The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall (Hungarian "Nagyvásárcsarnok") is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. The market offers a huge variety of stalls. As tourists, it seems inevitable to pay this place a visit. So we did. But.... probably won't in the future... you will see in a bit. Still, I will recommend you to come here and have a look. Just don't.... :)
布達佩斯中央市場歷史悠久... 幾乎所有旅遊書都會寫到它。我們原本時間不多，但離飯店近，還是來看看，順便想買買紀念品。雖然，去過之後，結論是以後不再來了(詳後)，但如果你來這裡，我覺得還是可以來看看，只是要注意不要.... :)
Look around, it is very interesting to see what those stalls are selling... yes, from these stalls you can get some clue about how the lives here are like. I've always love browsing markets.
四處看看，什麼都有，市場嘛，就是當地人生活的縮影。蔬菜、水果、魚跟肉、起司麵包，辣椒（對！匈牙利到處是紅辣椒，是名產，但不太辣的）與各種用品等... 生意蠻好的....
Famous Hungarian Pepper - Paprika!!
這就是匈牙利辣椒專賣店了，紅椒粉 Paprika 是名產，但不太辣的
Hungarian Wine is famous. It sells not only Tokaji here...
匈牙利一個超有名的產品就是甜白酒 (Tokaji) ，可以買來送人。但我不太喝甜的酒就是了...
Some handmade wood utensils. Pretty good. We bought some too! :)
這些木製品很精緻，價錢也合理。我們也買了一些。
It has 2nd floor, selling some souvenirs, clothes and there are also some local food stalls... Let's have a look.
二樓賣些紀念品、衣服以及當地的小吃店與酒吧等，上樓看看吧！視野很好。
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We had a bite at the 2nd floor and picked a stall that had empty seats and seemed alright serving local cuisines.
我們在二樓看到不少當地小吃，看得餓了，找了一家看似當地料理的店，剛好也有位置。亂點了一把。
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Turns out ... WE GOT RIPPED OFF!! Food was lousy and extremely expensive! Of course there was no prices shown!! As we were eating their food, we looked at the owner and "the gang" walking around smiling like saying "It's not my fault ... you come here means you want to be ripped off!".... Pissed!! This is the worse place in Budapest. Other places are lovely...
結果... 是個騙觀光客的爛店！忘記花了多少錢了，總之很貴！東西也難吃。布達佩斯其實不是很貴的地方，所以我們一吃那食物品質，以及算清楚花多少錢後，馬上知道被敲竹槓了！很後悔沒去另一家生意爆好但幾乎沒有位子的店。吃著這些東西，看著老闆跟"黨羽們"四處走來走去還帶著笑容，臉上似乎在說"你們來就是想被敲啊，這可不能怪我...哈哈哈~~~~" 氣死我們了！這是布達佩斯最讓我們厭惡的地方，以後不來中央市場了，根本都是騙觀光客的... 其他地方還是很棒的....
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Good bye central market! Probably won't see you again!
再見了中央市場，下次我再來布達佩斯，多半不會來看你了。好好做人啊！
Welcome to Budapest, my hometown!
Sorry to hear what happened to you. Unfortunately, ripping off tourists is popular here. Also, take care with Taxis. I hate all the taxi drivers here, they are all douchebags, and most of them will charge more when they realize you are a tourist.
Like there was a guy who charged $150 from an Australian girl last summer at Sziget festival for a $5 ride. It went viral in local media.
Besides this, Budapest is an awesome city!
If you haven't been there, you should walk thru the Szabadság-bridge. It's closed from traffic, and usually, there are many cool programs there. It's 5 mins walk away from Vásárcsarnok.
Great! I plan to go back too! :) Glad I did not take any taxi. Szabadság-bridge noted.
Thank you local!!
I took a taxi in Budapest once, and at least I bargained the price before I got in. The number os 0s on the currency and the cheap beers doesnt make it easy to work out how much you are paying!
I second this, @ragnartheking and @deanliu.
I visited Budapest 8 years ago, and I was ripped off by a taxi driver who charged me like $50 for what should have been a cheap ride. Here's what my reaction should have been:
Unfortunately I was coming home from a party, was tired and didn't do the conversion math until the next morning.
The same thing happened to a friend of mine, who was staying in a fancier hotel than me. He got so upset that he brought it up with the reception of the hotel, demanding they took action. And they did: they contacted the taxi company and he actually ended up getting his money back. So there was def no doubt that he had been scammed.
I am sorry you got scammed with your meal. The scams aside though, Budapest is a beautiful city! Looks like you had a great time there. And seeing your images brings back some of my own memories.
Did you also visit the Szechenyi Spa Baths? I LOVED that place. So beautiful, and relaxing. Here's a pic I found from my when I visited the spa:
Overall this market seems very attractive. specially, the hand made wooden utensils adored me a lot... very nice post.
yeah, still interesting despite some unpleasant experiences.
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Hey @deanliu.. Lovely post with some great photos... This post gave us the feeling of a roller coaster ride, where we experience the highs (great place) and lows (fraud restrauteurs also called the "gang" in your words 😁)... All in all a good and interesting read. Looking forward to your future posts. ✍️👍✌️📷📸📹📽️
haha. thanks!
You are welcome!
I'd really like to go there someday. Maybe once all this stuff goes to the moon.
Just don't eat what I had. :)
Nice one, bringing the Hungary oldest market to world view. Your documentary is good, the pictures are nice. At list you enjoy the meal even though is very expensive hahaha, did you pay for the smile you got from those around? they where all factored into the price of the food. Nice article. Keep it coming.
thanks!
Wow, that sucks.... ive wanted to go to this market place for a long long time, everytime im in budapest i never get a chance to go, sorry you got ripped off, other places in budapest are luckily very nice and people are friendly
exactly my conclusion. :)
The location look great and lots of good shots frm you @deanliu, keep it up. I like their market
thanks! :)
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I love that market ! There are very cool vibes there usually. Sorry you got ripped off but shit happened i guess, it is a pity cause it made you hate the place :/
I post a picture here to show you that sometimes, that market can be sweet and relaxing when you are hanging out with some old ladies ;)
no worries. I will give it a second chance. thanks for sharing!
Looks like the cathedral in my old place..historical
We went there too when we visited Budapest - we had some great food at the same place as well!
obviously NOT at the same stall. haha. that's good to hear you had good food there.
I am curious to know how much you paid for the dog food in the plastic dish...
haha! honestly I forgot.. it was 2 months ago. the only thing I remembered is RIP OFF!! :)
所以下次我如果有機會去的話,我就要來問你哪一間不可以去 XDDD
最好就去買東西就好.... 別地方吃去.... :)
紅椒粉跟木質器具很吸引我~
what a bustling market.. would love to visit there one day.
Have been two times too Budapest and cities around. What i remember is they always eat that same soup everyday. It doesnt taste bad with potatoes and a little peperoni. But everyday same soup!!!
this I didn't know. thanks for sharing!
Sorry to hear you got ripped off, you were just unlucky. I have been a couple of times and work with Hungarian people and they all tend to be very friendly. I just came back two days ago and posted about Budapest 15 mins ago https://steemit.com/@robertolopez . Upvoted and followed, good post!
Upvoted and followed. :)
Interesting post about the budapest air race!
And I love Hungarian people except those who ripped me off! :)
nice post, i love budapest, i have had to leave, but it is still my town
This is the nice thing with the market in other countries like yours, its clean and organize. I am not trying to dishonor my country, but most of our markets here in the Philippines are not organize and is not looking. Im not talking about supermarkets in huge malls, Im talking about the wet market.
Although the country has this market looks, still, we have a vast of tourists spots that spread around the archipelago which makes us all proud then. Somehow, in the every place, there is this disadvantages and advantages, and Philippines is among those countries.
@deanliu great story with beautiful photos :) You are near, Poland! Come and visit Warsaw :) I am creating posts about this great city. Please check my stories for details :)
All the best.
Anyone who does to Budapest should also try to visit Buda Castle and Margaret Island. Very nice places. And they should go to a spa like Szecheni thermal bath.
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I missed my chance to visit Budapest 9 years ago. I was in a business trip to Munich for 2 weeks. Togehter with my colleagues we enjoyed southern part of Germany, as well as Vienna during weekends. After the business trips my colleagues decided to stay behind and visit Budapest, but I had to go home to take care my wife who was pregnant at that time.
It is a nice place and I missed the chance to be there in person, so I rely on you to show me more about this wonderful city.
no problem man... pregnant wife is always the most important thing in the world! you can always go later. :)
When we were there it was closed!
Pro tip: the central market is only open earlier in the day.
However, after you visit the central market, you're a short bridge-crossing away from Budapest Cave Church, which is really cool.
And from there you can climb up to the top of the hill with the Liberty Statue and get even cooler view over the city.
cool. noted for next trip.
Sorry to hear you got ripped off. The market looks interesting and full of hustle and bustle.
Thanks for sharing... @deanliu keep it up
Great photos!
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wow, that's cool. I have seen this hall from a romanian youtuber and I would love to eat something there :D
wow, nice post!
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Wow @deanliu, good report ! I upvoted you.
thanks!
wow.. great place to visit. thank you for sharing
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great post and nice photos :) thanks and follow me !
Such a beautiful place! I'll keep that in mind when we travel to Europe! Thanks for the tip ;)
Wow! It's so beautiful) check out my last post about my travelling experience to the mountains, if u are interested in it, of couse)
European has lots of magic place,bravo!
How much did you pay for the food in the picture? Just curious.
In general I consider Budapest as one of the best travel bargains around. 1650 HUF (5 eur) for a day transport ticket, 5 eur for lunch many in various cafes around.
Great post. I want to go there
Wow! This is great! Budapest is one of my favorite cities in europe!
Yes Hungarian paprika is well-known in Europe. Did you visit Romania? It's close to Hungary.
No. Pity I did not.
great post!
thank you for sharing
Very interesting observations @deanliu, and good photos from that space. Upvoted, resteemed & DPS.
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I want see this market :) it looks very cool :)
Very interesting post. Would love to travel to Hungary. Up voted.
This was an interesting article with nice pictures! Looking forward to more from you!
Awesome shots!!
This market is so cool. I love street markets, you never know what you will find. :)
Ahhh I've been there. Back around 2008. The memories are flooding back. What a wonderful city.
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