2 Weeks Budget Backpacking for Eastern Europe (Hungary-Slovakia-Austria-Poland-CzechRepublic)

Oh Yes! I visited Europe again for the second time around and this time is the cheapest part of Europe, Eastern Europe. Europe is always been my dream place. Ive always been inlove with the 4 seasons weather, historical places, awesome architecture, good food, everything that you cant find in asia, you would find it in Europe (well not all but weather is number 1. the rest is for you to find out and travel there...). I decided to do Solo backpacking because i wanted to meet and gain more friends all over the world. Im good at keeping friends no matter where they are so im like Why not. Which i didnt fail meeting nice people along the way when i traveled to eastern europe. i had 5 countries for 2 weeks or 12 days to be exact. This covers - Budapest- Hungary, Bratislava - Slovakia, Vienna - Austria, Krakow - Poland, Prague - Czech Republic.   Heres my 12 days ITINERARY for Eastern Europe.

Oct 1 - 3 - Budapest, Hungary

 - is actually walk-able same as the other european countries, so you can walk from one place to another as long as you have your Google maps with you, its my Bestfriend. i love walking so i dont find it hard to walk all day. Infact, i have walked like 22 KM a day, could be very tiring but this is the beauty of traveling. you have to be tired and exhausted otherwise you're not having fun. 

Day 1

Fisherman Bastion

Stephens Basilica - entrance 600 hungarian forint = 2 euro 

walk around budapest at night

Visited Liberty bridge, Elizabeth bridge, Chain bridge etc

Day 2

Thermal Baths - 20 euro 

Joined the free walking tour at night.

Day 3
 - Early traveled to Bratislava at 6 AM via flixbus for 8 euro

arrived Brastislava, Slokavia for 2 hrs

had half day trip in bratislava

- joined a free day walking tour - covering century 20th tour with old and newtown palace in Old town city of Bratislava.

Oct 3 - 4 - Vienna, Austria

Night- traveled to Vienna, Austria via flixbus for 8 euro

Slept in Vienna, Austria

Had a day tour in Vienna

visited 

Hofburg Baraque Palace

St. Stephens Cathedral

Vienna state of opera

went to a Pub in Vienna for Dinner

Day 4

Night Traveled to Krakow, Poland - 7 hrs via flixbus for 12 euro

Oct 5 - 8 - Krakow, Poland

Day 5

- Walked around main square in Krakow at night. checked Souvenir market in Krakow, had dinner at the famous krakow food truck tasted some local polish food such as Pan Kumpir - baked potato with stuff on it (i dont know much about cooking so yeah) but i had like a mexican kumpir so it tasted like chili con carne but its a potato on it.  dumplings, sour soup, i had a cooked beef in a bread called bigos. well i didnt really liked it, because im not really into meat. but its a good thing to taste local food.

 

Day 6

traveled to Auschwitz Concentration Camp - for 1 hr  

bus rate - 15 Poland Zloty = 16 RM = 3.34 euro

food - 15 Poland Zloty = 16 RM = 3.34 euro

Auschwitz Concentration Camp  

- was a network of concentration and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It consisted of Auschwitz I (the original concentration camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau (a combined concentration/extermination camp), Auschwitz III–Monowitz (a labor camp to staff an IG Farben factory), and 45 satellite camps.Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here.

The photos below may seemed very brutal and depressing .

Day 7 

-traveled to Zapokane,Poland - a town in the extreme south of Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. 

- we were not able to visit Morskie Okot as its too late. So we took a tram going to Gubałówka is a mountain in the Gubałówka Range above the Polish town of Zakopane. 

bus rate - 20 Poland Zloty = 22 RM = 4.59 euro

food -  15 Poland Zloty = 16 RM = 3.34 euro

 

Oct 8 - 11 - Prague, Czech Republic

Day 8

traveled to Prague, Czech Republic

flight  - via ryanair (please take note that for ryanair you MUST do an online/web checkin 2 days before your flight to avoid 50 euro fine. its their Policy.FFS!)

stayed in a Czech inn Hostel - 12 euro per night

- had a night tour in the Prague Old Town Square where you can see St Vitus Cathedral etc.

had dinner in some food trucks where you can buy their Famous czech Sausage which is very good for just 4 Euros. 

Day 9

walked around the Centre of Prague

went to some overlooking spots which was very stunning

Day 10

Took a tram

Visited Prague Castle

Lennon Wall

Watched the Changing of the Guard

Climbed 299 Steps to Petrin Hill

Oct 11 - 12 - Budapest, Hungary

Day 11

traveled back to Budapest for 7 hrs via flixbus - 13 euro

walked around Budapest at night as BUDAPEST is best at night.

Expenses:

Flight via British airways roundtrip = RM 2600/ 548 EURO

Pocket Money = i brought 800 EURO (3800 RM)with me but i only spent 450 EURO (2157 RM)  = RM 2157

Hotels and Hostels are included from my pocket as i booked from Booking.com - everything is payable via cash (pay to the apartment) however i booked using my debit card as its booking.com policy to reserve the room.

Simcard = international simcard 80 RM/ 17 EURO covers 37 European countries i bought it online.  

Hotels, Apartment and Hostels rate below:

Budapest - 29 EURO for 2 nights

Vienna - 24.40 EURO  for 1 night 

Krakow - 42.34 EURO  for 3 nights

Prague - 8 EURO for 1 night 

Prague - 59 EURO for 2 nights(paid by a friend)
Budapest - 22 EURO for 1 night 

TOTAL EXPENSE = 2600 RM/ 548 EURO (FLIGHT) + 2157 RM / 450 EURO (POCKET MONEY)= RM 4757/1000 EURO (excluding the simcard)

Disclaimer: i have met amazing people in Europe that i will never forget who actually took care of me, paid for my food, hangout with me and traveled with me.  I would like to give credits with them, you know who you are. Thank you.

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