European Break

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 13:35

Hi Guys, not sure if this is the right place to post this but oh well ;

Me and 2 mates (all 20) want to go on a european break for around a week (no zante/kavos etc chav holes) basically eating well, drinking well and sightseeing and maybe even taking in a football match over there.

We did Prague last year and I have been to Amsterdam (other 2 haven't) and Antwerp.

Criteria is ; all going on the week starting 30 May. Want to visit 2 destinations, ideally have reasonable priced flights from Gatwick.

Have been looking at several places, Budapest,Dublin,Berlin,Munich,Tallin,Vienna and Bratislava all look decent.

Suggestions/tips/ideas etc all welcome!!

bJN · 28 Mar 2016 at 13:53

If it were me I'd try to do a German city and an Italian city, though that may add a bit of cost getting from one to the other! Berlin is somewhere I've been wanting to go for a while; lots to do, plenty to drink and good food as far as I'm aware!

Lopéz · 28 Mar 2016 at 13:54

Loved Budapest
Only seen bits of Dublin
Berlin - don't know
Munich - don't know
Tallinn - gorgeous, beautiful city.
Vienna - don't know
Bratislava - very nice - quite a small city

Of the ones I've been to on your list I would pick Budapest. It's bigger than Bratislava, it's more "pubby" than Budapest. You'll have a great time in any of them.

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 13:55

Lopéz said:
Loved Budapest
Only seen bits of Dublin
Berlin - don't know
Munich - don't know
Tallinn - gorgeous, beautiful city.
Vienna - don't know
Bratislava - very nice - quite a small city

Of the ones I've been to on your list I would pick Budapest. It's bigger than Bratislava, it's more "pubby" than Budapest. You'll have a great time in any of them.

Okay thanks for that, would you do say 3 nights in Budapest and 2 in another city and pay a whack for the flights, or just do the full 5 days in Budapest.

When we went to Prague we did the full 5 days there.

Cosimo · 28 Mar 2016 at 13:59

Vienna/Munich would make for an interesting trip and there is a direct train between them. You won't catch a football match as the season ends early because of Euro 2016.

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 14:00

Cosimo said:
Vienna/Munich would make for an interesting trip and there is a direct train between them. You won't catch a football match as the season ends early because of Euro 2016.

Ah of course, silly me. That could be worth considering then thanks

Dr House · 28 Mar 2016 at 14:06

Bratislava and Vienna are both very close, I would do 2 nights in Vienna followed by one in Bratislava and then 3 in Budapest.

The trains are cheap and really nice. Get the first or business class ticket on a RJ train if you can.

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 14:21

Yeah that sounds good, would you fly to Vienna and fly from buda back to england or train the whole lot?

Efour · 28 Mar 2016 at 14:50

I found Berlin to be hideously overpriced for food and booze out and about.

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 14:51

Oh

Budapest is winning so far, been researching etc all afternoon. Looks awesome, im also liking the 50p a pint

dowie · 28 Mar 2016 at 16:25

I'd go to Budapest

you could always pop to another city like Vienna for a night or two too via train but Budapest is pretty awesome in itself

Doug73458 · 28 Mar 2016 at 16:28

Go inter-railing mate, best fun I've ever had in Europe. Can be quite cheap if you do it properly as well

tomparker95 · 28 Mar 2016 at 16:52

Wouldnt be able to get that much time off work, would absolutely love to though.

theMilitant · 28 Mar 2016 at 17:05

Barcelona. Beautiful city, lots of sight seeing activities to do, hot weather and plenty of great places to eat out.

jkb · 28 Mar 2016 at 17:08

Madrid is worth a visit, very different to Barcelona but a lot to see and more bars than you could hope to visit. I think they have a good football team as well :-)

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tomparker95 · 4 Apr 2016 at 08:21

Decided to go Amsterdam for the whole week, other places were too dear for flights etc

Trifid · 4 Apr 2016 at 08:29

tomparker95 said:
Okay thanks for that, would you do say 3 nights in Budapest and 2 in another city and pay a whack for the flights, or just do the full 5 days in Budapest.

When we went to Prague we did the full 5 days there.

You could easily do 5 days in Budapest. I stayed 3 nights and still had plenty that I wanted to see as well as just spend time soaking up the atmosphere. Absolutely loved the place and lived like a king there as food and drinks were cheap.

Just read the above post. I've spent a couple of weekends in Amsterdam and loved it too! Although it is not as cheap to stay there.

Cosimo · 4 Apr 2016 at 08:30

tomparker95 said:
Decided to go Amsterdam for the whole week, other places were too dear for flights etc

Good choice.

Don't forget to see the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum but you'll need a day for those.

You might find one of these useful:

https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/i-am/i-amsterdam-city-card

Ske · 4 Apr 2016 at 08:36

jkb said:
Madrid is worth a visit, very different to Barcelona but a lot to see and more bars than you could hope to visit. I think they have a good football team as well .

I did Madrid last year for a long weekend with 5 other mates. We even got tickets for Atleti v Barca - it was immense. The city itself was stunning and food & drinks were equally as good. I'm thinking of taking this Mrs this year.

Begbie · 4 Apr 2016 at 08:59

Done Berlin>Prague>Vienna last year over the space of 10 days. Out of all them were going back to Berlin this year. Prague was incredible for the one pub, which I could sit in for weeks.

Vienna was good, but just a bit mental. The drinking age is so low, you don't want to go into any clubs.