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I'm moving to Germany from America for several years. What do I need to do regarding my driver's license? I don't plan on driving too much as I won't have a car, but I'd like the option to rent one and go on a cruise throughout the countryside and/or other countries. Edit: There's no local AAA office nearby where I'm at (parent's small town) and I only have 3 more weeks left so order by mail is most likely impossible.
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SeamlessLink posted:1) Where is the best place to exchange money? My friend went to the bank and ordered Euros (took like two days or so) at a rate of 1.41 USD:EUR. Google said it was at 1.32. I didn't know if he got slightly screwed on the exchange rate and am assuming that there are places in Europe that will exchange currency at a better rate. Understand that there are different exchange rates. There's the rate that banks buy with, and there's the rate that banks sell with. What shows up on Google most likely isn't the rate that banks are selling at. Your best no hassle bet is to purchase some Euros from your local bank (a couple hundred), and then use your ATM card to pull out money at bank accounts (the charges are usually something like $5+1%, so pull out something like $300-$500 at a time) if you aren't comfortable walking around with all of your money. If you do this, you should also leave your ATM card locked in your hostel and only bring cash, that way if you get mugged or lose your wallet you'll still have a way to get money. I lost my ATM card one time in Switzerland and I had to wire myself money through Western Union because I had my card number memorized. Luckily, it was my last few days so I only had to do it once. SeamlessLink posted:2) I have an iPhone 3GS, and would *like* to bring it to europe (to use as an ipod, apps, and the built in GPS/internet) but I hear (from my friend at an AT&T store, who said I needed to call AT&T international to even learn about it) it's ridiculously expensive. If anyone has knowledge offhand about it, it'd be great but this is something I need to research on my own and am fine doing that. If that's a retardedly expensive option, I planned on getting a pre-paid international phone. Does anyone have any recommendations for that? Bring your iPhone and take out the SIM card. You're in Europe on vacation, why do you need to call your friends/family or check facebook all the time? Use the free wifi at the hostels your staying at and download Skype for your phone (and tell your family to download it for their computers) if you really need to call them. If you need to have a phone number, jailbreak your iPhone and unlock it (see iPhone jailbreaking thread). Then you can buy prepaid SIM cards at any country you go to and stick it in and use it. SeamlessLink posted:4) Electrical outlets. Assuming I bring my GPS, my iPhone, or another portable mp3 player, how the hell do I charge things? Everyone tells me that *every* outlet in Europe is the crazy European style and I won't be able to charge things. However nobody I know has ever traveled to Europe. Europeans use a 220V/50Hz system, whereas we use a 120V/60Hz system. It's okay though, because almost all of our electronics are rated for 120-220V/50-60Hz. Look at any charger you own and read the fine print, it should say something similar. All you'll need are these http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Plug-Europe-Universal-Polarized/dp/B000BMFHLE. SeamlessLink posted:5) What do I need to bring on the trip that I haven't thought of? I obviously know basic things like toiletries, clothes, etc. But I'm sure some of you with experience know things to bring that people wouldn't ordinarily think of. SeamlessLink posted:Edit: Also cash vs. credit. I have a Visa card and a TD debit card.. I've gotta talk to both and see if there's charges and such for using them outside of the country, but does anyone know offhand? Edit: Here's a tip for people who have never gone to Europe before: all those coins you've been throwing in your pockets are worth something. Since Europe is a largely cash based country, you'll be given a lot of change, and a lot of that change will be in the form of 1 and 2 Euro coins, and 20 and 50 cent coins. They add up! I always forget this for a day or two every time I first get to Europe and end up with a pocket full of change before I realize I have like 20 euros in various change. Ziir fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Aug 12, 2010 |
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schoenfelder posted:For the first six months you can use your US licence. After that you have to get a German licence. Depending on which US state your licence was issued in you may have to take a theoretical and practical driving test, just the theoretical test or no test at all. http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/drivers_license/ Neat, I live in a state with full reciprocity so no written or driving test for me. Since I won't have to take any tests and just need to fill out paperwork, how much will this cost me? Anyone know? Edit: I need to get my license translated into German, and I'm assuming I can't just have a friend do it for me?
