hungary day trips, from budapest
Szentendre We boarded a boat from X and paid X forint to drive one hour up the river to the town of szentendre. It is a very cute town set up for tourists with numerous gift shops and cafes. We got the train back into Budapest and we paid for our ticket whilst on the train. Siofok There are no beaches in Hungary so the next best thing was to visit the lake. There were so many visitors here soaking up in the sun rays whilst lying on the grass or paddling out through the mud to swim in the Balaton lake. There was a strip of the town which reminded me of the Gold Coast selling bikinis, souvenirs and plenty of bars and beach clubs. This is where Hungarians must come to holiday and party. Eger This old town has castle ruins which we explored and has a discounted price for those under 26 years old. We purchased some 'Bulls Blood' red wine which is produced in the local region. Miskolc We stayed in this town to make an easier connection of rail journeys to Poprad, Slovakia. We did not spend much time in the town but we did manage to get a public transport fine :( When entering the town we were able to pay the tram driver our fare however the next day when we were exiting, the tram driver wouldn't open his window for us to pay. We still stayed on board and just as we reached the last stop a ticket inspector got on. He took our passports and escorted us to the ATM so we could pay for the fine. It only cost $20 each but we were still shaken up by the experience. Because of this I would always recommend paying the public transport fare and if you can't, just get off the transport until you figure out how you can pay!