Traveling in Europe

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<p>I'm thinking of traveling in Europe this May for about 12 days and I'm looking for any advice or stories that you have. I'm probably going with one other person. We are thinking about Dublin and London for about 5 days (we have both been to London and won't spend much time there), and about a week on the continent. We want to visit Amsterdam for the great museums, history, and art and such.</p>

<p>Where else should we go? What places have rich histories and/or good art and architecture? What's just a cool city? Maybe a cool smaller city might be better. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Paris (I know it is not a small city) has a train from London to get there. My parents and I took it a while ago for a one day trip to Paris while we were on vacation in London. My dad sporatically decided to go on the EuroStar for a day trip to Paris.</p>

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<p>cool smaller city</p>

<p>Venice, Italy is AMAZING. PM me if you want to here about it, as I don't have time to go into detail now.</p>

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<p>I really recommend Copenhagen, Denmark. If that is too far, then I recommend Paris or Brussels. Got to Brussels for the french fries and waffles.</p>

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<p>Copenhagen certainly isn't too far. A few hours on the train from one city to the next won't be bad at all. </p>

<p>Any more info you could give on how the places you've been are would be awesome.</p>

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<p>Haha, we got a "how to travel Europe when you're a broke college student" lecture in World History the other day (high schooler here, btw). It involved rail passes and sleeping in hostels but I imagine you're looking for something a tad classier.</p>

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<p>Not necessarily too much classier hahaha...</p>

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<p>Prague....</p>

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<p>DEUTSCHLAND! go see the World Cup!....;)</p>

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<p>I actually took a swing through europe summer 05. warsaw... krakow... hannover... berlin... cologne... bonn... paris... marseilles</p>

<p>paris was definitely the most beautiful. though id like to visit london</p>

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<p>i second pargue. prague and krakow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Florence and Rome.</p>

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<p>I am interested in doing this too, well another friend and I are...how much does it cost the trains and stuff? I have a good websites for hostles if you need it.</p>

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<p>oxford is <i>amazing</i></p>

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<p>Your super lucky to go traveling throughout Europe! lol I am a little more hesitant now though after seeing Hostel on Saturday ;)!</p>

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<p>Via train is a pretty cheap way to get around in Europe. <a href="http://www.eurail.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.eurail.com/&lt;/a> here are a bunch of passes that may suit your needs.</p>

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<p>It rather depends on how far afield you want to go. If you are starting with Dublin and London for five days and then Amsterdam, I would suggest not going beyond north-west Europe or you will be spending all your time on the plane or train with no time in your destinations. </p>

<p>If you want to stay longer in the UK I would suggest Oxford or Bath, or perhaps go up to York or Edinburgh. Or from Amsterdam you could go down to Ghent and/or Bruges in Belgium, which are both very well preserved mediaeval cities that were at the centre of Flemish Renaissance culture.</p>

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<p>Hostels aren't really that bad, considering they are cheap!
the fire alarm rang for 6 hours straight, with a pause just enough to reactivate them
The snooring of your roomates
some hostels have a very strict curfew
the smell of your roomates
some hostels can be coed by room
some hostels are like real dormitories, like 20 or more beds to a room
but they are great places to meet people, exchange info, cultures, advice and experience
hostels are not the best places to hook up</p>

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<p>dont take the train if you are not traveling in cheap countries like spain or italy..........go from city to city by plane. Plane tickets in Europe are extremly cheap. Try Ryanair.com</p>

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<p>two "cool smaller cities":</p>

<p>Bristol, England.
Perugia, Italy.</p>

<p>I absolutely recommend you check these out, particularly the second.</p>