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schoenfelder posted:I'd guess about 50-100 EUR, depending on the city you'll be in (whether they want an official translation of your US licence). How long is a German license good for? It'd be a nice little novelty item too even if I don't get to use it much. My driver's license from Arizona doesn't expire until I'm 65...
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schoenfelder posted:German licences don't expire. However, once you leave Germany I guess you would have to return the German licence. Really? I guess I'll just say no if they ask if I have one  . Not like they'll even ask if I show them an American passport. Are licenses in Germany cards or just a piece of paper (like Italian ones)?
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schoenfelder posted:Cards (same format as credit cards). Well, that's quite interesting. Unless stealing a German driver's license is grounds for not being let back into Germany ever in the future, I'll just keep it and if/when I'm ever back in the States, just order a license replacement for something like $20.
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duckmaster posted:Not quite true. How often do you use credit cards in Europe though? The times I've been there, the only times I could use a credit card was at the movie theaters and at stores like Ikea.
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freebooter posted:Yeah, I really wish I'd done my research on that before leaving the country. My mastercard debit card costs me a flat $5 fee, plus 2.5%. Given that I usually get out about two or three hundred dollars from ATMs at a time, that's $1000 of the $20,000 I have. Just on withdrawal fees. I loving hate my bank. enki42 posted:Regarding minimizing transaction fees while in Europe, it's worth checking if your bank has some sort of uber-elite account with no foreign transaction fees that you can switch over to if you're on a particularly long trip. My bank had one for about $20 / month, still better than paying fees constantly, and on top of that even the fees were waived if you had more than $8000 in the account (which was true for a good chunk of the trip) If you live in the USA and you're planning on going to Europe to either of these countries: UK, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy or Ukraine, sign up for a Bank of America checking account. More specifically, sign up for the eBanking account. It's completely free if you opt in for paperless billing and do all of your transactions online or through an ATM. Why? Because they are part of the Global ATM Alliance which means if you are in any of those countries, you can use ATMs from certain banks without a $5 foreign ATM fee. They are also partnered with banks in South America, Africa and Canada, but I left those out since this is the Europe megathread. The only catch is that they will charge a 1% fee on top of the USD amount pulled at ATMs. So if you pull $300 (which I think is the max), you're charged $3. This is going to be a better deal than those $20/month accounts if you're going to be pulling out less than $2000 a month. For Canadians, I think Scotiabank gets you in on this deal except that they don't charge the 1% fee that BoA does.
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plustwobonus posted:-Is it worth it to go to Munich to Oktoberfest? Are hostels going to be completely booked / way too expensive? What other cities have good festivities without being a clusterfuck? Whenever I ask about Oktoberfest here on the forums, I'm always told it is expensive, crowded, a tourist trap full of Australians. I'm also told hostels will be booked and expensive. That said, I think I'm still going to check it out just because why the gently caress not, I've never done anything like it. plustwobonus posted:-How easy is it to fly from Spain to Munich and back for the weekend? I'm seeing flights around $200, which isn't too much, but will we be wasting a day at the airport, or able to get to the city and start drinking relatively quickly? Flights within Europe are really fast and easy. You basically walk into the airport, walk through a metal detector and go find your gate. They aren't as super paranoid or strict as American airports are. There's virtually no hold up. You'll be able to get off your plane and walk right out and find a taxi or find the public transport (I hope you're not checking bags for a weekend trip). plustwobonus posted:-How hosed am I going to be trying to meet up with my gf in a German airport, compared to flying together from Barcelona? She'll have a working international phone, but I don't think I'll be getting one until I arrive, if I get one at all. I've done it before (met a friend at an airport the first time I flew to Europe) and it's not tough at all. She has a cellphone? Great, there are pay phones. Or you can just tell her to meet you at your exit terminal or vice versa.
