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48 minutes ago, konig said:

The antipathy of the people of Paris is legendary, being honest, how react the normal french if somebody speak in english and not in french?, its only a problem in Paris or in the rest of the France too?, only a few hours there....what you say and your sister is normal, im not from a big city too and Buenos Aires generate me similar feelings, good to visit but terrible to live.

i can say mostly of the argentinians who i know they visit your country, the half part only visit Paris and talk about Paris like "France".

 

Most people will try to answer in English but our level is very very very low (so that's not always easy to understand) and that drives me to despair...

Where I work, when I answer in English with my accent to English-speaking people, they always look surprised, they always tell me that I have a good accent, so I think it shows that they are used to people in France not making any efforts to talk in English :lol: 

 

Yeah I like cities that are not too big but not too small either! For example I studied in Angers and it's like the perfect city for me, it has around 150,000 inhabitants and it's really pleasant, and there are a lot of things to do (well, maybe not for tourists :lol: Although there is a castle)

 

@hckosice I know I already said it a few years ago, but Slovakia looks like a beautiful country and I'd really like to visit it someday :wub:

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, konig said:

There is a chance to visit Europe the next year, dear europeans: which cities or places of your countrys recomend most to visit?, of course if somebody wants, we can drink a beer, i dont say to visit in your homes (in Argentina that is very common but i know is not in the most part of the world)

 

Sounds lovely.

In Denmark I would say Aarhus or Copenhagen are the obvious cities. Copenhagen due to a lot of historical places, beautiful palaces, the little mermaid, two of the world's oldest ammusement parks (one being the oldest) and several fine museums.

Aarhus isn't a city that you can spend a lot of time in, but it's defenitely worth visiting for a couple of days. We have a great arts museum with lovely views from the rooftop rainbow panorama, the lovely old town, where you can see houses from different eras and Moesgaard Museum that is a highly interesting cultural history- and archeology museum. Also there are lots of historical areas and buildings as well as some lovely spots of nature including the bothanical garden and the park that is a part of what's often called one of the world's 10 most beautiful universities. Also Aarhus is most likely where you could find me :p

Other places could be Roskilde or Ribe. Both are smaller, but very historical.

 

In Sweden I would always say Stockholm. Though it's an expensive city, it's really beautiful and full of interesting places to go.

 

If you want some good ideas for less expensive cities (both Denmark and Sweden are decently expensive countries) I would say that Cracow and Warsaw (:POL), Prague (:CZE) and Budapest (:HUN) are all very interesting. Berlin is a bit more expensive, but still very payable and also highly recommendable.

 

If you want to go to southern Europe, my main recommendation would be Florence.

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35 minutes ago, Bohemia said:

 

@hckosice I know I already said it a few years ago, but Slovakia looks like a beautiful country and I'd really like to visit it someday :wub:

 

Thanks, it´s really nice of you :) but still, you know what we are missing...if we had at least a few meters of the sea coast then we would be the perfect country. :d

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Also, when you mentioned beer :d keep in mind that you will hardly find cheaper beer of a very good quality than in Slovakia, I´ll not say that our beers are excellent like in the Czech Rep. or Germany but still very good and reputed. Beer is often cheaper than non-alcoholic drinks such as bottled mineral water or soda. The average price for a beer (if you order for a beer you´ll receive a 0.5 l ) in Bratislava, which is the ofc highest priced in Slovakia but still considerably cheap around 0.90 EURO, in other cities you can find bars or pubs offering local beers for even cheaper.  :d

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3 hours ago, Agger said:

 

Sounds lovely.

In Denmark I would say Aarhus or Copenhagen are the obvious cities. Copenhagen due to a lot of historical places, beautiful palaces, the little mermaid, two of the world's oldest ammusement parks (one being the oldest) and several fine museums.

Aarhus isn't a city that you can spend a lot of time in, but it's defenitely worth visiting for a couple of days. We have a great arts museum with lovely views from the rooftop rainbow panorama, the lovely old town, where you can see houses from different eras and Moesgaard Museum that is a highly interesting cultural history- and archeology museum. Also there are lots of historical areas and buildings as well as some lovely spots of nature including the bothanical garden and the park that is a part of what's often called one of the world's 10 most beautiful universities. Also Aarhus is most likely where you could find me :p

Other places could be Roskilde or Ribe. Both are smaller, but very historical.

 

In Sweden I would always say Stockholm. Though it's an expensive city, it's really beautiful and full of interesting places to go.

