@@agk8361 Hős utca, Népszínház utca... ezekbe nappal se szívesen teszem be a lában, és ezek még a város központi részén vannak. Budapest egy nagyváros. Szeretjük, de sajnos az. És senkinek sem merem jó szívvel ajánlani a Népligetet sötétedés után. Párom vidéki, és ha pestre jön hozza a paprikaspray-t. Pár hete véresre vertek valakit az 1es villamoson, ő meg ott ült 3 méterre tőlük. Fényes nappal. Akkor még a külvárosról szó se volt. Gubacsi út, stb. És ja, iszonyú sok a zsebtolvaj. Öltözz egyszer drágába, és sétálj végig a várnegyeden... Összességében biztonságos a város, de este azért picit óvatosabban. Engem is próbáltak már kirabolni a dunaparton. Már megvillantotta a C a pengét, mire rájöttek, hogy amúgy társasággal vagyok, csak pisilni jöttem odébb. Ha külföldi, jómódú fiatal hölgy vagy, oda kell figyelni! Mint minden nagyvárosban.
Same happened to me whilst buying a wrap at an Indian takeaway. I argued with him for a while since my changed was half what I paid. And thought he was scamming me
OMG !! That is definitely something we all need to know before visiting Budapest for sure !!! Your tip can be a life saver !!! What if we only have lije $100 worth of Hungarian currency & the meal is only about $ 20 worth !? Lol. Thanks so much !!😅😆👍👍💜💜💜🥁🎵🐉🎤🎶💞
DON'T use those blue & yellow ATMs like the one at 14:57, those are the ones that charge you the most for the conversion. Use an ATM that belongs to a bank, those charge you much less.
OR since you can pay with card at most places, it is a good practice to have for example a Transferwise card, which has really low conversion fees. I'm a Hungarian living in Germany, I have my money in euros, but I don't have a problem paying when I go home. If you need money anyways, use bank ATM's - like the commenter said, OTP is a good choice IMO.
@RATED Yep. All the food stalls along the river and the big craft market up by the castle. Food was so affordable for rest of the trip, I splashed out on an evening river cruise on the evening when the fireworks were going off so got an amazing view without having to find a good spot on the riverbank.
Do NOT use any ATM like the one shown @ 14:40 ... if an ATM doesn't come with a respectable-looking bank branch attached, forget it. (That rule stands for all the surrounding countries too.)
Hey everyone! :) Eger is now only 1 hour 40 minutes with bus, or around 1:50 with train! Visit it! It's a lovely little university city. I hope this Corona thing will blow over very soon. Hope to see you here in budapest soon!
+1 born and raised in Eger. It's definitely a place to visit. Don't miss the castle, the Ottoman Minaret, the Baroque city centre and obviously, wine bars all across the city (Eger is one of the most famous wine regions of the country, as of wine bars, Almagyar and the Fúzió Wine bar are highly recommended)
I would recommend it for everyone to DONT take the funicular. Its always hot in those cabins, especially in the summer, and the stairs to the castle are as interesting and exciting as the castle itself, and there are a lot of cafes and bars on the route up. So make sure you walk those extra miles/kilometres to the castle, and enjoy your time in the nice weather! :)
Pro tip: look for the Bus no. 16 which has a bunch of stops in Buda and Pest (two final stops: Széll Kálmán tér and Deák Ferenc tér), and takes you up to the castle. If you have a public transport pass, or a ticket, it's no problem. Also, yes, it's worth the walk up too.
You can actually also take a bus most of the way up there, it is what I do every time. The funicular is famous, and interesting, but I recommend only taking it if there aren't many people, so you can actually appreciate it, instead of gasping for air :)
As of writing this comment the funicular is out of commission for a long time now, so don't make it your only option and get disappointed. We actually walked up the street on the other side of the road that goes under the castle (from the chain bridge pass the roundabout and to the right, not immediate right in the roundabout), there are stairs and other points of entry leading to the fishermen's bastion which is where Matiash church is. There are also stairs or a pedestrian walkway on the same side of the funicular which least you to the palaces and museums. I'm more fond of the bastion side as it's the one with better view, in my opinion and had the cafes you want to go and try the cakes in... Do try the cakes and other desserts ! (Eszterházy or krémes or even a strudel) Last note - it's pronounced p-e-sh-t not pest and its the easyern side of the Danube river which is considered flat. Buda is the western and considered hilly with the castle (vár v-a-r with a longer aa) the citadel (a very good lookout spot) and two famous baths - Gellért & Rudas (roo-da-sh). Also considered more fancy and expensive to live in... Don't miss the Jewish Dohanyi street sinagoge (the biggest in Europe) and hero's square and the great park behind it with another familia bath house - Széchenyi, If you want more - let me know
Csodalatos video. My wife lived in Hungary, and I've always wanted to see it from her stories. I have to check out the thermal caves and bath houses. The bath houses from your video look so beautiful.