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plustwobonus posted:I'm still really nervous about this. The potential for trip ruining disaster is just a little too high, especially since I won't be able to meet up with her at the hotel/hostel/her apartment if things go completely south. I don't really understand this one. If you both fly into Munich separately, who's going to get there first? If she's getting there first then tell her to come meet you at your gate. If you can't find her, go buy a bottle of water at the cafe to get some coins and go to a pay phone and call her. If you don't know how to dial her number ask someone for help. At the end of the day, I'm sure neither of you guys are going to leave the airport before you find each other.
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Every Man Jack posted:I'm planning a trip to Europe this November through December and could use some advice from more experienced/knowledgeable goons (which is most of you). The biggest problem I see here is the "I want to go everywhere" syndrome. You're spending 3.5 weeks, about 25 days or so in 11 cities. Personally that's stretching too thin, especially when you account for travel time. I agree with enki42 that Berlin deserves at least another day. There's a lot to do there museum wise, and the nightlife and life in general is pretty awesome. I spent nearly two weeks there and wish I could have stayed longer. Also agreeing with enki42 that Hamburg is really sticking out in a bad way. Is there any particular reason you're going there (friends or family)? If not you could nix it and recover two extra days to distribute around. Stick one of them in Berlin and you've got one more. Also, what is in Heidelberg? When I was there the only thing I remember was the giant fuckoff castle. Do you also realize you're spending four days in Belgium? Have you accounted for travel time and how will you get around? The quickest way and usually cheapest way is via discount airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet but just make sure you know what airport you need to be at (they often fly out to secondary airports outside of the city rather than the main airport). Trains can take a while, but their easy because you can buy tickets on the machines at the stations. The only problem is trains are actually pretty expensive.
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I've always read to make copies of your passport. Welp, I've made copies of my passport. Question is, should I be carrying my passport or the copies? On one hand, carrying the copies seems like a better choice because I can lose that and it's no problem, but Mr. Police Officer might think it's bullshit that I'm showing him a piece of paper instead of my real passport. Or are the copies so that if I were to lose my passport, I could go to the US embassy and show them my copy and get it replaced? Except Mr. US Customs Guy might also think it's bullshit that I'm showing him a piece of paper that I could have easily doctored.
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This is almost completely opposite to the questions in this thread, but Europeans, if you've gone to the US is there some kind of packaged food that you miss? I'm from the US but now I'm living in Germany, and I know several people from other countries here. For example, last night we were talking and the Russian guy said he'll ask his parents to bring some Russian caviar for us next week when they come to visit. My parents are sending me my glasses in a small box that has some extra room to fit something small, but I can't think of what to tell them to send that I wouldn't really be able to find here in Germany. Any ideas? Some kind of snacks, spices, herbs, etc? It must be factory sealed as I don't think they can send it otherwise. It can't be chocolate or any candy that can melt because my parents live in the desert and it'll probably melt before it even leaves the city.
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Mexican candy sounds like an awesome idea, but I was hoping for something "American." I was able to buy Reeses Cups in Switzerland so they must have it everywhere.
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Let's talk about cheap tickets to get to Europe. I have a friend that wants to come visit me in Germany. As far as I care, the most expensive part is getting from the US to Europe, and once there it should be relatively cheap to get to where I am. I know the train from say AMS to me should only cost 26 € or so for a student. Anyone know any great deals coming up/going on? Edit: It doesn't matter what airport she flies out of in the US either because we both (individually) have enough miles to fly anywhere in the US and since I don't plan on returning anytime soon I don't mind giving them away cause it's better than them expiring. Ziir fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Oct 19, 2010 |
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I'm living in Germany and occasionally I see advertisements for the German version of North Face products where there's a picture of a couple camping on a snow capped mountain. This got me thinking about doing the same thing and I think I want to do it. I want to go camping in the snow. This is what I want. I don't have any reason other than to say that I've camped up on a mountain in a snowstorm before  . Is this a crazy idea or are there other people who regularly camp on snowcapped mountains?I'm also thinking probably I'll go to either the German or Swiss Alps. I think the idea then would be to take a train to some kind of village near the base of the Alps and then go hiking up somewhere. It doesn't have to be a one day hike but in the end I want a view similar to the one in the picture. What type of gear do I need? I have a tent and a sleeping bag rated for -6 Celsius. I'm not sure if that's enough or not. I also have the necessary fleeces and jackets, but I only have jeans for the bottom half of me. Any ideas where I could go or where I can look up trails and such? Maybe even blogs of people who have done this?
