Bilingual | 中英對照Every time I think about the trip to Budapest, it always put a big smile on my face. The weather was quite chilly when I was there, but personally, I enjoyed that type of weather better. The first day I got there, it was a wet, cold and cloudy day. To me, that was the stereotype of European weather. I was hoping to see snow for the first time of my life. However, according to the locals, it doesn't snow a lot in Budapest, Christmas in 2007 was actually the first white Christmas for the last 5 or 10 years, it stopped snowing a few weeks before we arrived... what pissed me off more is that the last day I was there, it got so cold that my head hurt even with a warm hat, but not cold enough for snowing... When I got back to Taiwan and checked the broadcast, Budapest was covered in white snow...
每每回想到走在布達佩斯的街上時的那種感覺，就會會心的一笑......。其實這個時候去布達佩斯是有冷了些，不過個人還蠻享受那樣的感覺。第一天到的時候，是個濕冷的陰天，還頗有刻板印象中的歐洲風味。之後的幾天，天氣慢慢放晴，甚至出了大太陽。原想說這次終於可以看到我人生中的第一次雪景，結果具當地的人士指出，布達佩斯很少下雪，而2007年的聖誕節是近幾年的第一個白色聖誕節，雪下到我們到達的前一兩個禮拜才結束...更機車的是，留在那邊的最後一天，氣溫驟降，冷到連戴著毛帽都會頭痛。沒想到，等我一回到台北上網查詢的時候，布達佩斯下雪了...($%^&*...)
Eastern Europe is a place that is easy to get attached to. Gorgeous historical buildings, gorgeous looking people(hee hee...), lower expense compare to the other areas in Europe, plus people are friendlier there, too! If you have been to Budapest, you would find out that the city is actually combined with two parts, which are "Buda" & "Pest", divided by the Danube. Buda is the old part, most of the major historical sights are here. If you wish to stay on this side, I would highly recommend Carlton Hotel, decent & reasonably priced. The other side of the Danube is the modern part, Pest. Mass transportation is a lot more convenient on this side, if you are more into night scene, you definitely have to stay on the Pset side, otherwise it would be a bit difficult to get around after 10 p.m. (Plus you can only find 24-hour shop on the pest side...)
東歐是一個會讓人留戀的地方。除了到處是古色古香的美麗的景色、滿街的帥哥美女、較歐洲其他地區消費低之外，東歐的人相較之下也非常的友善。去過布達佩斯的人都知道，其實布達(Bupa)以及佩斯(Pest)是兩個小城市的結合，中間相隔著多瑙河。布達是舊城區，許多古老的觀光景點都這個邊，如果希望比較快到觀光景點，待在這附近的飯店是不錯的(推薦Carlton Hotel，經濟又實惠)；相對的佩斯則是新的城區，地鐵以及其他大眾交通工具比較發達，如果希望享受Pest的夜生活，則建議留在佩斯這邊，否則晚上交通會比較困難(而且只有Pest這邊才有24小時的商店)。
Budapest has an old and efficient subway system. There are three line, Blue, Red and Yellow. It's quite easy to get to most of the sights with the subway system or sometimes a transfer by bus or city train. Budapest is quite a tourists friendly city I think. Even if you are new to Budapest, with a lonely planet (or a map from the hotel or tourist center) on your hand, you will find your way easily. There is one more things, for those who are staying in Budapest for more than two days, you must consider buying the Budapest Card, it's quite a bargain!
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