if i were to go to europe, what should i absolutely not miss? landmarks, cities, countries, anything. right now, i'm pretending this is possible. but cheap is a huge, huge plus
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rome. in general. specifically: trevi fountain, st. peters, pantheon, all the wonderful renaissance sculptures, and the gelato vendors. london. just for a day at least. see a show at the west end. venice. because o god its amazing. paris. again with the duh. south italy or france (on the medittereanean)(cant spell that word)
Germany-Berlin is a must, for you. as many museums as you can get through, but especially the sculpture ones. And just walk around the city. buy a week-long bahncard and just get on the trains and the buses and the U-bahns and go. Alexanderplatz, especially the tent city outside the Park Hotel. Also, check out the bombed cathedral (whose name i unfortunately forget). it's the one thing they didn't restore: kind of a WWII memorial. i didn't get to see it up close but it looked interesting
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In/near Berlin: Käthe Kollwitz museum. Such gorgeous art.
Prague: DEFINITE yes on the marionette Don Giovanni. So much fun. Also, it's just so freaking PRETTY.
Munich [München?] is absolutely, breathtakingly picturesque. The unfinished Nazi colosseum/speech area [aroudn Nuremburg?] is stunning, if creepy.
Do not, i repeat, DO NOT, bother with Versailles unless you like staring at portraits of Louis-es and froofy gold-and-white molding everywhere.
Paris: DO, repeat, DEFINITELY check out the Musée D'Orsay and/or the Louvre [D'Orsay is more impressionist, w/ Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet, Van Gogh, etc] if you like art. Check out the street performers near the Centre Pompidou. The opera house is gorgeous. Tour all opera houses everywhere. They are almost all gorgeous.
i don't remember much about Vienna other than that it was LOVELY in late November, because it was decorated for Christmas. i hearted all the large churches and cathedrals SO HARD.
(you don't know me but...)smurfpigMarch 1 2005, 18:58:00 UTC
yes!! go to Sbourg! The Cathedral is beautiful, there are canals, and some very fantastic places to play at night. It's some of the best of the french, best of the German - and it's a University town so you'll meet lots of interesting people on your adventures.
Barcelona is also one of the most interesting, fun and beautiful places I've ever been.
And if you're in for a really "not your typical European tour" kind of thing I've heard the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia is one of the most beautiful places in the world and I also recomend Transylvania...around the Carpathian mountains.
England sucked :) But I was 15 at the time, so I didn't get to enjoy the clubs and stuff. I didn't get to see the Tate Museum...but I'm guessing that's the only thing worth seeing in London. I think that if you visit Paris and the Guggenheim in Spain, you can skip England. Unless you long for people who speak English...which I doubt ;)
Hi Rosie! This is Emily G, TJ '01--I linked from Sara's LJ. Here are my favorite places in Europe, from when I studied there all last year. They're all great for very different reasons, depending on what you're looking for
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london. just for a day at least. see a show at the west end.
venice. because o god its amazing.
paris. again with the duh.
south italy or france (on the medittereanean)(cant spell that word)
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Prague: DEFINITE yes on the marionette Don Giovanni. So much fun. Also, it's just so freaking PRETTY.
Munich [München?] is absolutely, breathtakingly picturesque. The unfinished Nazi colosseum/speech area [aroudn Nuremburg?] is stunning, if creepy.
Do not, i repeat, DO NOT, bother with Versailles unless you like staring at portraits of Louis-es and froofy gold-and-white molding everywhere.
Paris:
DO, repeat, DEFINITELY check out the Musée D'Orsay and/or the Louvre [D'Orsay is more impressionist, w/ Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet, Van Gogh, etc] if you like art. Check out the street performers near the Centre Pompidou. The opera house is gorgeous. Tour all opera houses everywhere. They are almost all gorgeous.
i don't remember much about Vienna other than that it was LOVELY in late November, because it was decorated for Christmas. i hearted all the large churches and cathedrals SO HARD.
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Barcelona is also one of the most interesting, fun and beautiful places I've ever been.
And if you're in for a really "not your typical European tour" kind of thing I've heard the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia is one of the most beautiful places in the world and I also recomend Transylvania...around the Carpathian mountains.
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