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I don't know how to ski and I've never tried before.Saladman posted:PS: "German" Alps? Oh, you mean Austrian Alps... (half joking, half serious). I was completely serious. I don't really know much about the Alps other than it runs through Germany as well and that the most famous ones are apparently in Switzerland. Did I say something funny or? Also it seems like camping out in a hut takes away some of the romanticism of it.
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Ah, alright, I didn't know the Alps in Germany were pretty much just hills. I'll look into that website too when I have some time. I've also mentioned this idea to a few people and they seemed interested but what more information, so I'm doing my research right now. Ideally I'd love to go with a small group of maybe four people including me, but realistically I think I may end up doing it alone.
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Xenixx posted:Do you think you could do the same in the 'German' Alps near Füssen or cross the border hiking into Austria outside of Reutte? Would that be closer and likely the same experience? That's a possibility too. I just want to go hiking in the snow.
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I don't really remember using the public transport in Barcelona too much when I was there. It felt small enough to walk unless you're trying to go directly from La Sagrada Familia directly to the beach I suppose. Absolutely stay in a hostel, even if you are a single girl. I think hostels are perfectly safe and it's an awesome way to meet like minded individuals. If you have a bag, just swing it to your front when you're somewhere crowded like on a subway.
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One more is gomio.com which I prefer. I still use hostelworld.com as my goto source for information though (more people post reviews there), and then just book with gomio.com if I can.
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several wet dogs posted:Okay, so I'm pretty confident the age thing is a non-issue, but now I have another query. What's the deal with the hostel prices I'm seeing online? They are more than I was expecting, from €30 per person per night for a shared dorm, to as much as €70 for a private one (which is what we'd prefer). In regards to the private dorms, I've seen many regular hotels with rooms for the same amount or less! Those prices seem rather high to be honest. In my experience it should be closer to 20 € per night for a shared room. I'm not sure why it's coming up at those prices for you. Also keep in mind that if it says something like "private 2 person room for 70€" the total price will be 140€ because it's per person.
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greazeball posted:Are you sure that Zurich could really entertain a tourist for 4 days? That's what you were comparing it to and there's a rather big gap between Rome and Zurich. I spent a month in Switzerland in a city 45 minutes away from Zurich and I'm calling bullshit on Zurich being able to entertain a tourist for 4 days.
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TheHoodedClaw posted:The English Garden in Munich has naked people wobbling around. Admittedly it's mostly old blokes. You'll be fine. My plan to go hiking and camping on some snowy mountain in Europe for my Christmas break is out due to lack of interest from my friends. So, where is a good place for a few guys to go visit and have fun sometime in late December/early January? The cheaper, the better, but we want to have a great time too.
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Liface posted:Alone > with friends. I completely agree with this one. I'm living in Europe right now and my friends want to go to Paris in January and I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to go with them.
