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Opinions on vacation spots in Europe.
trophyhunt:
I'm more of a relax and enjoy the food and drink guy. Don't really care for big cities or traveling too much when I travel. Last year we went to Rome, took tours of the coliseum and the vatican, both amazing places. We went to venice for a couple nights, the food and churches were great, but the city wasn't all that great, dog poop and graffiti all over. Then we stayed 1.5 weeks in Sicily in Ortigia, the fish market was pretty cool, the food again was amazing and our place was right on the water. That trip had too many stops for me, this next trip we are gonna keep it to two places. One is back to Sicily but the north coast line this time.
IDWAHunt:
Highly recommend Iceland to anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Even if it is only for a few days during a stopover yo a destination in Europe. Icelandair offers that feature among others im sure. The food is better than expected and the hot springs are nice to relax in.
Haven’t been to southern Europe but Tallin, Estonia was cool. Long history of conflict there with a less touristy old town nestled in the heart of a small modern city.
farmin4u_98948:
--- Quote from: Stein on March 09, 2025, 06:43:30 PM ---I would echo some previous posts, Bayeux is an absolute can't miss spot. I would spend 3 days there to see it all, we only spent two and were rushed. Overlord Tours is the one to go with, our guide was a Brit living in France with a Ph.D. in French history.
I loved Istanbul, they subsidize flights so you can sometimes get amazing deals on Turkish airlines. We flew Paris, Istanbul, Seattle for about 40% less than any other return I could find.
Junfgrau region is probably my favorite place in the world. Murren would be my choice for sure. Switzerland is spendy, I didn't care for Zurich as much especially given the cost. If you like mountains, it really is like nowhere else I've been.
Germany is hard to beat, we visited Dachau, very tough mentally but highly recommended. Munich is a nearby place to stay and the Hoffbrau Haus is really fun and great food and beer. I love Cologne, the cathedral is beyond words and if you're into some exercise climbing to the top is amazing.
Amsterdam was one of my family's top choices, the tourist canal tours right outside the train station are affordable and a great introduction to the city.
I liked Paris, great food and the Eifle tower at night is very special and really fun to go up and walk down. My family wasn't as impressed as I was.
Pamplona is another top spot I love for the old town charm and unbeatable tapas but really out of the way for the rest of the continent.
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We did Turkey last year. Istanbul. Ephesus. Cappadocia. 5 weeks. If you love old world history it’s incredible. Fly Turkish air. We really felt like our dollar went a long way. From Istanbul you can hop to most anywhere in Europe easily and not costly. We did it in April. Great time of year to beat the crowds and the weather was still ok
trophyhunt:
Not quite comfortable enough to go to places like turkey, or those other places I can't even pronounce lol. The wife is really set on a week in florance, do a tour of the wineries, then spend a couple weeks in Sicily. Nothing set in stone yet so I am gonna look into Bayeux, that place looks really cool and seeing the beach would be amazing. Lots of ideas on here though, some of you guys are way more adventurous than I am, getting old sucks.
OutHouse:
trophyhunt:
Go to Ireland. Stay in Dublin and take a bus up to Belfast. Do the taxi cab tour to learn about why northern Ireland is technically owned by the UK and all the history of that. Very informative and very cool. It's surreal to cross into the british section of belfast with a huge razor wired wall. You can sign the wall too!
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