Days: 14 days

Time: July

Per capita: 23000 yuan

With whom: parents and children

Play: free travel, humanities, food, petty bourgeoisie

The author went to these places

Hungary

Czech Republic

Austria

Slovakia

Budapest

Bragg

Halstadt

Vienna

Bratislava

Hero Square

Liberty Hill

the danube

Chain bridge

Castle Hill

Elisabeth Bridge

Old town

Published on September 17, 2014 12:21

The Eastern Europe mentioned here is not the geographical location of Eastern Europe, but the western countries used to call the former socialist countries or the Soviet plate Eastern Europe. We went to the capitals of Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia, plus two beautiful towns. Specifically, Budapest, Prague, krylorov (CK town), halstadt, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest have a journey of nearly 1100 km. Here's the capital first, and the next one is the town. Let's start with a one sentence comment:

The most exquisite and beautiful capital: Prague, Czech Republic

The most amazing Town: halstadt

The latest beauty: Budapest, Hungary (the economic downturn leads to many old buildings in disrepair and dilapidated). After listening to Hungarian Rhapsody, I was thinking about what kind of nation it is, how enthusiastic and unrestrained it is. In my mind, this should be a horse race with galloping horses.

There is a big contrast between the bright train and the broken wall inside. It's like the beauty of twilight, which makes people sad

The town with the most traditional historical feeling: CK town

The most grand, classical capital: Vienna

The Youngest Capital: Bratislava

Let's take a look at two photos of Hungary

1、 Preparation

Although there are many websites and strategies, there are still many things to prepare for traveling abroad, especially for free travel. And a lot of things will make you feel insecure. Especially this trip was delayed by other things, so I hesitated to go. When it started, it was already mid June. Then my biggest fear is that I don't have time. Because the visa has not been processed, let alone other itineraries, and my husband's holiday is from July 19 to August 1. So hurry to do a visa, began to look for intermediary company agent, looking for Ctrip, people say time is too short, they need at least 45 working days. Find Tongcheng, they agreed to do it at first, but when my Notarial Certificate came out, they told me that it might be too late to do it for me, so they put me out there all of a sudden. It's really irritating. I have no choice but to bite my teeth and do it myself. Also became, saved an agency fee.

Because Hungary is also a Schengen country, the visa processing process is the same as that of Germany and other countries. Basically, there are several steps. However, Hungary does not accept direct delivery of materials. You need to make an appointment by express delivery and e-mail:

1. Notarization, including the notarization of the child's birth certificate (go to the notary office and tell the notary to apply for the Schengen visa, they all know the standard format)

2. Notarization

3. Insurance

4. Express information

5. Email confirmation and appointment

6. Interview

7. Get the visa.

I'm at Dongfang notary office, 660 Fengyang road. I can make an appointment by telephone at 62154848 in advance. The required information includes household register, ID card, marriage certificate, child's birth certificate and photo. The original copy of the above should be notarized last week.

After you get the notarization certificate, you need to apply for foreign affairs certification. This is the requirement of a new beginning. I didn't go to Germany in 11 years. After getting the notarial certificate from the notary office, you can go directly to do it. The location is on the second floor of the side door of Guidu Hotel, Urumqi Road, Yan'an Road. There are a lot of people waiting in line. There is a break at noon, so leave enough time. It takes 10 working days to get out. If it's fast, you can pay the urgent fee.

Insurance: buy cheap also 30 yuan a day (14 days), we buy the Western Union is more expensive, 3 people more than 1400.

Then begin to prepare the visa information（ In addition to the notarial certificate and insurance policy mentioned above, you should also prepare your own passport (valid for more than 6 months), 2-inch (3.5cmx4.5cm) white background color photos in the past 6 months, which must be consistent (the name should be written in pencil on the back of the photo), household register, ID card, marriage certificate, etc. In addition, it is necessary to make advance orders for air tickets and hotels (Ctrip can handle them), visa application form (which can be downloaded from the website later), asset certificate and on-the-job certificate of the company. You can choose real estate certificate as proof of assets. In addition, Hungary also needs a three-month fixed deposit of at least 50000 yuan per person. The proof of service is an English letter. Provide the basic template as shown in the figure. This is a school for children. For adults, it should be changed to the name of the work unit, plus the monthly salary. The following should be signed and sealed by the personnel manager of the unit. The principal of the child signed and sealed.

All information collected, a copy, express delivery to the Hungarian consulate in Shanghai, and email appointment interview time. You can have a look on the Internet http://shanghai.hungary-china.com/ 。 Special attention should be paid to the fact that the address of the Hungarian consulate in Shanghai has been moved to Pudong, 1501 Century Avenue (Xiangcheng intersection). Many websites are still the old address of Guangdong Road. Remember!

