Good destination around Christmas?
May 30th 2003, 1:04 am
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Re: Good destination around Christmas?
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message news:...
> Ksu93dlv wrote:
> >
> > My wife and I are considering a trip to Europe around Christmas. Is this
> > considered the off season or do rates tend to go up again around that time?
> > Where would be a good place to visit then?
>
> I'm sure it depends somewhat upon where you go, but unless it's a ski
> resort area, I think rates most places are lower in the winter than in
> summer. The weather does tend to be rather grey and gloomy, with
> frequent rain and/or snow, so it depends upon what you plan to do.
> Personally, I can't think of anyplace more festive than Vienna at
> Christmas. However, I've not been to other German and Austrian cities
> yet, and I imagine most of them have the Christmas street fairs and
> similar events, which are what made my stay in Vienna so enjoyable. (So
> much so that I hope to repeat the experience, next December.)
actually the christmas markets are closed as of December 24 so if you
are there after that it is not festive. Everything is closed the 25
and 26th in most of europe as well.
nancy
> Ksu93dlv wrote:
> >
> > My wife and I are considering a trip to Europe around Christmas. Is this
> > considered the off season or do rates tend to go up again around that time?
> > Where would be a good place to visit then?
>
> I'm sure it depends somewhat upon where you go, but unless it's a ski
> resort area, I think rates most places are lower in the winter than in
> summer. The weather does tend to be rather grey and gloomy, with
> frequent rain and/or snow, so it depends upon what you plan to do.
> Personally, I can't think of anyplace more festive than Vienna at
> Christmas. However, I've not been to other German and Austrian cities
> yet, and I imagine most of them have the Christmas street fairs and
> similar events, which are what made my stay in Vienna so enjoyable. (So
> much so that I hope to repeat the experience, next December.)
actually the christmas markets are closed as of December 24 so if you
are there after that it is not festive. Everything is closed the 25
and 26th in most of europe as well.
nancy
May 31st 2003, 10:33 am
#17
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Re: Good destination around Christmas?
nhampton wrote:
>
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message news:...
> > Ksu93dlv wrote:
> > >
> > > My wife and I are considering a trip to Europe around Christmas. Is this
> > > considered the off season or do rates tend to go up again around that time?
> > > Where would be a good place to visit then?
> >
> > I'm sure it depends somewhat upon where you go, but unless it's a ski
> > resort area, I think rates most places are lower in the winter than in
> > summer. The weather does tend to be rather grey and gloomy, with
> > frequent rain and/or snow, so it depends upon what you plan to do.
> > Personally, I can't think of anyplace more festive than Vienna at
> > Christmas. However, I've not been to other German and Austrian cities
> > yet, and I imagine most of them have the Christmas street fairs and
> > similar events, which are what made my stay in Vienna so enjoyable. (So
> > much so that I hope to repeat the experience, next December.)
>
> actually the christmas markets are closed as of December 24 so if you
> are there after that it is not festive. Everything is closed the 25
> and 26th in most of europe as well.
Really? How fortunate that I spent Christmas Day in Brussels, then!
True, there were no more Christmas fairs, but practically everything on
the Grand Place and in nearby areas was open and doing a thriving
business. (Largely for the benefit of British tourists, if their
English accent was any indication.) There was certainly no limit to the
choice of restaurants in which to have Christmas Dinner!
As for this next December, when I hope to spend the holiday in Vienna,
the Staatsoper is doing "Boheme" on the 25th, so "everything" is not
closed there, either.
>
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message news:...
> > Ksu93dlv wrote:
> > >
> > > My wife and I are considering a trip to Europe around Christmas. Is this
> > > considered the off season or do rates tend to go up again around that time?
> > > Where would be a good place to visit then?
> >
> > I'm sure it depends somewhat upon where you go, but unless it's a ski
> > resort area, I think rates most places are lower in the winter than in
> > summer. The weather does tend to be rather grey and gloomy, with
> > frequent rain and/or snow, so it depends upon what you plan to do.
> > Personally, I can't think of anyplace more festive than Vienna at
> > Christmas. However, I've not been to other German and Austrian cities
> > yet, and I imagine most of them have the Christmas street fairs and
> > similar events, which are what made my stay in Vienna so enjoyable. (So
> > much so that I hope to repeat the experience, next December.)
>
> actually the christmas markets are closed as of December 24 so if you
> are there after that it is not festive. Everything is closed the 25
> and 26th in most of europe as well.
Really? How fortunate that I spent Christmas Day in Brussels, then!
True, there were no more Christmas fairs, but practically everything on
the Grand Place and in nearby areas was open and doing a thriving
business. (Largely for the benefit of British tourists, if their
English accent was any indication.) There was certainly no limit to the
choice of restaurants in which to have Christmas Dinner!
As for this next December, when I hope to spend the holiday in Vienna,
the Staatsoper is doing "Boheme" on the 25th, so "everything" is not
closed there, either.
