How to Travel in HUNGARY & How Much Things Cost

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  • čas přidán 25. 07. 2023
  • In this video I spend a day traveling in Hungary from Gyor to Sopron and show you how much things cost.
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Komentáře • 298

  • @AlexAlex-zv7fc
    @AlexAlex-zv7fc Před 11 měsíci +6

    As a Hungarian, I was upset that no one in London spoke Hungarian. I tried the younger age group, but neither did they.

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem +1

      Right! He only speaks English in his mother tongue, as if there is only one language in the world! Then he realizes he doesn't. - Hungarian writer

  • @yugoslavia1991
    @yugoslavia1991 Před rokem +8

    Love Hungary from Croatia 🇭🇷

  • @petefraser3013
    @petefraser3013 Před rokem +9

    The town/city is so clean.

  • @ivonahofman8457
    @ivonahofman8457 Před rokem +12

    Sopron seems like a very nice town with beautiful architecture and is absolutely spotless.

  • @zzz-ce7qc
    @zzz-ce7qc Před rokem +12

    I have been sick for three years and you would not believe how much l look forward to your travel adventures... I love the way you explain everything and give historical facts and information wherever you are.. Thank you for your videos... They take me to places around the world that l doubt l would be able to see on my own even though l loved to travel before...

  • @Kittensinurface
    @Kittensinurface Před rokem +4

    If you visit Eger, Hungary, please let me know. I'm an American, been living in Hungary for the past 20 years. Would be more than happy to show you around our beautiful historic town.

    • @juvede21
      @juvede21 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Eger is one of the bests! :)

  • @Johndoe10007
    @Johndoe10007 Před rokem +5

    I’ve been living in Budapest for 3 months , awesome place

  • @kgrace1459
    @kgrace1459 Před rokem +13

    You should go to Balaton, it's the peak season!

  • @rerunplaya532
    @rerunplaya532 Před rokem +5

    The jazz music along with historical story of area then ending with great 🍻 beer and food!?. No one does it better then Gab. Cheers! Great video❤️. This was a good one. Makes me hungry for Hungary.

  • @laszlomeszaros7162
    @laszlomeszaros7162 Před rokem +19

    Hi Gabriel, I’m glad you made it to Sopron and Győr. This is the part of Hungary where I am from, but now I live in Calgary. I been watching your videos since you were in Columbia and enjoying all your adventures. The beer you had in the restaurant is actually a local beer made in Sopron.
    I can’t wait to see where else you go in Hungary.

    • @irenevondee9565
      @irenevondee9565 Před 11 měsíci

      Would be very happy if u can be my penpal cause would love to visit ur country someday

  • @ttkk6099
    @ttkk6099 Před rokem +6

    It is actually "sister language" to Finnish. Even though they do not seem similar at all

  • @Rafa_Llamazares
    @Rafa_Llamazares Před rokem +14

    I like how relax you are when things get a little difficult. Thank you for the vid Gabe.

    • @horseplop9
      @horseplop9 Před rokem +1

      I think he kinda likes the challenge. I do to personally

  • @joydeeproy1580
    @joydeeproy1580 Před rokem +12

    Remember a country is judged by the beer it offers to weary travellers

  • @random.oddities
    @random.oddities Před rokem +4

    64 degrees in summer sounds grrrreat!

  • @bastianfromkwhbsn8498
    @bastianfromkwhbsn8498 Před rokem +8

    You should visit Keszthely and Lake Balaton (largest freshwater lake in Europe) and if you have the time the castle in Sümeg (next to where I live). All within less than 100miles from Györ.

    • @Ojstra
      @Ojstra Před rokem +4

      To me personally, the best part of the Lake Balaton shores was in Tihany and Balatonfüred, such amazing towns. But I also have a nice memory from the underground lake boat ride in Tapolca (named Tapolcai tavasbarlang).

    • @frankexplores4794
      @frankexplores4794 Před rokem +4

      Agreed, Lake Balaton is a must see. If you visit only one place, choose Tihany. The town itself is extremely touristy but there are hiking trails with phenomenal views on the peninsula.
      By the way, Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe only. In Eastern and Northern Europe, there are at least 40 lakes with larger surface area. But that does not make this unique lake less spectacular.

  • @Ojstra
    @Ojstra Před rokem +17

    This trip to Hungary is surely a challenge to Gabriel as he doesn't speak Hungarian or German, in fact he speaks only English (and a little bit of Spanish). But it seems that at the beginning, even this barrier can be somehow broken, just like in Albania and some other countries before. So keep it up, good job, it is interesting trip in some way. Sopron also looks like a nice city, no doubt.

    • @horseplop9
      @horseplop9 Před rokem +1

      ​@maruiacancer63 months later hows it going?

