Europe Newbie Cities
Mar 6th 2004, 7:31 pm
#32
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Re: Europe Newbie Cities
Owain wrote:
> "Giacomo www.discover.it" wrote
> | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome. Specially
> | food. In London you can easily spend 100 $ for steak fries beer
> | and desert!
>
> At Claridge's, or some tourist trap.
>
> Much better to find some nice Italian place :-)
>
> Owain
>
>
Lol Owain... to get some jam jelly of ovecooked pasta... If you want
italian food get a cheap n frills flight to Rome... You'll eat better,
enjoy the flight and amybe even save money :-)
> "Giacomo www.discover.it" wrote
> | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome. Specially
> | food. In London you can easily spend 100 $ for steak fries beer
> | and desert!
>
> At Claridge's, or some tourist trap.
>
> Much better to find some nice Italian place :-)
>
> Owain
>
>
Lol Owain... to get some jam jelly of ovecooked pasta... If you want
italian food get a cheap n frills flight to Rome... You'll eat better,
enjoy the flight and amybe even save money :-)
Mar 6th 2004, 7:56 pm
#33
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Re: Europe Newbie Cities
... "Giacomo www.discover.it" wrote
... | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome. Specially
... | food. In London you can easily spend 100 $ for steak fries beer
... | and desert!
Air fare included ?
... | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome. Specially
... | food. In London you can easily spend 100 $ for steak fries beer
... | and desert!
Air fare included ?
Mar 7th 2004, 1:03 am
#34
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Re: Europe Newbie Cities
"Giacomo" wrote
| Owain wrote:
| > | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome.
| > | Specially food. In London you can easily spend 100 $
| > | for steak fries beer and desert!
| > At Claridge's, or some tourist trap.
| > Much better to find some nice Italian place :-)
| Lol Owain... to get some jam jelly of ovecooked pasta...
I forget that in London an Italian restaurant won't necessarily be run by
Italians.
Owain
| Owain wrote:
| > | In London everything costs 3 times as much as in Rome.
| > | Specially food. In London you can easily spend 100 $
| > | for steak fries beer and desert!
| > At Claridge's, or some tourist trap.
| > Much better to find some nice Italian place :-)
| Lol Owain... to get some jam jelly of ovecooked pasta...
I forget that in London an Italian restaurant won't necessarily be run by
Italians.
Owain
Mar 7th 2004, 11:18 am
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Re: Europe Newbie Cities
In article <[email protected] >,
VacuumHead <[email protected]> wrote:
> Never been across the pond. What are some good cities for "first timers" ?
> London? Amsterdam? Paris? Rome? Barcelona? Brussels? Vienna? I'm a 24m.
London, without a doubt. It's 'got' as much as Paris, Rome, et al, but
(most of) the people there speak English. And there is only one
British Museum.
--
Dan Stephenson
Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe:
http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda
VacuumHead <[email protected]> wrote:
> Never been across the pond. What are some good cities for "first timers" ?
> London? Amsterdam? Paris? Rome? Barcelona? Brussels? Vienna? I'm a 24m.
London, without a doubt. It's 'got' as much as Paris, Rome, et al, but
(most of) the people there speak English. And there is only one
British Museum.
--
Dan Stephenson
Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe:
http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda
Mar 7th 2004, 7:36 pm
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Re: Europe Newbie Cities
[email protected] (Severus Est) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
<Snip>
> Granted, I'm biased, but I'd hard pressed to think of anywhere more
> genuinely picturesque than Brugge (and nearby Gent).
>
> And if you like cosy little medieval villages, Flanders & Wallonia are
> full of them. Of course, one would have to get off the highway..
I absolutely agree with you there. There's a number of beautiful
cities in Belgium. Brussels still has some nice bits and pieces but I
feel that large parts of the city have been spoiled by those big, ugly
office buildings of the 1950s and 1960s.
<Snip>
> Granted, I'm biased, but I'd hard pressed to think of anywhere more
> genuinely picturesque than Brugge (and nearby Gent).
>
> And if you like cosy little medieval villages, Flanders & Wallonia are
> full of them. Of course, one would have to get off the highway..
I absolutely agree with you there. There's a number of beautiful
cities in Belgium. Brussels still has some nice bits and pieces but I
feel that large parts of the city have been spoiled by those big, ugly
office buildings of the 1950s and 1960s.