Then you will be informed by phone to have an interview. On the day of the interview, please bring all the original documents and the visa fee (you have to go to the designated bank to pay it yourself, like China Merchants Bank on Century Avenue, the amount is about 535 yuan per person). What are you doing? Or why to choose Hungary tourism, or itinerary arrangement, etc. Don't worry about the language, there are translators nearby. But we should pay attention to one thing, that is, they interview each person separately, unlike their counterparts in Germany. Several people talk together, and they are in a closed small room. Therefore, if several people go together, the itinerary should be unified in advance. Do not contradict each other, and let the interviewer have other bad ideas.

Two more pictures of Prague in Czech Republic for friends who like pictures

After the interview, we waited for 4 days, and our visa arrived by express. I was busy on Ctrip and began to book air tickets and hotels. The ticket is Russian air, which is cheaper, and there is no need to apply for a visa at the airport. But the price is more than 3000 higher than when I made the reservation, so I want to tell my friends that the visa must be 4 months to 6 months ahead of time. In this way, I won't panic and I can save a lot of money. The hotel was also ordered by Ctrip. I also saw booking.com. The price of booking.com was cheaper, about 10-20 yuan, but it was convenient for Ctrip to communicate with each other, so it was decided by Ctrip in the end.

2、 Here we go

On July 8, I received the long-awaited express delivery (all Hungarian visa are express delivery), and got the long-awaited visa. It's very close to the time when I applied to leave. I made a brief introduction. Fortunately, none of our family is a scenic spot controller. We want to experience a different life when we go to Europe, so we don't have any scenic spots that we must go to. It belongs to the walking type. Although we are in a hurry, fortunately we have Ctrip, so we quickly book air tickets and hotels. The only thing we worry about is the journey from Prague to CK Town, and then to halstadt and Vienna. Because it spans different countries, there is no high-speed railway or direct bus. After checking a lot of strategies, we finally get it done. I will share the simplest method for you later. Then we set out.

I arrived at Pudong Airport at more than 10 pm on July 18. Another important thing to tell you is that you'd better check in on the website of Russian Airlines as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a long line on the spot, and we'll have to wait for more than an hour. If you choose seats on the Internet and have a separate window for shipping, you can do it quickly.

Three people just order luggage, and a trick is to take some semi-old clothes, buy a new one and throw it away. The underwear is old. In the second half of the journey, you don't need to wash it, just throw it away.

Pudong airport departure, because it is a midnight flight, there are few people here

Russian Airlines is the cheapest at present, but the service is really average. Hot tea and hot coffee are hard to get. There are few snacks. The only advantage is to give children gifts, such as jigsaw puzzles, small paintbrushes and small eye masks, which are very popular with children. But for me, this journey is very painful. First, there was a tour group from Shanghai to Russia. Among the 40 or so people, there were two or three families who went together. They yelled all the way, but they didn't get quiet. In addition, because we were late in the queue, when we got to check in, we asked three people to be together in the last row, which was close to the toilet, so it was also a row. Therefore, I would like to remind you to go to the Internet to confirm your seats in advance. It is very important to have a good seat for this kind of long-distance plane.

Turn for the better

After flying for more than ten hours, we arrived at Moscow airport. It's being renovated (mainly to increase the area of the shopping mall). So the signs are messy, so be very careful. However, a Chinese sign was found at the corner. According to the sign, there were only two windows in the transit visa area, so they lined up for a while.

Looking out of the window, I feel the sunshine is very good. I think the air quality is also good.

In order to prevent ourselves from forgetting the gate, we took the display card on our mobile phone

See, China's purchasing power is really impressive.

All kinds of shops

Some restaurants don't accept euro, just rubles. But this family does. Especially in the central area of the terminal area, the shops there charge euro.

After eating and drinking, wait for the plane.

By 11:00, we got on the plane from Moscow to Budapest. 737. The flight took more than three hours.

Budapest, a romantic country

Hungary was first known because of the famous poet pedophil. His well-known poem I would like to be a torrent: "I would like to be a torrent... As long as my lover is a small fish, swimming happily in my waves; I would like to be a barren forest... As long as my lover is a bird, nesting and singing among my dense branches; I would like to be a ruin... As long as my lover is a green ivy vine, climbing up along my desolate forehead intimately... "Let me know that there is such a country. Later, after listening to Hungarian Rhapsody, I was thinking about what kind of nation it is, how enthusiastic and unrestrained it is. In my mind, this should be a horse race with galloping horses.

When the plane landed at Budapest Airport, it was found that the airport was so small that it was not as good as that of the provincial capital city in China. The arrival hall is on the first floor and the departure hall is on the second floor. There is no information desk, only the information column. Four telephones are installed on four sides of a column. There are many details beside the telephone, which is probably the extension of the inquiry.

