Tour Rome is always beautiful (part one). Hungary. Talia. Budapest.

04 March 2013 Travel time: with 12 august 2012 on 23 august 2012
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I decided to write a story about the trip, remembering the situation he was in, I think someone will find it useful when choosing a similar tour. Given the duration of the journey, the story is divided into several parts. Who is interested - read.

Part 1. All roads lead to Rome.

A few weeks before the start of the tour.

I studied this tour from "Accord" for quite a long time. Thanks to everyone who helped me with the choice on the pages of "Turpravda". I already had the experience of traveling with the Accord and decided to go again. Having bought his "favorite" seats on the bus and pre-booked a room at a hotel in Lviv, he began to wait for the opening of a Hungarian visa. The opening of the visa was announced a week before departure, which is much earlier than on the last trip to the Czech Republic.

On the eve of departure.


A little more than a day on the fast train and we are in Lviv. I will tell about the Ukrzaliznytsia service separately in the photo report - a worthy plot in Zadornov's speeches.

The hotel was chosen next to the railway station. e.

station, driving one stop on the tram, went on foot, a few things, and walk for joy. Quickly settled into the hotel and explored the local attractions. We visited the beautiful church of St. Olga and Elizabeth in the Gothic style, restored it for a long time, but the result is impressive. We took the tram to Rynok Square. Saturday is a wedding day, everywhere in churches and wedding churches. In the Italian courtyard, a ball of brides, photo-video, scenery alone, only couples change. Went to the Chocolate Museum, not impressed, maybe for children under 5-7 years and it will be interesting. We looked here at the exposition of the historical museum. We went to the Coffee Mine, watched the coffee being "mined", and tasted the drink. Went to the restaurant "House of Legends", fascinated by the story of "hereditary chimney sweep". We wandered around the city in the evening and back to the hotel, leaving tomorrow.

"Accord" does not meet its tourists at the station, but the scheme attached to the package of documents is comprehensive information, and not to see the bus hive in the parking lot at the station is simply impossible. Our flight 336, bus - white "Mercedes" is not completely new, but in no way compares with "Neoplan" which we got in the previous round. The seat, in my opinion, is quite comfortable, you can comfortably place your feet, pillow almost did not use. However, tourists in the group complained about the comfort of the bus - the air conditioning on the right side worked poorly or did not work at all.

Drivers - two Roman (junior and senior) from Kalush were quite patient in working with tourists.


Basically, the route was well known, the speed limit (in the last trip to Europe Roman was fined) - cruising speed on European highways - 70 km / h, because of which drivers made their adjustments to the tour program. Seriously worried that things would be stolen from the trunk (I'm kidding, of course). I will try not to think about speed mode anymore, although, in my opinion, this was the main problem of the trip.

The leader of the group - you can not underestimate this "whale", no matter how well the tour operator worked, the leader of the group can ruin everything (I wrote about this in my reviews earlier, I do not want to repeat). Here, I think, we are very lucky. The leader of our tour "Rome is always beautiful" Vladimir Klimenko loves his work, visible preparation for the tour, is responsible for their responsibilities, knows how to work with people, patient, attentive, good organizer.

Given that the tour was in July, the two of us took a package of 1.5 liters of Morshyn water. But looking at the stocks of other tourists, bought in the parking lot another package and in Chop another (one in the trunk in a bag, one under the seat in the bus, one in the upper trunk - I recommend immediately "outline" the boundaries of its territory). It was not superfluous - everything went well, it's not even worth it, in Slovenia at one of the stops (cafe at gas stations) had to be content with 0.5 liters of "chemistry" for 2.5 euros.

At 8-45 we left. Stryi - Svalyava - Mukachevo - Chop.

Our bus is full, no free seats - 50 people. On the way we stopped twice for 10 minutes at the parking lot. The guide wanted to get a temporary advantage when crossing the border, so the cafe "Okay" did not stop, like other buses "Accord", and there were about six. In Chop at the checkpoint at 13-50.

While stamping passports - everyone went to the "duty free", found nothing special there, bought the little things. Ukrainian customs officers did not inspect the luggage in principle, but the Hungarian brothers did not deviate from tradition - they traditionally chose three suitcases - bright red, a suitcase with a padlock and very huge, turned everything over with passion. So it makes sense not to linger before boarding the bus and put things in the center of the trunk. As a result, they crossed the border in five hours.


They turned the clock back an hour and left for Tokay at 6 p. m. Rural landscapes flash. After passing Neurejhaza, they met again with the already Hungarian Tisza, who crossed the road to Tokaj. We were waited for in the village of Talya, 25 km north of Tokay. We arrived when it was getting dark. The hostess with glasses came out, took the glass, and went down to the labyrinths of wine cellars. The hosts generously pour wine straight from the barrels - white dry, sparkling wine, furmint.

Considering that my daughter is in Budapest for the first time, we decide to go on a sightseeing tour of Budapest with a guide Eugene, who did a good tour, with humor.

We drove through Heroes' Square, Andrassy Avenue to the Parliament, the circle around the Parliament, the Three Parliaments Square. We go out near the Cathedral of St. Stephen. Entrance to the temple is already paid 1 euro. 20 minutes to explore the cathedral. Before boarding the bus we have time to buy forints. Across the chain bridge we go to Buda to the royal palace. We look at the bonus - the change of guard. I respect national traditions, but the 15-minute action is perceived as a show. Eugene leads the group towards the Fisherman's Bastion. We leave the group and continue to explore the "local beauties" - the national museum, gorgeous views from the observation decks, the fountain "Hunt" at the royal palace - great. We take videos slowly, take a lot of photos and walk by ourselves, take a master - archery class.

We do not hurry to the hotel, get off the bus in Heroes' Square and walk through the evening park Varoshliget, and only the noise of the park ranger makes us look at our watches and think about dinner. The rugged level of service of the Paprika cafe forces us to look for a catering establishment on Andrassy Avenue. On the Round Square we find the Café & Restoran. We have a hearty dinner, eating paprikash - pork, baked potatoes, complex sauce with paprika - which took only about 20-25 minutes to prepare.

Tired of the impressions, once again taking advantage of one of the oldest subways in Europe, we return to the hotel "Arena".

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