Any of my gay friends here been to Budapest????

[joeybee12]

I'll be swinging through on a weekend, and want to go out somewhere. Any suggestions? And has anyone been to either of the two gay guesthouses that I see advertised in Spartacus?

Thanks!

[LynnTheDem]

1. I'm not gay, but I've been many times to Budapesh!

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

But I dunno any gay places to go to, sorry. :(

But I hope you have a TON of fun! :)

[joeybee12]

4. Thanks! This will be my second trip...was there about 3 years ago, but

didn't hit any of the bars. This time I plan on it. I went in November, and it was so damn sunny! I heard the city has the most sunny days of any place in Europe!

[LynnTheDem]

5. I lived in London & Frankfurt for a decade, so used to go to

Budapesh quite often, 2-3 times/year. And I admit it, every meal, all 3 every day, I would order stroganoff and spetzle. Brekkie, lunch and din-din. OMG I am sooo HUNGARY now! Heh. Gawd I love their strogie.

Anyhoo I did hit the bars but I couldn't tell ya if any were gay or not. I never noticed...if the music is good and there's space for dancing, I just dance with whomever happens to be in front of me, lol!

Pretty place, great people, but talk about sweet-tooth! Their desserts made my teeth hurt just looking at them. Good luck with the good-looking men! ;)

[joeybee12]

8. Thanks, but I think the good-looking men I see will only be interested

in my American Express!

Hey, about those desserts! I was shocked when i was at all the bakeries and pastry shops! I hadn't read that they were into such treats, but, boy, are they ever!

[LynnTheDem]

10. Oh yeah HUGELY. There's a place downtwon Buda in the square

damn wish I could remember the name...Gerbeaud's...famous for their petite fours and OMG they are good but SWEET, oy! Kinda neat thing if you go there, they have a piano there, it was for the Titanic, bit the T sank before the piano was sent.

Have you tried that caramel thing they do, a torte with hard caramel topping? Nummy, but a forkful is more than enuf for me, lol!

I dunno about only your AE, Hungary has a lot of good-looking blokes, or did when I was there *leer*, they can't all be escorts. Altho that old adage comes to mind...ya gets what ya pays for. Heh. :D

Just stay safe and have fun! :)

[joeybee12]

16. Thanks for the info!

You know what was also strange about Budapest--lots of Burger Kings, but no McDonalds'--very strange!

I did see the most gorgeous man ever in BK one afternoon--hate to admit I went there, but I go to that and McDonald's alot maiinly to gte a soda and sit for a bit!

Hope the guy wasn't a BK regular--he ain't gonna be the most gorgeous man I ever saw if he keeps up those eating habits!!!!

[LynnTheDem]

20. DON'T eat at their Dairy Queens!!! OMG...

I dunno what that raw pinkish-grey meat was, but did it ever make me ill! Coulda been just a one-off, but that was the last time I did DQ in Hungary lol!

Notice too the tons of Pizza Huts? PH and BK. I admit I did BK fairly often.

I am SOOOO looking forward to moving up to Vancouver (Canada) in 2 weeks coz I'm hoping to see lotsa gorgeous men. There's nothing to gaze at here in this tiny Texas town, I tell ya.

I WANT EYE-CANDY!!! *waaaaahhhhh!*

:D

[joeybee12]

23. Oh, Vancouver! Damn, I used to live in Seattle, and made lots of

trips up there! For sight-seeing, of course!

Do recall all the Pizza Huts, but not the Dairy Queens--I'll take your advice and stay away from those!

[LynnTheDem]

25. For sight-seeing....yer not fooling me, my friend!

Vancouver has the largest gay community in NA, so don't EVEN tell me you were up there to look at the botanical gardens! :P

LOL!

It's a beautiful city. :) :) :)

Hope you visit Vansterdam again some day & let me know so we can meet up for a drink. We can sit and rate the men. :D

[joeybee12]

28. It's a date...

actually, I hope to get up there this summer!

P.S. Men can be considered sights!

[LynnTheDem]

30. Alright! I got me a date!

:)

Only we gotta agree no fighting over the same man, k? :D

And I must admit, men are one of my fave seeings to sight. Always have been, lol!

[joeybee12]

32. I figure we won't fight---we'll have a few drinks and I won't be

that particular after a while!!!!

[LynnTheDem]

35. rotflmao!!!

Now hey, friends don't let friends...hmmm...wait, that works out well for me so never mind.

[MuseRider]

2. Ooooh have fun!

I have a gay friend who was there last year but he was staying with friends while working. I will ask him though if I can get a hold of him. Perhaps he knows something.

Have a great time.

[joeybee12]

3. Thanks!

I'm thumbing through the Spartacus guide I got at the library, and on every page for Budapest there's at least one ad for "escort" services! Damn, the guys look great. I'm sure it's on the up and up!!!!!!!

[MuseRider]

6. LOL

I am certain it must be. Hmmm, maybe I should consider a trip there too? If the guys are that great....well I will have to take my husband I suppose but I can always look.

You must report back now, especially about the good looking men.

[joeybee12]

7. The obscene part of all this is...

...how good looking the guys are! Yeah, they're photos, and probably touched up a bit, but they are incredible.

[MuseRider]

9. Too bad the magazine

is from the library or you could at least cut them out and hang them on your refrigerator.

[joeybee12]

17. I should do it anyway! After all Repukes are in power, so no one obeys

laws and rules anymore!