Hungarian is a small language, and ordinary people's English communication is difficult, so I suggest you print out the address of the relevant hotel, so as to seek help.

From the airport to the city, a taxi costs about 15 euros. Go out of the gate of the waiting hall, turn left and walk for a short distance. There is a small pavilion with taxi sign. After telling the dispatcher your address, they will give you a note. When the car comes, just get in and give the note to the driver.

Get in the car. We're going to town. Take a look at the scenery all the way

There are many places to rent bicycles, which are very environmentally friendly

There are only two lanes on the expressway, but we all follow the rules.

We got to the hotel in half an hour. Meijingge Hotel ordered by Ctrip. It's a great hotel, affordable, and there's no charge for children's extra bed and breakfast. This is rare in Eastern Europe. In many hotels in Eastern Europe, children and adults have one room. Even if there is no extra bed, children over 3 years old will have to charge more than 50 euros. Remember, if the number of people living in Eastern Europe room is double room, you must ask whether you can add people, even children, otherwise the hotel has the right to call the police.

The hotel is a renovation of the old building, with beautiful facade, magnificent walking stairs and splendid atrium restaurant. The only regret is that limited by the old building, the room area is relatively small.

My son looked out of the window at the clear blue sky

The waiting area in the lobby is simple and practical

In the afternoon, I went to the nearby hotel to have a rest and get jet lag. Of course, the most important thing is to run the hotel inside and outside

The facade of the hotel is very beautiful

A building surrounded by all sides ensures that every room can have daylight

The marble fire stairs are absolutely magnificent

The atrium on the first floor, covered with stained glass, became a restaurant.

The hotel is opposite the subway line 2, there are several bus stops, the traffic is very convenient.

Budapest's public transportation is very developed. Some major scenic spots, such as Hero Square, fisherman's castle, free mountain and hot spring, can be reached by subway. And it's not crowded at all.

And there are many kinds of subway tickets, one-day tickets, three-day tickets, single ticket, round-trip tickets, and family tickets for our two adults with children. Our family (two big and one small) fare 1350 forint. Don't be afraid, the legal tender of Hungary is forint, and the exchange rate with euro is 1 euro = 305-310 forint. So in Budapest, we basically charge 10000 yuan for a meal.

This is not the biggest denomination. When we bought bus tickets, we changed a 10000 yuan ticket.

But I want to remind you that Budapest is very tricky in this respect. Taxi drivers and some hotels can charge you euro, but the exchange rate is only 1 euro = 270 forint. Even if the regular exchange shop, there is a big price difference. Because we set a tune for this trip, that is to try our best to try the life of the local people, so we chose airplanes, buses, subways, high-speed railways and buses. But at the bus terminus and the high-speed railway station, they were killed. The bus terminus of the European express line is only 275, and the high-speed railway is even more pitiful. It's 245.

Or back to the subway, there are three Budapest subway lines: red line, yellow line and blue line. The yellow line to Hero Square was built in 1896, which seems to be the second subway in Europe. Here is a reminder:

When you get tickets into the subway, you must punch holes in the ticket machine. Otherwise, if there is no hole in the back of the ticket, it will be treated as ticket evasion.

Subway tickets need to be punched

Metro staff

The car is old but not crowded

The elevator out of the ground is very long and steep. It must be very exciting to shoot police and bandit films.

Around, we found an old shop to start our dinner. It's romantic that we have piano accompaniment. So in the elegant piano sound, I started western food.

The hotel lobby is very empty

See, there's the pianist in the attic

The bun before the meal is very attractive

Hungarian beef soup, must eat. The pronunciation of the local language is similar to "teacher Gu"

It's a hotel and a hotel. It's like 17 years old.

Next, I will introduce the scenes of Budapest one by one in the order I like

Night view of the Danube

The Danube River, known as the mother river of Europe, winds its way and divides Budapest into two parts. Both sides of Budapest are undoubtedly the brightest pearl on the Danube River. When the lights are on, the Danube River in Budapest shows incomparable beauty.

Chain bridge and Buda Castle

Overlooking the Capitol building, it is more beautiful than in the daytime

You can choose to be a cruise ship and enjoy the beautiful night view of Budapest from the Danube River. We found it in the Budapest brochure we got from the hotel, a Hungarian folk song and dance performance, a night tour of the Danube and a buffet on the boat. I feel good. I enjoy the sight, hearing and taste.

The dim sum was delicious. I didn't cut corners because I was on a cruise ship.

