Budapest Hungary Travel

This is a special night photo about the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. During the 50 th anniversary of 1956. At night you could see Parliament in red, white, green colors.

During the 2006 October 23. Budapest Revolution Anniversary events there were some riots in Budapest streets. The first thing was some protesters stole a tank used in the 1956 revolution. The tank was on the street from a museum for the anniversary event. The tank driver was an old man who could drive the tank. Fortunately the tank has only minimal fuel so he could drive it for only 200 meters far.
The police arrested him and the other riots started to “demonstrate”. The policemen had to use tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds of rioters on the street.

This happened on the Deak Ferenc square. I just go up from the subway and saw this battle of policemen and rioters. I hardly take a breath because of the tear gas in the subway station.

After this I went to the direction of the Astoria.

At the Astoria (it is a crossing in Budapest and the name of the Astoria Hotel there) a big counter party event held by the FIDESZ many people there. After a while the event started to disperse and started to transform a Budapest riot demonstration against the MSZP and Ferenc Gyurcsany Prime Minister of Hungary.

Tear gas in the air at Ferenciek tere Budapest.

Some more tear gas from the police

At the Ferenciek tere some rioters started to raise a barricade on the street.

Stuff for the barricade from a building reconstruction.

The guy was wearing ski glasses against the tear gas

The barricade was done on the Ferenciek sqare
Ferenciek Square is situated on the Pest bank of the Danube near to the Elizabeth Bridge, the bridge was closed from traffic.

The reporter of the RTL Klub at the demonstration (one of the big commercial TV channel in Hungary)

Motor riders on the Elizabeth Bridge

The group of policemen on the Nyugati square in front of the Western Railway Station (Nyugati palyaudvar)

There were other brutal destruction in Budapest by rioters on the Blaha Lujza square and the Rakoczi street.

The rioters started to raise a barricade on the other side of the Elizabeth Bridge to block the way from the other group of policemen coming from the other side.

A Google Earth image about the scenes of the above Budapest night photos.

Budapest Riot – Budapest Demonstration

The Andrassy boulevard (ut) was the other place of the 50th anniversary of the Budapest revolution of 1956. Andrassy Street is a 2 kilometers long street in Budapest from the Deak Ferenc ter to the Heroes Square in the middle of it there is the Octagon (Oktogon).

Just to understand what was this event all about. 23 of October is one of the biggest national holiday in Hungary. 50 years ago the Hungarians tried to wipe out the communism and Soviet dictatorship from Hungary, but they’ve failed. They did not get any help from USA or other Western European nations. So we had to wait up to 1998 to do so.
Just imagine the suppression in the communism there were no rights to the citizens to speak and do things freely or just go to Western Europe for holiday. We had to wait years to buy a new paper car called Trabant and made in the DDR Eastern Germany.

But the Hungarians wanted to be free and we were the first old country in the socialism who quit from Russia (Soviet Union) and the other eastern block countries followed us. Maybe you see the movies called “The Wall” about the Berlin Wall you can get the picture over it.

So the event was held over a distance of several hundred meters, starting from the Oktogon in the direction of Heroes’ Square.

The 1956 numbers from candles on the street at the Oktogon.

Chajka old soviet limousine car

Chajka inside

Like in the real world. Here with actors and actress

Soldiers. Like a sculpture, they were alive but did not move.

A tank from the past on the Andrassy boulevard

Wall of the Heroes at the House of Terror Museum
Budapest 1956 Revolution events

1956 Revolution Tour Budapest in 2006. 22 of October

I’d like to give you some insight of the Budapest 1956 Revolution 50Th anniversary events in Budapest Hungary. There more than one places where the events held.
The Corvin koz and behind the Corvin cinema there was an Open Museum (Nyitott muzeum) on the Kisfaludy street.

Open Museum Budapest (Nyitott muzeum) behind the Corvin Cinema.

Machine Gun from the revolt

Old police car

You could see some old tanks and cannons from the 1956 revolt Budapest. The children were playing on them.

