Traveling in Europe - What to see?

[gaelic cowboy]

Thanks to everyone for the tips, especially gaelic cowboy.

We're planning on visiting County Mayo in Ireland as well. it looks like we'll have a backpack and suit of luggage apiece - I've never been on this sort of traveling around vacation before, so any tips on useful stuff to have handy?

Thanks again,
CR

Excellant choice on Mayo if I do say so myself I take it you prob visitng somewhere like Westport or do you have relations here.

The Museum of Country Life County Mayo


It's part of the National Museum of Ireland where it hosts the collection of rural artifacts and sometimes includes demonstrations of various handicrafts etc etc.

http://www.croagh-patrick.com/visito.../holy-mountain

The River Moy indulge the guys back home in tales of the one that got away

Guirys Bar then you can kick back later on and tell me all about it over a pint in my local

[Crazed Rabbit]

Excellant choice on Mayo if I do say so myself I take it you prob visitng somewhere like Westport or do you have relations here.

The Museum of Country Life County Mayo


It's part of the National Museum of Ireland where it hosts the collection of rural artifacts and sometimes includes demonstrations of various handicrafts etc etc.

http://www.croagh-patrick.com/visito.../holy-mountain

The River Moy indulge the guys back home in tales of the one that got away

Guirys Bar then you can kick back later on and tell me all about it over a pint in my local

Well, we had some ancestors that came from there, but no relations we know of now-a-days. We have no plans on where to go in County Mayo yet, though Westport seems like a nice place to visit.

CR

[Major Robert Dump]

Hungary.

The dollar is overly leveraged in the exchange rate. World class hotels and meals for a fraction of the cost. Cheap booze. Budapest is a city of perversion. Many of the women there are morally flexible. Anyone can get laid, even you.

[Centurion1]

Not european obviously but i've spent a fair bit of time in Europe.

Personally, as a disclaimer since I don't know what your like but I hate tourism type stuff. My dream vacation is going somewhere like Sicily and just renting a house in a village for a few weeks and just enjoying life. However, you should try to see someof the big stuff I suppose. PVC is completely correct don't linger in Paris or London, dirty places and really old so its a different kind of dirt than here in the States.

I recommend you try to get down to Southern Europe. Those Northerners are overrated. Probably the most underrated location to tour is Croatia, go to the Dalmatian coast. Plenty of history, beautiful women, and absolutely gorgeous scenery. I spent some time in Russia and its nice, though different.

Prague is GODLY, you have to go there. I like light beer.... but still amazing city. Haven't been to Scandinavia but I bet its lush in the Summer. For Ireland just try to do local stuff the Irish themselves are the best part of the country. When I went to Scotland with my father we stayed with one of his NATO buddies in the area and then a lodge. Flyfishing and bird hunting, my father was in heaven. So if you like either of those activities Scotland is prime territory, the castles are impressive as well.

I rambled a bit, my apologies.

[Major Robert Dump]

I second Prague.

Screw Paris and Berlin

[Fragony]

I second Prague.

Screw Paris and Berlin

Screw Berlin? Must have missed the eastern part. I also second Prague by the way

[Major Robert Dump]

Screw Berlin? Must have missed the eastern part. I also second Prague by the way

No, I just grew up in a neighborhood of Germans, so I figured there's nothing for me to see

[Centurion1]

I will say for germany that alot of army guys are stationed there and enjoy it immensely.

[Fragony]

No, I just grew up in a neighborhood of Germans, so I figured there's nothing for me to see

It is without question the coolest city on earth. The western part is all organised like you would expect from Germans, it's kinda boring, but in the old eastblock parts it's bursting with life.