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +1

      @maruiacancer6
      You need a very agressive treatement, especially in the beginning..9 series of injections every 3 weeks in the beginning, then surgery in order to remove the tumor, and then continue chemo treatement..
      Hysterectomie could be another option...
      May you get over it , wishing you a complete recovery !
      .

  • @lestravel_au
    @lestravel_au Před rokem +7

    You should make a stop in the ancient ex capital city called Székesfehérvár tons of history and nice city trains go often from Budapest South or “Déli Pályaudvar “

  • @usbankusa
    @usbankusa Před rokem +3

    Thanks for the tour to the place where not many travelers would visit.

  • @marafarnham595
    @marafarnham595 Před rokem +10

    Gabriel, you always figure it out 😅 very seasoned traveler! 😎☺❤

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před rokem +3

      Yes, but somebody needs to tell him Google maps can show him public transport details! 😂

  • @hugo7506
    @hugo7506 Před rokem +6

    Gabriel, you should try and use Google translate, I always type it out and then let them read, this seems to work the best verses trying the verbal version.

  • @isamaaltaein8672
    @isamaaltaein8672 Před rokem +5

    Hi Gabe, thank you for showing us beautiful city. Good food and affordable. We are waiting next video. Chaos

  • @davidjames3787
    @davidjames3787 Před rokem +4

    At 13.46 some of those street names were German as well as Hungarian.

  • @AkosDobrontei
    @AkosDobrontei Před rokem +1

    Glad you figured it out, you also passed through my hometown which is Csorna.

  • @seba117
    @seba117 Před rokem +6

    Gabriel, as a beer lover you are in the right region of Europe / the world - Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic... Beer heaven.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před rokem +2

      Seriously.

    • @davedeal9152
      @davedeal9152 Před rokem +3

      @@GabrielTravelerVideos You win, Gabe. Great day, great food. Your sound design is rapidly improving. Very smooth now. Happy travs!

  • @tad27612
    @tad27612 Před rokem +9

    When i was in Hungary, almost nobody spoke English but almost everyone spoke German, so I was fine. My high school German teacher was from Salzburg, where you just were.

    • @Ojstra
      @Ojstra Před rokem +5

      Maybe in the west of the country in towns (especially Lake Balaton and its shore towns, also border towns like Sopron), but east and countryside are still different, there even German is not spoken so much and Hungarian is dominant. But yes, at Lake Balaton, German is a tourist lingua franca, that's why it also relaxed me a lot there as I speak German, too.

    • @danielaamritha340
      @danielaamritha340 Před rokem +2

      Around Lake Balaton, some years ago, it was like a Hungarian kind of Mallorca for Germans, many living permanently around the lake bcz it used to be cheap. Seem, it has changed right now, means, no longer being so cheap...

    • @andraskleistenes8586
      @andraskleistenes8586 Před rokem +1

      @@danielaamritha340 Yes, you are right! Hungary is not a cheap country unfortunatelly. One thing is war inflation, other thing is the the wrong politics... Among EU countries the highest inflation is in Hungary

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +1

      ​@@andraskleistenes8586
      Russians best friends.. 😊

    • @myvicariouslife4012
      @myvicariouslife4012 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Guten tag aus amerika

  • @hamhari6921
    @hamhari6921 Před rokem +7

    I was in Budapest it is Amzing city

  • @Jose-ht2lw
    @Jose-ht2lw Před rokem +2

    What a nice place, calm, quiet and not bussing with tourist.

  • @janakotrcova2790
    @janakotrcova2790 Před rokem +3

    You manage difficulties with incredible ease,you know how to deal with people,I respect you.

  • @emilymary1436
    @emilymary1436 Před rokem +8

    Beautiful cities! It's really neat to see more of Hungary. I really want to see Hungary and Romania one day.

    • @horseplop9
      @horseplop9 Před rokem

      ​@maruiacancer6hey your in every comment

  • @filimontamas
    @filimontamas Před rokem +4

    Huge thanks for popularizing Sporon, one of the nicest town in the country. However you totally missed the best places and sights, unfortunately. Fun fact: i only visited that same restaurant once, but we were sitting at the very same table.😅

  • @tamaslukacs3173
    @tamaslukacs3173 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hi!
    Little Hungarian language lesson 😀
    Vasútállomás = railway station.
    vágány = track
    Peron = platform.
    In railways, it is customary to specify the track number. Since you can only get on the train from one side, this does not cause any problems in finding a seat. The platforms are designed accordingly.
    There are some that can only be used from one side, but there are also some that can be used on both sides.
    You pronounced Győr very well. For English speakers, gy is usually a problem.
    The ny soft n. I think it is the same as the Spanish ñ,
    The bus and train fares are the same, as kilometer-based pricing is a state regulation.
    The difference arises from the length of the route.