There are many gorgeous, fantastic baths, I recommend Rudas right next to Danube and Gellért Hill, Gellért Bath (he showed Széchenyi bath what is nice too but very touristic) You will find thermal spas on the island and in many villages, for example old Turkish baths in Eger.
Was in Budapest in 1977 back in the day. Got picked up at the airport by a driver, to the hotel. Great week, did not feel watched, free to walk and travel around. Fantastic food, extremely cheap. Also took a train day trip to Balatonfured. Loved everything about Budapest.
In 1977 my dad's wage was equvalent of 142 US dollars as a technical engineer. In. The 1977 movie Crime Busters, Bud Spencer and Terence hill got 200 USD as police officers. Working class got 3 times more though..
@@londontrucker6804 My father was also a technical engineer in that era as well, and could raise two kids without any financial problems. Now raising two kids in Hungary, with the current prices and salaries... Good luck.
Some of the fun excursions: the Children's Railway, Szentendre (nice painters village), Esztergom (old capital, big basilica), Vac (nice town on the Danube).
Went to Budapest a couple years ago while studying abroad, lovely city, one of my favourites in Europe. And yes, definitely agree on how good the bathhouses are. I didn't bring any swimming trunks though so ended up buying some from the bathhouse we went to lol
Hy! As a local Budapest specialized guide, I have to say, you did a really good job on the video! Thumbs up! A few things to add maybe: - the correct name of the church in the castle district, is not Saint Matthias Church, it's just Matthias Chruch (he was "only" a king, and not canonized). Also it's not the real name of the church, it's Church of Our Lady (Our Lady is Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, because our first king Stephen the first, who was canonized :D, lost his only son, so he "offered" his land to Virgin Mary before he died). So Church of Our Lady is the real name, Matthias had his two weddings there, he ordered a huge renovation on it). - most people don't understant it, where is the Castle, because they expect a Disney style castle, but here in Hungary, castle is a bigger thing, there was a whole city or a town surrounded with the walls, and the whole are is called castle. So as there in the Buda Castle (approximately 2 km long and 0,5 km wide area, with the original City of Buda, and the Palace together) - the most easy way to use a random taxi (freelancer or company taxi too) is when you want to ride the taxi, jump in, and tell the driver, to start the taximeter, when the driver refuses, jump out, and jump in the next one. Also, if the fare is more than 5000 HUF (the local money) for a short ride (like few kilometers or ~10 minutes) than it's a scam, refuse to pay the price, and the driver don't want to accept this, warn them with the police... they will know their place. Or use the app, as Wolters told :D (Bolt, Főtaxi, Taxi4, etc) Also useless to ask before the ride, "how much to get there or there", the driver will figure out a price which is probably affordable for you, but it's at least 2, maybe 3 times more than the real price if the taximeter is running. - please understand, that the House of Terror is not just a museum about terror and torture. The building which has TODAY the museum, was the actual place, where hundreds of people were torture and killed, if you know that before entering the place, it gives probably a different taste for the Museum. It's shocking for sure. - and an other "don't" from me: Don't say immediately for a price "it's too much", because we use thousand and tenthousand forints (HUF) for everything. I know, probably if you come from the USA or the Euro zone, you think only in 10 maybe 100 Dollars or Euros... 10.000 HUF is today about $30-35 or €25. For a 3 course dinner for two persons is like 7-14.000 HUF is perfect in the downtown, when you are eating in a non Michelin star restaurant ;) (And check the last page of the menu, it's written there mostly, if the Service price is in the price or not! If it's in the price, don't leave extra tip, if it's not included, mostly 10-15% is perfect!)
