I Traveled to a Town Because it Had a Crazy Name
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- I arrived in Mako, a town in southern Hungary, looked on a map to see what else was in the area and saw another town nearby called Hodmezovasarhely. I thought the name was pretty interesting, so I decided to go there and see what it was like.
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A few things: You can check out Nick's TH-cam channel here: www.youtube.com/@IndigoTraveller At 4:30 in the video that is the thermal bath complex that I will be visiting today, called Schwimmbad Hagymatikum. At 20:10 when I said the Jews left town, obviously they didn't all leave voluntarily, most of them were taken away by the Nazis and put in concentration camps. But I didn't want to go into a whole explanation of World War II right then. What I don't quite understand is that there was a plaque with the years 1733-1918. Any idea what that was referring to? Could it be the years that the synagogue was active and then it was shut down at the end of World War I? I'm not familiar with the history of World War I in Hungary, so not sure what might have happened then regarding the Jewish people in the country.
How can to pronounce de town area, so long 😅
As a Hungarian, I think that plaque might had been bubonic plauque ( black death) It was brought from Moldova. About 25 000 inhabitants died from this epidemic in every years. Even Maria Theresia caught It ( the habsburg qeen of Hungary )
Before the first World War there were flourishing jewish commuities in Hungary, I dont think the synagogue was shot down, before the second World War. After that, had been shot for some Time, for obvious reasons: most jews emmigrated to USA or Israel, or taken away by nazies unfortunatelly. Fortunately, We have again a flourishing jewish community in Hungary. They live mostly in Budapest or Debrecen. There are very nice, World famous synagogues, the second largest in the World is here, Budapest
Fun fact : the mayor of Hodmezővasárhely is Péter Márky Zay, who was the prime minister nominee of the opposition parties last year ( against Orbán)
@@andraskleistenes8586 I see, thanks for the info.
Andras, You meant to write “Plague”, the disease, and not plaque, I hope. They are two completely different things!
What a cool life
Love these kind of videos. Just grab some random local bus, eat some random local things and end up in some random local town. This always gives you a way better feel of how a country is truly like because you are essentially doing what people over there do. Sometimes we dont need attractions or famous sites, for me the main attraction is just the traveling itself.
Hi Gabe, I have just spent 4 days in Zermatt after watching your videos, WOW what a beautiful place!
Fun fact: Hódmezővásárhely literally means “beaver field market place”
Whoa, that's pretty cool.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos The church with the ball on the top is the Reformed Christian Church. Normaly the ball has spikes , looks like a mace. It supposed to represent the star of Betlehem.
I think "Vashar" is Hungarian loanword in Serbia, which means place where people gather for socializing or selling and buying. It is considered to be archaic nowadays.
😂😂😂😂😂love it
No wonder it’s such a long name then. Hungarian is really like no other language.
Very nice video Gabriel! Makes me proud Anerican-Hungarian! I am teaching my gradaughter the hungarian language and she loves it. Look forward to your next adventures in Romania!
Hi Gabriel, that was some traveling adventure, but this is what real traveling is about going to towns and places no one would think about and making the best of it. How can you really find out about something if you don't venture out to it? This is what life is an adventure and enjoying the time you have on this planet. Eastern Europe is turning into a wonderful experience of hidden gems and new areas of exploring.
The guy you stopped on the street was obviously a local chap. In Hódmezővásárhely, they speak a very distinctive dialect... even I cannot pronounce the name of the city like he did. ❤ And I am a native speaker!
And he distinctly chuckled when saying the name, apparently realizing how funny/unusual it was. That was hilarious.
If you're going to Romania next.. would be cool to check out the Danube delta nature reserve.. the largest biodiversity hotspot in not only Europe but Eurasia!
Next stop, the little town of Whatchamacallit 😂. Proper adventuring. Next time you travel to Europe, you should just do 90 days of travelling to random towns and cities with funny names. Only High Roller Travellers go to random places with crazy names.
This town has such a positive vibe!
I don't believe this guy. He made it to the doorsteps of the spa and turned back. The enrty hall is just amazing, pity that we missed it
I really loved this video. It was incredibly fascinating. And not touristic at all. I found myself looking up Hungarian words and translating them. The fish place sign meant something like delicious things.