  • @Animadroids
    @Animadroids Před rokem +4

    Switzerland prices scared you off. You bring this matter up since matterhorn video. I would have felt exactly the same and its the reason i have avoided mykonos, being from Greece myself. Wishing you budget but rewarding trips. Enjoying your casual and in promptu travel style. Keep it up

  • @calebtravel5629
    @calebtravel5629 Před rokem +3

    I truly love your videos man and you where my big inspiration to travel. I’ve been to 13 countries so far and plan on visiting many more. Your videos are always my go to when I want to see or know something about a country. I recently went to Finland in late May and before I went I looked up to see if you had any videos over Finland and of course you did. Your videos are always very helpful and you do such a good job showing each country.

  • @ryanpatrickpreston
    @ryanpatrickpreston Před rokem +3

    25:23 Hilarious that the linguistic breakthrough came with 'Sweet Giant Pancake.'

  • @zdenekprisovsky2783
    @zdenekprisovsky2783 Před rokem +6

    About linguistics; do NOT automatically assume people in eastern Europe will handle English. Before 1990 the lingua franca in central and eastern Europe was German. It surprises me that Gabriel is not aware of this. I wish him good luck.

    • @chepinchan
      @chepinchan Před rokem +6

      Depends on the country and school. Actually, main foreign language before the ‘90s was Russian. And then German or English.

    • @Ojstra
      @Ojstra Před rokem +3

      @@chepinchan , exactly. Russian was the first foreign language for Hungarians in schools in years 1945-1990 and German was more important than English as the world was not as globalized as it is now. That's why English is spoken mainly by people under 40 in Hungary.

    • @chepinchan
      @chepinchan Před rokem +4

      @@Ojstra Yeah same in Croatia. People 45 and younger speak fluent English. Older ones Russian and German.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +2

      ​@@chepinchan
      Exactly..for some générations Russian was compulsory..
      I hate their language +alphabet..and the sound of their language.

    • @chepinchan
      @chepinchan Před rokem +2

      @@michaelahass2695 well if you hate their language, then you’d hate most of Eastern European languages. As most of them are Slavic and more or less similar. All of them except Hungarian and Greek. Not all of them use Cyrillic though. I think it’s only Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian that do.

  • @janerikkvarsten2273
    @janerikkvarsten2273 Před rokem +4

    I hope that you don't burn out of all that travel that you doo, because it looks pretty hectic when i see your channel 😳

  • @pnwoutdoorlife
    @pnwoutdoorlife Před 11 měsíci +2

    Live across river from Portland, OR in Washington. Love your videos. Living my dream life. Thanks for the good content. Love your style. 👍😀

  • @Silvane911
    @Silvane911 Před rokem +3

    Generally your best option to ask for help in Hungary with English only is to ask a guy in the 25-40 age range.

  • @tombuddy100
    @tombuddy100 Před rokem +2

    The meal and beer at the end were pretty cheap for a change.

  • @chepinchan
    @chepinchan Před rokem +5

    Gabriel, you went to Hungary and haven’t even had any fish paprikash or Goulash?
    My wife and I will be there later on this year. Heading to my hometown in northeastern Croatia, some 40km south of Hungarian border. We’ll be flying in to Budapest and spend a couple of days there. Looking forward to it!
    BTW, those “ pancakes “ you were thinking about were actually European crepes. You can tell by the word “palachinke” that was written on the menu , which is Eastern European for crepes. Way better than pancakes! You should have tried it!
    Safe travels!

    • @danielaamritha340
      @danielaamritha340 Před rokem +1

      Actually, it's not called 'goulyash' in Hungary but 'pörkölt'😮 as far as I've been told...

    • @tamaslukacs3173
      @tamaslukacs3173 Před 4 měsíci

      @@danielaamritha340
      Goulash = soup
      pörkölt= stew
      It is true for both dishes that there are many variations (used meats, spices).
      But basically the things mentioned first are the essential ones.
      Many dishes are called goulash in the surrounding countries, but in Hungary it is always a spicy meat and vegetable soup.
      At the beginning of the 1900s, at least 20-25 dishes were called goulash in Hungary. Today, only the soup.

  • @conniedean3787
    @conniedean3787 Před rokem +9

    The food looked delicious, and the price was much better than Switzerland.

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před rokem +1

      Switzerland loves ripping off everybody. The Alps are also in Austria, Germany, France and Italy so there is absolutely no point in going there. Went there once - never again.

    • @thetobyg
      @thetobyg Před rokem

      The price was much lower. I do not like that!

