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My Trip to Europe So Far
I'm currently in Europe with my mom on vacation, for graduating from high school. It's my graduation present she calls it. Anyways, we were in Ireland all last week. Irish roads sucks. Construction ALL over the country. Drivers there are crazy. We are now in Chartres, France. Today we visited Le Mans. I went through the LeMans Automobile museum, which was sweet. Got lots of merchandise(2 posters, a shirt, 45 Euro book, and a LeMans sounds cd). The city of LeMans is bigger than I thought. Driving on the circuit is almost indescribable. Being on the road where my heroes drive is sooo awesome. I took LOTS of pictures. Tomorrow we are probably going to the Normany beaches in northern France; then later in the week its off to Amsterdam, then after that we go into Germany. Hopefully there we will see Nurbugring, idk. We'll probably see Neuschwanstein, that big castle, and Bertchesgaden, where Hitler had his mountain retreat. Going into Italy we might try hitting the Stelvio Pass. That would be sweet to see. In Italy we are definately going to Modena and Maranello. Might go through Bologna. Then we go to Rome. Any cheap places to stay there anybody know? After Rome, we head up the coast and check out Monaco. We won't actually stay in Monaco, as you should know, but in Nice, because they have some cheap hotels there. I just can't wait to drive on the Monaco streets. I'll be taking lots of pictures along the way. After Monaco we head for Paris to fly back to Dublin, where we stay three days and then fly back to Chicago, and back to Minnesota.
I'll be posting pics on my blog http://teferrari.blogspot.com. Already have a bunch up there now. If any of you have any tips for me that would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks. Modifica |
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I would have liked to go along! Looks like you have it pretty well `covered'. Have a good trip and don't forget to keep us posted.
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I can't wait to see what Tom thinks of Amsterdam.
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If youre going to Amsterdam, why not have a look at the Zandvoort circuit. It takes just about half an hour to get there by car or train.
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If you arrive in Rome by train , there are usually people at the train station that ask you if you need a room for the night , so thats pretty easy .
Sounds like you are having a ball touring europe . While in France ,about 150 miles north east from Toulouse there is the best preserved castle in europe , its called carcasonne . Well worth a visit . Check out the frog legs too . |
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Roma Termini is an amusing station (great architecture though!) - something like nineteen platforms, then behind them another nineteen. It obeys strict Heisenbergian constraints - whenever I've travelled from there, trains have either left from the advertised platform, or at the advertised time -- but never both Fantastic city though, seek out a little restaurant called La Canaccia on Villa Guglia - the food and welcome are astonishingly good. |
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Roma Termini is an amusing station (great architecture though!) - something like twenty-odd platforms, then behind them another twenty-odd (or at least they often have two trains at any platform!) It obeys strict Heisenbergian constraints - whenever I've travelled from there, trains have either left from the advertised platform, or at the advertised time -- but never both Fantastic city though, seek out a little restaurant called La Canaccia on Villa Guglia - the food and welcome are astonishingly good. |
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review crisps? like salt&vinegar???
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20 Sep 2005, 15:21 (Ref:1412281) | #10 | ||
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Indeed, although in fairness to Pete not only were the reviews comprehensive they were also very funny.
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Well, what does Amsterdam entail?
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20 Sep 2005, 16:57 (Ref:1412369) | #12 | ||
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Sounds like a nice trip. Well, except for this one:
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Dude you guys, Europe is stressing me out so bad. Same with my mom. On my blog you can see what happened to us while at a car park. http://teferrari.blogspot.com
It won't stop our trip, but it certainly hasn't helped out spirits. The damage doesn't look that bad I think. Tomorrow we're going to the Normandy beaches. On Friday we leave for Amsterdam, which is a long drive, but our hotel should be cool. Its near the airport there, the Mercure Amsterdam Airport hotel. From Amsterdam were thinking about them staying in Wiesbaden, or Heilbronn, or in Bonn, all with Ibis hotels. From there we will probably go to Sazburg. Don't know after that. Later people. More tips the better. They are GREATLY appreciated! Modifica |
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Thiings to do in Amsterdam - the clean version.
Trip on canal boat. Go to the Rijksmuseum and see Rembrandt's 'The Nightwatch' - it is huge and magnificent. Enjoy frites mit mayonnaise. Depending on your time, then the Anne Frank house is very moving and plenty of other great musuems if that is your thing. (And you really should walk through the red light district, quite safe and quite an experience. Could be a tad embarassing with your mum though!) |
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You gotta visit the sex museum while in Amsterdam , cuz I think its the only one ive ever heard about in the world . Walk straight outta the train station and straight down Dam strasse about 300 yards on your right !!!
3 o'clock public feeding of the crocodiles ..... at Artis zoo . Find a good Indonisian restaurant and try the rice table . Its excellant . Watch your pockets and enjoy it . Dont forget to get a pair of clogs . |
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[QUOTE=The Badger]You gotta visit the sex museum while in Amsterdam , cuz I think its the only one ive ever heard about in the world . Walk straight outta the train station and straight down Dam strasse about 300 yards on your right !!![QUOTE]
clears throat... there is another one in Copenhagen... so I have heard. For god's sake don't go in the sex museum with your mum though, its collection of historic porn is not the thing to view with your parents |
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The other thing to know about Amsterdam is the difference between a cafe and a coffee shop.
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[QUOTE=AllonFS][QUOTE=The Badger]You gotta visit the sex museum while in Amsterdam , cuz I think its the only one ive ever heard about in the world . Walk straight outta the train station and straight down Dam strasse about 300 yards on your right !!!
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Yes. Heed that advice well. On a previous trip to Amsterdam I 'whited out' on one occasion, and on another found myself with a two-hour gap in my memories - I "came to" on a bridge staring down at the pretty water.
The weed you could get in the coffee shops there was much stronger than anything you could easily get hold of in the UK in the mid 90s. -- and eating it of course gets it into your system stronger and faster. Know your limits |
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Oh, and the torture museum in Amsterdam is rubbish. It looks like a collection of mouldy school gym equipment. Which may be someone's idea of fun.... ;P
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BTW we are taking a train to Amsterdam. We are taking a bus from our airport hotel to the train station, then onto the city from there.
Does anybody know if there are Rome Bus Tours? We're going to Rome, and we are definately not driving into the city. We will probably have to use a Bus Tour if there is one. Any good cities outside of Rome that have decently priced hotels? Like in the 60-80 Euro region? Thanks for help |
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The best way to see Rome is on the little electric minibuses that pootle around. They have big windows, take interesting routes through the city, and are great fun. They're really aimed at getting locals around the strange little backwaters of the city but I found them an excellent way of touring the city.
I forget if they're free or covered by the BIG (day-ticket for buses/trams/underground) - either way they're great value. I'm not one for "tours", I prefer finding my own way round cities by public transport. You find more interesting stuff that way. |
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