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	Favorite Little Adventures	5
2	The Best Places to Enjoy a Sunset	6
3	Favorite Off-the-Beaten-Track Museums	6
4	Favorite Places to Kill an Hour	8
5	Favorite Experiences Outside of Budapest	9
6	Best Hotel Bets	9
7	Best Dining Bets	10
2	Planning Your Trip to Budapest	12
1	Visitor Information & Entry Requirements	12
2	Money	13
	The Hungarian Forint	15
	What Things Cost in Budapest	16
3	When to Go	17
	Hungary Calendar of Events	17
4	Health & Insurance	19
5	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	21
6	Getting There	24
	What You Can Carry On--And What You Can't	25
7	Planning Your Trip Online	29
8	Recommended Reading	31
3	Getting to Know Budapest	33
1	Orientation	33
	Hungarian Address Terms	36
	Neighborhoods in Brief	38
2	Getting Around	39
	Fast Facts: Budapest	48
4	Where to Stay in Budapest	56
1	The Inner City & Central Pest	57
2	Central Buda	63
3	The Castle District	67
4	Outer Pest	68
5	Obuda	70
6	The Buda Hills	71
7	Margaret Island	73
8	Youth Hostels	74
	Staying in Private Rooms	74
5	Where to Dine in Budapest	79
	The Check, Please: Tips on Tipping	80
1	Restaurants by Cuisine	81
2	The Inner City & Central Pest	82
3	Beyond Central Pest	90
4	Central Buda	91
	Snacks on the Run	92
5	The Castle District	94
6	The Buda Hills	95
7	Northern Buda & Obuda	96
8	Traditional Coffeehouses	97
9	Cafes & Bistros	99
	Our Favorite Sweets	99
6	Exploring Budapest	101
	Suggested ltineraries	101
1	The Top Attractions	102
2	More Museums & Sights	111
	Where Have All the Statues Gone?	112
	Did You Know?	115
3	Parks, Gardens & Playgrounds	116
4	Especially for Kids	119
5	For the Music Lover	122
	Babszinhazak (Puppet Theaters)	122
6	Organized Tours	123
7	Spa Bathing & Swimming: Budapest's Most Popular Thermal Baths	125
8	Outdoor Activities & Sports	128
7	Strolling Around Budapest	130
Walking Tour 1	Pest's Inner City	130
Walking Tour 2	The Castle District	135
Walking Tour 3	Leopold Town & Theresa Town	140
Walking Tour 4	The Jewish District	145
	Taban & Watertown	148
Walking Tour 5	(Vizivaros)	148
8	Budapest Shopping	154
1	The Shopping Scene	155
2	Shopping A to Z	156
9	Budapest After Dark	167
1	The Performing Arts	168
	Music on a Summer's Eve	170
2	The Club Scene	171
3	The Bar Scene	172
4	Gay & Lesbian Bars	172
5	Hungarian Dance Houses	173
6	More Entertainment	173
10	The Danube Bend	175
1	Exploring the Danube Bend	175
2	Szentendre	176
3	Visegrad	181
4	Esztergom	182
	Primas-sziget: A Bridge over Troubled Waters	183
11	The Lake Balaton Region	186
1	Exploring the Lake Balaton Region	186
2	En Route to Lake Balaton: Veszprem	187
3	The Tihany Peninsula	191
	Herend: Home of Hungary's Finest Porcelain	191
4	Szigliget	192
5	Keszthely	193
	An Excursion to the Thermal Lake in Heviz	194
6	Lake Balaton's Southern Shore	195
12	Northeastern Hungary: Traveling into the Hills	196
1	Holloko: A Preserved Paloc Village	196
2	Eger	197
3	Aggtelek: An Entrance to the Caves	201
	An Excursion to Bukk National Park	201
13	Southern Hungary: The Great Plain & the Mecsek Hills	203
1	The 2,000-Year-Old City of Pecs	203
2	Kecskemet	209
3	Bugac & the Puszta	211
4	Szeged: Hungary's Spice Capital	212
Appendix A	Budapest, the Heart of Hungary	218
1	The City Today	218
	Dateline	219
2	A Look at the Past	219
3	Paprika, Pastry & Palinka: Hungarian Cuisine	229
Appendix B	Help with a Tough Tongue	232
1	Menu Terms	232
2	Basic Phrases & Vocabulary	234
	Index	237
	General Index	237
	Accommodations Index	243
	Restaurant Index	243
	Coffeehouses & Cafes Index	244