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canavanbn@hotma

Looking for a midweek, mid winter break for a youngish single bloke.
City break, a reasonable amount of culture, pretty ladies, and somewhere where I can get accomodation at a reasonable rate.
Which of the following would you recomend?

Berlin

Munich

Madrid

Prague

Zurich

Vienna

Of the lot Vienna intrigues me the most, any experiences?
Where would you go and why?

Tom Dunne

Rule out Zurich straight away - not a bad place, but not a whole lot going on there (more of a business type place really). People are lovely, not a whole lot to see, plenty of bars (and strip-bars , not technically strip clubs, looked more like pubs with strippers).

I found Vienna to be historically and culturally quite rich, people were arseholes, though. Found them a tad snooty and stand off-ish, just like the French. Night life wasn't too hot, and it was certainly not cheap.

Thinking of going to Berlin myself, actually, myself and The Better Half can't get enough of Germany, and the German people.

Silvera

Tell us more about your experiences with German people please ?

I'm intrigued.
I met a few German folks when I was in Oz/NZ last year and they were nice.

But I thought Germans had a very 'stern'/serious (or something like that?) attitude ?

(Am considering a French, Dutch, Belgian (....or maybe now a German?!) holiday trip in Oct)

Tom Dunne

Silvera wrote:

Tell us more about your experiences with German people please ?

I'm intrigued.

On the numerous times I have been to Germany, I have found the Germans to be decent, straight-forward, honest, down to earth, no bull**** type people. They are brutally honest, but there is most certainly an underlying warmth that may not be immediately obvious, but it is most certainly there.

Silvera wrote:

But I thought Germans had a very 'stern'/serious (or something like that?) attitude ?

That is the stereotype, and like most stereotypes is completely untrue. In fact, I found the Austrians to be more stern and serious than the Germans.

Imposter

The austrians are fine. The viennese can be a bit standoffish but just like dubliners compared to those from outside the pale in Ireland! There's a load of good bars up beside the university in vienna. I've not been there but i've heard it is really good there. Chelsea is one which is an austrian bar but full of all sorts of people. It also has bands there occasionally especially during the college year Charlie P's is also up there and it's supposed to be good if it's irish bars you want.

There's supposedly pretty good and cheap hostels in both vienna and munich run by wombats. Both are near the main train stations but that isn't the most convenient in Vienna. It's still not too bad though and a taxi from the university area should be no more than about 5€.

shane0312

what sort of prices is aer lingus offering for return to Prague?