From Vienna Meidling Train Station, I took a train to Budapest. Departure time was at 4:03, and I expected to arrive in Budapest at 7:30 PM in about 3.5 hours and bought a 2nd class ticket for Euro 38.40. About 1 hour into the journey, we entered in Hungarian side of the border. The train journey was enjoyable and much more comfortable than I anticipated. We arrived at Budapest Station at 7:40 pm; soon, I got off the train, approached by many individuals for different kinds of service like a hotel, tour, taxi, etc. As usual, I ignored everything and started looking for the information center, but I could not find one. A few other tourists who had the same issue finally came to know there was no information available for tourists in that station.
Taxi from the Train Station
I had no local currency (Hungarian Forint) with me, so I had no choice but to exchange $20, knowing I was being ripped off. I headed to the taxi stand as my destination was 12 – 15 mins driving distance from the train station. At that time, the late afternoon did not want to spend much time locating the tram in that direction; language was another reason. A few taxi drivers approached me, but I had to turn down their offer as it sounded too expensive for me. 6000 – 9000 HUF ($ 25 – 40) did not sound right to me. I went back inside the station to a travel agency which was still open at that time, a beautiful girl at the counter helped me by calling a taxi. I was surprised it cost me only 1000.00 HUF ( $ 4.50).
I went out for dinner and noticed many nice restaurants to choose from around the Service apartment. Moreover, the place was within walking distance of a grocery supermarket close to Hard Rock Cafe and the Danube river.
Early Morning Walk
During my stay in Budapest, I regularly woke up very early in the morning and covered many places on foot. It’s a beautiful and big city, so I decided to take a city tour using the Hop-on Hop-off bus for the first day, and once I had an idea, I was doing my own according to my plan. To travel in the city, I used the tram a lot and bought a valid ticket for 24 hours which was very convenient for moving around, and I had fewer worries about getting lost.
I tried much local food, wine, and beer and enjoyed a lot talking to local people. It was a memorable trip for me. I wish to go back again if I get another opportunity.
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