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Kosher/ Restaurants: First 3 are on the same block.
-The Hana -  Meat - Open for lunch and dinner  (Shabbos meals) Supervision: Orthodox Rabbinate - Hana seems to be closed. Hopefully, they will reopen
-Carmel - Meat - Open for lunch & dinner. Dont expect steaks but good Hungarian meat and chicken dishes. Supervision: Rabbi Oberlander - Chabad -    Menu
-Tel Aviv Cafe - Dairy - Open for breakfast & lunch and depending on the season dinner too. Cholov yisrael   English Menu     Hebrew Menu
-Kosher Butcher Shop on Dob u, behind the Kazincy shul courtyard. used to have delicious smoked salami
-Kosher Market as well on Dohany u 36 - standard israeli and even american brands. Also sells locally baked goods with Rabbi Oberlanders hashgacha. Fresh daily.
-Kosher Deli Budapest Síp u. 12
-Kosher Meatup Síp u. 5 https://koshermeatup.hu/en
-Brooklyn Bagel Újpesti rakpart 1, Budapest
-Shakshuka Kazinczy utca 30, Budapest, 8am-3pm - Shakshuka is temporarily closed

Synagogue:
-Kazincy U.(street) Ashkenaz - minyan every morning at 7:00 and mincha maariv 15 Minutes before shkiah
-Kis Diofa u.
-Chabad, Rabbi Oberlander. Shachris: Sun. 9:00, other days at 7:00 with breakfast served after davening, except Sunday.
-Other Chabad shul is geared towards Israeli tourists
-Chevra shas during the week and in the main shul across the courtyard on shabbos. You can check with Rabbi Oberlander about his minyanim

mikveh
on Kazincy open from 6:00, the code is written on the door, towels provided, entrance fee 500 HUF

Things to Do:
Pest side of city Chain Bridge:
-Parliament
-Terror museum
- Vaci U shopping area (watch out for pickpockets and scam artist),
-Andrassy U High end shops
-Embassies
-State Opera House
-Heroes square at the end of Andrassy u.
-National Museum
-Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Buda side of city:
-Tram ride up Castle Hill
-Fishermans Bastion
-Danube river cruise
-Bronze shoe holocaust memorial on the bank of the Danube

Hotels: (Doesnt pay to use any points at any of the hotel chains)
-Gellert nice but overpriced
-Four Seasons nice but overpriced
-Kempinski (Usually very cheap $100 a night)
- Continental, on Dohany street
- Astoria

Getting Around:
-Its a beautiful city to walk around.
-Uber suspended operations in Budapest in July 2016.
-Cabs can and will rip you off...especially those parked outside hotels.
-Use app called Taxify. Its similar to Uber. Use promo code TAXIFYBP for 1000 HUF first ride
-Airport to city should be flat fee make sure you dont get scammed.
- http://www.minibud.hu/en Airport Transfer from city center, hop on hop off sightseeing tour with English and Hebrew audio
- BKK Budapest 24-hour travelcard HUF 2500, they also have multi-day options
- BKK Budapest 24-hour group travelcard (for 1-5 passengers traveling together) HUF 5500
- Bus 200E from the airport to Metro gets you into the city in 50 min
- Bus 100E from the airport to the city center (stops: Kálvin tér, Astoria, Deák tér) - HUF 2200

Notes:
Avoid Euronet ATMs at tourist sites. Use bank ATMs. Always decline the "exchange guarantee" the ATM operator is offering you, choose local currency, your own bank will have a better exchange rate than what the ATM is offering you. The ATM "exchange guarantee" is a scam and hidden fee that should be avoided.

Drivers
Shlome Hernadi - +36 (209) 348-917 - liszka1953@gmail.com
Alex - +36 (30) 2042998
Shlome Kurtz - +36 (30) 3556735 - slajme@gmail.com
Meir Gluck - +36 (20) 4602373
Janos Bene - +36 (20) 9342408 - rentacarhungary@gmail.com
Berish Goldmann - +36 (70) 4524900 - forma11562@gmail.com
Bence Bekassy - +36 (70) 558 5405 - ben@busrentalbudapest.hu

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #800 on: May 05, 2023, 06:02:40 PM »
hi

planning 24hr trip

any nicer hotel than kempinski ?

thanks for your input

Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest is great if you have Hyatt points

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #801 on: May 07, 2023, 12:32:39 AM »
so for now planning to stay in matild palace , parisi udvar wouldnt let me book just 1 night

buda castle ( cant find where to buy tickets)
Funicular
Fisherman-s-Bastion
Danube Cruise @ night

should i do hospital in a rock ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #802 on: May 07, 2023, 02:19:21 AM »
Hm, Hana is closed, Kazinczy is closed in protest... It's a shame.