The photos has been taken to 22 of October 2006 one day before the 50 Th. anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution 1956.
There was a big event on the Andrassy boulevard.
The House of Terror has been built to 2002 this is a memorial museum of the victims of the communist dictatorship and era in Hungary.
In the House of Terror Museum you can see a lot of photos about the victims, and the other side. You can watch interviews and short movies on the displays.
There are an interesting room in the Terror Haza Muzeum a map on a carpet you can walk.
In the museum I cannot use my camera so visit the official site of the museum for photos or visit it if you are in Budapest.

The House of Terror (Terror Haza) museum building in Budapest

House of Terror Budapest

VI. Andrassy ut 60, Budapest, Hungary

Tel: (+36-1) 374 26 00

Web: www.terrorhaza.hu

There was a Lunar Eclipse in Budapest during September of 2006. A friend of mine and Me could catch it for a photo on the Rosevelt square in Budapest in fromt of the Chain Bridge.

The Lunar Eclipse above the most luxury hotel in Budapest the Four Season Grasham Palace.

Aquincum Museum Budapest Photo

The part of Budapest city now known is Obuda is the site of the principal town of the Roman province of Pannonia.

The frontier of the Roman Empire ran along the line of the Danube River, and Budapest’s 2000 years old forerunner was called Aquincum. It was an important military center, but a civilian town of merchants and artists also grew up around it. Remains of the military amphitheatre can be seen at Obuda and a mile further on ruins of the streets of the civilian town of its houses.

Now there is the aquincum museum where you can see the ruins of the Roman Aquincum.

Address: 139. Szentendrei street
Budapest district III.
Tel: +36 (1) 2501-650

Millenar Park is relatively new park in Budapest actually in Buda behind the Mammut 2 Shopping Mall. Before the millenar park there was a big factory there named GANZ. The factory has not working for a while and closed. They left the buildings but renovated them and made a nice park with a lake and concert and event halls. In summer this is a good place after shopping in the Mammut Mall to rest a while. Just go out of the mall and behind the Mammut 2 building you can find easily the Millenar Park Budapest or in Hungarian Millenaris Park.

There was the end of the Cow Parade Budapest in the Millenar Park. Here was the collection of the Cows from the streets of Budapest. You can see one of the cow sculptures in front of the event hall in the Millenar Park Budapest.

Hydrofoil from Budapest to Vienna Austria

Austria Hungary
Budapest tours by hydrofoil is a favorite Danube River ship tour. You can travel by hydrofoil from Budapest to some places inside Hungary and to Vienna Austria or Bratislava Slovakia.

Hydrofoil on the Danube River from the Budapest Hajogyari sziget (island)

Some info about the ship operator company in Hungary: MAHART PassNave Passenger Shipping Ltd. Each year they welcome nearly 1 million passengers and guests on board of the 20 ships and 9 Hydrofoils in their fleet. Complementing their scheduled services there are one hour sightseeing trips, a Margaret Island ferry service, evening music and dance cruises in Budapest. Their events ships (Wine Ship, Kid’s Ship, Folk Ship) offer a variety of events for foreign visitors as well as for Hungarians. Their hydrofoil service linking Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna witch started up 1963, runs from beginning of April to the end of October. In 2006 they started attractively priced 2 day trips to Bratislava and Vienna running several times during the season. From the beginning of May to the end of September hydrofoils also run to Esztergom, stopping at Visegrad and Nagymaros and other tours run several times to Komarom, Solt, Kalocsa and Mohacs.

Further information about hydrofoil Budapest.

Check in and passport control from one hour prior to departure of the hydrofoil. Latest check-in 15 minutes before departure. Free luggage transport up to 20 kg, overweight EUR 1/kg. Services on board: a la carte buffet with cold dishes and drinks, stewardess, guidance about the sights along the Danube, complete catering menus for groups (over 10 people) on advanced order. On-board booking of programs, reservations of accommodation and taxi transfers in Budapest. The passengers take up their seats in the order of embarkation. Bicycles can be transported on board of the hydrofoil in limited quantity in turn of bicycle tickets. Pets are not allowed abroad. The price of the ticket includes: the fare, port dues, the travel insurance of passenger in case of personal injuries or luggage loss while abroad the hydrofoil.

