Anyone been to Budapest? Is it worth it and any hotels there that are good?

[Pokster]

all sensible suggestions welcome

[Sir C]

all sensible suggestions welcome

Yes, I was there in 1983 and had the best street sausage I have ever tasted; mind you, I hadn't eaten for 3 days at that point. My bed for the night was a rather bijou bench in a quiet but draughty corner of the main railway station as I waited for a train to Vienna.

Good timez indeed.

[Luis Anaconda]

all sensible suggestions welcome

Yes - wonderful city. Absolutely and depends how much you want to pay

[Pokster]

Yes, I was there in 1983 and had the best street sausage I have ever tasted; mind you, I hadn't eaten for 3 days at that point. My bed for the night was a rather bijou bench in a quiet but draughty corner of the main railway station as I waited for a train to Vienna.

Good timez indeed.

And I bet you have had a few street sausages in your time

[Pokster]

Yes - wonderful city. Absolutely and depends how much you want to pay

well you can always do the Tripadvisor bit but obviously AWIMB is better than that

[Sir C]

And I bet you have had a few street sausages in your time

Very much so, yes. I often say you can judge a country and its people reasonably well by the quality of its street sausage; that is to say, countries with fine street sausage tend to be authoritarian in the extreme, and not somewhere one would choose to live.

My best three street sausage experiences have been in Hungary, Denmark and Germany. So there you go.

[Pokster]

Very much so, yes. I often say you can judge a country and its people reasonably well by the quality of its street sausage; that is to say, countries with fine street sausage tend to be authoritarian in the extreme, and not somewhere one would choose to live.

My best three street sausage experiences have been in Hungary, Denmark and Germany. So there you go.

See, tripadvisor doesn't give you that sort of information

[Burney]

all sensible suggestions welcome

Beautiful city, some decent hotels. There's a couple of five star jobs (Intercontinental and Four Seasons), but I last stayed at the Art'otel in Buda just across the Danube from the Parliament building (which is a sort of copy of ours, weirdly) and that was a perfectly good 4 star.

My only complaint would be about the local food, which is unirformly rank unless you want to eat goulash.

My wife and I are going to go there next year as part of a peripatetic Prague/Budpest/Vienna jaunt, actually.

[Burney]

See, tripadvisor doesn't give you that sort of information

Mine was Prague. Best hot dog I've ever eaten in my life.

[Sir C]

Mine was Prague. Best hot dog I've ever eaten in my life.

I had tartiflette last night, and in honour of Arsene's 20 year anniversary served it with his favourite sausage, the Alsace Knack, which looked like a standard bockwurst style hot dog sausage but was far, far superior.

wd Alasatian Knack.

[redgunamo]

Very much so, yes. I often say you can judge a country and its people reasonably well by the quality of its street sausage; that is to say, countries with fine street sausage tend to be authoritarian in the extreme, and not somewhere one would choose to live.

My best three street sausage experiences have been in Hungary, Denmark and Germany. So there you go.

Danes are basically Germans anyway (Doc loves it when I point that out), but in Hungary, folk never really went all in for that totalitarian stuff, imo. Rather half-hearted about the whole business.

[Burney]

I had tartiflette last night, and in honour of Arsene's 20 year anniversary served it with his favourite sausage, the Alsace Knack, which looked like a standard bockwurst style hot dog sausage but was far, far superior.

wd Alasatian Knack.

I'm really not sure I approve of sausages in tartiflette at all. :-(

Are we sure the knack is his favourite? Does he not favour the Saucisse de Morteau? I know it's Franche-Comte rather than Alsace, but it's deffo a nice sausage.

[Sir C]

I'm really not sure I approve of sausages in tartiflette at all. :-(

Are we sure the knack is his favourite? Does he not favour the Saucisse de Morteau? I know it's Franche-Comte rather than Alsace, but it's deffo a nice sausage.

Not in the tartiflette, for God's sake. What do you take me for? A tartiflette needs a sausage on the side, in my experience.

His brother always brings him knack when he comes to visit, apparently. He can't get enough of them.

I have a saucisse de Morteau in the fridge as we speak, actually.

[Burney]

Danes are basically Germans anyway (Doc loves it when I point that out), but in Hungary, folk never really went all in for that totalitarian stuff, imo. Rather half-hearted about the whole business.

For reasons I'm not really clear about, apparently a lot of pornographic actresses used to hail from Hungary.

