Suggestions for Vienna, Budapest, Prague
 

My husband and I will be spending a weekend in May in Vienna, arriving from Budapest, then on to Prague. Any suggestions on must sees, restaurants, nightlife in any of these cities?? Thanks!

brenda, <BR>I'll be leaving for the above mentioned cities this weekend. Just do a specific country search in this forum, you will find lots of helpful information. And do a search through Yahoo-travel. You will be collecting plenty of information you need.

Hi Brenda, My wife and I did this trip ii the summer of '97 and had an excellent time. A little insight into your ages and interests will help me offer some ideas. <BR> <BR>Regards, Bram

Bram, <BR>We are both 29. We like to see the major sites during the day and have a beer at night. Any good bars or restaurant recommendations would be helpful, we are not very adverturous eaters and we don't like discos. Thanks for your help!

Hi Brenda, It sounds like the four of us would have a great time together!! <BR>We started our trip in Budapest, then Vienna then Prague so I'll given you some of our highlights in this order. <BR>In Budapest <BR>Budapest Restaurants: <BR> <BR>1)Fatal- authentic schnitzel type food located just off the pedestrian street Vati Utca. Very popular with young Europeans,huge portions and great atmsophere and very inexpensive. <BR>2)Chan Chan-Excellent Thai food and reasonably priced. <BR>3)Faustas-Italian and one of the nicest restaurants in Budapest. Fine dinner, very romantic and very populare with Americans living in Budapest. Dinner with wine about $30US. <BR>Budapest Must Sees:Dohani Synagogue and Holocaust Museum, Natioanal Museum, Stroll along the Vati Utca, Castle Hill, Hotel Gellert and just walk. If you feel lucky at night there is a casino at the Hyatt. <BR>Vienna-Must Sees <BR>There is a company that operates bike tours of the city. We got a flyer in our hotel lobby and and the tour started at the Prater(the huge old ferris wheel that any one can tell you how to get to) Vienna is extermely bike friedly and the tour was about 3 hours. Good excercise and very informative. Also, Freud's house, Hapsburg Palace, Opera house unless you go in Budapest, no need to see both, St Steven's Cathedral, and jus t wander. <BR>Prague-Restaurants <BR>1) Kampa Park- Continental cuisine, sit outside on the water, not cheap but very romantic. <BR>Sights-Charles Bridge and Castle District, Jewish ghetto and National Museum and also just wander. <BR>All three cities are very different yet all are just great for walking and getting lost in. Be very careful about cabs in Prague and Budapest and let me know if you have any other questions. <BR>Regards- Bram <BR>ps. As for the beer, I've never been to Germany but I can't imagine it could possibly be any better!

I just got back from both Prague and Vienna and must tell you two things not to miss. <BR>In Prague make sure you see the castle, actually tour through it I mean because you can see it easily from the old town way up on the hill. I took a tour and would recommend that to anyone going there. It was not expensive at all. <BR>In Vienna make sure you go to the Schonnbrunn Palace. It is a gorgous place. The palace building it very large with some rooms open for a tour, but to really get a feel for it you need to walk around the grounds which covers several square miles. It is truly a vast area, but worth it. (again good walking shoes are necessary) <BR>let me know if you need more info <BR>

In Prague try "Red, Hot and Blues" -- cajun/creole food tastes *great* with Czech beer :) <BR> <BR>In Prague don't miss the Jewish Musuem. <BR> <BR>In Budapest try Cafe Miro on Castle Hill for snacks and ice cream. It's on the small street straight out from Mathias Church, that is at right angles to the main drag. <BR> <BR>To understand Hungarian history be sure to go to the main exhibut at The Hunagrain National Museum. I think it's in district 5. <BR> <BR>Enjoy!