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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 #300 on: February 26, 2017, 12:32:49 PM »
If you need a label...Karpatish. Dont fret I'm half that too.
Anything is better then Galicianer.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #301 on: February 26, 2017, 12:57:23 PM »
Anything is better then Galicianer.
Nothing wrong with being one, as long as you dont act like one.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #302 on: February 27, 2017, 08:54:17 AM »
so you don't like Oberlanders and you are not a fan of Galitzianers either? Aren't you a bit antisemitic?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #303 on: February 27, 2017, 09:12:38 AM »
so you don't like Oberlanders and you are not a fan of Galitzianers either? Aren't you a bit antisemitic?
The cookies are great...and those darn Poles, always playing the victims of German aggression. Who said anything about semites?  ;D ;D
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #304 on: March 03, 2017, 01:26:56 AM »
How many cpkm do drivers charge in hungary these days?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #305 on: March 03, 2017, 05:59:05 AM »
How many cpkm do drivers charge in hungary these days?
Never found a driver in Hungary to do it by cpkm. They usually charge me $250 for 12 hours
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #306 on: March 03, 2017, 08:45:30 AM »
How many cpkm do drivers charge in hungary these days?
Car rental is a better option.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #307 on: March 03, 2017, 09:18:23 AM »
Car rental is a better option.
How do you figure that? Especially if not familiar with the country, one way and convenience of not having to drive and be dead tired after international  floght
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #308 on: March 03, 2017, 10:08:22 AM »
Car rental is a better option.
not applicable for this scenario
Never found a driver in Hungary to do it by cpkm. They usually charge me $250 for 12 hours
so it doesn't matter how far they drive?
https://goo.gl/maps/rqFuzc14rgS2 

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #309 on: March 03, 2017, 11:34:59 AM »
not applicable for this scenario so it doesn't matter how far they drive?
https://goo.gl/maps/rqFuzc14rgS2
That trip is usually 14 hours round trip. You have to pay him for the return too. And, with your other stops is more like 18 hours. I've done it round trip and they charged me $500. This isnt Ukraine where you're getting .10-.20 a km.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #310 on: March 03, 2017, 11:54:39 AM »
if you just want to get from point A to B. Why don't you take the overnight train to Krakow and go from there?

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #311 on: March 03, 2017, 12:39:17 PM »
That trip is usually 14 hours round trip. You have to pay him for the return too. And, with your other stops is more like 18 hours. I've done it round trip and they charged me $500. This isnt Ukraine where you're getting .10-.20 a km.
not unless i dump him in poland/slovakia and switch drivers  ;D

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #312 on: March 03, 2017, 12:40:28 PM »
if you just want to get from point A to B. Why don't you take the overnight train to Krakow and go from there?
Then I would fly. But The purpose is to visit kevarim

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #313 on: March 03, 2017, 01:03:16 PM »
not unless i dump him in poland/slovakia and switch drivers  ;D
Then I would fly. But The purpose is to visit kevarim
Someones moral compass needs a little adjustment.

Dumping a driver doesnt absolve you from paying him for the trip. Doubt the tzadikim would really approve too.

Youre better off skipping the kevarim.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #314 on: March 03, 2017, 01:11:18 PM »
Someones moral compass needs a little adjustment.

Dumping a driver doesnt absolve you from paying him for the trip. Doubt the tzadikim would really approve too.

Youre better off skipping the kevarim.
I don't think you understood what I meant. I would pay him for the round trip to drive me to Čerpacia stanica Domaša, Holčikove, 094 02 Holčíkovce, Slovakia an from there meet with polish driver who would take over the route.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #315 on: March 03, 2017, 01:19:12 PM »
That was tongue in cheek. Forgot the  ;D
That makes sense.
BTW good choice with the Kempinski. Its a beautiful hotel.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #316 on: March 04, 2017, 09:45:51 PM »
How do you figure that? Especially if not familiar with the country, one way and convenience of not having to drive and be dead tired after international  floght
Actually just got back from Hungary where I got around with a car rental and google maps just fine.
Can't comment on tired after flying in on F  ;)

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #317 on: March 04, 2017, 10:25:56 PM »
Actually just got back from Hungary where I got around with a car rental and google maps just fine.
Can't comment on tired after flying in on F  ;)
I've done that too. F eastbound is a waste IMO. Too short a flight.
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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #318 on: March 05, 2017, 01:15:22 AM »
BTW good choice with the Kempinski. Its a beautiful hotel.
had no idea. wasin the wiki so i took it.

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Re: Budapest Master Thread
« Reply #319 on: March 05, 2017, 07:04:59 AM »
had no idea. wasin the wiki so i took it.
You can thank davidmal for that. What are you paying? How many nights?
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