Of course, walking on the street, you can enjoy another kind of beauty

The chain bridge of vicissitudes

Lianzi bridge was built in 1839 and completed in 1849. It is the oldest and most magnificent bridge among the nine bridges connecting Buda and Perth. From north to south, the nine bridges in Budapest are: new Perth railway bridge - Arpad bridge - Margit bridge - Chain Bridge - Elizabeth Bridge - freedom bridge - pedofi bridge - rajmanush bridge - essegoth railway bridge.

The chain bridge is the first permanent building to truly connect the two cities of Perth and Buda. Just as tower bridge is a symbol of London, chain bridge has been a symbol of Budapest for many years.

During the Second World War, in order to consolidate their fortress on Castle Hill, the German army bombed all the bridges. After reconstruction after the war, the chain bridge was reopened in 1949.

There are two lion sculptures at each end of the bridge, which were designed by Hungarian designer jnos schulek in 1850. The claws of the four lions hold the two sides tightly, symbolizing Budapest's close connection.

The strong and heavy feeling is unforgettable.

Liberty Hill

Liberty hill is the highest point in Budapest, 235 meters above sea level. Because the mountain has a symbol of freedom and peace of the goddess, so named. Standing on the mountain, you can have a bird's-eye view of the whole city. It has a different kind of beauty, especially the winding Danube River at the foot of the mountain and the famous chain bridge and Elizabethan bridge. Under the background of blue sky and white clouds, it is very beautiful.

There is a water curtain wall at the foot of the mountain, which brings us the coolness in the high temperature of more than 30 degrees

Up the steps

The path in the woods is very quiet

The back of the goddess

This symbol fights evil

This one here symbolizes progress

From a bird's-eye view of Budapest, the chain bridge is farther away, and the Elizabethan bridge is closer.

Elisabeth Bridge

At the foot of liberty hill is the white Elizabeth Bridge. The main span of the bridge is 290 meters and the total length is 380 meters. Because of its pure white body, the bridge is known as the most elegant bridge on the Danube River. The local Chinese call it white bridge for short. The white bridge was built in memory of Queen Elizabeth, Queen of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Queen Elizabeth may be strange to you, but his other name, Princess Sisi, should be a household name in China.

There is also a small garden beside the bridge on this side of Buda. There is a statue of the queen in the garden. Princess Sisi loved Hungary all her life. In the process of the establishment of the Austro Hungarian Empire, as the queen, she played an important role in eliminating the contradiction between the two nations and fighting for the interests of the Hungarian nobles. So it is loved by Hungarian people.

Strolling in the old city

In 1987, UNESCO listed Budapest's 60 hectares of land on both sides of the Danube River between margite island and liberty bridge as a world cultural heritage site. In 2002, UNESCO added Andr á ssy ú T, hero's Square and Millennium Monument (H & # 337; sö k tere a Millenniumi emlékmű Vel), Art Museum (SZ é PM & #369; V é szeti m ú zeumal, exhibition hall (M & #369; Csarnok) and Millennium F & ouml; Ldalatti vas ú T) is also listed in the world cultural heritage. So if you stroll around the old city, you will get a lot. Like the coffee houses along the Danube, the old buildings on andrash street, and the market in the square in the evening, people forget to go back.

A variety of handmade products

In the evening, the square is full of places to have a drink.

But the place I recommend most is in Perth on the Danube River. There are all kinds of bars and restaurants for you to choose from. You can overlook the fisherman's castle on the other side of the Danube River, liberty hill, the buildings with different styles, the light rail and the beautiful men and women sitting on the dining table. The scenery is good, the taste is good, and the price is not expensive. It's definitely a good choice.

All kinds of restaurants, good atmosphere and delicious food deeply attracted me

Here comes Dingdang

Europeans are really relaxed.

My favorite Hungarian drink is often fruit, aerated water, or fresh juice. No pigment, no sugar or flavors. It's light, but healthy.

In addition, you can roam the streets, look at sculptures, buildings and churches. Of course, you can also go to other scenic spots, such as taking the yellow line of the subway to Hero Square, and then taking a hot spring. Further away, you can also go to St. Andrea town or Barton lake.

If there is enough time, I suggest to see a Hungarian folk song and dance show. That night, we watched Hungarian violin playing and folk songs and dances in Danube palace. I was surprised, first, by the splendor of the concert hall, and second, by how Hungarians could play such a symphony with a few violins. Of course, the enthusiasm of Hungarian traditional songs and dances also amazes me.

In a word, Budapest is a good place to walk slowly and freely. And as a European tourist city, the price is still relatively low.

The above are all taken by walking on the streets of Budapest with mobile phones. Each building has its own characteristics in terms of structure, facade, color and decoration.

The high-speed railway station in Budapest, I think, is the most important one to explain today's Hungary. Beauty and depression coexist.