Things I Wish I Knew About Budapest Before Arriving

(Much like other Things I Wish I Knew posts, this one’s focused on the lessons learned, in the hopes that they help you on your own trip.)

Budapest has been full of surprises, both good and… odd. Let’s run down a few of them so your trip has more good surprises.

Budapest is a Western European city in an Eastern European country.

Joining the EU in 2004 and the Schengen Zone in 2007 has been good to the Eastern European country. It’s unclear how much of that benefit has gone beyond the capital...