Finom Falatok = Tasty Bites.
Was always curious about real life in Hungary. Great video, enjoyed it a lot. Well done Gabriel, thank you.
Loved these towns even if one was hard to pronounce! So quaint and peaceful
It’s a joy to watch videos like this, I travel exactly the same way… I just wander around looking at stuff.
I love how Gabe gets so much pleasure from the small and simple things in a country.
This video had me smiling and laughing out loud at times, absolutely wonderful and engaging!!! Always love the background music as well!!❤🙏☮️
Beautiful footage, Michelin star food, nice weather, prices are interesting, language lessons and public transport is convenient.
i traveled there in 2000 for a dog show :). I do remember loads of frogs everywhere, crossing the roads and so, stolen car of some foreign hotel resident , colouring my girlfrend s hair in hotel room:). You can t ever be hungry in Hungry, we loved to go there because 20 years ago it was abundance of good cheap food.
What a year thus far for you. Started the year in Ko Lipe Thailand and here you are in Hungry. Looking forward to where you headed next.
The water park in Szeged is great too.
Your mention of Szeged reminds me that my now-wife and I were there at the every end of 1989. We had planned a trip to Eastern Europe during our winter break from college in the UK and, as she was a US citizen and I was from the UK, we couldn't travel together on either Interrail (for Europeans only) or Eurrail (for Americans), but there was an option we could take together called "Eurotrain". We had to specify a route and we would get a discount, after we bought our ticket at the end of October were locked into our route for a two months before we left. Watching the news, we saw all the places on our route (Budapest, Berlin, etc.) change as the Iron Curtain started to crumble in revolutions and protests. By the time we got to Szeged in Hungary, an armed rebellion had broken out in Timisoara in Romania, just 40 miles away. We considered going there to volunteer, feeling that proximity to historic events, but before we could the dictator Ceausescu had been killed and it was all over.
Then you could also visit in Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä (in Lapland, longest name for a place in Finland) 😄
Excellent idea.
Hahahahaha 😂😂😂
Cool that you and Nick hooked up, you two are my favorite travel vloggers.
Hi Gabriel, the building at 28:10 is a Unitarian Church (Hódmezővásárhelyi Unitárius Templom). Unitarian churches seem not to be too keen on crosses or other iconography, hence the lack of overt religious symbols.
I see, thanks for the info.
Yes they don’t believe Jesus died on the cross, hence why there are no crosses on their churches.
My favourite thermal bath (with hot spring, wonderful thermal water and two (!) 50m long olympic swimming pools) is located in Hódmezővásárhely... and it is super cheap compared to other baths. Next time, don't miss it! And don't be afraid of pronouncing the name of the city! Your Hungarian pronounciation is surprisingly good! You are gifted! 😂
I wouldn't say good, but I do like the fact that he takes the effort to try at least :D
Thanks Gabriel. Love the unusual architecture in the town with the unpronounceable name. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing your travels with us.
I love your videos Gabriel ! Thanks for taking us along
Hungary and Romania are two countries I would love to visit. It's so exciting to see what you are experiencing there. For Romania, Peles Castle looks absolutely incredible. So does the hime to Poenari Castle (the real Dracula's castle).
Wonderful surprise to visit that town, wonderful video Gabriel the legend!
If you are already there in eastern Hungary, I recommend Debrecen, which is the second largest city in Hungary + the two our most famous wine towns, Tokaj and Eger, you will not be disappointed😉
It's amazing to see the real thing. An exotic little town thousands of miles away from home. It was fun and a very natural reaction when the girl chose the smaller bills to get paid. The 10,000 bill was a true conundrum ... Anyway, we are all the same ...❤
I'd love to see a video of you and Nick together, as you are two of my favorite travel vloggers. Greetings from very cold and windy southern Argentina!
Some political fun facts about the town:
Even though by it's size, Hódmezővásárhely shouldn't be considerd a very important city, in Hungarian politics it has a very interesting role. Lazar Janos, an influential politician & minister was borned here, and he was the major of the town before getting more important roles in Orban's governments. In 2018, a local election was held and the opposition candidate, Marki Zay Peter won it. It was the first important case when the several smaller opposition parties put up a joint candidate together, and defeated Orbán's party outside of Budapest. It was a symbolic victory, and later the new major, MZP has decided to run for prime minister in the parliamentary elections supported by the same parties - but it ended in failure, and put the collaboration of the opposition to an end. Ever since, the two important local politicians are in a seemingly constant battle, and because of it, the town makes it to the news a lot.
