Hungary Exchange - The Vet News Lonely Planet Guide to Budapest

Always keen to broaden their horizons and spread the Centaur word, a group of brave and pioneering Bristol Vet School students took it upon themselves to explore the ancient city of Budapest, aided by their trusty guide, Joe. Based upon their experiences there, they’ve put together a handy travel guide for other students…

Facts About Budapest

Population

2. Joe (vet student) and Ishvan (medical student).    

Language

Only a few key phrases are necessary; here’s our top picks, with a handy pronunciation guide:
  • Sajtburger (shite burger) = cheese burger
  • Ifjúsági szállόt (if you shags a lot) = youth hostel
  • Egészségeré! (eggysheggydray) = cheers!    
However, the Hungarians don’t seem quite so keen to learn our lingo in return…
Do you want to speak English !?

Flora and Fauna

Hungary is famed for its vast and varied arrayed of wildlife, including the stunning Equus giganticus. Chris (IV) just couldn’t resist putting his rectalling skills to practice on this specimen…
Photo of Equus giganticus  

Getting Around

Bristol vets in a shopping trolley
If local cyclists should get in your way – no worries! Just do as Kat and push them off their bikes and into bushes!    Budapest boasts a reliable and cheap public transport system – just make sure you ‘Get out!’ the tram when instructed to do so (or face the wrath of Joe). One public transport feature guaranteed to entertain visitors and piss off residents of the city is the jingle played whenever the trap stops. It’s like a shit ringtone, but better! Who needs the Crazy Frog?! With so much public transport available, walking does not go down well, particularly as a multitude of bus stops were passed on this march in the ‘countryside’…
Walking in the 'countryside'

Food and Drink

Healthy and delicious, Hungarian cuisine could well be (and, in fact, is) described as a gastronomical orgasm .Gastronomical orgasm burger
Who could say no to tinned rumen in tomato sauce, or resist the delicacy of pig’s mammary gland fat – not John! Having a chocolate craving? Then get your jaws around a ‘Mr Big’ for a salty-tasting (no, really) cocoa-based treat! Photo of Mr. Big bar
Sadly, Susie was less than impressed with the tripe 
Photo of Susie

Burn off those after-dinner calories with a ride on a Chuckle-brothers bike
Riding a Chuckle brothers bike

Things to See and Do

Each Other

Move over Paris – there’s a new Capital of Romance! Just a whiff of Hungarian air, and you won’t be able to keep your hands of your travelling companions. Just look at the romance blossoming between these two…bless…
Mike kissing John

Or could this be John’s secret?...
Szex spre (Sex Spray)


Bryony got a taste of Hungarian action too…
Bryony in action
If you can’t find your perfect partner, fret not – Budapest is sure to cater for all your erotic fantasies, giant stone nipples included! Giant stone breast statue
Just look at this size of this man’s… feet! But be warned, competition is high for a piece of this strapping stud – fighting broke out shortly after our photographers caught these boys and girls checking out the talent…
Just look at this size of this man’s… feet!

Nightlife

Those crazy Hungarians sure know how to throw a party! Sadly, we never got to experience any of them as the rest of the Budapest vet school want to kill Joe. Ah well. If dancing’s your thing, Budapest is the place to go to pick up a few funky moves to pull on the dance floor. Rated highly are the ‘Elbow-into-Innocent-Bystanders-Face Smash’ (Figure 1), as demonstrated by Joe, and the more traditional Hungarian country dancing (Figure 2), accompanied by Ishvan on didgeridoo. Well, his impression of one anyway. Which you could never grow sick of. Nope, never.
Figure 1 – Joe’s never happier than when throwing some shapes on the dance floor  Figure 2 – time for some knee-slapping action!

Shopping

The Milan of Hungary, Budapest just cannot be beaten in the fashion stakes – vet school tee-shirts come in a multitude of dazzling colours! As well as offering this high-couture fashion, Budapest is a bargain hunter’s paradise – check out what our discerning shoppers picked up for coppers at the local flea market!
Group photo
Who’d have thought that zips could be so visually stunning, pens so naff, and fake tattoos so disturbing?!

Zips, tattoos and pens
Even so, Chris and Mike were keen to model their hot purchase on a trip to the baths, along with some authentic ‘gypsy tattoos’, courtesy of Ishvan…    
“And this one means you’ve been in prison”  Chris and Mike modelling their purchases

We hope you found this travel guide informative. And Hungary, please don’t sue us. Now, there remains just one thing to say…

Szia