In Budapest, we went solely for the sake of obtaining new impressions from visiting museums, art galleries and exhibition halls. Surprisingly, as in the same city, such a number of architectural monuments is placed. If you are planning a trip for three days or less, then do not even hope that you will be able to inspect all the charms of Budapest, since we are with my spouse, it did not have enough of the whole week. Hungarians are very friendly, not all of course, but most. I liked the complete absence of a linguistic barrier. No, in Budapest, they do not speak Russian, as the national language is considered to be of course Hungarian. But at the hotel, in restaurants we were fully understood in English and even several times heard phrases in Russian.
Special rules in communication and behavior, there is no. Rather, they are, but not much different from ours. There are some moments, knowing which you will be in Budapest feel more comfortable, so I advise you to note the following information.
To visit the country, you must have a visa. As a rule, the visa design takes about ten days of time and it should be thought about it in advance, and not before the trip.
As I wrote - the National language of the Hungarian. Yes, you will be realized in most of the institutions and in English, but for greater calm, it is better to acquire a phrasebook, because he will surely come in handy if you decide to just stroll around the city.
National currency is a forint. Exchange your money on the local currency, you can in banks or in woins. Avoid exchange of money from the hands, even if you are offered the most profitable course. Nobody is insured against scammers anywhere, even in Budapest. The National Bank, works from half the eleventh in the morning to two o'clock in the afternoon and only on weekdays. Commercial banks work with eight o'clock in the morning and up to three hours of the day from Monday to Thursday. On Friday, commercial banks work with eight in the morning to hour. Be careful, because on Saturdays all banks in Budapest are closed. Explanable points, unlike banks, work somewhat longer, namely from nine in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening. In the central part of Budapest, you can find a exchange office that works around the clock, but in this case, prepare for the exchange rate will not be so profitable for your wallet. Credit cards in Budapest are accepted, but not everywhere and not all, so you cannot do without cash without cash.
On the territory of the city, you can not only relax, but also to improve your health. This is especially true for people who suffer from various diseases of the joints. I have three years ago, there was a serious knee injury and visiting thermal sources in Budapest, the most favorable effect affected my health. By the way, I want to give advice to those who are trying to fight against diseases of the joints with the help of medicines. Do not rush to drink tablets, start first with such natural hospitals.
There are no problems with transport in Budapest, because there are buses, trams, trolley buses, metro and of course a taxi. Here is a taxi as it was the most convenient way of movement, so he remained. On all taxis machines, there is an appropriate plate that is clearly testifying that it is a taxi, and not something else. All cars have a taxi, yellow marks. With the tariffs on the trip, you can find on the plate, which is either on the door glass or on the dashboard. In most taxis, the landing takes from a hundred to two hundred forints, for one kilometer of the way from one hundred forty to two hundred eighty Forints, a minute of idle, is paid from thirty to fifty forints. If you embarrassed your account for the trip, you have the right to ask the driver from the driver.
At that moment, when you just start planning your trip to Budapest, consider the fact that the local time lags behind Moscow for two hours, it is although a little, but felt on the general perception.
Customs is pretty humane, since with you you can free one liter of strong spirits, five liters of beer, one liter of wine, can and home, five hundred pieces of cigarettes or a hundred cigars, or five hundred tobacco grams, coffee one kilogram, tea can also be taken One kilogram, cocoa one kilogram. The total cost of souvenirs or just products should not exceed the amount in two hundred seventy thousands of forints. If the amount is higher, you will have to pay for the duty.
In restaurants, it is customary to leave tips in the amount of ten percent, since the main account does not turn on. Also, tips are customary to leave in hairdressers, beauty salons, cosmetic salons and a taxi.
Planning shopping trip, keep in mind that shopping centers and grocery stores, work from seven in the morning to seven o'clock in the evening on weekdays, from seven in the morning to one hour after Saturdays. On Sunday, only a few supermarkets and only until two o'clock in the afternoon. Clothing stores, department stores and other stores that are engaged in the implementation of a variety of consumer goods, work on weekdays from ten o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the evening, and on Saturday days from ninettern in the morning to hour. Almost all museums, work every day from ten o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the evening. Weekend is considered Monday.
Do not be surprised if the locals will be with you on the street, since this is such a polite national feature. I first almost shakeped, because it is not very familiar when you turn to you in someone else's language and in principle you do not understand what they actually want from you. Frankly, if I were alone, I would not be afraid of a joke. Although to such a polite handle, very quickly get used to and perceive both due, literally in a couple of days stay in Budapest.
Finally, I want to write a few words about Hungarian cuisine. Hungarian dishes, very tasty and saturated. I want to try just a lot at once, but do not repeat my mistake. My stomach, almost became from a banal overeating. The fact is that local cuisine is though tasty, but it is heavy enough for our stomachs.