Also, the train that appears in your video around 15:00 is very symbolic, as it was the biggest infrastructural investment of the region in the past decade. It was linked to Lazar Janos and Orban. The opposition attacks the project as the construction was a suspect of heavy corruption, and it costed much more than it should had.
The developments in mezöhegyes put the tramtrain to shame. Meaning: pointless developments.
Alot of corruption all over in the ex iron curtain countries..
Same phenomenon as in Russia..
ex communist leaders became the wild capitalist oligarchy ..
Hey, Gabe! Are you coming to Timisoara? :) If so, maybe we can have a beer and chat a bit. :) We follow your trips for long time ago and hoped you come to Romania also. :)
Hey there, I'm guessing this is Camelia who I met today? Just send me a message on whatsapp at some point. Things are wide open for the next few days, though I have various things I will be working on. I'll see when I'm free and then would be happy to meet up again.
Lovely town!
Name of this city is mind-blowing on the first sight but after checking its pronunciation on Forvo site for some times, it became easier and easier, smashing / breaking down the word into four parts Hód-mező-vásár-hely. I believe that it is nearly same in many Hungarian and Finnish words as it is certainly easier also in German to break down some words like that. Have a nice time in thermal baths, Gabriel, and after that in Romania.
What a nice, interesting and pleasant looking town🤘
Please Please please go to Timisoara and talk about the Romanian Revolution!
I work with a girl from Timisoara ...in London 😅
Rock on Gabe!
I enjoyed this one,parts of Hungary looks so secluded
What a fun day out. I cracked up laughing when you asked the young guy to pronounce the name of the town. Mako looked lovely btw.
Love seeing all the people on bikes 👍
☺☺ Gabe, you're the epitome of the Traveler✌beautiful, serene town👌💜
That's an interesting reason to visit this place!! I wonder how you'll refer to it in future videos LOL..."....when I was traveling in this town, however you say that and eating in a bus...." LOL
I learned it- hawdh mezo vashar hey - in Magyar they don't say ly as lee but YI - told you tough!
More adventures to be had, awesome
Cool music😂
Ive followed Nick for some years. Its nice to hear you guys met up in person. I'm guessing hes just as nice in person.
Gabriel high roller McConaughey right on right on right on
😂 I can't spell it but nice looking town. Never venture to Wales, Gabriel 🤣. Here's one of the longest named: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 😁mindboggling 🙃. Looking forward to your trip to Romania.
Yes, I'm familiar with Nick, who is originally from New Zealand. I've been watching his videos for years. He responded to a few of my comments in the past. He's a cool guy, I do like his attitude. Btw, talking about Hungary, I took a dna test (Familytreedna) and it showed that I'm 7% Magyar (1/16 Hungarian), lol, how interesting.
Thanks for the small-town tour but the interesting one. It seems to me you took us back in time when we were young.
Dope beats 🎧
So glad you just”go for it”!
5:09 Exactly. I lost it here 💯🤣Epic video Gabriel!
that town looks really relax and nice
You can just divide the long word in two parts, so that you will be able to pronounce the name of the town. I used to do this while in Germany, where they use to combine three or maybe more names,in one looooooong word,lol.
I would break the word down into three Hod-mezova-sarhely ..or Hodme-zova-sarhely.
The actual breakdown is Hód-mező-vásár-hely. Those are the four words that make up the name.
@@laudermarauder That's cool I figured it was 3-4 words combination
The hungarians are not really europeans but gypsys from India who came to Europe just 1000 years ago. That's why even today they speak an asiatic indian language. The true homeland of the asiatic gypsy hungarians is Asia, specifically India and Kazakhstan.
