Location request: Where was I on New Years Eve c. 2001/2002? Rave in a series of underground tunnels?
Posted by ModernMuse@reddit | budapest | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Helló Budapest!
In 2001/2022-ish I was in your amazing and vibrant city, on your beautiful bridges, seeing your spectacular sites, and drinking Unicum in bars while playing a lot of table soccer. I've always remember Budapest so fondly.
The location request is for a new year's eve party I attended that I seem to recall may have been under the castle or very nearby. I could be wrong on that, but it was very much in the central city. Regardless, it was a rave-like scene held in a series of (literal) underground tunnels with lights and dancing and DJs throughout what seemed like a labyrinth. It was smokey and boozy and a really awesome party.
I distinctly remember hearing twice that night that this party was the last to be held in this long-used and very old system of underground tunnels and/or catacombs. Do you know where this was? Thank you.
Alberich84@reddit
I fucking love it, it brings back the best years of my teenagehood
Sonique227@reddit
There was no smartphones, BUT there were official partyphotoers for websites / forums / newspaper like Freeee magazin :)
Good old days, I had a bunch of mates, who did those photos, and mostly we was written free into guestlists, as well, if any photo was not ok for me, they just let censor it :D
There was also some underground tunnels and parties as well on Budafok (Gombgyár), I guess also in Kőbánya (Dreher) and Kiscelli Museum's Crypt too :)
Sonique227@reddit
Good old days, remember for a few good parties there :D
As far as I know, it was rented illegally, and than was forbidden to organise parties, but still it was visitable during the day till 2011, you can see some pictures under their old website on Budavári Labirintus
I remember, there was some wine fountain (you could drink from it) with the worst wine of the world :)
eszpee@reddit
Wow what a coincidence, I was on that new year’s party too! It was in the Labyrinth of the Buda Castle, pretty cool scene. I don’t think they do these anymore though.
ModernMuse@reddit (OP)
Wow!! This is absolutely it! 🤩 Thank you for your insight, fellow party-goer! (And yes, what a coincidence!) That totally clears up for me one of those things that randomly rolls around in the back of the mind every now and then. Sincere thanks!
eszpee@reddit
Let me search my archives… :)
kress5@reddit
if you have an android phone check the maps timeline history, maybe it saved it
AnarchiaKapitany@reddit
Say you're young without saying it.
ConvictedHobo@reddit
Smartphones weren't around in 2002
ModernMuse@reddit (OP)
I appreciate the idea, but Android wouldn't become a thing until another five years after this date. I'm pretty sure I was using a Nokia 3310 at the time. :)
vahokif@reddit
Sziklakórház maybe?
ModernMuse@reddit (OP)
Hmm. It looked not unlike this. The current museum in this space opened in 2007, so it's possible. With the photos of current exhibitions it's hard to determine is it was here. I'll keep looking at images online for a bit and update. Thank you for this suggestion.