> I am a 25 yr old american and I am desperately seeking information > on the gay scene in Eastern Europe, specifically Hungary,
Try the Rudasz Turkish Bath in the city centre of Budapest. There are mainly gay people there. Be discreet when you have sex there.
> Czech/Slovakia
Prague: Black Point Cafe, Stepanska 32
Ceska Hosboda Restaurant (cheap and good, gay), Krakovska 20/21
gay owned Hotel Ceskomoravska, Ocelarska 606, tel: +42 2 66039695
David Sauna (gay), Sokolovska 77, from 16h
Drake's Sex Show, Petrinska 5
Gay Info Centre, Krakovska 3, mon-fri 10-12 & 14-16h, tel/fax:
+42 2 264408
L club Disco, Lublanska, from 22h
Palffy Palac, Valdstejnska 14
Podoli public swimming pool, Podolska 74, meet gays in the sauna
and steam room
Riviera Club Disco, Narodni 20, from 21h
Sidi Restaurant, Na Kampe 10, inexpensive. young gay waiters
U Blazenky Restaurant, U Blazenky 1, good and expensive
> , Poland,
Gdansk: Arnold Club (ESCORT SERVICE), PO-Box 62, 80-816 Gdansk 16
Warsaw: Casanova Club, Ulica Foksal 21
Pink Service gay switchboard, tel: 253911, Warynskiego 6m 89
Red Club Bar, Restaurant, Disco, Marszalkowska 9-15, the biggest
and busiest gay place in Warsaw
> the Baltics,
Lithuania: Vilnius: Eduardas Platovas, tel/fax: +370 2 651638, PO-Box 2862, gay info and accomodation (15 US$), also has the only gay bar in Lithuania: Ralda, Basanaviciaus 18, 18-24h daily.
Latvia: Riga
LASV gay info centre, Juris Lavrikovs, tel: +371 2 223293, PO Box 460,
Puskina iela 1A, in the back-yard, 5th floor
Paddy Wheelan's Irish Bar, in the old town, sorry, forgot the address.
very popular, you can always find some gays in there.
Estonia:
Tallinn:
EGL gay League info and accomodation, tel: +372 2 478830 mondays 17-20h,
PO Box 142, 0090 Tallinn 90
Kastani bar, Toompuiestee 7, wed, fri, sat from 21h
Aare Raudsepp (gay activist), tel +372 2 478830, fax +370 2 493185
Alexander Romenski, tel +372 635 6257, english speaking gay
Talleks Bar & Disco, Mustamae tee 4, sat from 21h
Tartu:
Vesta Bar, Peperi 4, wed, fri from 18h
I hope this information is of some use for you.
have a good trip!
Volker.