Eurotrip 2017 - Conclusion

To be done:

• stats (road tolls / fuel)
• other notes / remarks

Eurotrip 2017 - Day 10-11

Day 10-11 - Slovakia, Bratislava

Surprisingly, Bratislava exceeded my expectations (I had none). I mean, it's not fancy, glamorous or anything, but it had a good 'vibe'. And it was actually cheap (not 'Budapest cheap', Budapest didn't feel cheap at all for what it is), and cleaner than Budapest. Ok, I admit, my hotel choice was not good (actual time to reach center by bus was like ~40 minutes in rush hour instead of advertised 20, add walking time from/to bus stop on top of that), but nevertheless. So my first impression of the city was good, would gladly visit again.

Eurotrip 2017 - Day 8-9

Day 8-9 - Budapest

The road

Hungary motorways were surprisingly empty, like you could drive for several minutes before seeing another car 😊 It was a strange feeling indeed. Tolls - you have to buy 'electronic vignette' for motorways - they just register your car's license plate in the system and give you the receipt.

The city

Oh well... I don't know where to start. To put it simply, Budapest is a beautiful city but it's dirty as soon as you're off the tourist paths.
First of all, I made a silly mistake entering the hotel address into GPS (misspelled one letter), and drove to the other end of the city. When I was driving away from the center, that should've given me some hints, right?

Anyway, when I parked the car not far from the hotel, got out, and saw garbage everywhere, I was like "is it even safe to leave a car here?". It was really messed up by my standards. Guess somewhere in India it would be considered normal?
Fun fact: beer glass in restaurant had 'Made in Russia' stamped on it.

Bottom line is - I didn't like the city, and don't want to visit it again. Not anytime soon.

Eurotrip 2017 - Day 6-7

Day 6-7 - Graz, Austria

Nice city overall, though there isn't much to write about it.

• Wasn't exactly crowded, which is a good thing
• Great trams (and you can by tickets from the machine inside the tram)
• Reasonably priced fast-food place near Uhrturm
• And beer was good as well
• Hotel choice was really spot-on this time. I'd go so far saying it was the best hotel I've stayed in a while.. If you disregard the location.