We took the train from Prague to Budapest on the 1st of Jan of 2014. What a city to start the year. The train station was empty, not a single sign in English, everything was shut. We managed to get a cab to drop us 4 and all our luggage to Deak Ter Square. The ride from the train station to the Airbnb was unexpected. Richly decorative bombed out buildings, still in a state of disarray showing layers of rich past covered with years of turmoil and war.