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When I say I prefer to travel alone I don't mean that I'm going to go with a mindset of "gently caress everybody I'm on my own 24/7." I meant that there are very few people I'd want to travel with for x days/weeks. The traveling alone experience for me is meeting people from all corners of the world at my destination and going from there. For example, when I went to Berlin two summers ago I flew in by myself and met some cool people at my hostel. They'd been there longer than I was so they knew of some cool places I didn't think about, and they were more of the partying type than me so in the day I went sightseeing on my own and at night went out to whichever club they were going out to. One of the people I met there was from Zurich and was in Berlin on holidays and wanted to go back home soon and I somehow talked her into going to Barcelona with me for a few days. I made a friend for life and had somewhere free to stay when I visited Switzerland later in the summer. Another time I flew to NYC almost on a lark after an exam and my original plans were to stay at a hostel I found for the entirety of it. I got there and met some people at a soccer bar who started talking to me cause of my university's t-shirt. Some small talk later and some beers they invited me to a party to show me the real NYC. Had a blast partying with them, but I still always prefer to go sight seeing alone so that's what I did. But now I had a contact in NYC to call which turned out nice cause I met a nice British girl who complained that the bars she went to sucked. These are things you don't get traveling with your friends with definite set plans because you can't really do what you want to do, you need to do what the group wants to do. I won't deny that some people make perfect travel companions, but most people don't. Sometimes I did get lonely because I didn't have anyone close to me to share everything with, but that became less and less as I became comfortable traveling by myself. If you're not an outgoing person and don't feel comfortable talking to strangers and feel lost all the time then I guess it's better if you traveled with someone else. If you noticed from my writing, I just hate sightseeing with people because I want to see and do what I want, drat it, which is what most of my traveling is for. But I would never go to a rollercoaster park alone and I prefer going to clubs/bars with at least one other person.
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Saladman posted:Also don't tell people about your travels unless they ask. No one likes someone who talks about their travels all the goddamn time (this forum notwithstanding, since we all come here specifically to hear or ask about other people's experiences). Also don't be that guy who tells everybody, in English, that they've been to Roma and Firenze and just Italia in general. The only people who do this are pretentious snobs who think they're so cool and cultured because they know how to write Florence in Italian.
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OK, I've decided I'm going to Paris in January with some friends. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which arrondissement we'd want to stay in/avoid? Edit: I'm thinking this one because the reviews are decent and it's one of the cheapest (22€) but that all depends on how accessible the place is. Ziir fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Dec 4, 2010 |
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Can anyone tell me about Sensation White specifically in Dusseldorf? Is it worth 80€?
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Suntory BOSS posted:I'm leaving Japan tomorrow without having been able to exchange my dollars ($1500) for Euros. I was even told by a bank teller here that I can't even do it at Narita International Airport and will have to wait until I actually arrive in Europe to make an exchange. Don't change at an airport.
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Fat Turkey posted:Got a different sort of travel question, I figure this is the right place for it. Book a hostel for one or two nights and go out to some bars and start talking to people. Find out where they're staying if they're cool and go stay there.
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I say this all the time but once more, if you are a student or have a plastic student ID that clearly says "student" on it somewhere, bring it with you and always ask about a student discount. I guarantee every single museum has some kind of discount for students and none of which I've gone to cared that I didn't have an ISIC, and a lot of hostels I've been to gave me discounts for showing them my student ID as well (even if they don't advertise a discount).
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The best thing about Berlin is that it's one of those cities where you really don't need a plan at all. When I was there I did the Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Cathedral, the Wall, etc, in the first days I was there. Then I spent the next week just bumming around and enjoying not having a plan. This meant I woke up around 10am and ate some breakfast and chatted with people at my hostel, then headed over to Kaisers to buy some cheap beer, then to the train station to look at the map of Berlin and basically point my finger somewhere and just go.Modern Pragmatist posted:What is the general consensus on international cell phone renting? I am traveling to France and Italy for two weeks in February and I feel like a cell phone would be a good idea. Maybe this is just me being tied to technology all of the time. Honestly I'm going to suggest against a cell phone. You're on vacation buddy, enjoy it. But if you really must, I've never heard of renting phones. When you get to France you can just buy a cheap phone with preloaded minutes on it (they work the same as here, 20€ = 20€ of calling at 8 cents a minute or whatever) and then do it again in Italy.
