Hi, I can imagine you are getting a lot of suggestions. Here is one more. Budapesttours.net. They have all kinds of tours and will pick you up at your hotel. Budapest Tours offer cooking class at the Market, Night tours with a restaurant included, Day tours, which I suggest for your wife, they also travel into the country side. I found them to be very good. I usually travel by myself and have had no problem with them. A friend of mine who lives in Budapest told me you will need a permit to travel on some of the highways. I do not know for sure, but it is worth looking into. You will have to get a International Drivers Permit here in the states or when you get there have your own drivers license translated officially. I would not suggest this nor would I know where to have it translated. Do not miss the Danube River cruise at dusk. Budapest is beautiful in the evening. Taking the metro is easy, once you learn which way it is going east or west. Usually there are many steps getting down to the subway and then escalators, which move fast, to take you to the metro. Metros are everywhere. The first metro, the Yellow Line, was the first in Europe. Do not know the date. That is all I can think of now. Except, I would schedule a taxi ride (from the Airport) to your hotel. You can do that on line. It cost about 35 Euro. (Maybe less now). I found it easiest to just take money from the ATM machines. I first bought Euros at AAA. But the Forint is very low now so you should get some good deals. Have a great time, Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Kisabeth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:41 AM Subject: [HUNGARY] Budapest > Dear members & world travelers, > My wife & I will be making our 1st visit to the home of our > ancestors-Hungary. We will be there for 10 days, from May 5-May15, 2009. > As of now we will begin by staying in Budapest for 4 days & 3 nights & > then rent a auto & visit the 2 villages of my grandparents (Turna nad > Bodvou, Slovakia & Gavavencsello in Szabolcs Megye, Hungary) > Does anyone know of some good hotels to stay in Budapest? We would like > something close to the places to visit in the center of town as my wife > has very bad rheumatoid arthritis and can't walk for long periods of time. > We are looking for something reasonable in price but nice. Also what are > some of the key things to see & visit in Budapest? > I have a travel guide but I'd like to hear from some of you, my Hungarian > internet family. > Thanks, > Gerald (Dobozy) Kisabeth > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >