saint_stevo Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Considering treating the mrs for a few days.... Any recommendations? Thinking Milan or maybe Brussels, but have no idea what they are like other than what i have heard.
hamster Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Have you been to Florence before? It's nice. I think you can fly to Bologna and jump on a train; Ponta Veccio, The Domo (well worth the climb but don't forget your camera), and lots more lovely buildings that I can't remeber the names of. You can see the original (so they say) statue of David, and walk the same streets that Michaelangelo (sp) walked when a young student of the arts. When we went I fully expected to eat the finest pizzas in the world. Wrong, search out places where the locals eat, this is usually the best advice anyway imho.
benjii Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Milan is quite boring really and shockingly expensive (well, for drinking anyway). Rome or Florence are much better bets in Italy. Barcelona. Munich. Berlin. Lisbon. Krakow. All good. Never been to Brussels. Good beer guaranteed though!
Saint Martini Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Milan is quite boring really and shockingly expensive (well, for drinking anyway). Rome or Florence are much better bets in Italy. Barcelona. Munich. Berlin. Lisbon. Krakow. All good. Never been to Brussels. Good beer guaranteed though! Agree about Milan, somehow you feel like you're just on the sidelines there not really experiencing the city. Florence I like as well, its a beautiful city and even though its touristy it has kept its charm. Rome on the other hand I hate with a passion. Its such a shame there so many nice buildings in such a disorganized hell-hole. Berlin is nice but better in November/December when there's Xmas stuff. Barcelona is nice too but you have to be lucky with the weather (or at least not unlucky). I was there for a week a few years ago and it rained the whole time. Not a very nice holiday.
pilsburydoughboy Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Paris every time for a weekend break.The missis will love it and if you stay off the main drags for food and drink not to expensive.
Smirking_Saint Posted 14 May, 2009 Posted 14 May, 2009 Paris every time for a weekend break.The missis will love it and if you stay off the main drags for food and drink not to expensive. Tis ok, if your going to eat, go to the latin quarter. With moulin Rouge.
LVSaint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Tis ok, if your going to eat, go to the latin quarter. With moulin Rouge. Eat carefully in the Latin Quarter as it is also home to hoards of crappy tourist traps, but there are plenty of decent places where the natives eat just off the main thoroughfares. Great central location to stay though. We are probably going over for a few days whilst back in England in August...might try the Bastille area to stay for a change.
Smirking_Saint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Dublin, biggest city in the world. Dublin.... Most expensive drinks in the world !!! (not a fact, just opinion)
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 It a little bit longer in the air to get to, but Istanbul is a fantastic place for a city break. We went with this lot, and stayed about 100 yards from here.
Sheaf Saint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Have you considered Ljubljana? My GF and me went there back in march as part of a mini backpacking trip all round Slovenia, and it's a really beautiful city. A mate of mine went there a few years ago and he described it as "Prague but without the dickheads" which pretty much sums it up. There are plenty of cheapish places to stay in the old town by the river and there's loads of other stuff to do as well. Easyjet do some pretty cheap flights there, we went from Stansted, and the main airport is only a 25min bus ride from the city centre. Well worth investigating.
Alanh Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Lisbon is a great little capital city - quick to get to, small enough to walk around, and has some great neighbouring resorts in Sintra and Estoril if you want to get out of the city for a trip.
Dog Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 It a little bit longer in the air to get to, but Istanbul is a fantastic place for a city break. We went with this lot, and stayed about 100 yards from here. That mosque was the view from my bedroom for 12 months, dodgy area. :axe:
Golden Balls Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Dublin.... Most expensive drinks in the world !!! (not a fact, just opinion) I went there a few months ago! It is the most expensive place I have ever been. Lovely place, dont get me wrong. But my god you will need a lot of money to actually go and experence it. All tourist bits (except the open top bus) are extortionate! £6 a pint average. And thats just the local pubs. Wait til you get to Temple bar!!
Jillyanne Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 I went there a few months ago! It is the most expensive place I have ever been. Lovely place, dont get me wrong. But my god you will need a lot of money to actually go and experence it. All tourist bits (except the open top bus) are extortionate! £6 a pint average. And thats just the local pubs. Wait til you get to Temple bar!! Agreed, lovely area but absolutely and completely over priced.
badgerx16 Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Have you considered Ljubljana? Well worth investigating. Good call. :smt098 Helsinki would be my alternative, but probably a bit too pricey.
lee_saint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Have a look at Lithuania and Vilnius, cool place and cheap, I'm heading to Lisbon in Aug to see a friend of mine, she loves it out there. I have always found Barcelona to be a right dump, Toulouse in France is a very good shout, lovely city if you can ignore the thousands of students.
lee_saint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Dublin.... Most expensive drinks in the world !!! (not a fact, just opinion) Try drinking in Norway then, in the past I have paid £8 for a pint!
Dog Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 (edited) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edited 15 May, 2009 by Dog
Dog Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Try drinking in Norway then, in the past I have paid £8 for a pint! MUG.
Smirking_Saint Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 I went there a few months ago! It is the most expensive place I have ever been. Lovely place, dont get me wrong. But my god you will need a lot of money to actually go and experence it. All tourist bits (except the open top bus) are extortionate! £6 a pint average. And thats just the local pubs. Wait til you get to Temple bar!! Agreed, lovely area but absolutely and completely over priced. Yup, £400 spanked over a weekend. :drinkers:
saints_is_the_south Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Depends what you want. I love Rome, been loads of times mainly football involved. To whoever above said it was a hellhole probably spent too much time in the suburbs & on the metro than they did in the actual city centre.
St Landrew Posted 15 May, 2009 Posted 15 May, 2009 Try drinking in Norway then, in the past I have paid £8 for a pint! MUG. Shall I say it or you..?
benjii Posted 18 May, 2009 Posted 18 May, 2009 I went there a few months ago! It is the most expensive place I have ever been. Lovely place, dont get me wrong. But my god you will need a lot of money to actually go and experence it. All tourist bits (except the open top bus) are extortionate! £6 a pint average. And thats just the local pubs. Wait til you get to Temple bar!! Cheaper than Milan!
lee_saint Posted 18 May, 2009 Posted 18 May, 2009 Try drinking in Norway then, in the past I have paid £8 for a pint! MUG. Not really, that's the prices you pay at airports over there, the national average is £6.48.
saint_stevo Posted 18 May, 2009 Author Posted 18 May, 2009 I hope your missus is paying half. Wouldn't count as treating then tho would it.....
scott_saints Posted 18 May, 2009 Posted 18 May, 2009 Wouldn't count as treating then tho would it..... Would she fork out a similar amount to "treat" you? If not, get the bint to pay half. HTH
Rattlehead Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 I had a long weekend in Pyongyang (North Korea) a couple of weekends ago. Expensive but v interesting and the most beautiful woman I have ever seen was our guide for 4 days. Bit far from the UK mind. Nearer to home, you can't really go wrong with Barcelona. I'd also agree with Florence being a good choice. Dubrovnik is nice as well. If you can afford it Reykjavik also ace and loads to see around there.
fish fingers Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Have you considered Ljubljana? My GF and me went there back in march as part of a mini backpacking trip all round Slovenia, and it's a really beautiful city. A mate of mine went there a few years ago and he described it as "Prague but without the dickheads" which pretty much sums it up. There are plenty of cheapish places to stay in the old town by the river and there's loads of other stuff to do as well. Easyjet do some pretty cheap flights there, we went from Stansted, and the main airport is only a 25min bus ride from the city centre. Well worth investigating. Great little city, and like you say not yet ruined by the groups of stag and hen parties. Really nice to sit outside one of the cafes by the three bridges and relax.
Smirking_Saint Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 (edited) Barcelona ?? Get some good deals, looked at one the other day £80 a night all inclusive, 4 star hotel in city centre (for room) Prague ?? Or apparantly this weekend will be hotter than spain ?? Apparantly being the optimal word here Edited 22 May, 2009 by Smirking_Saint For Jillyanne
Jillyanne Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Barcalona ?? Get some good deals, looked at one the other day £80 a night all inclusive, 4 star hotel in city centre (for room) Prague ?? Or apparantly this weekend will be hotter than spain ?? Apparantly being the optimal word here Where?
