Despite its reputation as one of Europe's best Christmas markets, Budapest's festive event fell short of expectations. The author, who had anticipated a bustling market with ice skating, numerous stalls, and a festive atmosphere, found a disappointing reality with soggy cardboard, few stalls selling holiday items, and a lack of visitors.
We might have only cracked November, but people are already booking their panto tickets and planning which Christmas markets they are going to hit.
Read more: I went to one of Europe’s cheapest cities and it’s the perfect family holiday destination One Christmas market in particular always comes out at the top of Europe’s best - and that’s Budapest in Hungary. It has been voted number one by European Best Destinations. Instead of trying to move around hundreds of my fellow market-goers, I got a bunch of stallworkers sitting on metal barrels smoking.
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