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Well since you're giving us an anecdote from your friend I'll give you one from me in return. I flew into Europe with a brand new MacBook Pro ($1200), brand new iPhone 4 ($600), Apple Time Capsule ($300), External Hard Drive ($150), and a DSLR ($1000) with three lenses ($600 total), one still brand new in the box, or, 2900€ worth of goods at internet prices, all in my carry on. The guy didn't even ask me what my purpose of stay in Europe was or where I was going. Edit: quote:a friend that came over from the US for the holidays had a pretty annoying time when leaving europe. quote:^^^^ They suspected that he brought two phones to leave one in europe, so it´s the other way around. So he had one confiscated when he entered or left Europe? Did he have a hard time entering or leaving? Edit 2: Not trying to poo poo up the thread or anything cause I understand what you're saying but 1) we're comparing anecdotes and 2) who the hell even keeps a receipt these days? Most of my big purchases are done online, and the ones that aren't are either second hand (SA Mart) or at places like Best Buy they keep a record of all purchases in their computer tied to my name so there's no point. Ziir fucked around with this message at 12:16 on Jan 18, 2011 |
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greazeball posted:Best have your documents when you come to Switzerland! An antique 270 year old violin is quite different from a camera. Saladman posted:On a related note, if you go to Israel, be careful for your Macbook, because the Israeli Customs people might shoot it. http://www.cultofmac.com/welcome-to-israel-we-shot-your-macbook/23431 Holy poo poo 
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Doctor Malaver posted:Can't help you much except to warn you that the German language spoken in Switzerland is very different to standard German. I've heard from several people who aren't native speakers but speak German well that they couldn't understand a Swiss person speaking German. All of my German friends over here have told me the exact same story about how they once met a Swiss or Austrian guy/girl at a hostel in another country (most often times it's Australia, or New Zealand...) and had to resort to communicating in English because he didn't understand them.
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Here's some Swiss German by the way,Some Swiss guy from Facebook posted:Hend ihr vilixh no es paar loeffeli vo ues? ... right.
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Honestly I don't think it's worth it to go out of your way to visit a Christmas market. There's a "world famous" Christmas market where I live now and it was nothing special. If you want an idea of what it's like, just think of an American style state/city fair. You know that section in the fairgrounds where they sell souvenirs and food? That's the Christmas market. Except everything is much closer together, the huts are decorated in Christmas decor, and the shops sell things you'll never buy like wooden carvings and candles. And there's more people crowding around everything. The fatty food is nothing special, just your regular all sorts of wurst, crepes, deep fried fish, pizzas, french fries, etc. I guess drinking Glühwein out of a tiny shoe shaped glass might be neat if you've never tried it before, but I hated the taste of it. If you happen to be in Germany during a Weihnachtsmarkt then it's worth the 30 minutes it takes to walk through one if you've got time, but I wouldn't leave a museum or landmark early in order to get to it on the other side of the city if you know what I mean. And I would never visit X city just for the sole purpose of checking out the Christmas market.
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GregNorc posted:How many cities is a good number for a two week trip? Is three a good number? What's a good city to make my third? I was thinking either Rome or Berlin. Two cities in two weeks is a good number in my opinion. This gives you about five/six days per city after accounting for travel time. It also really depends on what cities you're going to though. Berlin isn't someplace you tack onto your itinerary to kill some extra days; you can easily spend an entire week there without getting bored. Rome on the other hand for me seems like "visit Ancient Rome, get out" but I haven't been there since I was in high school.
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I love beer. I love Belgian beer. I love Belgian beer more than anything else in this world. I'm planning on going on a beer tour through Belgium to profess my love for Belgian beer. Maybe I'll even go out and see something historical or museums or something, if the beer lets me, but my main goal is to drink as much Belgium beer as I can. I'm not looking to get drunk off of cheap beer and party cause I can just do that here in Germany. I want to sample and try out all sorts and types of Belgium beer, local beers, food cooked with beer, beer with fruits in it that Germans can't help but think  and make fun of, dubels, tripels, white beer, blonde beer, maybe even visit a Trappist brewery if I can (Chimay, I'd do anything for you  ).Tell me, Belgoons, what place(s) should I go to accomplish this mighty quest?
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Mar 7, 2011 02:15
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