June 19, 200917 yr comment_246421 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! Report
June 19, 200917 yr Author comment_246440 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. Report
June 19, 200917 yr comment_246450 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 Report
June 19, 200917 yr Author comment_246452 random girls' houses fixed that That's part of the plan ideally. Report
June 19, 200917 yr comment_246463 Jesus, are you going to even have time to stand still long enough to eat or drink? Report
June 19, 200917 yr Author comment_246467 I hope so. Two meals a day and 5-6 hours of sleep should be more than enough. Report
June 19, 200917 yr comment_246475 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. Report
June 21, 200917 yr comment_247170 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. Report
June 28, 200917 yr Author comment_249864 Strasbourg + Alsace = La Route du Vin. Dew et. Ask and ye shall receive: Flickr: gp_hebert's Photostream Report
June 28, 200917 yr comment_249882 Ask and ye shall receive: Flickr: gp_hebert's Photostream Awesome! Pics are beautiful; just as I remembered. How did you like it? Report
June 28, 200917 yr comment_249987 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. Report
June 28, 200917 yr comment_250065 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, 200917 yr by morphsci Report
June 28, 200917 yr comment_250073 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. Report
July 15, 200917 yr comment_255765 Update........ Amicalement PS I have a very short review of the VdGG Qu Report
July 15, 200917 yr comment_255790 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 Report
July 15, 200917 yr comment_255791 He so wants to stick that bayonet in both of you. Not the beef one, either. Report
July 22, 200917 yr Author comment_258191 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... Report
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