So there is no place to daven  now ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #803 on: May 07, 2023, 11:35:52 AM »
so for now planning to stay in matild palace , parisi udvar wouldnt let me book just 1 night

buda castle ( cant find where to buy tickets)
There is no ticket. You just take the bus up the hill and then walk around.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #804 on: May 07, 2023, 12:54:01 PM »
There is no ticket. You just take the bus up the hill and then walk around.

can't tour inside ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #805 on: May 07, 2023, 01:04:49 PM »
can't tour inside ?
Their premises houses museums- the Budapest History Museum and the Hungarian National Gallery. I believe the history museum is housed in the palatial rooms (based on my research. I'll be there later this week and can report back but I'm sure others on here have been and can chime in).
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #806 on: May 07, 2023, 01:47:33 PM »
There premises houses museums- the Budapest History Museum and the Hungarian National Gallery. I believe the history museum is housed in the palatial rooms (based on my research. I'll be there later this week and can report back but I'm sure others on here have been and can chime in).

dont like museums , was looking more to see nice architecture , someone mentions castle is nicer than parliament , so just wondering where to go

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #807 on: May 07, 2023, 01:52:54 PM »
Then stay on the Pest side and see the castle from there. Andrassi Street is nice. You can walk basically the whole street from Heroes Square to the river. The Chain Bridge (Lanchid) is nice. The Dohany Shul is stunning architecture, inside (AYLOR) and outside. The ferris wheel outside the Kempinski has stunning views during the day. They were conserving electricity when I was there in January so nothing was lit up at night. The Castle, Bridge etc were all dark.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #808 on: May 07, 2023, 02:10:43 PM »
Then stay on the Pest side and see the castle from there. Andrassi Street is nice. You can walk basically the whole street from Heroes Square to the river. The Chain Bridge (Lanchid) is nice. The Dohany Shul is stunning architecture, inside (AYLOR) and outside. The ferris wheel outside the Kempinski has stunning views during the day. They were conserving electricity when I was there in January so nothing was lit up at night. The Castle, Bridge etc were all dark.

thanks

if im going to the fisherman bastion should i still do ferries wheel ?

whats the issue with The Dohany Shul  ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #809 on: May 07, 2023, 02:16:30 PM »
thanks

if im going to the fisherman bastion should i still do ferries wheel ?

whats the issue with The Dohany Shul  ?
Fisherman's Bastion is on the Buda Side. The Castle is too. You can see alot from there. The ferris wheel is on the Pest side. Two different views.

Chasam Sofer said its assur to go inside. Again AYLOR.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #810 on: May 07, 2023, 02:19:08 PM »
Fisherman's Bastion is on the Buda Side. The Castle is too. You can see alot from there. The ferris wheel is on the Pest side. Two different views.

Chasam Sofer said its assur to go inside. Again AYLOR.

thanks for all the feedback

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #811 on: May 07, 2023, 07:19:16 PM »
Frohlich bakery still around ?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #812 on: May 07, 2023, 10:06:10 PM »
Frohlich bakery still around ?
AFAIK it became a victim of Covid

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #813 on: May 07, 2023, 11:21:02 PM »
AFAIK it became a victim of Covid
No official bakery?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #814 on: May 08, 2023, 09:58:18 AM »
No official bakery?
There is a kosher bakery: Semes Pekseg with a hechsher from Kedassia and R. Oberlander.
I am not sure what official bakery means: What's the official bakery of Brooklyn?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #815 on: May 08, 2023, 10:01:50 AM »
There is a kosher bakery: Semes Pekseg with a hechsher from Kedassia and R. Oberlander.
I am not sure what official bakery means: What's the official bakery of Brooklyn?
lol just meant to ask if there is a kosher bakery

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #816 on: May 10, 2023, 10:37:12 AM »
Their premises houses museums- the Budapest History Museum and the Hungarian National Gallery. I believe the history museum is housed in the palatial rooms (based on my research. I'll be there later this week and can report back but I'm sure others on here have been and can chime in).
Nothing palatial about it

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #817 on: May 11, 2023, 12:10:52 AM »
Is it cheaper to just get uber from airport to Jewish area shul or to call a driver to pickup?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #818 on: May 11, 2023, 12:26:11 AM »
Is it cheaper to just get uber from airport to Jewish area shul or to call a driver to pickup?
There is no uber in Hungary. They have Bolt. I've always had a driver.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #819 on: May 11, 2023, 12:50:25 AM »
Is it cheaper to just get uber from airport to Jewish area shul or to call a driver to pickup?
Bolt is very affordable option
Don't need a driver fron airport to the city