Anyone been to Budapest ?

[deftron]

How's the weather there?

 

[Goosemaster]

Kind of Herpes....

 

[paulney]

Pretty much like in the rest of eastern Europe. I was there in late autumn, and was walking around in a leather jacket and a shirt.
It was raining frequently, though.

 

[amol]

okay-ish

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: paulney
Pretty much like in the rest of eastern Europe. I was there in late autumn, and was walking around in a leather jacket and a shirt.
It was raining frequently, though.

sounds nice.

 

[deftron]

Do they sell tacos ?

 

[jadinolf]

Paulney has it right.

I was there in '85 during the commie days. Quite an experience.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: deftron
Do they sell tacos ?

probably tacos and tossed salads

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: deftron
Do they sell tacos ?

probably tacos and tossed salads

Lots of paprika, believe me.

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: deftron
How's the weather there?

In general?

Four seasons, hot summer (sometimes 30-40C or more at noon), cold winter (-5C at the moment, but -20C is normal as well).
Dry continental climate, less than 600mm yearly rainfall. Snow falls every winter.

 

[jonmullen]

bump I would like to know too I am going this summer

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
bump I would like to know too I am going this summer

It can get quite hot in the summer, you can expect anywhere between 20-45C during the day in July. Nights are usually warm as well, after a hot day, the air temperature might remain pretty high (20-25C). The mean temperature in July is ~22C.

Of course, it is entirely possible that you will arrive in a rainy, chilly period, but the temps rarely drop below 20C in June/July/August in daytime and we don't get a lot of rain (apart from the occasional early summer rains which sometimes induce smaller floods in the east). Minor hailstorms occour almost every year, mostly in April/May or in the winter.

Thanks to global warming, summers are getting dryer and hotter every year.

 

[5ayle]

i've never met a ruder pest

 

[DaFinn]

Beutiful city, I recommend to all who are thinking of going there!

 

[DainBramaged]

I have killed people there in Hitman: Contracts. It was cool. Nice city.

 

[AnyMal]

Hungarian girls are top notch :thumbsup:

 

[luv2chill]

Was there in August 2000 backpacking. It was pretty warm--though not as bad as Rome (where I had been the week prior). It was well worth seeing though. Even though there aren't a ton of non-tourist English-speakers, most everyone was very friendly and helpful. And it is a beautiful city (well, at least Buda is... Pest is the "industrial" sector). And despite the ever-growing influence of Western culture, you will still see a glimpse of the East's influence there, as well as remnants of the commie era.

I know you just asked about the weather... sorry for the tangent. The weather was absolutely tolerable in my experience--nothing special.

l2c

 

[Hyperblaze]

All I know is that they make rather interesting adult rated videos there!

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
Hungarian girls are top notch :thumbsup:

***Confirmed***