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How many countries?
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:07:46 -0800, Barbara Wegmann
wrote: My husband won two plane tickets to London and we plan to use them to spend a week in Europe. We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. Friends have told us the countries are pretty small and you can do them quickly. So we plan to take a train from London to like Athens or the farthest point we can and just see each country as we go by. I don't care to see anything in particular, to tell you the truth I prefer to vacation in Orlando or Anaheim, and after the way Europeans turned against us and our great President earlier this year I would just as soon not spend any money there and help out their economies with our dollars, but my husband really wants to use the free tickets and if we take a long train ride across a lot of countries and take pictures along the way then at least we can tell our friends back home we've been there done that. Does any have any idea what's the most countries we can see in 5 days and which would be the best trains to take to pack in the most countries? Thanks, Barbara W. At the moment, France seems to be popular for patriotic Americans. Perhaps you should go to Paris and see how many people you can **** off. |
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"st" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:07:46 -0800, Barbara Wegmann wrote: My husband won two plane tickets to London and we plan to use them to spend a week in Europe. We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. Friends have told us the countries are pretty small and you can do them quickly. (SNIP) At the moment, France seems to be popular for patriotic Americans. Perhaps you should go to Paris and see how many people you can **** off. We just got back from Europe. Seeing the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany only took about thirty seconds. Go to "Dreipuntland" (as I recall) near Aachen, where the three countries meet at a common corner. There's a flagpole there that you can walk around and recite, "Netherlands, Germany, Belgium," and that's all the time it takes to see those three countries. A real time-saver. As for anti-Americanism in Europe at the moment, we got a few questions from genuinely puzzled people about our idiot President, but not with any ill will toward us personally. The most telling was a man at a market in Leiden, who asked, "Why do Americans hate Muslims?" The most pointed was a Dutchman who said, "Bush thinks he is very smart, but he is very, very stupid." From these and other similar conversations, we concluded that accurate observation and clear thinking are alive and well in Northern Europe. BTW, although we are clearly American (white socks), we were treated with total courtesy and politeness during our week in France. Tom Alto, GA, USA |
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:55:29 GMT, John Bermont
wrote: Barbara Wegmann wrote: My husband won two plane tickets to London and we plan to use them to spend a week in Europe. We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. Friends have told us the countries are pretty small and you can do them quickly. So we plan to take a train from London to like Athens or the farthest point we can and just see each country as we go by. I don't care to see anything in particular, to tell you the truth I prefer to vacation in Orlando or Anaheim, and after the way Europeans turned against us and our great President earlier this year I would just as soon not spend any money there and help out their economies with our dollars, but my husband really wants to use the free tickets and if we take a long train ride across a lot of countries and take pictures along the way then at least we can tell our friends back home we've been there done that. Does any have any idea what's the most countries we can see in 5 days and which would be the best trains to take to pack in the most countries? Thanks, Barbara W. Barbara, For only five days just stay in London. Bush's friends, if any, are right there. John Bermont By Jove, that's spiffing advice old boy! Our Great Leader and that Bush fellah from the Colonies certainly showed the fuzzy-wuzzies a thing or two, what? Good idea to enter a hostelry., let Mine Host know where you're from and it'll be free beer and jellied eels all night. Pick up a copy of the "Daily Mqail" every day just to know what those dastardly European cads are up to and take it easy. Fforbes-Frobisher RN (Ret'd) |
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"szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail dot com skrev i meddelandet ... "Såndor, the Gypsy Baron" wrote in message ... Hello Barbara Save train fare, You can easily walk through Europe in 5 days, the hiking trails are great. And I think Ekaterinburg would be a good starting point. Lana Being just outside the borderline of Europe |
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_5_ days? Waste of time to try to go more than _2_ PLACES because of the
travel time. By the time you get in and set up, you've lost day 1. assuming you actually SEE something the first day, you move to another place (by AIR or you will spend the better part of a day on the train) and repeat the process. BTW - We did SOUTHERN Spain for 11 days and got to _5_ CITIES (including a _day_ at the Prado in Madrid) and aside from being able to say "we were there" merely scratched the surface. (oh, and that included a day trip to Tangiers from Terifa, too - the best part was being able to say we were on 2 continents during the trip) BTW - IF you're 'Murican, you will be astounded by Euro "sticker shock" at the 22% premium. AIN'T CHEAP, and Britain is still more expensive "Barbara Wegmann" wrote in message news:ckmhtvcd5136pq3b1dmu8bnp3dseautkkr@news... My husband won two plane tickets to London and we plan to use them to spend a week in Europe. We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. Friends have told us the countries are pretty small and you can do them quickly. So we plan to take a train from London to like Athens or the farthest point we can and just see each country as we go by. I don't care to see anything in particular, to tell you the truth I prefer to vacation in Orlando or Anaheim, and after the way Europeans turned against us and our great President earlier this year I would just as soon not spend any money there and help out their economies with our dollars, but my husband really wants to use the free tickets and if we take a long train ride across a lot of countries and take pictures along the way then at least we can tell our friends back home we've been there done that. Does any have any idea what's the most countries we can see in 5 days and which would be the best trains to take to pack in the most countries? Thanks, Barbara W. |
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Canuck... they will RRREALLY be inspired by Euro sticker shock, EH!
"Charles Hawtrey" wrote in message ... Jenn staggered to the nearest keyboard and wrote: In article , "Mark Hewitt" wrote: "Barbara Wegmann" wrote in message news:ckmhtvcd5136pq3b1dmu8bnp3dseautkkr@news... My husband won two plane tickets to London and we plan to use them to spend a week in Europe. We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. This is a troll right? On the slim chance it isn't, don't come here. not only an obvious troll -- but I'm guessing, not even an American troll Based on what I can deduce from the headers, apparently Canadian. -- hambu n hambu hodo |
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DALing wrote: _5_ days? Waste of time to try to go more than _2_ PLACES because of the travel time. By the time you get in and set up, you've lost day 1. Why? You can fly into LHR early in the AM What "set up" is needed? |
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"Lennart Petersen" wrote in message ... "szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail dot com skrev i meddelandet ... "Såndor, the Gypsy Baron" wrote in message ... Hello Barbara Save train fare, You can easily walk through Europe in 5 days, the hiking trails are great. And I think Ekaterinburg would be a good starting point. Lana Being just outside the borderline of Europe Exactly! What better place to start than the gateway to Europe? Lana |
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Barbara Wegmann wrote:
We want to see as many countries as we possibly can in 5 days. This will require a Roman cab driver, but is quite doable. Enjoy! K |
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