  • @wolfgangleander.K
    @wolfgangleander.K Před rokem +9

    *Hungarian and Finnish both belong to the Finno-Ugric language family. However, they are very different and can't even remotely understand each other.*

    • @agotahorvath
      @agotahorvath Před rokem +5

      But when you speak Hungarian and listen to Finnish it sounds like they are speaking Hungarian but you can't understand anything .

    • @wolfgangleander.K
      @wolfgangleander.K Před rokem +4

      @@agotahorvath The two languages are related, that's all I can say.

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem +1

      According to those who speak neither Hungarian nor Finnish, this is true. The Hungarian Ural-Altaic language family. Hundreds of languages ​​that are also different, but the basic words are the same. This is how I spoke to Kazakhs, Turkmens, Turks, Mongolians, but also to those without a country, such as the Kun.

    • @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
      @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Před 8 dny

      ​@@pegazustv The Ural - Altay theory is rejected by most modern linguists.

  • @masudalam9885
    @masudalam9885 Před rokem +2

    I appreciate your Hard and dedicated work...keep it continues

  • @JennyGunner-ge3lz
    @JennyGunner-ge3lz Před rokem +3

    Sopron looks amazing I find it interesting that in the old town there was that Roman wall which was only discovered during WWII and more different buildings built around and on top? Anyway loved this video always nice to go off the beaten track cheers

  • @MyMy-tv7fd
    @MyMy-tv7fd Před rokem +3

    better to avoid putting your laptop directly on the bed as it might overheat and destroy the motherboard - do not block the lower vents

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před rokem +4

      I've been doing that for years and no problems. ✌️

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před rokem +4

      Not true - the computer will just shut down as it has a built in safety feature.

  • @littlewanderlust176
    @littlewanderlust176 Před rokem +3

    Go visit Bekescaba and gyula in the border with Romania

  • @GreatCityAttractions
    @GreatCityAttractions Před 11 měsíci

    Another great video Gabriel - love the content.

  • @szaszanova
    @szaszanova Před 4 měsíci

    As a hungarian, who follows your channel for many years, I have really enjoyed this episode!

  • @ttkk6099
    @ttkk6099 Před rokem +4

    The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian (which alone accounts for nearly 60% of speakers), Finnish, and Estonian.

  • @Polychronisdrone
    @Polychronisdrone Před rokem +2

    Looks like a terrible summer in Hungary. Very cold wheather for July ☔️

  • @TheSurfingSushiChef
    @TheSurfingSushiChef Před rokem +7

    I highly recommend finding a Younger person because they most likely will know English

  • @jasnah9717
    @jasnah9717 Před rokem +2

    I was so jealous of the beer at Sopron. Here in TN hot end cold dark beer is very refreshing

  • @1bigbillz
    @1bigbillz Před rokem +3

    Very cool. Excited for this excursion to E. Europe. Bien Viaje.

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před rokem +3

      Hungary and Austria are in Central Europe.

  • @Nature_with_Peter_Kane
    @Nature_with_Peter_Kane Před rokem +5

    How was the deer meat at the end of the video? Cant's beat DEER with a BEER! haha Cheers!

  • @alanmck1388
    @alanmck1388 Před rokem +6

    I love the way you show the different beers..

  • @witlof5492
    @witlof5492 Před rokem +5

    Gabriel was in Austria - no Wiener schnitzel. Currently in Hungary - so far, no goulash! I am concerned.

    • @seba117
      @seba117 Před rokem +4

      Goulash is also a typical dish in Vienna because of our shared history with Hungary, although what we call "Gulasch" is called Pörkölt in Hungary (where the original goulash comes from, of course).

    • @danielaamritha340
      @danielaamritha340 Před rokem +3

      ​@@seba117exactly🤛: pörkölt👍

  • @MARC-FENIX
    @MARC-FENIX Před rokem +2

    Szia! You can learn hungarian while listening to Zoli Teglas singing. Amazing voice.

  • @travismillhouse8936
    @travismillhouse8936 Před rokem +3

    Gabe it would be cool if you showed the world the different beer available. A whole few hours video of samples! The fine white wine man 😉 let’s see the beer in this country

  • @kirschakos
    @kirschakos Před rokem +2

    Welcome to my country! Enjoy your stay! :)

  • @laurensvanesveld1354
    @laurensvanesveld1354 Před rokem +2

    Nr 1 what ever, just enjoy the video cheers Gab.