 

If you want some good ideas for less expensive cities (both Denmark and Sweden are decently expensive countries) I would say that Cracow and Warsaw (:POL), Prague (:CZE) and Budapest (:HUN) are all very interesting. Berlin is a bit more expensive, but still very payable and also highly recommendable.

 

If you want to go to southern Europe, my main recommendation would be Florence.

Thanks Agger, i never hear about Aarhus before this post, now i know where i cand find you too  :yes, in fact from here i dont remember to hear from another danish city except the capital.

your confirm me that the scandinavian countrys are more expensive, i hear about that of people who go to Europe BUT dont go to the scandinavians countrys.....so i have some doubts before this.

After this, Cracow can be in the list, i dont think before in another Poland city after Warsaw.

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2 hours ago, hckosice said:

Also, when you mentioned beer :d keep in mind that you will hardly find cheaper beer of a very good quality than in Slovakia, I´ll not say that our beers are excellent like in the Czech Rep. or Germany but still very good and reputed. Beer is often cheaper than non-alcoholic drinks such as bottled mineral water or soda. The average price for a beer (if you order for a beer you´ll receive a 0.5 l ) in Bratislava, which is the ofc highest priced in Slovakia but still considerably cheap around 0.90 EURO, in other cities you can find bars or pubs offering local beers for even cheaper.  :d

Good information!!, i dont have many idea about the prices of the things in Europe, i presume it will be beer in many parts of the trip.

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@konig Good luck for the plans, sounds really great :)

Since you mentioned Ireland I would highly recommend going out to the west as the scenery is beautiful and with many lovely small towns full of charm. Galway is a beautiful city also and very good from a tourist perspective (maybe @Bohemia is better than me to confirm that as she lived there for a while recently so she can tell you her experience as a traveller to Ireland).

The Ring of Kerry and Connemara are two standout options.

 

Expense is a factor for a visit to Ireland though as it is a quite expensive country. I agree too with Bohemia about Dublin and advised her about that when she visited Ireland the first time, there are much nicer and charming places  to visit than there but having said that there are many touristic options in Dublin too.... Guinness Storehouse, Botanical Gardens, National History Museum, various museums in fact and the beautiful Trinity College Library which houses the Book of Kells.

 

https://goo.gl/images/AJYXEh

 

If you wanted to go to Northern Ireland, the Causeway Coast is a great option with the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Distillery and Dunluce Castle which I visited when going to the Giro d'Italia a couple of years ago. All very close to Belfast too which has some touristic options such as the Titanic museum.

 

I can't upload any pics now but you can Google anything if you wish and I'm sure you'll have a thousand times better idea than from me if you'll like something or not. Plus I don't like to say everything is great and then you come here and you're like, meh :d. Expense is a factor to consider and also rain, lots of it :d

 

 

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6 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

@konig Good luck for the plans, sounds really great :)

Since you mentioned Ireland I would highly recommend going out to the west as the scenery is beautiful and with many lovely small towns full of charm. Galway is a beautiful city also and very good from a tourist perspective (maybe @Bohemia is better than me to confirm that as she lived there for a while recently so she can tell you her experience as a traveller to Ireland).

The Ring of Kerry and Connemara are two standout options.

 

Expense is a factor for a visit to Ireland though as it is a quite expensive country. I agree too with Bohemia about Dublin and advised her about that when she visited Ireland the first time, there are much nicer and charming places  to visit than there but having said that there are many touristic options in Dunlin too.... Guinness Storehouse, Botanical Gardens, National History Museum, various museums in fact and the beautiful Trinity College Library which houses the Book of Kells.

 

https://goo.gl/images/AJYXEh

 

If you wanted to go to Northern Ireland, the Causeway Coast is a great option with the Gisnt's Causeway and Budhmills Distillery and Dunluce Castle which I visited when going to the Giro d'Italia a couple of years ago. All very close to Belfast too which has some touristic options such as the Titanic museum.

 

I can't upload any pics now put you can Google anything if you wish and I'm sure you'll have a thousand times better idea than from me if you'll like something or not. Plus I don't like to say everything is great and then you come here and you're like, meh :d. Expense is a factor to consider and also rain, lots of it :d

 

 

Thanks Dan!!, many options to do in your island, i didnt considerer seriusly North Ireland but it can be an option, Ireland is expensive too......i dont want to know about the prices in Iceland :lol: and i dont have considerer the irish rains.....we will probably have problems with this if we go in summer.

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@konig I'm not European, and it has been some time since I "crossed the pond".

 

I agree with Agger about Prague and Budapest; they're beautiful cities at affordable prices. Also, in my opinion, Rome and Paris are must see cities(even if you don't go this time around) they are a little crowded, but plenty of things to see and do.

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