Regarding the cash vs card topic: cards are actually widely used in Budapest, the only places that might be cash only are touristy ripoff-ish places and mom&pop's shops. But since Covid happened even they must accept card payment by law (even if they prefer cash)
@@user-vl7bo2gu1y hmm that might be, but in shops and restaurants in practice, wouldn't that just mean card? Making bank transfers in those places would be silly, or did you mean like other contactless (eg gpay) only? I live on the outskirts of the city and rarely go into downtown, are there places like that there? Here, card (especially contactless) is king basically. I can't even remember the last time I had cash on me
@@Kanvereb Yes, for example, they might only have a QR Code for OTP-Simple. But yes, it's getting hard to find a place without a terminal, but them saying "it's out of order right now" is a bit more common.
In Budapest there is a rave at one of the Spas called the "Sparty". Typical rave lights, beer, etc in the thermal baths at night it is one of the craziest events I've ever been to in my life. So much fun even though that's not normally my thing
Yeah, it seems like this pandemic is neverending... :-/ And with all the travel restrictions, and local safety regulations, one doesn't even want to go abroad anymore... the EU has definitely lost one of its main charm, free traveling...
A few of my additions: - You can use your credit card just about anywhere. Businesses are required to accept it, although there might be some technical errors now and then, so it doesn't hurt to have some cash on you. - Don't think that you have to tip everywhere. Tipping culture in Hungary is pretty mild, they are generally accepted, but aren't really expected. One exception is food delivery, it is customary to tip the delivery person. In case of a restaurant, tip only if you feel like it. You won't get the stink eye if you don't. - Don't miss out the sights at night. Budapest is said to be a beautiful city during the day, but it is absolutely mesmerizing at night, when the city is lit up. So make sure to take a walk along the Danube, and see the beautifully lit up bridges and buildings.
Dear Wolter, your channel is my favorite travel channel, and I have been following you for years. I absolutely love this video, and thank you so much for sharing the great travel tips :)
Great video thanks; we are travelling there next week and when researching I was very happily surprised to find that all public transport in Hungary and in Budapest is free of charge for us over 65s. Check it out but definately worth a mention in your next video.
Mate as a Hungarian i would say cheers to you, awsome and spot on video nice job🍻 Use only company Taxi's, and the ATM's called ( EURO ) there are a big no no! If you get out a big amount then it charges "fair" but for small amount it is a huge rip of!!!
If you want to go up to the castle, you can also use public transport. Bus 16 from Deák Ferenc square, it also stops at the Chain Bridge and at Clark Ádám square. It goes all the way up and through the castle, it departs frequently and you only have to buy a ticket for 350 HUF (1 EUR) or nothing if you already have a pass
I mentioned this in another video but I love the spot where you filmed. My hotel was on the Danube Promenade so I was at this spot every day and night. Incredible views. I never had any ticket checks on the metro although I did have an odd encounter on the train from Bratislava. As soon as we crossed into Hungary, the police boarded the train and inspected our tickets and passports. Took quite a bit of time and acted like we were breaking the law. Ha. *Love Budapest so much.* A must visit for sure.
If that happened after 2015, they were probably doing security checks because of refugees. the hungarian government is very anti-refugee and xenophobic... so yeah.
@@ginbo33 Definitely a possibility but I was traveling *into* Hungary; I don’t look Syrian and I hold a U.S. passport. Should have taken a minute. Nope. I stood there while he looked at every single page. I was in the dining cart so I finally just sat down and started drinking my beer. 😆 Took forever.
My son lives in Budapest. I’m hoping they open up soon so I can see him; I haven’t seen him since Christmas 2019. BTW - didn’t they have ‘Bolt’ there; or I am thinking of Paris. Like uber, great. At any rate - EXCELLENT food and accommodation in Budapest (Stayed in Pest), ate so well for a fraction of cost in other big cities. Loved it - architecture, yes.
Nice advices as I live in Budapest I could not agree more on your thoughts. For taxi I would say you should take Bolt or Taxify with the apps (similar to Uber or Lyft) as you will see an approximate calculation of the transportation fees in it, and also can be paid within the app so you do not have to worry about your money. We are waiting you all back in this amazing city hopefully so soon when the pandemic is over. 🥰
Another way to reach the castle instead of funicular is from Várkert Bazár which is the Castle Garden. Beautifully renovated and an escalator goes up the hill from inside. Still some stairs are involved but it's a nice place to visit in itself, too.
