Budapest - Buda Side - Chain Bridge and Royal Palace Area
Budapest - Buda Side - Old Town and Gellert Hill
Budapest - Pest Side - Parliament
Budapest - Pest Side - Landmarks
Budapest - Pest Side - Architecture
Outside of Budapest
Prague - Old Town Square
Prague - Old Town Landmarks
Prague - Old Town Architecture
Prague - Jewish Quarter
Prague - Charles Bridge
Prague Castle
Prague - St Vitus Cathedral
Prague - St Nicholas Cathedral
Prague - From Vltava River
Prague - New Town
Prague - Art and Jewelry Shopping
Budapest and Prague Tourist Tips
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Don't get caught in the subway scam!
"Scam" may not be quite the right word, but I can guarantee that you'll be plenty mad if you get caught like I did. In the US, you enter most subway systems via a turnstile - you have to insert your ticket in order to enter.In Budapest and Prague (and I assume other European cities), you just walk right in, there is no turnstile to pass through. It is very easy to miss the ticket punch machine off to the side - and unless someone's told you about it, you probably will.
Then - at least in Prague - when you get off at your stop and exit the station, you may be stopped by an inspector who will fine you about $50 because you didn't get your ticket punched! I consider this outrageous. They should either install turnstiles or put up enormous STOP HERE - PUNCH TICKET signs. Otherwise, naive tourists like me are sitting ducks!
Budapest Hotel and Restaurants
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Prague Hotel and Restaurants
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