Why Tea wrote:
>On Aug 13, 3:29 pm, Padraig Breathnach wrote:
>> Why Tea wrote:
>> >I'll travel to Hungary before the end of August. I found some
>> >apartment in the city center and I sent in an email about the dates
>> >I'd like to stay. The reply I got was to pay cash upon arrival and he
>> >could also arrange for an airport pickup. I have never been to Eastern
>> >European countries, so I am a little bit apprehension about it. Should
>> >I be worried? I'd like to hear your experience in Hungary and Prague
>> >about what to do, what not to do and what to look out for. Thanks.
>>
>> The arrangement you describe is fairly standard for Budapest, and I
>> would not worry about it. They are not even seeking a booking deposit.
>>
>> If they ask for more than about €20 for the airport transfer, say no
>> thank you. You can get a taxi for about €16 -- prices guaranteed by an
>> arrangement with the airport authority (it's not the same in Prague;
>> if you arrive there by air, you need to be more cautious about taxis).
>>
>> Hungarians and Czechs do not consider themselves Eastern Europeans;
>> they live in Central Europe.
>>
>
>Thanks Padraig. Your description is spot-on. They didn't ask for
>deposit,
>credit number or anything. They simply want a confirmation. They do
>offer a 20 Euro pick up service from the airport.
>
I would accept that for convenience. There would be no concern about
finding the letting agent to pick up the keys and get whatever
information you need.
>I plan to take a train from Budapest to Prague, do you know the
>station
>names at both end and roughly how much does it cost in Euros? I did
>check it up on the Web, but there was no straight answers. It's like,
>if
>you have this (whatever ticket) then you have to pay this much extra
>for a first class or second class ... I find it to be very confusing.
>
Sorry -- I never travelled between the two cities. All I can tell you
is that most trains for Prague depart from Keleti Palyaudvar.
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