a few eurail questions
May 8th 2006, 9:57 am
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Re: a few eurail questions
"Lennart Petersen" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
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> "bob and shel" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
> news:[email protected]...
>> mini Mini wrote:
>> SNIP
>>> Well, they should at least plan not to stay near the North Station,
>>> nor the South (Midi) station in Brussels... Two girls alone will not
>>> be happy there. They should check that the hostels are closer to
>>> central station. Some times the directions will say how to get there
>>> from each of the train stations, so have her check that the hostel
>>> is not actually near north station, especially if she is arriving at
>>> night. It's not dangerous, just unpleasant for two girls alone at
>>> night, in a place they don't know.
>> ...interesting.... another poster mentioned this, and without
>> thinking, I dismissed it, as my brother in law frequently travels and
>> said the "red light district" is perfectly safe they they should make
>> sure and go to see it as it has a lot of historical sites, etc.
>> HOWEVER, now I realize that he said the red light district in
>> AMSTERDAM.
>> They do plan to arrive and leave during the daylight, if that is any
>> consolation.
>> http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldet...Hostel-Brussel
>> s-14418#
>> Above is the link to the hostel they are staying in... it is actually
>> rated quite well, compared to the other places they are staying in
>> other places.
>> But I'll make sure and pass along your (and my) concerns.
>> Thanks!
>> Shel
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> Well I've stayed close to the Nord station , at a Best Western hotel
> south of the station and didn't notice anything disturbing. In fact
> I didn't notice there was a red light district which as I've seen
> later seem to be north of the station. There're a number of
> hotels and hostels in the area and in my opinion it's a good choice.
> I've also stayed close to the Midi stn , last time at the convenient
> Ibis opposite to the stn and again didn't notice anything particular
> disturbing. Brussels is generally a safe city.
Your not a woman. Men tend to not notice as much. I didn't say it was
dangerous, I said it can be unpleasant, especially at night.
Having said that, I checked out the location of the hostel & it looks OK.
Better south than north as you say. I wouldn't stay in that area myself but
she's young & hostel-traveling so she'll meet people of like minds. :o)
news:[email protected]:
>
> "bob and shel" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
> news:[email protected]...
>> mini Mini wrote:
>> SNIP
>>> Well, they should at least plan not to stay near the North Station,
>>> nor the South (Midi) station in Brussels... Two girls alone will not
>>> be happy there. They should check that the hostels are closer to
>>> central station. Some times the directions will say how to get there
>>> from each of the train stations, so have her check that the hostel
>>> is not actually near north station, especially if she is arriving at
>>> night. It's not dangerous, just unpleasant for two girls alone at
>>> night, in a place they don't know.
>> ...interesting.... another poster mentioned this, and without
>> thinking, I dismissed it, as my brother in law frequently travels and
>> said the "red light district" is perfectly safe they they should make
>> sure and go to see it as it has a lot of historical sites, etc.
>> HOWEVER, now I realize that he said the red light district in
>> AMSTERDAM.
>> They do plan to arrive and leave during the daylight, if that is any
>> consolation.
>> http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldet...Hostel-Brussel
>> s-14418#
>> Above is the link to the hostel they are staying in... it is actually
>> rated quite well, compared to the other places they are staying in
>> other places.
>> But I'll make sure and pass along your (and my) concerns.
>> Thanks!
>> Shel
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> Well I've stayed close to the Nord station , at a Best Western hotel
> south of the station and didn't notice anything disturbing. In fact
> I didn't notice there was a red light district which as I've seen
> later seem to be north of the station. There're a number of
> hotels and hostels in the area and in my opinion it's a good choice.
> I've also stayed close to the Midi stn , last time at the convenient
> Ibis opposite to the stn and again didn't notice anything particular
> disturbing. Brussels is generally a safe city.
Your not a woman. Men tend to not notice as much. I didn't say it was
dangerous, I said it can be unpleasant, especially at night.
Having said that, I checked out the location of the hostel & it looks OK.
Better south than north as you say. I wouldn't stay in that area myself but
she's young & hostel-traveling so she'll meet people of like minds. :o)