[LynnTheDem]

11. Any tall, dark & handsome?

I have such a thing for tall, dark & handsome men...not "pretty" types, but I guess kinda the understated looks, not drop-dead gorgeous. Bit of grey at the temples...AROOOOOO!

[joeybee12]

24. Can't tell from the photos if they're tall, but they are dark and handsome

Really incredible bodies, though--not one ounce of fat!

[LynnTheDem]

26. *sigh*

I like tall, dark & (ruggedly) handsome with incredible bodies. Or nice bodies. Nice will do. Important they have a nice bum tho. Too many men have no bum, what's with that?!

We hetero womens wanna see a nice set of buns on your rearview, men! And I bet gay men feel the same way, n'cest pas?

Leave off the arm work at the gym, boys, and concentrate on the tushie a bit, thanks! ;)

[joeybee12]

29. Yeah, when I don't see a nicely rounded posterior to go with the

chiseled body, it's a slight turn-off. Only slight, because if the guys in these pictures are missing bums entirely, I couldn't care less!!!

There's a website in the book--maybe I can post some of the pix here!

[LynnTheDem]

31. Pix would be good.

Breaks between packing would be more enjoyable with man-pix. :)

I certainly wouldn't discount a relationship with a man just coz he has a flat bum, I'd hope no one would be so into appearances to do any such thing! (unfortunately I know too often too many people do exactly that. :( ) Don't want any flat-tush men reading this to feel slighted.

Just sitting at a sidewalk cafe and 'sight-seeing', then yeah I wanna see a nicely rounded firm tushie, and he doesn't have to be any to-die-for Gorgeous God to score high marks with me if he has a lovely rearview. And a nice smile. And even the Most Beautiful Man walking by is gonna lose points if he's impersonating a pancake on his butt and a lemon slice in his mouth. :D

[joeybee12]

33. Yeah, see my post about our date...

...after a few drinks, bum-less will probably do! Don't know if the pix will make me pack faster, or slow me down???

I will post some later if I can--right now I'mpaying bills online, etc--gotta tie up everything before I leave!

[LynnTheDem]

36. I'm busy packing, too.

Yikes every time I think about it my tummy gets knotted...week after next and me & the kitt hop into the car and away we go! Long drive, and I am soooo nervous about the whole thing, but excited, too!

And scared. But happy.

I hear ya re the loose ends, I just hope I've managed to tie up most of mine, tho I'm sure about halfway thru California something I've forgotten to do will occur to me. :/

[joeybee12]

38. Is this your first move with the kitty?

Mine have hated my moves!

[LynnTheDem]

41. Nope, kitty's well-travelled. Not that he likes it.

The last move we made was from Europe to Texas; landed in Alabama and drove to Texas. Kitty was good as gold the entire time, had a blast every night checking out the hotel rooms. During the day he just snoozed in his carrier (he has a very large uncat-size carrier so he can really stretch out) At lunchtime I'd stop at a roadside rest area and put his harness & leash on & we do a short walk about, then he'd do his litterbox thang, and back into the carrier to snooze.

I think tho he was so well-behaved more coz he'd flown alone to Alabama, and he was just so damn happy we were together again.

Dunno if this trip will go as smooth, but would be loverly if so. Otherwise I'll just have to get used to the yowling (he's a Himmy) until he loses his voice, lol!

[joeybee12]

43. Mine hate it--two females...one yells, the other crouches back into

her carrier and gives me dirty looks!

[LynnTheDem]

45. Felines are amazingly good at the dirty looks thing.

Mine has it to an art form. :D

[joeybee12]

47. She really hates the change...

...although she's probably going to have to live through at least one more!

[cboy4]

12. Have you checked this out?

http://budapest.gayguide.net/


Have a fun trip!

[joeybee12]

22. Thanks--I will!

[mitchtv]

13. Joey have a wonderful time

Even the Soviet era was unable to stop Hungarian Gaylife.I'd start practicing some crucial words and phrases ASAP.Tell them you are from your homestate, usually a better start up than USA, less immediate negatives.Bring home their tokay.

[joeybee12]

21. Thanks for the advice...the Hungarian language is a bitch to learn!

I have a small guidebook with phrases. It's closest to Finnish, I guess because the original settlers came down from that area!

[closeupready]

14. I understand that some of the baths have been cleaned up

if you know what I mean. :(

But aside from that, Budapest is known as a sort of second-tier gay capital, from what I understand. First is like London and Paris. But you can have a lot of fun if you know where to go and where to look. I think the food is pretty good.

Enjoy!

[joeybee12]

18. What a shame!

I'll have to reverse the trend!

[Rowdyboy]

15. Never been, but if William Higgins movies are any indication,......

you're in for some WONDERFUL sightseeing!

[joeybee12]

19. I know! n/t

[xchrom]

27. indeed!

[joeybee12]

34. Makes you wanna run out and rent one, right? n/t

[xchrom]

37. maybe two...

it's hard to pick just one.;)

[joeybee12]

39. Gte 3--you never know what might happen tomorrow...you could get shot

by "someone" and as you lay dying, you'll be thinking about the video you ALMOST rented!

[xchrom]

40. or run over by a bus!

that i was hoping to catch to get into the castro.

:crazy: you know -- hoping to find my own live version of a hungarian.

[joeybee12]

42. I'm sure there are a few in this country!

I'll bet he has a "sponsor"!!!!

[xchrom]

44. lol -- maybe he'll need another?

[joeybee12]

46. I bet he must--especially if he's ambitious! n/t