Planning a trip to Europe

2011-08-24 06:17:45

#1

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Next May I'm hoping to go on a 3-4 week long trip to Europe.

After flying into Heathrow and running around England for a few days, I'd like to visit France>Netherlands>Germany>Austria*>Switzerland(maybe)>Italy>Spain* (I'm open to suggestions on where to visit and where to avoid).

Ted suggested I grab an InterRail pass and take advantage of the many hostels around EU. Looks like I'm stuck wtih EUrail as InterRail is for EU residents only.

My question is: Where should I visit and who wants to grab a drink (or two) while I'm over there?

_{*Added to list}

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2011-08-24 06:31:41

#2

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|5962|Places 'n such

Don't go to France, it's full of French people.

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2011-08-24 06:38:18

#3

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France is more or less to just pass though as I take the train from England to the Netherlands

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2011-08-24 06:45:01

#4

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5359|London, England

I want to go to France for my honeymoon next year. I want to do Brittany, Normandy, and Belgium, she wants to do the south.

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2011-08-24 06:53:52

#5

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6776|Noizyland

I found France is nicer the further away from Paris you get. The French too.

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2011-08-24 07:14:32

#6

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6733|St. Andrews / Oslo

Go to Vienna.. One of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

also, www.hostelbookers.com , excellent site.

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2011-08-24 07:18:21

#7

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5359|London, England

I suggested it, but she wants to go to the beach.

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2011-08-24 07:21:22

#8

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6733|St. Andrews / Oslo

Oh well, it's not like it's the main attraction of a honeymoon anyway

2011-08-24 07:22:20

#9

Shocking: sorry you feel that way; +333|6000|...

might as well go to cali if it's just for the beach

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2011-08-24 07:24:48

#10

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6733|St. Andrews / Oslo

But then you don't have that useful trump-card of "I've been there, I know" in any EU-related debate!

2011-08-24 07:27:05

#11

Shocking: sorry you feel that way; +333|6000|...

Jenspm wrote:
But then you don't have that useful trump-card of "I've been there, I know" in any EU-related debate!

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2011-08-24 07:27:20

#12

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I'll definitely look into Vienna. Thanks for the suggestion

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2011-08-24 07:27:44

#13

Shocking: sorry you feel that way; +333|6000|...

Seeing as you want to avoid Paris I guess you've already been there? (jay)

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2011-08-24 07:36:11

#14

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6733|St. Andrews / Oslo

You better be going to Bruges. It's high on my list of places-to-visit.

You've never been to Europe before, have you? Venice is touristy as fuck, but it really is a place you should see, imo. If you take a night train in from wherever you are, eat pizza from delivery-places, you can stay there without spending that much (you'll need a day rider or similar for the boats though, which is extortionate) either for one day (take a train in the evening) or two (there is only one cheap place to stay - http://www.hostelvenice.org/ - huge institution-like rooms, but it's relatively cheap and in Venice.)

2011-08-24 07:38:43

#15

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6733|St. Andrews / Oslo

Also, Florence is fantastic. As is Rome. Pisa is meant to be shite apart from the giant slanting penis thing, and not entirely safe at night.

2011-08-24 07:38:57

#16

Shocking: sorry you feel that way; +333|6000|...

In general capitals are good places to visit imo.

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2011-08-24 07:41:39

#17

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5359|London, England

Shocking wrote:
Seeing as you want to avoid Paris I guess you've already been there? (jay)

Nah, I just don't feel like waiting hours on line at The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower doesn't excite me, and I want to enjoy myself, not deal with angry hipster Parisians

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2011-08-24 07:42:23

#18

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5359|London, England

Jenspm wrote:
Also, Florence is fantastic. As is Rome. Pisa is meant to be shite apart from the giant slanting penis thing, and not entirely safe at night.

Fiancee has been to Rome and Florence a few years ago.

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-Frederick Bastiat

2011-08-24 07:45:07

#19

Shocking: sorry you feel that way; +333|6000|...

Oh it's not all bad, the louvre is quite accessible, just avoid the mona lisa, there's always a huge crowd around it (mainly japanese tourists for some reason).

But yeah if that's the case there won't be much to visit. Food is great though.

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2011-08-24 07:50:06

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Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6757|Scotland

You're going to Switzerland and Germany and not Spain? If you're going to go to Europe you have to go to Spain. Mind boggled.

2011-08-24 07:56:30

#21

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6475|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Kehlsteinhaus is worth a visit. You can see uncle Adolf's ghost there.

http://www.kehlsteinhaus.de/en/index.php

If you want to get drunk as a skunk and score with Finnish and Swedish ladies hop on a cruise between Helsinki and Stockholm

2011-08-24 07:58:06

#22

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5359|London, England

We were also thinking about a Baltic cruise, yeah. She's Norwegian-German descent, and I'm Swedish-German. And it will be in June so the weather will be nice (hopefully).

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2011-08-24 08:07:42

#23

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6475|6 6 4 oh, I forget

If you want a more calm 2-night cruise, pick Silja Line. It's a tad more expensive which shows in the population. Viking Line then has all the young dumb and full of cum folks in them Plus all the others who are just going on the boat to get snus and to get laid and cheat on their other half. And the Silja vessels are a wee more luxuryish.

2011-08-24 08:10:58

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Zimmer wrote:
You're going to Switzerland and Germany and not Spain? If you're going to go to Europe you have to go to Spain. Mind boggled.

It's not out of the question. I'm just trying to figure out how to squeeze in as much as possible without spending 90% of my trip on public transport

Where in north-east Spain would you recommend?

@Funk: Don't have the money for a cruise

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2011-08-24 08:12:23

#25

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6475|6 6 4 oh, I forget

No worries. Them cruises are from 50EUR up

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