  • @marcilesko1058
    @marcilesko1058 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank You Gabriel!
    I very appreciate it!
    🙂🙏

  • @aidaovasapyan9951
    @aidaovasapyan9951 Před rokem +1

    Hi Gabriel I like your channel we learn a lot from the price from the visas food transportation,thanks and one more thing I have to say your videos quality getting better, not moving Mach your camera ,thanks,

  • @wilfredotorres6628
    @wilfredotorres6628 Před rokem +3

    Hi Gabriel, the trip over to Sopron was interesting as you indicated it was a bit livelier yet doesn't seem to invite tourists which may be why they lack it outside of the capital city of Budapest. The language becomes more of a bit of a stalemate navigating through these locations you do make an effort, but some languages are particularly difficult to learn in a brief time even some rudimentary phases would take some time.

  • @baggy79
    @baggy79 Před rokem +1

    Good video pal👍

  • @Ponkelina
    @Ponkelina Před rokem +2

    The weather you describe is exactly how it is currently in UK (due to the jet stream giving heatwave to southern europe). Grey, sun pops out, gets warm, then sun quickly disappears and its cold again and damp (and then rain) plus lots of wind. Usually July is much better in UK so presume Hungary is having similar weather.

  • @IbolyaKiss-kd2yp
    @IbolyaKiss-kd2yp Před 2 měsíci

    You spell Hungarian very well, and like your video! I'm from Hungary live in New Jersey 😊

  • @jeffverysmallhouse
    @jeffverysmallhouse Před rokem +1

    Nice video. Thanks.

  • @humanhuman1038
    @humanhuman1038 Před rokem +2

    Watching ur video after a long time

  • @andrasgergely9553
    @andrasgergely9553 Před rokem +1

    Hey Gabriel! Isten hozott and a very warm welcome to you in our country! Travelling to Sopron and taking advantage of being "on foot" i recommend to you staying at the Palatinus Hotel Sopron which is a centrally located place right in the middle of medieval Sopron. Dont miss taking the stairs up to the "Tüztorony" which is the old fire-tower, and pay a visit to local winelovers stronghold "Gyógygödör", which is a classic wine-cellar withstanding the pace of time :) in case of any questions also concerning budapest, please ask, have fun!!

  • @CaptainOatwright
    @CaptainOatwright Před rokem +1

    Great to see the you’re enjoying hearty Hungarian food washed down with a good dark beer!
    If not too late I recommend trying a Dunkel Weissbier or three! Dark version of the wheat beers you were enjoying in Austria and Lichtenstein 🍻

  • @TheSwede70
    @TheSwede70 Před rokem +4

    Interesting. Finnish and hungarian is in the same language family. 🙂

    • @LEK-we2hh
      @LEK-we2hh Před 5 měsíci

      No it is not. My girlfriend Finish. Not a word we could find same.

    • @TheSwede70
      @TheSwede70 Před 5 měsíci

      @@LEK-we2hh i didn't say that the language are the same. The language family are the same. "The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian (which alone accounts for approximately 60% of speakers), Finnish, and Estonian." It is not debatable, it is a fact. 🙂

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem

      According to those who speak neither Hungarian nor Finnish, this is true. The Hungarian Ural-Altaic language family. Hundreds of languages ​​that are also different, but the basic words are the same. This is how I spoke to Kazakhs, Turkmens, Turks, Mongolians, but also to those without a country, such as the Kun.

  • @jasondsimpson
    @jasondsimpson Před rokem +2

    Getting back to your roots with the cost videos. I started following many years ago because of the SUPER CHEAP videos!

  • @Shalamarshalamar
    @Shalamarshalamar Před 11 měsíci

    Cheers @ 22:53 // hi gabirel , missed several Beer Runs ...just got back from my Brazil/Argentia/Uruguay/Chile Vacation

  • @TheSwede70
    @TheSwede70 Před rokem +5

    That map had the colors of the "blocs" wrong. Other than that it looked correct 🙂
    I like your reasoning in the topic of west/east Europe. And people in east Europe should not be offended cause they are such nice countries. And Ukraine being a really nice one. I personally prefer the east parts over the west parts for travel. I enjoyed Moldova and Romania a lot too. Like you said, more mysterious part of Europe.

  • @cacaloca5434
    @cacaloca5434 Před rokem +2

    Your bus situation in the beginning reminded me of when I traveled alone for the first time to Bilbao. Luckily the younger generation speak English and helped me book a bus ticket to another town. Thats awesome that you listen to Alice in Chains, one of the greatest! Do you have any videos of you going to Washington state? I know you went to Oregon. It would be cool to see your perspective of travelling through the Olympic peninsula or the San Juan Islands. My favorite places.

  • @MrJlin1982
    @MrJlin1982 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Sopron/Ödenburg is great. Gabe if you have time visit Budapest again, in the Castledistrict they rebuild which the communist didn't rebuild because of idealogical reasons as they did near the Parlement.Sopron is one of the most beautiful cities in the entire country.