[Pat Vegas]

all sensible suggestions welcome

Ritz Carlton is nice.
when you say sensible what's the budget? or you looking for a decent 4 star?

[Burney]

Not in the tartiflette, for God's sake. What do you take me for? A tartiflette needs a sausage on the side, in my experience.

His brother always brings him knack when he comes to visit, apparently. He can't get enough of them.

I have a saucisse de Morteau in the fridge as we speak, actually.

Oh, thank goodness for that! Mind you, I'm alarmed that you looked at a mixture of potatoes, bacon, onions, double cream, Reblochon and decided that what it needed on the side were some sausages rather than, say, a defibrillator.

[Sir C]

Oh, thank goodness for that! Mind you, I'm alarmed that you looked at a mixture of potatoes, bacon, onions, double cream, Reblochon and decided that what it needed on the side were some sausages rather than, say, a defibrillator.

The secret is to make it nice and light; mine is more of a diet tartiflette, because I eschew the double cream and use creme fraiche instead.

[redgunamo]

For reasons I'm not really clear about, apparently a lot of pornographic actresses used to hail from Hungary.

I wouldn't know about that precisely, but I'd imagine they'd be cheap. You know, buy them by the yard, sell them by the foot.

[Burney]

The secret is to make it nice and light; mine is more of a diet tartiflette, because I eschew the double cream and use creme fraiche instead.

Yes. I imagine that gets the calorie count down to a mere 2,500 per portion.

[Luis Anaconda]

well you can always do the Tripadvisor bit but obviously AWIMB is better than that

Was trying to find the hotel recommended to me - same one as Berni mentioned

[World's End Stella]

Beautiful city, some decent hotels. There's a couple of five star jobs (Intercontinental and Four Seasons), but I last stayed at the Art'otel in Buda just across the Danube from the Parliament building (which is a sort of copy of ours, weirdly) and that was a perfectly good 4 star.

My only complaint would be about the local food, which is unirformly rank unless you want to eat goulash.

My wife and I are going to go there next year as part of a peripatetic Prague/Budpest/Vienna jaunt, actually.

This is why I have never visited so many countries in that part of Europe (is Hungary considered eastern Europe?). I can imagine I would love the history, the architecture, the night life etc, but I'm afraid I can't enjoy a holiday without good food.

That's why I will never return to Greece, as an example

[Burney]

This is why I have never visited so many countries in that part of Europe (is Hungary considered eastern Europe?). I can imagine I would love the history, the architecture, the night life etc, but I'm afraid I can't enjoy a holiday without good food.

That's why I will never return to Greece, as an example

Oh, you can eat perfectly well, just not by eating the local cuisine. Any major international city will offer you plenty of alternatives, though.

[redgunamo]

Oh, you can eat perfectly well, just not by eating the local cuisine. Any major international city will offer you plenty of alternatives, though.

McDonald's, do you mean?

[Pat Vegas]

Oh, you can eat perfectly well, just not by eating the local cuisine. Any major international city will offer you plenty of alternatives, though.

Sometimes you can order the local attempt of a international dish.
For example you think Burger is safe. then it comes out like Steak Tartare in a bun.

[Sir C]

Sometimes you can order the local attempt of a international dish.
For example you think Burger is safe. then it comes out like Steak Tartare in a bun.

Actually steak tartare in a bun is a common dish in Holland, and delicious it is, too. Order the 'broodje filet Americain'.

321

[Burney]

McDonald's, do you mean?

Well if your tastes run to that, of course. But any such city will offer perfectly reasonable 'European cuisine' which will keep the wolf from the door while not perhaps exciting one particularly, while if you're prepared to spend enough money you can eat well virtually anywhere.

No, it's the average place where the problems arise. Order a meal in a nice hostelry and there's a good chance one may find oneself served something with the texture of 3-day old dried porridge and calling itself a dumpling. That is a bad scene. :-(

[Burney]

Actually steak tartare in a bun is a common dish in Holland, and delicious it is, too. Order the 'broodje filet Americain'.

321

It's not delicious. It's raw mince inna bun. :-(

[Pat Vegas]

McDonald's, do you mean?

None in Iceland.

[Burney]

None in Iceland.

Did you have to subsist on rotten fish, f?

[Sir C]

It's not delicious. It's raw mince inna bun. :-(

No it's not. It's a broodje filet Americain.

