I got wedding to attend in Spain, since Italy, France, and Germany are all a train ride away, I might as well see the whole continent in one shot. What's worth doing in those countries.
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Depends where in spain? If its Southern/Eastern Spain you've got Valencia and Barcelona, Andora in the mountains. You're then close to Southern france - Nice and Monaco... train to northern Italy (not much there really) But can go and see the Alps, go up to Switzerland and into Germany - Amsterdam is pretty accessible from there.
Europe is not a small as you think though.... Barcelona to Nice via train is about 18hrs (its not direct though) You're better off renting a carComment -
I'll be in Barcelona. Definitely will have to take make one trip to the most obvious place, Paris once.Comment -
If you're going to spain you have to try that special ham. jamón ibérico de bellotaComment -
How can you have no knowledge of what to do in France or Italy?
And what about London?????
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Can get to Munich in 7 hrs, and London in 2hrs by train from Paris.
Paris is pretty cool, loads to see and do. Pretty expensive - suppose that depends on where you're from, and what you're used to in the states thoughComment -
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Paris is extremely expensive. A can of soda was like $11. But there is neat stuff to see. The Louvre you can see the Mona Lisa and where they filmed the Movie of course. The garden is pretty . There is an interesting garden maze there by the entrance. All the people selling stuff without a license run in there when police start walking up. It is pretty funny actually.
There is Napoleons Grave and the Hunchback of Notre Dame Place there . And of course you have to see the Eiffel Tower . We went in there and even ate in the restaurant in there.Comment -
Spain is the food capital of the world right now.. Enjoy itComment -
If you want something unique, visit Greece, Croatia, and Malta.Comment -
Them places are full of foreigners...Comment -
If you're going to Barcelona try to catch a game at Camp Nou and watch Messi!Comment -
Feel free to ask if you have any special questions and I'll try to answer later.Comment -
Go to Greece.
Visit Athens and see the Parthenon, the Acropolis museum and enjoy the night life if you like it.
You don't need a lot of days there. Concentrate on the Greek islands. Paradise. Exquisite beaches with crystal clear water and great night life. Most people speak English so you shouldn't have a problem.Comment -
What your proposing deserves 3-4 weeks. If you only have 10-14 days pick one of those countries and do it right.Comment -
London and paris are both great cites a short train ride apart. Amsterdam available by both train or boat is best city in the world.Comment -
Maybe they did this was a trip i qualified for and won so they paid for mostly everything even the meal in the Eiffel tower was on them . We did stay right next to the garden by the Louvre . But we went to different Cafes and they all had the same type of prices. We got 2 sodas one night and 2 Creme Brules and that was over $60 US . But most everything was included breakfast was a buffet every morning courtesy of Aetna. I would hate to think what that would have cost lol.Comment -
Places in Europe that I've been to and recommend highly.
Monte Carlo
Cannes/Nice
Venice (gondola ride at night with your girl is a must)
BarcelonaComment -
Yes, and double yes.
Not sure how much time you have there, but if it's limited, I would just do Barcelona for a few days, and maybe a couple more cites in France and maybe Italy. I feel bad for people that try and rush and cross a bunch of cities off of some imaginary checklist. You really end up cheating yourself. My sister and brother in law are like that. Saw a lot -- experienced nothing. They just got back from Morocco and all they did was talk about the f'king airport. Barcelona alone deserves way more than 2 days leisure time. You're probably not going to die anytime soon, so you can always go back.
And do not rent a car. As an American or Canadian, it will drive you nuts and suck out a lot of the pleasure of the trip itself. Euros drive like absolute dicks, and the signage isn't as easy to follow, even if you know the language. Just way too stressful when the train is right there.Comment -
this is a very sharp post. I would say they are #1 and #2. I don't care what order you put them in .
Its really stupid of me that i have never gone. I have been staring at this article since early December
I want to eat everything on that list. Not a single thing looks bad to me.Comment -
People in Barthalona talk funny.Comment -
amsterdam, prague are worth a look. norway is awesome also if you ever have the time. the people their are kinda weird tho its like no1 has a pair of balls. New Yorker fitting in there with those tight asses is tough at times ( kinda like lillehammer netflix show if you've seen it). beautiful place but lil pricey alsoComment -
Was in Norway before Christmas. Nice place... crazy expensive though. A standard McDonalds was like £13/$20. Went to some shabby looking Irish bar and it was £23/$35 for 2 beersComment -
Good time to go to Europe - US Dollar is very strong right now.
If you're going to travel, screw the train. Ryan Air.Comment -
go to estoniaComment -
^you might as well
stop in and get yourself one of them e-citizenships lolComment -
Going to take a bullet train to Paris and Amsterdam, and stay in a hostel. Probably won't have enough time to see Venezia, and probably won't have enough money by then since Italy is expensive as hell. Someone was telling me 1 slice of pizza was $11 dollars standing outside and $22 just to eat inside.Comment
Brooks gets it!