  • @ronjareubel32
    @ronjareubel32 Před rokem +1

    In the meantime you have become a specialist for the system of European cities 😎👍 in the middle of the city is the old town and in the middle of the old town there is usually a large square/market place.

  • @Allexander9880
    @Allexander9880 Před rokem +1

    Hello Gabe can you show us the US and Canada more would be cool! I'm Greek!

  • @zivydeny
    @zivydeny Před rokem +2

    Come visit Cluj in Romania. Maybe Sibiu and Sighisoara also. Maybe old villages like Viscri, Crit and Mesendorf. You will like it for sure

    • @Ojstra
      @Ojstra Před rokem +2

      Gabriel has been to Sighişoara, Braşov and Bran earlier. So maybe is now his time to do Timişoara, Hunedoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Carpathians either Sinaia or Transfagarasan road. Although also Maramureş in the north is amazing but extremely close to Ukraine.

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem

      This is Transylvania! From 894 to 1920 it was Hungary, then again from 1940 to 1947.

  • @Andrij_Kozak
    @Andrij_Kozak Před rokem +2

    Go in Romania to Cluj-Napoca,Sibiu,Targu Mures,Brasov & Timisoara.

  • @sunnybeachwalks4k2022
    @sunnybeachwalks4k2022 Před rokem +2

    Looks really nice there

  • @virginianemith
    @virginianemith Před rokem +8

    💖 Such a beautiful country ! Thank you

    • @virginianemith
      @virginianemith Před rokem +4

      ( I love chicken paprika - a Hungarian dish Looks not good but is really tasty ) 💖

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +2

      The country is landlocked , no mountains, only flat land and the Balaton lake. But beautiful , only austro hungarian empire architecture. As for the language it seems that there is some ressemblance with finnish.
      And prices are pretty high..for an ex communist country.
      I prefer the landscapes in Roumania, the Carpathian peaks, the latin language..or Croatia .

    • @virginianemith
      @virginianemith Před rokem +2

      @@michaelahass2695 I have grandparents that were born- one in Budda and one in Pest. They met in the US and married. Also the last I found about the language the scientists could not figure out where it came from so with all that being said I am partial to Hungary. I am sure Romania is beautiful and I follow a man in Croatia and it is a beautiful country. Thanks , Much love to you.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +2

      @@virginianemith
      Best greetings from holidays in San Remo, Italy, living in Paris...
      Have a beautiful summer wherever you travel or live 🖐😃

    • @virginianemith
      @virginianemith Před rokem +1

      @@michaelahass2695 Best summer to you also, I live a half hour from Niagara Falls in Canada now. Thank you

  • @turtletalk4905
    @turtletalk4905 Před rokem +2

    Gabe have you ever thought about learning another language?
    I like this europe trip, allot of sightseeing and adventure.

  • @gennaios2398
    @gennaios2398 Před rokem +1

    I' ve been too in Santorini in 2009, stayed at Fyra,best month is July. Now is much more expensive. In 10/8, I'm gonna be in Roppen, one hour from Innsbruck. Tell me your opinion if you passed by

  • @MrSgtau
    @MrSgtau Před rokem +2

    Hey Gabriel -- with all the travel that you do, you may want to look into a Charles Schwab card, which reimburses you for the ATM fees world wide. I've used one for the past few years, and it's saved me a ton of money. Plus, you get a much better exchange rate than at the change offices. You pay the ATM fees, but then they are refunded at the end of the month.

    • @robertgarza3493
      @robertgarza3493 Před rokem +1

      I also have a Charles Schwab and and I’m very happy with it…

    • @ivonahofman8457
      @ivonahofman8457 Před rokem +1

      In most places in Europe you can pay by card so you don't really need cash. So what would be the point of having the Charles Schwab card?

    • @MrSgtau
      @MrSgtau Před rokem

      @@ivonahofman8457 When I walk the Camino in Spain every year, it's cash only at most of the albergues and restaurants or bars in small towns.

  • @inclusivebalitour2262
    @inclusivebalitour2262 Před 10 měsíci

    Nice to know about this country

  • @Frederick-765
    @Frederick-765 Před 11 měsíci +3

    The stuff in Hungary is expensive for locals. 2,995 forint is a lot because hungarians dont earn as much

  • @soxrox4093
    @soxrox4093 Před rokem +7

    I enjoy your videos , I watch them often. I live in Hungary and even I find public transport to be a mess. They operate on a very small budget , the busses and the trains are slow, old . some lack air conditioning, most have no wifi , the toilets are dirty....etc. I often think how difficult can be for foreigners when even I struggle sometimes.
    The time tables on the internet are very good though. Very detailed. They even tell you which platform , the time , the stops ....etc. But if you dont know beforehand where you want to go, its difficult. Young people learn english in school , but we older guys learned russian . It was compulsory. Later german . The new generation learns mostly english . Just want to add that the economy is going through a period of very high inflation. The price of everything has almost doubled in a year. The prices you pay now is much higher than a year ago. Thank you Orban Viktor , our idiotic president.

