GPH Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 I'm leaving tonight for a one month trip in Europe with a friend, we'll be making these cities: - Paris - Strasbourg - Munich - Prague - Berlin - Dresden - Amsterdam - Brussels - Bruges Any tips for good obscure places to eat or drink on the cheap? Or just nice places to visit that are not in tourist books? Thanks!
GPH Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Posted June 19, 2009 No Dublin or Cork? Weak man \ We wanted to, but we had to make some hard choices to fit our time frame. Brussels will be our drinking place instead.
diebenkorn Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 random girls' wit no clothesz houses fixed that
Hopstretch Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Amsterdam: Eetcafe Het Molenpad, Prinsengracht 653. Nice little brown cafe that was my local when I lived around the corner. Good beer, good food and I got off with the barmaids on a couple of nights. Your mileage may vary there. A bit more upscale -- Restaurant d'Theeboom, Singel 210. Haven't been back in a decade, so these are hardly current recommendations. But I figure the fact they're both still there is a good sign. Munich: Skip the Hofbr
GPH Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Posted June 19, 2009 random girls' houses fixed that That's part of the plan ideally.
Dusty Chalk Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Jesus, are you going to even have time to stand still long enough to eat or drink?
GPH Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Posted June 19, 2009 I hope so. Two meals a day and 5-6 hours of sleep should be more than enough.
Grahame Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 The Rough Guide series has worked for us in the past Europe on a budget :: Rough Guides Shop Better yet, fellow travelers. If you can talk to people who have say, just finished a week in a destination, or just come from a destination, pick their brains on what worked/didn't work. Enjoy yourself. Should be plenty to experience.
NightWoundsTime Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 - Bruges We demand pictures of alcoves.
The Monkey Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Strasbourg + Alsace = La Route du Vin. Dew et.
Duggeh Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 I shall ask my dad what place in Bruges he and those with him went to where half of them ended up with food poisoning so that you might avoid it.
GPH Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 Strasbourg + Alsace = La Route du Vin. Dew et. Ask and ye shall receive: Flickr: gp_hebert's Photostream
The Monkey Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 Ask and ye shall receive: Flickr: gp_hebert's Photostream Awesome! Pics are beautiful; just as I remembered. How did you like it?
guzziguy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 Great pictures! One of my bigger regrets when I lived in France (for 20 months in the mid-80's) was not getting out to the Alsace region. These pictures remind me that I still need to do that.
morphsci Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) When you are in Munich check out Kloster Andechs monastery and brewery. Excellent scenery, great food, excellent beers, especially the doppelbach and hefeweizen. Easy to get to via the S-bahn. Just head south on the S-5 toward Hersching and the Amersee. Edited June 28, 2009 by morphsci
rogue Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 Munich - check out the Schneider Weiss brewery/restaurant. Pretty solid Bavarian food and quality hefeweizen, decent prices. Amsterdam - pretty much any decent Indonesian place. We ate at Aneka Rasa, close to the northern edge of the red light district on Warrmoestrasse (sp?), it was amazing.
Genetic Posted July 15, 2009 Report Posted July 15, 2009 Update........ Amicalement PS I have a very short review of the VdGG Qu
Genetic Posted July 15, 2009 Report Posted July 15, 2009 Just saw your new pics. Very interesting. Amicalement _________________ PS Just looking at the blue version of this Prague's Rambo, I think you were unaware, at that time, that he knew about our diplomatic growing tension... Visa restrictions 'unfriendly': Czech consul general
Hopstretch Posted July 15, 2009 Report Posted July 15, 2009 He so wants to stick that bayonet in both of you. Not the beef one, either.
GPH Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Posted July 22, 2009 Awesome! Pics are beautiful; just as I remembered. How did you like it? I enjoyed a lot the part of my trip in Alsace. People there are very friendly, unlike Paris, and they just like talking about wine and food. We went in one winemaker's cave (Jean Rapp) and got to taste pretty much all of the alsacian grape varieties and I brought a Riesling back home. It was pretty hard cycling through the valleys with a one-speed bicycle, but it was totally worth it if only for the superb landscapes. Just looking at the blue version of this Prague's Rambo, I think you were unaware, at that time, that he knew about our diplomatic growing tension...
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