[Dixielandjazz] re International Bohem Festival

[Robert S. Ringwald]

We were there 2 years ago and had a wonderful time.  No problems at all.

--Bob Ringwald


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From: <brian at radiojazz.co.uk>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 1:56 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] re International Bohem Festival


>
>
> A warning to everyone attending this event.
> If you use the admirable public transport tram system in Budapest you must
> do the following.
> Buy a ticket from one of the shops selling them - they don't sell tickets 
> on
> the trams.
> When on the tram you absolutely must clip your ticket in one of the 
> machines
> on the tram.
> This prevents the tickets being used twice.
> When I was there late last year we did not know we had to do this and were
> arrested by over-officious transport police who ripped us off with a large
> on the spot fine.
> They failed to tell us that as pensioners we were entitled to free travel
> anyway!
> We did not find Budapest very welcoming but many of the central 
> restaurants
> were brilliant.
> Brian Harvey
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