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Basically trying to work out where to take the MD for her half century.

We've done Paris the last couple of years and looking to go somewhere different this year. We love Paris, but we've done all the main attractions.

Just 3 or 4 nights, eating, drinking, museums, galleries and wandering about sort of thing, maybe a classical music concert. Must be by train. I do not want to drive and flying is out of the question.

Any ideas?

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

york maybe ?

Geneva or Edinburgh both are doable by train.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Edited by Paul S on 12th Jan, 2010.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I've always fancied doing one of those short breaks to Europe via coach. Some do multiple destinations. They are not terrbly expensive either and all travel, lodgings and some excursions are included in price. I get a brochure every year from the travel agents but has never gone farther then daydreaming over the pictures for a few hours. I sure hope I will have done it by the time I'm celebrating my half century too. Its only a decade away!

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow........

Edinburgh is good, I've been many times on company business (albeit flying from Stansted rather than by train).

Northern Lights is my wish though although I couldn't even think of driving that far... even with a Motorhome.

EDIT - just realised, 29/02 to 03/05 is exactly 3 months plus 3 days.....

Edited by Rod S on 12th Jan, 2010.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

northern lights in a campervan is on my list too, would love to go see them.

Turin, Italy. great sights, amazing museums and Galleries and great food. sort flight, i would highly recommend

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I'm from york and it's a lovely place and there is absolutley loads to see although its pretty tightly packed.

I've been to ediburgh too to visit friends and it has all that to see but also has things to do outside of the city centre.

Either would make a good choice IMO

Your's nice (I love it so much I go every day!) and Edinburg is good with lots to do, if you want to splash out look at The Witchery as somewhere to stay (don't show the missus!).

I found Geneva a bit lacking, however, I went slap bang in the middle of the seasons, so all the summer stuff was shut and all the winter stuff still not open! Would be a nice train ride on the TGV mind.

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budapest - should be able to get reasonable flights; i'd recommend everyone goes before it changes too much

Edinburgh is a good call normally but the city is screwed up with all the tram works so i'd suggest leaving it a while

Edited by Rob Gavin on 12th Jan, 2010.

I've only been to a few european cities, most of them with a lonk cramped drive between them. We wern't there for long, but I found Praque a fantastic city. Defenitely somewhere I would take Wifey. Absolutly picturesque with lots to do and comparably less expensive than the other places we saw (appologies for the bad spelling).

Plenty alcohol in Prague too from what I remember

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I'm sure Prague is nice, but too far by train?

I can't fly as it would damage my reputation as an Eco-warrior.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

How about Bilbao, vistit the Guggenheim Museum.

Its on my list of things to do :)

if your looking for somewhere you can travel by train how about somewhere abot closer to home like Bath? We stayed in one of the SACO appartments and there is plenty to see and do

im going to lillein feb cheap nice and lots to do

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I went to Antwerp last month. I thought it would be rubbish as that's what everyone tells you belgium is like, but it was actually very nice indeed. Go there.

Edited by Jeff R on 13th Jan, 2010.

i took the family to paris 18 moths ago, loverly place but i should have wore some Kevlar underpants because between walter Disney and the general jockular prices of stuff in paris centre i was well and truely bum raped,
and as a result will never visit the place again as long as i live,


mate of mine has had the weekend in Krackoff , says its a beutifull place,


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Well, the wife likes the idea of Edinburgh.

Priced it up and it will cost more than going to Paris !!!

And it will take longer to get there.

I might stay at home and build engines instead.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."