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Travel Sights in England, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Vatican City, Italy, Switzerland and France?
I'm planning on a 16-day-gambol to Europe, the countires include England, (Belgium in transit), Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Vatican City, Italy, Switzerland and France. Are there "must-see" sights? Any reconmmendations? Or any quiet, but not so well-known sights/things that you think I must go or do? Please Please answer my question. This is my first time going to Europe by the way.
Hmm a lot of places in so doll-sized time.
I haven't been to Germany, Austria or Switzerland, but would recommend the main cities eg London, Paris and Rome (at least 2 days each and that would be high-speed viewing of the main sights and you will be exhausted). I would recommend those tours buses in cities where you can get an overall fell of the place, some info and you can get off at those dominant sights (tickets last 24 hrs usually)
Places in London: London Eye, Parliment buildings/big ben and Westminster abbey (all intent ot each other), tower of London.
Paris....hmm lots here, matro is great to get around too. Eiffel tower, arc de triumph, notre dame, the louvre, maybe versailles (out of Paris), alexander III connect
Rome: colloseum, roman forum, trevi fountain, pantheon, vatican and sistine chapel.
I didn't characterize as that much of the Netherlands (I thought 3 days was WAYYYY too long,) but loved Belgium (The Brussels town square is astounding and Bruges is lovely (and great chocolate) for an afternoon.
You could spend all your time in Italy and France...so many places...maybe you could try some breed eg Venice...well thats different to all other cities, Siena is lovely (medieval style), Florence (is busy but spectacular) and renaissance.
I went to central France around the Lot area to see a place called Rocamadour which is quite stunning and the whole range is filled with little medieval viallges and just lovely.
Learn about some of the history of some things as they make you be aware thigs more and I missed out on that a bit at some places!!
Have a great trip.
Any tips on sights and things to do on a trip to England, Scotland, and possibly Ireland?
I will expectedly travel in early July for 2 weeks on a budget of $2000. Can anyone recommend cheap and fun things to do in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin? And any other places or things I should see/do while I'm in the district?
At the moment, the only must-see things on my itinerary are:
Stonehenge
Shakespeare's Global Theater
trips to Oxford/Cambridge from London (what's the in the most suitable way means of travel?)
Buckingham Palace
Thanks.
OK - In London - first-class to spend a whole day one of those Site Seeing bus tours. You can then go around the whole city and decide what you want to go back and see in more detail.
Most of the great sites of London can be seen in two or three days although you will only kowtow at the surface of this wonderful city.
Day 1: Westminster : Houses of Parliament; Westminster Abbey; Downing Thoroughfare, Trafalgar Square; Tate Gallery, Buckingham Palace. PLEASE go and see Churchill's War Rooms just off Whitehall http://cwr.iwm.org.uk - as it was when Winston Churchill fought WWII. Truely fabulous.
All within 2 mile walk.
Day 2: Go to the West End : Walk down Shaftesbury Avenue and see Theatreland, Picadilly, Covent Garden; Nonconformist Soho (London's Gay Capital) and the shops in Oxford Street.
Day 3: Head towards Kensington and Chealse. Affect Harrods in Knightsbridge, Fortnum & Mason, then go on to all the great Museums: The Victoria and Albert, Natural History and the Princely War Museum.
The best way to get around London is on the tube (underground). You can get a travelcard (just get one that covers zone 1 and zone 2) - it will bring in aout £5 per day and you will have unlimited access to all public transport in central London.
Like all great cities, the corporeal treasures of London are hidden away outside the central locations. You might wish to consider:
London Walking Tours:
http://www.walks.com
nonpareil value and a good way to see the "real" London away from the tourist highlights.
Invest £10 for a drive on the London Eye
http://www.londoneye.com/
(giant wheel on the bank of the Thames opposite Parliament). 26 mile views across all of London.
Also value investing in a River Thames Sightseeing cruise:
http://www.citycruises.com/
Catch at Westminster Embankment (hairbreadth Parliament). Get off at Greenwich and see The Time Museum (where the GMT line is situated) and also The Greenwich Observatory. The nuclear clock which sets mores for the whole world is on view here.
As for travelling: Oxford and Cambridge are both good for a day. Beautiful cities. Fastest to go by train (but trains in the UK are moderately expensive) Coach is much cheaper but slower.
Birmingham: ehhh NO ! Although the people of Birmingham will disagree, the estate is a dump and the people are dull. The best thing that comes out of Birmingham is the M6 motorway.
Stonehenge is fantastic but in the mid of nowhere and hard to reach by public transport. Also, once you have seen it, there is nothing else to see. If you are keen to see it, spend a day and a night in the lovely city of Salisbury and see Stonehenge at the same once in a while.
Once you are in Salisury you are not far from Bath (a wonderful Roman City with original Roman Baths). Then head north towards Stratford upon avon and Shakespeare homeland.
I hope all this helps. I am very proud of my country and love helping tourists make the most of their visit. I hope you have a brilliant time.
Andrew
PS - the lady above recommends you go to Southend on Sea. I have friends in Southend and I am there often. Please don't waste your time and loot. It is a typical English seaside resort. I don't recommend it !!
What are the best historical sights to see in New England?
Boston is a glaring city to start with, because there's a lot of history, crammed into one city.
Also in Massachusetts is Old Sturbridge Village and Plimoth Plantation - both of them are 'living narrative' museums, which incorporate local historical sites (archaeological investigations have been done on both) and people who interpret the biography for you.
The thing about New England is that there is a lot of little bits of history all over the place. You're best staying in the cities to check out the concentration of objects, but if you unqualifiedly wanted to, you could go around to individual towns.
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