Travel advice for trip to Munich Prague & Budapest in November
Oct 14th, 2016, 05:12 AM
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Travel advice for trip to Munich Prague & Budapest in November
Hi,
We are planning a trip to Munich Prague & Budapest in first week of November for 15 days. Our queries are as follows:
1. We know it's going to be cold but just want to know if it's manageable for tourists to walk around and sight see during the day? Do tourists visit these places in November at all or are we making a mistake. If So, we still have time to change our destination within Europe so any advice is welcome.
2. Will there be chance of any sunny days at all during this period? What's the daylight saving scene during this period?
3. Any recommendations about local food in these places is also most welcome.
4. Any other Do's and Don'ts for this region and this time of the year.
Thanks a lot.
We are planning a trip to Munich Prague & Budapest in first week of November for 15 days. Our queries are as follows:
1. We know it's going to be cold but just want to know if it's manageable for tourists to walk around and sight see during the day? Do tourists visit these places in November at all or are we making a mistake. If So, we still have time to change our destination within Europe so any advice is welcome.
2. Will there be chance of any sunny days at all during this period? What's the daylight saving scene during this period?
3. Any recommendations about local food in these places is also most welcome.
4. Any other Do's and Don'ts for this region and this time of the year.
Thanks a lot.
Oct 14th, 2016, 08:55 AM
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The main sights of all 3 towns are palaces, museums, churches, etc. Open air things are not so important.
Weather is always unpredictable in this area. Average temperatures may turn around 0 degrees centigrade in early morning and 10-12 degrees at noon. There is a real chance of sunny days.
Sunset between 5 and 6 pm.
It's a good idea to eat local food (Gulasch, Knoedel, local saucisses, etc. and local desserts) as well as local beer.
Weather is always unpredictable in this area. Average temperatures may turn around 0 degrees centigrade in early morning and 10-12 degrees at noon. There is a real chance of sunny days.
Sunset between 5 and 6 pm.
It's a good idea to eat local food (Gulasch, Knoedel, local saucisses, etc. and local desserts) as well as local beer.
Oct 14th, 2016, 09:24 AM
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Thanks a lot for your quick response. Your reply makes me believe that these places are easily manageable in November. We will remember to pack our warm clothes to battle 10-12 degrees. Thanks a lot.
Just one more query. These cities do have tourists in Nov, right? Of course they will be fewer compared to the peak season but I hope we won't be the only ones around! ��
Just one more query. These cities do have tourists in Nov, right? Of course they will be fewer compared to the peak season but I hope we won't be the only ones around! ��
Oct 14th, 2016, 09:26 AM
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You do have a guidebook to the area, right? Without one, you will be lost. Study maps ahead of time, too. Of course it's manageable for tourists - it's manageable for locals, so all you have to do is read up ahead of time and be prepared.
The weather could be anything. This morning it was about 5 C in Budapest and cloudy. By mid-afternoon it was about 14 with patches of sun. But it was windy, so cold if you wanted to sit outside at a café. Dress in layers and be prepared for rain and wind. There are countless indoor attractions, so you always have the option to duck inside to see an exhibit or concert or something -usually at a price. It will be dark by late afternoon, so days are short, but there are myriad things to do after dark. And you can always just go get warm, and healthy, at a spa with warm pools and mineral treatments - they are everywhere.
Have good, sturdy, broken-in walking shoes or boots. Bring bathing suits if you want to take advantage of the fabulous spa culture here.
The guidebooks you will be consulting will give you all sorts of tips about local foods. So will the internet. Here in Budapest we are eating gulyásleves, and other leves, especially bean ones, lángos, csirkepapriká, rostonkacsamell, vörösborhos, and stuffed cabbage and drinking tokaij and pálinka and Soporani beer. There is an enormous variety of cakes and pancakes and sweets of all kinds, but we haven't tried any yet. There are sandwich and snack places everywhere serving pizza and light meals, too, but again we haven't stopped in any of those yet, nor have we gone to any of the places that have "Tourist Menu" displayed outside. The cuisine is rich, and the portions are huge (to us). It's all delicious, but a little goes a long way.
Almost everyone speaks some English, and German, and Italian, but it would behoove you to learn at least a few phrases in Hungarian. Start early, because it's an almost impossible language.
The weather could be anything. This morning it was about 5 C in Budapest and cloudy. By mid-afternoon it was about 14 with patches of sun. But it was windy, so cold if you wanted to sit outside at a café. Dress in layers and be prepared for rain and wind. There are countless indoor attractions, so you always have the option to duck inside to see an exhibit or concert or something -usually at a price. It will be dark by late afternoon, so days are short, but there are myriad things to do after dark. And you can always just go get warm, and healthy, at a spa with warm pools and mineral treatments - they are everywhere.
Have good, sturdy, broken-in walking shoes or boots. Bring bathing suits if you want to take advantage of the fabulous spa culture here.
The guidebooks you will be consulting will give you all sorts of tips about local foods. So will the internet. Here in Budapest we are eating gulyásleves, and other leves, especially bean ones, lángos, csirkepapriká, rostonkacsamell, vörösborhos, and stuffed cabbage and drinking tokaij and pálinka and Soporani beer. There is an enormous variety of cakes and pancakes and sweets of all kinds, but we haven't tried any yet. There are sandwich and snack places everywhere serving pizza and light meals, too, but again we haven't stopped in any of those yet, nor have we gone to any of the places that have "Tourist Menu" displayed outside. The cuisine is rich, and the portions are huge (to us). It's all delicious, but a little goes a long way.
Almost everyone speaks some English, and German, and Italian, but it would behoove you to learn at least a few phrases in Hungarian. Start early, because it's an almost impossible language.
Oct 14th, 2016, 06:40 PM
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For historic climate information, check wunderground.com
StCirq is right -- you would do well to consult some good guidebooks. There really is no substitute for them, particularly for inexperienced travelers, as you will learn things you wouldn't even know to ask.
StCirq is right -- you would do well to consult some good guidebooks. There really is no substitute for them, particularly for inexperienced travelers, as you will learn things you wouldn't even know to ask.
Oct 15th, 2016, 03:05 AM
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Agree, guidebooks are paramount when we travel.
But here is a starter.
www.inyourpocket.com/munich
www.inyourpocket.com/prague
www.inyourpocket.com/budapest
We also loved Budapest and stayed in a hotel that the Russians occupied before the revolution.
That was in the early 90's.
But here is a starter.
www.inyourpocket.com/munich
www.inyourpocket.com/prague
www.inyourpocket.com/budapest
We also loved Budapest and stayed in a hotel that the Russians occupied before the revolution.
That was in the early 90's.