This is mostly bullsh.t, the Hungarian language has absolutely nothing to do with any indian language. The Hungarians come indeed from Asia, but they were a bunch of Uralic nomad tribes, and the language belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family, very distantly related to Finnish and Estonian, but not mutually intelligible with those to any extent. During their way west, they were culturally influenced by several turkic tribes as well, which is reflected in the Hungarian language, too. They might have "touched" the northwestern part of Kazakhstan (not shure though), but a really longer "station" of their journey was the Etelköz, which is a territory north to the Black Sea, in today's Ukraine. They had to flee Etelköz because ot the Pechenegs if I remember well, and finally settled down in the Carpathian Basin at the end of the 9th century.
The Eastern European Gypsies are a different ethnic group, and they live in several Eastern European countries: Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, etc. They had been more or less linguistically assimilated so they might speak Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, etc or even mixed dialects of these, but there are regions (most notably in Transsylvania) where they use their own language (or languages?), which is of Indian origin, and has little or nothing to do with Hungarian or Romanian etc. On the other hand they have a very rich and distinct cultural heritage, and the gypsy music is world-famous, and there's a lot of good musicians among the Gypsies, who were and still are very popular in Hungary. This is the likely cause of the westerner's misbeliefs that Hungary is inhabited by Gypsies, although they are an ethnic minority in Hungary and in other Easern European countries too.
Love it ! Really enjoyed this video, Gabriel just on an adventure, nobody knows what’s about to happen next ! 👏🏻
Being following you for years...
Love your vidoes as always
Keep going 👍👍👍
“I can’t even try to say that” haha yeah I tried to learn some Hungarian before my trip and pretty much gave up
Hi Gabriel, this video made me chuckle so much but you could've made an attempt to say the town's name at least once 😂😅
Very cool that you got to meet up with Nick @IndigoTraveller as you & he are my most favorite TH-cam vloggers!
I love the random nature of this vid!
Whoa Wilits is a trippy little town. That area is home to the original skunk bud, good stuff. Beautiful area Gabe the King!
Ha, Nick turns up in everyone's vlogs eventually! I saw him with the Travel Beans in Portugal a few weeks ago. 😁
Love this one. You are on the right track. Just randomly go somewhere b/c the city-name seems cool or unusual and let the rest transpire...... plus the general unfamiliarity with the Hungarian language + the unusual architecture etc. only increases the intrigue. Well done. Just let it happen....
I am still bing watching Greece 🤩
First of Many I hope.. Hungarian town off the Tourist spot. GREAT VIDEO!!
Nice video!
Hi Gabe, thank you for taking us to beautiful town. We are waiting next video. let go to Romania. Chaos
Coming to Romania, I guess that you'll visit places you've never been before- I'll suggest Oradea (city trip)- and than more countryside atractions that I see you seem to prefer: Maramures (genuine traditional unalteted)- Colibita (super mountain lake) - Sovata (beautiful salt mountain and balneo unique Bear Lake)- Praid (salt mine)- Tusnad (mountain resort)- Patarlagele (mud volcanoes)- Braila (big new Danube bridge)- Tulcea- Sf. Gheorghe or Sulina (the unique Danube Delta)
Hungry in Hungary. Well. Thank you very many for this joke. Made my day
17:06 I think it's exciting. This is very cool, thank you.
Hi Gabriel, great to see you in Eastern Europe, and really happy you decided to visit Romania next. I've been watching your travels for quite some time now, and I was wondering when you'd show up in our neighborhood.
I'm guessing your first stop will be Timisoara, which is a great city and the European Capital of Culture in 2023. I'm sure you'll love it, it has diverse influences. Fun fact: it was the first European city to use electric street lighting.
I recommend you focus on Transylvania, which is a fascinating mix of culture and history. The Transylvanian countryside is incredible, the food is great, and the people very welcoming. You'll also find tons of medieval castles, fortified churches, beautiful palaces, and lots more. The nature in Transylvania is breathtaking to boot. The Carpathians in particular are mountains as beautiful as you'll ever see.
Definitely check out Sighisoara, it's one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world.
If you'll be heading in the direction of Cluj-Napoca, maybe not visit next week, as it will be very hectic due to one of the biggest electro music festivals in Europe taking place then (unless you're into that, of course).
What else? Food is amazing, make sure you try mici, sarmale, papanasi. Most people in cities will speak English, especially if they're under 50 or so. In the countryside, not really. Romania also has a booming craft beer scene, so you might want to try some of the local craft beers. Wines are great too, very underrated bit really good. Romanian is a romance language, very similar to Italian and Portuguese.