    • @andraskleistenes8586
      @andraskleistenes8586 Před rokem +5

      As a Hungarian, I agree with you, Orban idiotic policy has ruined the country. Prices are skyrocketing now

    • @bulcsuvezer9378
      @bulcsuvezer9378 Před rokem +3

      Why do you have to insult your own country and its elected government in English under a travel video?

    • @bulcsuvezer9378
      @bulcsuvezer9378 Před rokem +1

      @@michaelahass2695 And I heard that you are Putin's girlfriend. This also explains a lot.

    • @bulcsuvezer9378
      @bulcsuvezer9378 Před rokem

      @@michaelahass2695 Your statement has no more basis in reality than mine.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +2

      @@bulcsuvezer9378
      O.K. don't get so angry..have a wonderful week-end ‼️

  • @MrMazza4321
    @MrMazza4321 Před rokem +3

    @Gabriel i saw in your last video you mentioned about basic greeting. Hello in Hungarian you can say "see-aa" 👌
    To thank someone "kosonom"

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před rokem +4

      Great, good to know.

    • @MrMazza4321
      @MrMazza4321 Před rokem +2

      ​@@GabrielTravelerVideoskosonom is thank you.... added after your reply 👌 (I'll thank my Hungarian girlfriend from you 😉👌 enjoy your travels

    • @MrMazza4321
      @MrMazza4321 Před rokem +2

      It is a very difficult language for sure lol

    • @MrMazza4321
      @MrMazza4321 Před rokem +1

      ​@GabrielTravelerVideos before you leave Hungary try to find some Palinka (what Raki is to Turkey etc). 😉

  • @aguimars
    @aguimars Před rokem +3

    I like your videos, because I admire your patience when you are in a strange place, where the language is strange, the food is strange and the money is also strange. If it were me, I would already feel butterflies in my stomach. How to proceed to keep calm, when everything conspires against what you want to do? And look, I already went through this experience when I arrived in Praha in 2019 from Germany at 8 pm on the bus station and it was horrible. One thing I learned, never, ever go to an unknown place at night or on weekends when everything is closed and everything is even more difficult. Good luck in yours adventures, God bless you

  • @samantha1877
    @samantha1877 Před rokem +1

    So amazing

  • @dee74raz
    @dee74raz Před rokem +3

    Interesting at 16:30, they use Hungarian, German and English on the sign. Perhaps German is a language that is taught in schools in Hungary 🇭🇺 along with English 🤔

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před rokem +6

      Not sure but maybe in this part of Hungary because it's so close to Austria.

    • @tad27612
      @tad27612 Před rokem +3

      ​@@GabrielTravelerVideosAustro-Hungarian Empire as well. Not many Austrians spoke Hungarian but almost all Hungarians spoke German.

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před rokem +3

      Yes, they can usually choose to learn one or both languages. Most Hungarian children choose English, because at the end of the day, children in Germany usually choose English as well, so a Hungarian and a German can always converse in English. This is becoming the norm in the EU now (learning English that is).

    • @Ojstra
      @Ojstra Před rokem +3

      @@GabrielTravelerVideos , Sopron has an interesting story because it was firstly meant after the WWI that it would be annexed to Austria, just as other parts of its Sopron county that are now in Austria, in the state of Burgenland (from where also a Hungarian national hero, composer Franz Liszt, originally was - Raiding/Doborjan, and where even a Croatian minority lives as Croatia was also a part of Hungary at the same time). There was a referendum and 55% were against of annexation of these lands to Austria in total. However, when subtracting Sopron and 9 other surrounding town votes, it made barely over 50% for annexation, so Sopron and 9 other towns were made a part of Hungary and other territories from referendum were annexed to Austria to form the state of Burgenland. Firstly, it was meant for Sopron as well (although referendum results were against), but people uprose with weapons, made unrecognised Banate of Leitha (Lajtabánság) in 1921 and battled their way to remain in Hungary as they were historically part of Transleithania in Austro-Hungarian Empire which was Hungarian part (on the other hand, Burgenland is the only part of Transleithania that was annexed to Austria after the WWI).
      Today, Sopron is still a bilingual city (Hungarian and German, with similar number of speakers in the city, even slightly in German's favor) and that's why signs in the city are in both languages. Also the majority of tourists there are German speaking from Austria and Germany, Sopron is near the interesting Lake Neusiedl, the biggest endorheic lake in the Central Europe, with depth of only 1 meter in average.
      If you visit Lake Balaton and its shores, there are no official signs of streets in German, but still German is mainly a tourist language because the most visitors are from Austria and Germany there. That's why many people near Lake Balaton want to learn German as their first foreign language and not English, many Hungarians also work in Austria and Germany. But still, Hungarians have so distinct language, different than others, that some of them see learning English, German and Russian as tough, only 20% of Hungarians speak English and even less fluently. However, it improves within younger generations as they are more in contact with the English.

