember) up on Castle Hill that was run by the local arts organization. Every morning we woke up to the sounds of the choirs practicing. It was lovely.