What else? As I said, nature is gorgeous. I work from home during summer, from the Apuseni Mountains, and that area is simply stunning. Also Maramures is incredible, with some of the best preserved traditions in the world.
That's it for now, I may jump in with some tips as you post from here.
Happy travels!
Thanks for the info. I visited some of those places on my last trip to Romania, which was in the middle of winter: th-cam.com/video/Dw0q6WYMaq0/w-d-xo.html That's one of the reasons I wanted to come back, to see it in the summer.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Definitely much better during summer!
Good morning from Ajo, Arizona 85 degrees 8AM
That’s in Fahrenheit 😊
The fresh milk in Europe seems to taste so much better.
Better than where?
@@TheKingOfBeans better then in North America
I was in Riga, Latvia in May and all of their dairy products taste so much better & richer compared to the UK.
@@Elatenl it’s what the cows are given, rBST hormone is banned in the EU.
@@TheNewfoundout than
Cool video Gabe!
Gabe, I grew up just south of you in Ukiah. Graduated high school in '66. I know Willits well...well...you know, 55 years ago...
Awesome video Gabriel I had a little chuckle, watching you having a little picnic on the bus.! 😂😎👍
Not sure how you pronounce it,but yea enjoyed watching the video of 👉 Hodmezovasarhely.
Actually it is Hódmezővásárhely. Don't forget the accents!😂
@@filimontamas
Not gonna forget the accent while pronouncing 👉Hodmezovasarhly.
25:45 you found the synagogue👍
Visit the Ilida thermal spa in Sarajevo, "Termalna riviera" !!! ⛲⛲⛲⛲⛲
If you go south to Greece, you can come to check ot Smolyan Bulgaria, it's 100km from Xhanti 25$ for single room :))
I have used google translate to take pictures of signs and have them translated. It might be helpful when you come up with the unknown.
Ah, this is more like it. Thx 🍉
That hotel room is perfect!!! Beautiful little hidden town super clean and quiet nice people. Love these prices.. that swiss train pass felt like a scam! Other passes in the region close aren't configured in price like that. Are they taking advantage of ppl that wouldn't know because you automatically assume a pass is money saving as opposed to buying separate tickets!
Should have asked Nick about his North Korea trip. Indigo Traveler has been to some very interesting places, definitely not a person seeking luxury vacations for his youtube audience.
Hi Gabe!!!
Howdy, how's it going?
We are going to Greenland pretty soon.
20:12 that is also a church😁 the synagogue is elsewhere
I see, thanks.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos 😉
I am not sure if this is the city you should visit in Hungary. I would go to Pecs, Szolnok, Székesfehérvár, Szentendre, Kecskemét, Esztergom and so on. Hungarian is quite complicated but I am learning it. Greetings from Poland.
Szolnok, Székesfehérvár, Szentendre, Kecskemét, Esztergom. You should add Tihany, Hollókő and Eger to your list🙂
@@mrsamice3416 Sorry for the spelling mistakes. I have corrected it now. I was typing quickly without checking. I am sure you can also add more cities from Eastern Hungary like Tokaj, Miskolc and Miskolctapolca where I went with my parents as a child, Debrecen and Nyíregyháza. I am sure you can add more :)
Could have practiced your putting skills on that bus. I don’t think that driver has seen a half full bus ever.
3:58 Dang it. I hate it when prices for food is the same. Those are US prices there. Probably super delicious food though.
An episode for history in Hódmezővásárhely. Not using the EURO is nice too.
How about Budapest, Lake Balaton, and the city of Eger? Poor preparation, I am very disappointed...
I visited Budapest on my last trip: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Budapest It was a quick trip through Hungary because I'm running out of time in the Schengen zone.
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This is a wild scene. But let's keep on cruisin'. I think I see some cool looking rocks.
Go to Timiosoara!❤❤
Magyar language is one of the hardest languages- a bit similar to Finnish but sounds like Farsi - very un latin/ Slavic that's for certain. Hungary has always been the most Western in Eastern Europe- even during the USSR era. Hungarian movies had nudity galore.
It's preferred that people write their comments in English here so that my viewers who aren't locals to that country can read it.