Smirking_Saint Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Where? Well, nothing like being pedantic. There, i have changed it for you, i have not had my bowl of sugar puffs yet.
Rattlehead Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Where? Surely even with your limited intellect you can work out where he means.
Seany S Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Santa Cruz in Tenerife is a favourite spot of mine. Some good nightlife, great restaurants and nice hotels. The Hotel Taburiente comes highly recommended, and is a short walk from all the cool bars and whatnot. Tenerife is ace. You can spend your daytime in the South, in the sunshine and then bus it back to the north in the evening where it is invariably cooler and where you aren't faced with tens of thousands of Brits.
Mole Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 (edited) Santa Cruz in Tenerife is a favourite spot of mine. Some good nightlife, great restaurants and nice hotels. The Hotel Taburiente comes highly recommended, and is a short walk from all the cool bars and whatnot. Tenerife is ace. You can spend your daytime in the South, in the sunshine and then bus it back to the north in the evening where it is invariably cooler and where you aren't faced with tens of thousands of Brits. I didn't think much of Santa Cruz. A concrete sprawl is an apt description. The famous market is interesting, but i have to say the site of puppies in cages appalled me. Go further north into the Anaga mountains and it's a nice drive. Purto De La Cruz is probably the best resort (if a little too full of geriatrics). I won 500 euros at the casino there which was nice. Edited 22 May, 2009 by Mole
norwaysaint Posted 22 May, 2009 Posted 22 May, 2009 Not really, that's the prices you pay at airports over there, the national average is £6.48. ..or bars in areas tourists would go, a bit like London I suppose. I'd never pay that much, in fact I usually pay less than the second amount. It is stupidly expensive though.
Sheaf Saint Posted 23 May, 2009 Posted 23 May, 2009 Great little city, and like you say not yet ruined by the groups of stag and hen parties. Really nice to sit outside one of the cafes by the three bridges and relax. This a photo I took of the 3 bridges while I was there
bridge too far Posted 23 May, 2009 Posted 23 May, 2009 How about Bruges? Lace, chocolates, diamonds, pretty canals, lovely buildings, nice food. I don't know about how good the beer is though I like Barcelona too - good transport system, Gaudi cathedral and Parc Geul (sp?). Good cable car ride up / down to the beach. Picasso museum. I'd go back to both of those cities again.
Torres Posted 26 May, 2009 Posted 26 May, 2009 If you can afford it Reykjavik also ace and loads to see around there. Agreed - was there last weekend and had a fantastic time.
St Landrew Posted 26 May, 2009 Posted 26 May, 2009 Oh come on peeps, it's got to be places like Paris, Rome, Florence or Venice, etc... The more southerly, the warmer and sunnier... Naples..? I suppose he's been and is now back anyway.
saint_stevo Posted 26 May, 2009 Author Posted 26 May, 2009 No i haven't! Not looking to go for a couple of months
bridge too far Posted 26 May, 2009 Posted 26 May, 2009 Amsterdam? I was a bit disappointed with Amsterdam when we went last year. I thought it was a bit tacky. Probably OK for a lads' weekend but perhaps not really good to take your better half to. Although the area around Prinsengracht and Keizergracht is very pretty and there are some good restaurants there. But the bit from the station up to the Palace square is quite trashy IMO.
Torres Posted 26 May, 2009 Posted 26 May, 2009 I was a bit disappointed with Amsterdam when we went last year. I thought it was a bit tacky. Probably OK for a lads' weekend but perhaps not really good to take your better half to. Although the area around Prinsengracht and Keizergracht is very pretty and there are some good restaurants there. But the bit from the station up to the Palace square is quite trashy IMO. It's just like Blackpool only the locals speak better English.
Torres Posted 26 May, 2009 Posted 26 May, 2009 But if she gets to drunk or ill. Stevo can go out by himself and have a nice spliff and get laid. If you go with Amsterdam you have a backup from the wench. Classy.
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