To the funicular part: if the line at the funicular is too long, you can take bus no. 16, it stops exactly the same place, and runs every few minutes. Also if you have an average fitness, you may take the steps, it is just a few minute walk upwards.
Also you can walk a bit down by the river to Várkert Bazár where a chain of elevators and an escalator runs up to the Castle, for free. On the other side of the Castle Hill there are two free elevators, too.
Spent 2-3 days there in 2020, if you like classical music, I'd suggest you to visit the Franz Liszt musical school, you can have a tour of the school and a mini concert for less than 20 euros, the interior of the school is stunning
LOCAL: don't take the funicular it's overpriced and not really worth it, but if you walk a bit further down along the river there will be a garden you can go walk up to and it connects to the castle!
My girlfriend is Hungarian. We visited her family over Christmas year before last and travelled to many places that were all amazing! Budapest was great and done up real nice for the holiday but for those deals go the the University town called Szeged. Really nice architecture and feel about the place too, plus your price comes down a lot moving away from the capital 👍
You forgot to mention a few important things... I would surely mention the "Childrens railway". It was built in a communist era, mostly as a propaganda tool, but the kids loved the mostly kid operated railway so much, that it remained, and it has huge social functions too. The route is scenic, and it is a very nice attraction in the city. When you have mentioned visiting other cities, towns... It makes sense to at least consider Interrail or EUrail passes as they can be very good for travellers.
I agree. I did a "gyerkmek vasút" ride in 2019 while visiting Buda and it was a very nice experience. It was also nice using a rare cog-wheel railway (fogaskerekű vasút) in Buda to get to the train station.
+1 from a native: PLEASE do not destroy things when you are here. I grew up in discrit 7 which is the "party discrit" here. And i love the life here but a lot of time i can see that people from other counties can not RESPECT our places. They are loud in the "hotel" flats which means the neigborhood where we live. Old people are scared often. And at the streets: please do not destroy again. And please be safe!! Some hungarian man just cant hold there temper. I dont want them to hurt you or wors. We love guest. Have fun! (sorry my english is not perfect, hope you understand me)
Few other DON'Ts you should follow and these are quite important. 1.) Don't expect that everyone speaks your language. Usually we are really good with English and German languages, but don't expect that everyone speaks it with you. Be a kind, try our language. We really like when a foreigner (/tourist) at least trying. The people working in the tourist industry usually speaks 2-3 languages besides Hungarian, the younger gen too (english and/or german), but the older (40+) usually won't use other language. 2.) Don't be rude, greet when you enter a place, always thank the service. The Hungarians can be really rude if you are rude with them too, but could be the kindest persons as well if you are kind too. 3.) Don't go only to the touristy places. If you have a chance, listen to the locals. There are lot of places hidden what only the locals know and are much better than the touristy ones. 4.) This one is actually a DO. Respect our history, our culture and this will be your best vacation! Enjoy your stay here! :)
Citadella on top of Gellért Hill is right in the city on Buda side, take a night tour by hop on hop of or by car, bus, breathtaking view 👌💜💯💫 You never mention that. Buda hills are green and gorgeous too with the chairlift that goes up and down (accessible by bus in 30 mind from city centre) Szentendre is a must! 20 km from BP picturesque art village with great food! Not far from there is Visegrád and its castle and some thermal bath options with amazing view (next to Danube so you can go by boat from BP)
I visited Budapest in December 2012 and loved it! The Christmas markets and the food kiosks were my daily dinner spots! A recommendation is a visit to Memento Park. This is a small park in a residential suburb of Budapest that is now home to the communist statues and monuments that use to be all over Budapest prior to 1989. Rather than destroy them, the city created this park to relocate the statues. A fascinating reminder of life in communist Hungary. A local bus (I think it is No. 155) passes by the park. I used my Budapest City Pass which covers the fare.
Don't use "how are you" as a greeting in Hungary. Use "hi, " "hello" or anything. If you use how are you, the hungarian folks will think you really care how they are, and they will answer, and will talk about all the pains and problems of their lives.
Actually, *at **7:41** mark* on the other side of the shore is not the castle, but the Parliament and that's the Pest side. So, you are looking at it from the Buda side. *At **7:51** mark* when you say "whereas here on the Pest side..." is also Pest. *At **8:07** mark* you are standing on Pest side; behind you, on the other side of the Danube, is Buda. Sorry for correcting you and *thanks for the video.*
Thanks for the safety shoutout. The former mayor Istvan Tarlos and the district mayor's did a phenomenal job, sadly after the current election thing changed for the worse, but even like this Budapest is a really safe city, with no terror attacks, even ladies can walk on the streets unharmed which is not that common in European big cities anymore, and whenever you are in trouble there is always an officer nearby.
