A strictly English speaker in Europe

[derzai]

so when you arrive from the u.s. it will be in the west of europe. in fall i would start in the north, so you arrive in the northwest, say paris, or london, or brussels, or amsterdam, and then you go to the east, that is berlin, warschauw, then you go down south, prague or budapest or vienna, or all, then to venice, (you could also go to athens), then rome, then barcelona or madrid and then lisbon and then you go back to the u.s.

in spring i would go the other way around, start in lisbon.

anyways.

good luck.

[beats me]

so when you arrive from the u.s. it will be in the west of europe. in fall i would start in the north, so you arrive in the northwest, say paris, or london, or brussels, or amsterdam, and then you go to the east, that is berlin, warschauw, then you go down south, prague or budapest or vienna, or all, then to venice, (you could also go to athens), then rome, then barcelona or madrid and then lisbon and then you go back to the u.s.

in spring i would go the other way around, start in lisbon.

anyways.

good luck.

Apparently you aren’t aware of how little vacation time we get off here in the US.

[derzai]

Apparently you aren’t aware of how little vacation time we get off here in the US.

I know. Good news is that this years biennale in venice will be 3 months longer than usual.

err. the 14th architecture exhibition. (italians confusing)

http://www.labiennale.org/en/architectu ... 25-01.html

rem koolhaas.

[Sage]

Italy around July/August time is a stupid place to be. The country's idea of air con is opening the windows on trains.

[lumpenzero]

Also consider the "balcan" region. Recommended from September to May. Albania might be too much but Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia are more "out of comfort zone" for Americans than Berlin and such, therefore more interesting. At least regarding the environment in general and the food. Split (in Croatia) has one of my favorite national fine art gallery. But in a way these regions are less cultured or "different" as they used to say. Adventure begins there.

[derzai]

Bosnia en Serbia had heavy floods in may, heaviest since 120 years. Wouldnt go there this year. Also dont know about anti american sentiments in Serbia.

Met a guy from Montenegro a couple of weeks ago, (spoke fluent dutch) and he told me Montenegro was safe to go.

About trains in Italy, yeh, the good old "pericoloso sporghersi" trains. At least you can open the windows. Heard story from somebody that went with a modern train, where the airco failed. People were cooked on arrival.

Be cautious in countries like Rumania and Bulgaria, adventure could be blocking your credit card, paying one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars for a ten miles ride from the airport to the city, and leaving the country without luggage.

[beats me]

We’ve now narrowed it down to just Germany and Austria. Other than Berlin and Vienna any recommendations on where to go or where not to go?

[derzai]

We’ve now narrowed it down to just Germany and Austria. Other than Berlin and Vienna any recommendations on where to go or where not to go?

Yeh, Munich, Koln, Hamburg. Dusseldorf. Berchtesgaden.

In Germany and Austria you can go everywhere. Rent a car and go "fahrn fahrn fahrn auf die Autobahn".

Salzburg, Insbruck, Liechtenstein.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

The very south east region of Bavaria is amazing. Is where the Hitler had his hq.

[derzai]

rothenburg.



buy a good "reisefuehrer", a good tourist book about germany before you go there.

[derzai]

Also, its only 240 miles from Innsbruck Austria to Venice Italy.

It's fahren auf DER autobahn btw.

[TomViolenz]

When you mention Reiseführer in the same post as Hitlers HQ it just sounds all wrong

BTW Don't by default ignore East Germany, Dresden and Jena and nature wise Thühringen and the Elbsandsteingebirge are very pretty!

[derzai]

When you mention Reiseführer in the same post as Hitlers HQ it just sounds all wrong

BTW Don't by default ignore East Germany, Dresden and Jena and nature wise Thühringen and the Elbsandsteingebirge are very pretty!

I know.

About wrong: when i visited berchtesgaden there was a "fake" hitler walking around. He scared the shit out of me.

Yeh, tell him some more about Germany, I'm only a dutch.

(You were off forum for 90 minutes today?) lol.

Or watch Kings of the Road/Im Lauf der Zeit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q17Ig6vdiv0

[beats me]

Nice pics above.

I assume it’s bad form to be roaming around Germany mentioning the 1935 – 1945 era, but I know I’ll be all when I see some evidence of WWII which apparently isn’t all that uncommon. Spackle that shit, yo.

[derzai]

Nice pics above.

I assume it’s bad form to be roaming around Germany mentioning the 1935 – 1945 era, but I know I’ll be all when I see some evidence of WWII which apparently isn’t all that uncommon. Spackle that shit, yo.

Nah, it is all subjective of course. But if you are in front of the Reichstag, well, what you want? NOT to think about WWII?

Very impossible imo.

But of course it is not all WWII, Germany is a huge country with an enormous post war development. And beautifull landscapes.

And above all the Germans themselves aware of their history.



It is such a shame and pity so much got destroyed.

[derzai]

When I was in Berlin in '86 the government was still in Bonn. The Reichstag was not in use, was a kind of monument i think, anyways, it was possible to drive with your car up the platform in front of the building, as we did. Great fun. I also run the 400 meters in the Olympic Stadium, before it got renovated. (Like Jesse Owens did.) The stadium was empty btw. And i put some grafiti on the wall. Personal trophys. lol.