budapest/prague/vienna

mystikchick · #1 05-31-2007, 03:15 AM

i'm going to be wandering around these three places for about a week with my brother (budapest and prague) and then spending two days by myself in vienna before coming back home. has anyone been to any of these places? tips on what to see/do/avoid? any advice is appreciated!

we're going to be in prague and budapest for two days each.

Scandia · #2 05-31-2007, 07:37 AM

Vienna was awesome. I saw Mozart's first house. Don't remember much else. The woods were absolutely beautiful.

DSTRen13 · #3 05-31-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mystikchick

i'm going to be wandering around these three places for about a week with my brother (budapest and prague) and then spending two days by myself in vienna before coming back home. has anyone been to any of these places? tips on what to see/do/avoid? any advice is appreciated!

we're going to be in prague and budapest for two days each.

I was in Vienna for a couple of days on a study abroad tour. It was interesting. Um, for some reason everyone there has really large dogs that they take EVERYWHERE with them. So even though we were in a fairly nice hotel, there were fleas in some of the rooms. I would avoid that if you can. We saw Freud's house, which was neat, although apparently a lot of his stuff is no longer there, so it more just checking out the building, photographs of what it used to look like, and a few items. Only go there if you are a big Freud fan - otherwise, probably not worth it. We also spent a lot of time at the Kunsthistorisches Museum - very large museum. If you're into museums - art and history type stuff - you will love this and spend forever in here. They have a nice website: http://www.khm.at/homeE3.html

Didn't make it to Budapest or Prague. Hopefully one day I will! Have fun on your trip

mystikchick · #4 05-31-2007, 09:22 AM

ooh museums! thanks for the link!

xo_kathy · #5 05-31-2007, 10:08 AM

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a listing of related threads. I started one about Prague a while back and got some good responses. We didn't end up going (we went to Spain instead), but the toher thread could be helpful to you.

ThetaDancer · #6 05-31-2007, 10:39 AM

I just went to all three cities in April! It was by far my favorite trip yet.

I took a little boat tour in each city and that helped to orient me. There are tours available pretty much anywhere near the rivers. They are inexpensive, fairly quick, and give you a sense of history and direction.

In Prague, definitely eat at Cafe Savoy. It is a delicious restaurant with a lot of historic significance. I'd recommend seeing Petrin Park (I think that's how it's spelled), Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge, St. Nicholas Church, the Prague Castle, and the Museum of Communism.

In Vienna, I would stop by the Naschmarkt, a huge open air farmers market. Cafe Sacher is a wonderful place for coffee and dessert, and it, too, has historic significance. I'd also recommend Judenplatz, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Central Cemetery (where they have the graves of a lot of composers and a WWI monument) and Schonbrunn palace. If you're interested in the Lippizzaner, I would stop by the museum but I wouldn't see the show. It is pretty expensive and it was by far my least favorite activity on the trip. And in terms of public transportation, avoid Karlsplatz, as that is really sketchy...the other stations are safe and convenient though.

And in Budapest, Heroe's Square, St. Stephen's Basilica and Parliament are worth seeing. I also took a walking tour about Hungary's communist history and I would highly recommend that.

If you have any questions, let me know and I can try to help you out. My sister is in Vienna right now and she's traveled extensively Prague and Budapest as well.

mystikchick · #7 05-31-2007, 02:05 PM

thetadancer, i'm going to print out your post or jot down notes from it, thank you so much! and xo_kathy, thank you for the tip on the thread on prague, it's very helpful

Private I · #8 05-31-2007, 04:09 PM

If you're already in Budapest, its only 6 hours bus ride to Belgrade if you want to experience great nightlife=)

Tom Earp · #9 05-31-2007, 06:40 PM

Just go for it!

It is a lot easier than when
Ii was there and still Communist!

ThetaDancer · #10 06-01-2007, 10:16 AM

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thetadancer, i'm going to print out your post or jot down notes from it, thank you so much! and xo_kathy, thank you for the tip on the thread on prague, it's very helpful

Im glad I could help.

Have a great time and let me know how everything goes!