Imho Budapest is too touristy. It IS beautiful and a sight to behold. But I visited Khestely and a few places around Lake Balaton which are all awesome and beautiful - and really unexpensive. I loved the local food, beer and palinka. Stayed in small, private houses. Soooo nice! But don't expect anybody to speak English or German with you. They could. But don't want to. Try your best shot at Magyar instead. They love it and will help you very willingly.
I think many of them WANT to talk english or german. But they don't DARE. They are afraid of not perfect pronounce or grammar. They try to think over what and how should they say at million times but they are so insecure they say only "sorry, I don't speak english".
Rita is right. People working in tourism in Budapest are professionals and do speak languages. While families running a small restaurant or motel in rural areas do not necessarily. Try and use simple phrases and make them answer 'yes' or 'no'. Something they will be confident to master at their level. Exaggerated: No use asking "I wonder if you could help me obtaining a naval inbound clearance?" as the response would most probably be "No speak english". Better ask for "Water police?" - and they will be happy to help you by pointing at "Small yellow office!"
It’s unbelievable expensive so beautiful it was so nice although when you are in the hotel make sure you shower at night because the shower it shuts off every 1 minutes
Showing Euronet ATM when talking about is like giving the WORST advise ever ! Never ever, anywhere in the EU use Eurorest ATM, just find any ATM from local bank. You can pay up to 30-40% to use this tourist traps. BTW, Zlatý Bažať is a Slovak beer, that is pretty good, but in Budapest - try something local....and come to visit Slovakia :)
Another don't from me...don't be shy, give a chance to mol bubi(bicycle rental), for a nominal price of 500 ft(around same as a two-line ticket("Átszállójegy") for local transportation)... You can ride free around BP, just pay attention to limiting the using to 30 minutes, although after that the tariff is 20 ft/min...use the mol points to end the journeys and after all.
But it can be learned. Even though I was in Budapest only for 4 days, I learned some basic hungarian phrases, and how to read and pronounce the letters. Szia Budapest!
Closer to martian or Venusian , me thinks....A Hungarian scientist (Leo Szilard) was asked 1949 if as a scientist he believes in aliens from outer space. To which he answered, "Of course! In fact, there 10 million of them on Earth, they are called Hungarians " .
@@tszirmay Well, for one person very close to the truth. There was this Hungarian man, drafted in 1944 and taken prisoner in 1945 by the Sovjets, became ill and got send to a hospital. From there he was send to a Russian mental institution because they could not understand him or could point a finger on his native language. They thought he talked gibberish because of psychical damage, that he made up his own language. He even was of great interest for Russian psychlinguistics for a long time. He was regrettably hospitalised in Russia until 2000, after they found out he was Hungarian.
1. Don't: Funfact that after the great fire in the 19th century there was a great rebuild of course on the pest side. Now, it was mandatory that X% of your budget MUST gone into outside decoration. I think it was like 7% but i'm not exactly sure. 2. Don't: Safety is not a smaller or bigger issue than in Paris or Berlin. Big cities has their treats as they say. Yeah, never ever get into taxi without actually calling it through phone. This is ain't NYC. 3. Don't: Single tickets(cuz, you know, they are single) are need to be validated at the entrance. But isn't it like that anywhere? 4. Don't: Wrong, those thermal spas are best to visit at winter, not summer. Looks nice at summer but who tf want to dive in 36/95 degrees water when it's summertime? 5. Don't: Yapp, party is party. Tho 2nd Don't particularly applies here, safety IS a concern if you get in a shady place with shady people. Easy to get lost too when you bit drunk. Plus careful with the "sit on a square and drink alcohol" because actually IT IS prohibited to consume alcohol at public places. i mean many people doing it and usually no one bothers them, but you ought to know. 8. dont: you can easily walk up to the castle. They MADE it so, you won't be exhausted when you are on top. What is spounge cake? For currency change my don't would be: Do NOT ever change your currency at the airport. Period. Actually bank conversion is not as bad as you claim it is. If you don't pay much (like 10-20-30 bucks) it really doesn't matter.
my advice is to go to orczy ter! its the best most loveliest place! the people are so friendly and will want to walk right up and talk to you! don't be shy, give them a hug!
