Azuad Razali: Hungary (Budapest)

الحمد لله, Berkat gigih menunggu akhirnya dapat jugak. Kali ini sy akan membawa anda ke salah satu destinasi yg sy sendiri tak pernah terpikir nak pi (over nau ayat so skema). Actually i have been selected for Europe Migration Project from DHL which is from my previous company. So mereka hantar for training almost 2 months .. that time happy gila kot.!! walau pun pi berkerja , sambil menyelam minum air, plus all the expenses has been provided by company in terms Flight ticket, accommodation, daily expenses and transport from hotel to office

About Hungary

Republic of Hungary, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, and the Visegrád Group.

Flight to get there from Kuala Lumpur

Since there is no direct flight from KL. So we need to fly via Amsterdam (transit to schiphol international airport), if u wish to go there u can search flight from Royal Dutch Airline (KLM), Qatar Airline (Doha Transit) or Lufthansa airlines (Frankfurt transit) , flew with KLM from KL mid night and arrived Amsterdam 5.00 am local time. almost 13 hrs in the flight serious shit, so damn bored !!. Then flew with KLM from Amsterdam to Budapest arrived 12 noon. My suggestion if you planning to visit Budapest , most cheaper flight is from Qatar Airline and had a promotion twice a year. No visa required for Malaysia Passport Holder

Accommodation
Disebab kan tempat tinggal pun dah di sediakan, i and my colleagues stayed in service apartment in Central of Budapest (Passage Apartment).http://www.centralpassageapartments.hu, kalau ikut rate per night is HUF 21780 - HUF 31036 (Hungary not using EUR) so around RM 330 -350 for 2 bedroom.

(Passage Apartment)

(In front of Passage Apartment)

Public Transport

Main public transport is Tram , Bus and Metro (connect the suburbs with the biggest transport hubs,numerous touristic highlights and central hotels), Info : Hungary has a very extensive public transportation system, especially in Budapest. Buses run from half past four in the morning until about 11 at night. Night buses run on the most frequented lines from 11 until 4 in the morning, so it is always possible to either go home at night or to substantially reduce taxi costs by taking public some part of the way.Never forget to purchase and validate a ticket because ticket controllers are plenty and can spot you as a foreigner from quite a distance. Tickets can be purchased at newspaper stands and special ticket offices at Metro stations

(Metro Map)

(Old Metro)

(New Tram)

(Old Tram)

Info : Single ticket Valid for one journey, transfer not allowed on buses and trams.HUF 400 = RM 5.87 if purchased from the driver (available on designated lines).One-day travel card Valid for 24 hours after purchase HUF 1550 = RM 22.75 or Budapest card allows you unlimited free travel in the city, and also gives you discounts at museums and restaurants. Two-day card HUF 6300 = RM 92.45, three-day card HUF 7500 = RM 110

Places have been visited

For the 1st weekend kite orang ambik Tour, itu pun manager yang suruh. but sangat mahal occay!! full day Tour is HUF 7950 = RM 117 we went to Esztergom (the small town played an important role in the establishment of the Hungarian state 1000 years ago), then ( the royal palace and have a lunch with a great panoramic view from the top of the hill), Szentendre (town which often called as Artists' Village)

(Esztergom)

(visegrád castle)

(Inside Castle)

(Szentendre)

(with my colleague)

(Szentendre)

(waiting my colleagues)

-2nd weekend kite org tak jalan kat hungary , we went to Rome (Italy) and Vienna (Austria) i will share with u guys for the next blog, but for the 3rd weekend , i meet my Hungarian friend, so he took me the best places and taught me how to cheat when we took tram ( its really funny!! i need not to pay for the ticket when i took tram).We want Hungary Parliament, Hungary bridge, Heroes’ Square and just walked until we tired