I appreciate that your grasp of the subtleties of cuisine goes as far as 'boiled, mashed ot chips', but you would do well to attempt to conceal your ignorance on a public forum, for fear of mockery.

[Pat Vegas]

Actually steak tartare in a bun is a common dish in Holland, and delicious it is, too. Order the 'broodje filet Americain'.

321

I had a strange experience in Amsterdam ordering food.

I ordered some pancakes. they brought over this omelette thing with bacon or ham in it not to make a fuss I ate it and at the end of the meal the waiter came over and said. I am sorry this is not what you ordered I don't know why we gave you this its' not on the menu.

:shrug: very strange.

[Pat Vegas]

Did you have to subsist on rotten fish, f?

There was a pizza place nearby I used to twice.

They have a weird sense of humour there. I was looking at the menu on the counter. The bloke says to me
'it's not stationary, you can move it' referring to the menu.

Cheeky ****er. Then they put garlic oil on the pizza that's a new one on me.

[Burney]

No it's not. It's a broodje filet Americain.

I appreciate that your grasp of the subtleties of cuisine goes as far as 'boiled, mashed ot chips', but you would do well to attempt to conceal your ignorance on a public forum, for fear of mockery.

Listen, pal, I've a pretty strong stomach - as you'll remember when I picked apart a boiled pig's face at 8 in the morning after 3 hours' sleep while you quietly gagged and wept in the corner and took refuge in the Scotch bottle. But despite that, I draw the line at the consumption of raw meat. The mere thought makes me heave. Its consumption is a filthy foreign habit with nothing to recommend it.

[Sir C]

Listen, pal, I've a pretty strong stomach - as you'll remember when I picked apart a boiled pig's face at 8 in the morning after 3 hours' sleep while you quietly gagged and wept in the corner and took refuge in the Scotch bottle. But despite that, I draw the line at the consumption of raw meat. The mere thought makes me heave. Its consumption is a filthy foreign habit with nothing to recommend it.

Hold on, you don't eat steak tartare at all? :yikes: Heathen.

My tartare is a thing of beauty. It's all to do with the chopping of the meat to the perfect size.

[Sir C]

I had a strange experience in Amsterdam ordering food.

I ordered some pancakes. they brought over this omelette thing with bacon or ham in it not to make a fuss I ate it and at the end of the meal the waiter came over and said. I am sorry this is not what you ordered I don't know why we gave you this its' not on the menu.

:shrug: very strange.

He was probably stoned, f. Or you were.

[Burney]

Hold on, you don't eat steak tartare at all? :yikes: Heathen.

My tartare is a thing of beauty. It's all to do with the chopping of the meat to the perfect size.

No I damn well do not. Were you to serve it to me, I would do the decent thing, smile politely and, while you weren't looking, give it to the cats under the table.

[Sir C]

No I damn well do not. Were you to serve it to me, I would do the decent thing, smile politely and, while you weren't looking, give it to the cats under the table.

What about fish, have you ever tried fish? It's quite nice. It even comes without batter these days!

Maybe it's best you stick to the potatoes, old boy.

[Burney]

What about fish, have you ever tried fish? It's quite nice. It even comes without batter these days!

Maybe it's best you stick to the potatoes, old boy.

I like fish. I even like it raw. But meat? No.

Talking of which, is that Sushi chap in Petts Wood still going? He was ridicules good and totally incongruous.

[Pat Vegas]

He was probably stoned, f. Or you were.

Can you still do that?

I had a bad experience with a bag of special cookies I purchased.
Being a novice I started to eat these cookies and nothing happened so I ate all of them.

After about 40 mins an hour or so I went bonkers and paranoid,

[Sir C]

I like fish. I even like it raw. But meat? No.

Talking of which, is that Sushi chap in Petts Wood still going? He was ridicules good and totally incongruous.

I assume so, I haven't been for ages.

Tonight I am eating out in town but haven't decided where. I need somewhere reasonably quick and informal. It might be Sri Lankan at Hoppers; it might be lobster and chips at Randall & Aubin, but it won't be shawarma, because she has vetoed the idea :-(

[Burney]

Can you still do that?

I had a bad experience with a bag of special cookies I purchased.
Being a novice I started to eat these cookies and nothing happened so I ate all of them.

After about 40 mins an hour or so I went bonkers and paranoid,

Eating it is actually a very sh1t way to use cannabis. The only bad experiences I've had with it were when eating it. You can't control the dose very well and you go from totally sober to a drooling wreck with no intermediate period of adjustment.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Can you still do that?

