Here are some of our favorite tips and thoughts about these European countries:
Austria
Salzburg
Hotel tips:
Hotel-Gasthof Langwies, tel. 062453426 (family run hotel, wonderful feather beds and restaurant, beautiful setting just south of Salzburg in Vigaun)
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Paul showing off his muscles |
Vicki and Tiffany at Schonbrunn Palace, |
Belgium
Brugge
Restaurant tips:
‘t Heerenhuys, Vlamingstraat,53, tel 050-346178 (lovely place for lunch in downtown, white table cloths, better than average food, medium prices)
Hotel tips:
Koen & Annemie Dieltiens, Sint-Walburgastraat,14, tel.050-334294, (bed and breakfast in a home 200 m. from the Marketplatz, comfortable, inexpensive)
Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary
Insider tips: No matter what you order, dumplings come with every meal.
Hotel tips:
Hotel Ibiza, Zamecky vrch, 3 , tel.017-23315, (well located downtown hotel, no frills, inexpensive)
Cesky Krumlov:
Insider tips: Rent a canoe and float down the Vltava River. Beautiful pine trees, secluded commune with nature. Inexpensive.
Hotel tips:
Anna Stindlova, Parkan, 107, tel.0337-4396, (bed and breakfast in a downtown home with patio overlooking the river, comfortable, inexpensive)
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Cesky Krumlov breakfast |
Karlovy Vary |
France
Bayonne
Restaurant tips:
Restaurant Irintzina, 9, rue Marengo, tel 59590251 (Basque specialites, casual, local spot, not touristy, the food is great and inexpensive)
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Vicki and Tiffany at Versailles |
The Louvre |
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Paul and Tiffany in Paris |
Germany
Bad Schmiedeberg
Insider tips: Take time to check out the city park and gardens.
Restaurant tips:
Gasthof Zum Pferdestall, Hauptstrasse, 45, tel 034-925-70682 (wonderful place in the middle of a field in the country; you’ll be the only tourist; locals abound and the food is great and inexpensive)
Hotel tips:
Pension Vonnoe, Bahnhofstrasse,3, tel.034-925-70317 (bed and breakfast in the downtown home of Helga Vonnoe, comfortable, inexpensive)
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Wartburg Castle |
Mosel Valley |
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German picnic |
Italy
Monselice (near Venice)
Hotel tips:
La Selce, tel.049-782580 (walled villa in a small town; helpful, friendly owners; moderately priced)
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La Selce |