    • @ivonahofman8457
      @ivonahofman8457 Před rokem +1

      ​@@OjstraFantastic info! Thank you ❤👏

  • @ludfx4yyc403
    @ludfx4yyc403 Před rokem +2

    💡👍Brilliant !!

  • @joshuacormier7155
    @joshuacormier7155 Před rokem +2

    Nice video of a lesser known place! What was the name of that restaurant?

  • @frankexplores4794
    @frankexplores4794 Před rokem +5

    Yeah, public transportation is still really cheap and also quite reliable in Hungary. Prices for food, accommodation and everything else have gone up quite a bit during the past three years. Something like 50 percent since 2019, I would say. But most things are still cheaper than in Germany or Austria.
    An yes, the Soproni Demon is a decent beer. You should also try some of the Hungarian craft beers.
    Pronunciation of Hungarian words is actually not difficult. There are just a few simple rules that are strictly followed. It is way more regular than English, French or German.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem

      Not true..the only ressemblance is with finnish..
      German, English , French , Italian or Spanish can be learned with some efforts of course. Or living long term in one of these countries, where as Hungarian is crazy difficult..

    • @frankexplores4794
      @frankexplores4794 Před rokem

      @@michaelahass2695 I didn’t mean to say that the language itself is easy to learn, just the pronounciation of words.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +1

      @@frankexplores4794
      O.K. Now I understand better ! 😊

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem

      @@michaelahass2695 Have you ever heard either Finnish or Hungarian? The two languages ​​are not even similar! German and Slavic lunatics started to say, the Finns don't do it anymore either.

    • @pegazustv
      @pegazustv Před měsícem

      Have you ever heard either Finnish or Hungarian? The two languages ​​are not even similar! German and Slavic lunatics started to say, the Finns don't do it anymore either.

  • @roberth7894
    @roberth7894 Před rokem +6

    Hungary is an interesting case, a country settled by the Magyar people from the Ural mountains, they still today have some allegiance to Russia, probably from being behind the Iron Curtain too long I suppose. It is notable that a country so far west in Europe doesn't have a romance language as its main tongue. Looking forward to seeing what you uncover :)

    • @seba117
      @seba117 Před rokem +1

      Most countries in western Europe don't have roman languages (Germany, Austria, Holland, Scandinavia...).

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem

      ​@@seba117
      Italy, Spain, France..Belgium, French Swiss, Portugal
      .and Roumania , ex communist country, ( iron curtain ) ????

    • @meryuk
      @meryuk Před rokem +1

      An odd statement.. Germanic languages are equally present

    • @seba117
      @seba117 Před rokem +1

      @@michaelahass2695 Romania is not Western Europe, and I did not say that there are no western European countries with roman languages, only that it is not remarkable for a western country not to have a roman language, as most western European countries don't (Austria, Germany, Holland, majority of Belgium and Switzerland, Scandinavia, GB ...).

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 Před rokem +1

      @@seba117
      You said that most countries in western Europe don't have latin languages !
      Do you know that 60% of english vocabulary has roman/ latin roots?
      + the other countries I mentioned.
      Western Europe also made part of the huge roman empire, the western Roman Empire..as for Roumania, there you have an "island of latin language" in the middle of slavic languages + hungarian..(which has completely other origines , probably similarities with finnish ? ).

  • @thead01
    @thead01 Před 10 měsíci +1

    You were in Hungary! Would have loved to show you around the south side of the country. Don't wait another 6 years to come back :) cheers
    Also, tip: when you are asking someone for directions in Hungary, try to find someone young in their 20s or 30s. They'll most likely speak English.

  • @EvaOwen
    @EvaOwen Před rokem +4

    Was the train ride faster than the bus?

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před rokem +2

      Yes.

    • @tamaslukacs3173
      @tamaslukacs3173 Před 4 měsíci

      In this case.
      Sometimes it's the other way around.
      Varies by area. Currently, they are trying to coordinate the train and bus timetables, but it is difficult. Partly for political reasons and partly for economic reasons. In other cases, the population protests because of the change in the usual things.

  • @jocknomore
    @jocknomore Před 11 měsíci

    Gabriel High Roller Traveler!

  • @conniedean3787
    @conniedean3787 Před rokem +3

    I like your T-shirt Live- Love- Live, what country did you get that in.?