Shopping in Budapest - The Great Market Hall
Yesterday we wanted to go somewhere new
At least new for us, as in we didn't go there yet here in Budapest. There's still a lot to discover here, and as the weather is quite nice these days, we thought it would be a nice time to find new things to see. I looked up the best markets in Budapest and found one that we were actually planning on going to yesterday, until I forgot the name of the market, and found this one instead. The great market hall its called. As we love markets, we thought this would be a nice opportunity to actually find something we like for once (because we never really get the satisfaction we're looking for when we're shopping here).
Only a short subway trip and a small walk
Funny thing is that we have been standing in front of this huge market hall before when it was pouring rain like crazy! We had been sitting on a terrace enjoying a drink and the nice weather, followed by a small meal at Burger King. When we walked outside the weather changed lol. So we stood under the roof across the street of this building that was unknown to us at the time. And it was also closed as it was Sunday. Now we know what's inside, it's really huge.
On the ground floor, you find food, food and more food lol. When you enter the first floor you will find clothes, bags etc, but also food stands where you can eat all kinds of food if you're hungry. We saw a sign with "Aldi" going down the electric stairs, but first, we passed a lot of fish shops (smelly!) before we finally entered the Aldi.
Information
Address: Budapest, Vámház krt. 1-3, 1093
Hours:
Sunday Closed
Monday 6AM–5PM
Tuesday 6AM–6PM
Wednesday 6AM–6PM
Thursday 6AM–6PM
Friday 6AM–6PM
Saturday 6AM–3PM
Public transport: Take the metro to Kalvin Ter from where you can walk in only a few minutes in the direction of the bridge.
The picture was made from the first floor where we stood in front of a food stand. I didn't really notice that it was a nice picture until I got home. So if you're ever in Budapest, and love markets, you should pay this a visit. You will feel like a tourist though, it's very crowded and I heard a lot of Dutch-speaking people around me lol.
Love the markets.
So good.
Always great to find new old things at markets
Haha I love those too, but this was all new, nothing second hand. I must admit that I'd rather bump into a market like that because there you can find these hidden gems, nice antiques that may be worth a lot :)
I just love them cos i never know what im going to find. 1970s phone next to an 1800s optometry set and then down the hall a 1950s show rack
Always fun
yeaahhhh! You should also make a tourist in your own town series I see!
Ohh so nice. I wanted to go out but stayed at home. Playing steemmonsters and losing all the time but I managed to get the daily quest haha. I also am staying because of the backup witness server update. But Iam planning to go and visit some landmarks in the heague also good idea of you all. What a nice photo. I will visit a market also this week I promise. 😊
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