Hugs !!? Hugging a total strangers !!? That's a bit too friendly !? Lol. I am very friendly ,but not really a hugger ! So ,that'll be an issue for me !! Lol. But ,it's so good to know they're so openly welcoming !!!😍💜💜💜💜🎶💞
Credit card update: Now every single place MUST provide the option to pay with a card. They can't make rules like "minimum 5000 HUF". Some places just say that their machine is down, so don't forget your cash though!
Dear Walter, the church in the Castle is NOT St. Matthias,.. it's Our Lady of Hungary.... it's called Matthias church, because it has the raven everywhere. And the raven was the symbol of our King Matthias :)
btw Uber was a big scam in Hungary, but as far as I know they are still around, and also most Taxis are cheaper if you are 4 or more, than the public transport.
When was this filmed? Tourism is basically banned here for the last year or so, and wearing a mask is mandatory in the public currently... Also there is no aspect of tourism getting back anytime soon.
Regarding the credit card thing, I would not agree. As of 1 January all vendors must accept credit cards. If they tell you they don't take a credit card, they probably just want to save for themselves the VAT. As a tourist it may be easier to not get into such a conversation with someone who is very likely not to be a master of the English language, I understand. But if you stay in Budapest for a long time, it may be more convenient to just use a credit card and tell them that you are aware that they must offer you the possibility of paying with a credit card. ps.: I live in Budapest for 8 months and I only use Apple pay on my phone. Like ever. I have not touched a single piece of physical currency for months.
Stuff like "tax evasion", "not paying ticket" ...etc. is pretty much a national sport here. So expect enforcement to be top fucking notch. It has a loong history. Starting with the defeat of the revolutiuon of 1848 that created austro-hungarian empire. Ofc. people were not exactly happy about it, but once you are beaten militarily, there is not much you can do. So people dodged taxes. And the attitude got stuck. Nearly 200 years of collective experience of dodging fees made locals quite impressive on that front. Thus authorities are understandably vigilant.
Every taxi in Budapest has to have an official sticker with the price per kilometer on it, otherwise the police will immediatley pull it out of traffic. So if you take a taxi and the driver asks for a different price than the one on that’s on the outside of the cab, that‘s basically illegal.
Had to check the date of the video. Hungarian here from Budapest. Fair points. - But the one with the metro ticket, i just don't understand. Yes you have to validate your ticket before going down the escalator to the metro. BUT ticket control (if there is one) is standig ALWAYS at the entrance. And they won't even let you go down without validation. They will ask you to validate. We don't have ticket controll at the exits since at least 10-15 years anymore. - And yes, take care when you grab a taxi. Taxi drivers in BUD are usually assholes and try to scam you, with taking a bigger route to the destination. My advise, use the company called "Bolt". Since Uber has been banned, because of the taxi companies, and driver, the ex-Uber here in HU had to morph into a taxi company to legitimately continue their work. And all the Uber drivers who were nice and friendly and honest, continued working there. Download the app (looks 1:1 like the Uber app) and use them. - Nightlife&Gypsies: Sadly hungary has a gypsy problem. Budapest is awesome at night. And it is pretty safe as well. I wouldn't say anyone has to worry about his/her safety. BUT if you are going to more popular areas like Váci street for shopping (don't do that. Just visit it, walk through it, but everything is overpriced there as hell), or "Gozsdu udvar" (for partying), you will always come across gypsies who want to "just ask for the time", or want to speak to you. Don't stop.....keep walking. Never buy anything from them. Everything is either a scam, or they want to sell you stolen stuff. Or backing powder wrapped into plastic bags offered as cocaine, or any kind of spice sold as marijuana. Just ignore the people on the streets who are trying to approach you.
A few tips for your safety as a Hungarian I wouldn't recommend the outer part of the city, Blaha Lujza tér(especially at night) and a few metro stations bc there is a lot of robbing or a lot of people were stabbed so if you are there don't talk to anyone and just ignore everyone especialy the gypsies (I'm not trying to be racist just saying) so be safe
If someone wants you to stop, don’t stop. They wanna beg money or cigarettes from you. Maybe sell you some fake shit. As a local I find it very annoying that you can not take a 10 minutes walk without beggars.
