Frommer's Budapest and the Best of Hungary Book

	List of Maps	viii
	What's New in Budapest & Hungary	1
1	The Best of Budapest	5
1	The Best Little Adventures in Budapest	5
2	The Best Places to Enjoy a Sunset in Budapest	6
3	The Best Off-the-Beaten-Track Museums	6
4	The Best Places to Kill an Hour in Budapest	8
5	The Best Experiences Outside Budapest	8
6	The Best Hotels in Budapest	9
7	The Best Dining Bets in Budapest	10
2	Planning Your Trip to Budapest	11
1	Visitor Information	11
2	Entry Requirements & Customs	11
3	Money	13
	The Hungarian Forint	14
	What Things Cost in Budapest	17
4	When to Go	17
	Hungary Calendar of Events	18
5	Travel Insurance	20
6	Health & Safety	21
7	Specialized Travel Resources	22
8	Planning Your Trip Online	25
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	27
9	The 21st-Century Traveler	27
	Online Traveler's Toolbox	28
10	Getting There	29
11	Packages for the Independent Traveler	35
12	Escorted General-Interest Tours	36
13	Recommended Reading	37
3	Getting to Know Budapest	39
1	Orientation	39
	Hungarian Address Terms	41
	Neighborhoods in Brief	44
2	Getting Around	45
	Fast Facts: Budapest	54
4	Where to Stay in Budapest	64
1	The Inner City & Central Pest	66
2	Central Buda	72
3	The Castle District	75
4	Outer Pest	76
5	Obuda	78
6	The Buda Hills	78
7	Margaret Island	81
	Staying in Private Rooms	82
8	Youth Hostels	83
5	Where to Dine in Budapest	87
	The Check, Please: Paying Your Bill & Tips on Tipping	88
1	Restaurants by Cuisine	89
2	The Inner City & Central Pest	90
3	Beyond Central Pest	97
	Snacks on the Run	98
4	Central Buda	100
5	The Castle District	101
6	The Buda Hills	102
7	Northern Buda & Obuda	103
8	Traditional Coffeehouses	104
	Our Favorite Sweets	105
9	Cafes & Bistros	107
6	Exploring Budapest	108
	Suggested Itineraries	108
1	The Top Attractions	109
2	More Museums & Sights	118
	Where Have All the Statues Gone?	120
	Did You Know?	122
3	Parks, Gardens & Playgrounds	124
4	Especially for Kids	127
	Babszinhazak (Puppet Theaters)	130
5	For the Music Lover	130
6	Organized Tours	131
7	Spa Bathing & Swimming: Budapest's Most Popular Thermal Baths	133
	Taking in the Waters	135
8	Outdoor Activities & Sports	136
7	Strolling Around Budapest	138
Walking Tour 1	Pest's Inner City	138
Walking Tour 2	The Castle District	143
Walking Tour 3	Leopold Town & Theresa Town	148
Walking Tour 4	The Jewish District	153
Walking Tour 5	Taban & Watertown (Vizivaros)	156
8	Budapest Shopping	162
1	The Shopping Scene	163
2	Shopping A to Z	164
9	Budapest After Dark	175
1	The Performing Arts	176
	Music on a Summer's Eve	178
2	The Club Scene	179
3	The Bar Scene	180
4	Gay & Lesbian Bars	181
5	Hungarian Dance Houses	181
6	More Entertainment	182
10	The Danube Bend	183
1	Exploring the Danube Bend	183
2	Szentendre	184
3	Visegrad	189
4	Esztergom	190
	Primas-sziget: A Bridge over Troubled Waters	191
11	The Lake Balaton Region	194
1	Exploring the Lake Balaton Region	195
2	En Route to Lake Balaton: Veszprem	196
	Herend: Home of Hungary's Finest Porcelain	199
3	The Tihany Peninsula	200
4	Szigliget	201
5	Keszthely	201
	An Excursion to the Thermal Lake in Heviz	202
6	Lake Balaton's Southern Shore	204
12	Northeastern Hungary: Traveling into the Hills	205
1	Holloko: A Preserved Paloc Village	205
2	Eger	206
	An Excursion to Bukk National Park	210
3	Aggtelek: An Entrance to the Caves	211
13	Southern Hungary: The Great Plain & the Mecsek Hills	212
1	The 2,000-Year-Old City of Pecs	212
2	Kecskemet	218
3	Bugac & the Puszta	220
4	Szeged: Hungary's Spice Capital	221
Appendix A	Help with a Tough Tongue	227
1	Menu Terms	227
2	Basic Phrases & Vocabulary	229
Appendix B	Hungarian Cuisine	232
	Index	234
	General Index	234
	Accommodations Index	241
	Restaurant Index	242