The Budapest International Ship Landing Stage on the Belgrad rakpart.

International Hydrofoil Timetable: Budapest – Bratislava – Vienna
From 8 of April – 29 of October daily trips.

Hydrofoil Budapest Departure: 9:00 a.m. arrival to Bratislava 1:30 p.m. and Vienna 3:20 p.m.
The hydrofoil does not await in Bratislava.
Hydrofoil Vienna Departure: 9:00 a.m. arrival to Bratislava 10:30 a.m. arrival back to Budapest 2:30 p.m.
Back to Budapest the time of the hydrofoil trip is less with an hour than the direction of Vienna because of the River Danube direction of flow.

Fares of the hydrofoil trips in EURO:

Budapest – Vienna:
One way: EUR 79, student ticket: EUR: 69 children (6-15 years) EUR: 39,50.
Round-trip: EUR: 99, student ticket: EUR: 89 children (6-15 years) EUR: 49,50.

Budapest – Bratislava:
One way: EUR 69, student ticket: EUR: 59 children (6-15 years) EUR: 34,50.
Round-trip: EUR: 89, student ticket: EUR: 79 children (6-15 years) EUR: 44,50.

Bratislava – Vienna:
One way: EUR 23, student ticket: EUR: 23 children (6-15 years) EUR: 11,50.
Round-trip: EUR: 39, student ticket: EUR: 39 children (6-15 years) EUR: 19,50.

Maximum of 2 children in a family, not older than 6 years accompanied by 2 full price paying adults travel fee (in case they do not require separated seats on the hydrofoil).

Bicycle transport: 20 EUR per bicycle one way.

The map of the Danube River from Budapest Hungary to Vienna Austria
One day tours to Bratislava with combined tickets (hydrofoil and bus for back)

Departure from Budapest by hydrofoil liner of MAHART PassNave 9:00 am. and back from Bratislava 4:45 pm by Volan bus liner.

Fare: EUR 79 per person. Children discount between 6-15 of age 50% (children under 6 years of age if they do not requires separate seats travel free).

One day tours to Vienna with combined tickets (hydrofoil and bus or train for back)

Departure from Budapest by hydrofoil liner of MAHART PassNave 9:00 am. and back from Vienna 7 pm. By Volanbus liner or by any scheduled international train from Vienna to Budapest.

Fare: (combination of train): EUR 116 per person extra fee for first class train: EUR 18 per person. Children’s discount between 4-14 years of age 50% (children under 4 years of age if they do not requires separate seats travel free).

Fare: (combination of bus): EUR 89 per person.

Information and ticket sales:
International Landing Stage Budapest
H-1056 Budapest, Belgrad rakpart.
Tel: + 36 1 484-4025 or +36 1 484-4010
Fax: +30 1 266-4201
E-mail: hydrofoil@mahartpassnave.hu
Web: www.mahartpassnave.hu

Hydrofoil Budapest Vienna Austria

The variety of airline tickets is offered by the travel agents in varied air fare rates. The Indian people are facilitated with all luxuries by indian airlines. The inhabitants of Hawaii island are facilitated with the hawaiian airlines, having luxury seats and reasonable airfares. The allegiant airlines offers its services for all sorts of passengers in various airfare rates.

If you’d like to travel outside to Budapest by public transport you can choose train, river ships and autobus (Bus) by Volanbus.  Volan or Volanbus the name of the bus transport company in Hungary.
There are four main Volanbus bus stations in Budapest.

Nepliget along the blue number 3 subway line this is also an international Volanbus station with EuroLines buses.

Stadionok along the red number 2 subway line this is right next to the Papp Laszlo Sportarena the biggest sport stadium in Budapest.

Etele ter this bus station currently do not have any subway connection but this will be the end of the under construction the number 4 subway line. Buses go to the Statue Park Budapest from here.
Arpad hid this station is along the blue number 3 subway line. If you want to go to the Danube Bend (Visegrad) or Szentendre, Esztergom you can go from here.

There are some more minor Volanbus stations like Szena ter in front of  the Mammut Mall Budapest. Nagyvard ter along the subway blue line 3.

Choose Volanbus to go other cities and villages in Hungary.