(Last Updated on Aug 28, 2024)

After exploring Austria, we moved further east in Europe to Hungary. Hungary, called Magyarország in Hungarian, is a member of the EU and part of the Schengen zone – which means it is easy to travel there with a Schengen visa. It is a landlocked country which has borders with Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Croatia. Historically, it was part of the Austrian empire and then the combined state of Austria-Hungary which ultimately collapsed after World War 1. And sorry to break your hearts Harry Potter fans, there are no Horntails here! 

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The Hungarian Forint

Two things which really stood out for me were the currency and the language. The Hungarian Forint is the official currency and is the weakest one in Europe. After having used Euros in our Austria leg of the trip, we felt weird holding notes of 10000 Forint. In fact, we ended up running out of cash in a restaurant towards the end of our day – read on to know more about this!