I had a bad experience with a bag of special cookies I purchased.
Being a novice I started to eat these cookies and nothing happened so I ate all of them.

After about 40 mins an hour or so I went bonkers and paranoid,

:hehe: :hehe:

[Burney]

I assume so, I haven't been for ages.

Tonight I am eating out in town but haven't decided where. I need somewhere reasonably quick and informal. It might be Sri Lankan at Hoppers; it might be lobster and chips at Randall & Aubin, but it won't be shawarma, because she has vetoed the idea :-(

She's a tartar. Denying a man shawarma like that. Talking of which, we should have a day out on these days and consume garlicky, cuminy, greasy sheep meat.

I'm home alone tonight. The missus is at some awards bash, so I have to be good and resist the siren song of the kebab shop. I think I've got some lamb curry in the freezer :-(

[Sir C]

She's a tartar. Denying a man shawarma like that. Talking of which, we should have a day out on these days and consume garlicky, cuminy, greasy sheep meat.

I'm home alone tonight. The missus is at some awards bash, so I have to be good and resist the siren song of the kebab shop. I think I've got some lamb curry in the freezer :-(

You simply MUST kebab, for I am in a similar situation on Saturday and have been pre-emptively struggling with my conscience on exactly this matter. We NEED the kebab, b.

[Burney]

You simply MUST kebab, for I am in a similar situation on Saturday and have been pre-emptively struggling with my conscience on exactly this matter. We NEED the kebab, b.

But what of the remorse and the guilt? :-(

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Not more guilt
:lager:

[Pat Vegas]

Not more guilt
:lager:

You are my favourite Pister Viva.

[Sir C]

But what of the remorse and the guilt? :-(

There feelings must be overcome; a stiffening of the sinews, a girding of the loins, a flaring of the nostrils will carry us through.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

You are my favourite Pister Viva.

:hug:
I love you

[Mo Britain less Europe]

Wonderful city. When I first went it looked like a tired, run-down Vienna but the fall of Communism has done wonders there. It has little to envy Vienna these days and at comparatively knock-down prices.

I stayed at Marriott last time, very well located.

Aranyszarvas is a wonderful restaurant which has lots of game and a huge selection of Hungarian wine which has come on leaps and bounds as well.

Very nice cakes as well.

[World's End Stella]

No it's not. It's a broodje filet Americain.

I appreciate that your grasp of the subtleties of cuisine goes as far as 'boiled, mashed ot chips', but you would do well to attempt to conceal your ignorance on a public forum, for fear of mockery.

I'm prepared to try anything. And I truly enjoy tartare when in France.

But that looks really, really ****. And the idea of destroying tartare by placing it in a bun just doesn't bare thinking about.

Sorry Charles, I'll have to pass on that one.

[redgunamo]

I'm prepared to try anything. And I truly enjoy tartare when in France.

But that looks really, really ****. And the idea of destroying tartare by placing it in a bun just doesn't bare thinking about.

Sorry Charles, I'll have to pass on that one.

How about the German version, made with pork and onions instead?

http://www.mettigel24.com/upload/media/posts/2016-04/24/willst-du-mett-mir-schlafen_1461507369-s.jpg

[Sir C]

I'm prepared to try anything. And I truly enjoy tartare when in France.

But that looks really, really ****. And the idea of destroying tartare by placing it in a bun just doesn't bare thinking about.

Sorry Charles, I'll have to pass on that one.

Well you haven't tried it, so your opinion is meaningless :shrug:

And it doesn't 'bear' thinking about.

[World's End Stella]

Well you haven't tried it, so your opinion is meaningless :shrug:

And it doesn't 'bear' thinking about.

'bear' 'bare' I find the whole grammar thing confusing. In fact, I don't even know if that mistake falls under the grammar category.

Mostly because grammar is a girl's subject. Maths for boys, grammar for girls. FACT

[Sir C]

'bear' 'bare' I find the whole grammar thing confusing. In fact, I don't even know if that mistake falls under the grammar category.

Mostly because grammar is a girl's subject. Maths for boys, grammar for girls. FACT

Given that you have confidently assured us this morning that 5 x 3 is 36, I'd keep that one under your hat for now.

[World's End Stella]

Given that you have confidently assured us this morning that 5 x 3 is 36, I'd keep that one under your hat for now.

Ahem, I did no such thing. Now stop being silly.