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Forum: Europe
Nov 30th, 2024, 01:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 586
Posted By spayneuterlady

Go on any of the major booking sites - you don't...

Go on any of the major booking sites - you don't have to book with them, it's just to see what's out there - and plug in your requirements. Looking at my favorite booking site, I found a studio in...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 684
Posted By spayneuterlady

For first-timers on a short stay, I recommend the...

For first-timers on a short stay, I recommend the area around Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, or Covent Garden. You're in the very heart and any direction you strike out in is...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 03:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 458
Posted By spayneuterlady

We spent two weeks in Normandy - based in...

We spent two weeks in Normandy - based in Carentan - and still didn't see it all. If at all possible, start with the incredible museum in Caen:

https://www.memorial-caen.com/

It will give you...
Forum: Europe
Nov 24th, 2024, 12:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 929
Posted By spayneuterlady

Please delete if inappropriate. There is an old...

Please delete if inappropriate. There is an old joke that explains why baguettes, croissants, etc. are so much better in France - sweaty bakers.
Forum: Europe
Nov 15th, 2024, 09:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 427
Posted By spayneuterlady

My husband and I are both elderly. I look at...

My husband and I are both elderly. I look at travel insurance premiums as just a cost of traveling, like hotels and airfare. If we can afford fancy vacations, we can certainly afford the insurance.
Forum: Europe
Nov 11th, 2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 416
Posted By spayneuterlady

We just got home from a week in Berlin. We stayed...

We just got home from a week in Berlin. We stayed with friends in a 2-bedroom apt at the Hotel Adina, very near the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) and Alexanderplatz. It is two blocks from the Jewish Quarter...
Forum: Europe
Dec 14th, 2018, 09:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By spayneuterlady

Thanks, everyone, for all the options. I...

Thanks, everyone, for all the options. I appreciate the time you took to research this for me. Yes, it's a connection through Copenhagen at 6.55am. I'm afraid I'm obsessed with being at airports...
Forum: Europe
Dec 14th, 2018, 01:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By spayneuterlady

Thanks, everyone. I think I'll take a taxi and...

Thanks, everyone. I think I'll take a taxi and save myself the stress. The Yotel is 72 pounds for 7 hours, so while not a bargain, it's not bad and worth the convenience, in my opinion.

Thanks...
Forum: Europe
Dec 11th, 2018, 11:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By spayneuterlady

LHR Hours of Operation for Inter-Terminal Trains

Hello, everyone.
I'm going to be spending the night at the Yotel at LHR Terminal 4 in June 2019. I have a flight to Vilnius out of Terminal 2 the next morning and need to be at the gate at 4.30 am....
Forum: Europe
Aug 30th, 2015, 02:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,856
Posted By spayneuterlady

As long as this is not your shtick... ...

As long as this is not your shtick...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3131086/Yoda-Wars-break-Trafalgar-Square-Romanian-street-performers-dressed-Star-Wars-character-battle-best-spots.html
Forum: Europe
Feb 6th, 2015, 01:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,012
Posted By spayneuterlady

Wise words from everyone. Yes, flying would...

Wise words from everyone.

Yes, flying would be so much easier, but part of my party wants bragging rights for going under the English Channel. She's from a small town in Texas, so people there...
Forum: Europe
Feb 4th, 2015, 09:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,012
Posted By spayneuterlady

Thank you all for the responses. I do have 2...

Thank you all for the responses.

I do have 2 left-over Oyster cards, but it's not worth investing in 4 more for one trip. (We're flying home from Paris.)

The contactless card sounds like a...
Forum: Europe
Feb 3rd, 2015, 12:20 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,012
Posted By spayneuterlady

Buying Tube Tickets - Beating the Crowd at Heathrow

Group of 6 arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 mid-March on a Saturday morning. We are heading straight to St. Pancras/King's Cross on the Tube to catch the Eurostar to Paris. (I know, I know - but...
Forum: Europe
Dec 6th, 2014, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 466
Posted By spayneuterlady

We visited this museum in late June of this year....

We visited this museum in late June of this year. We were the only ones there other than the ticket-taker.

Loved it!! As flanneruk writes, it's not the most important of museums. But the bunker...
Forum: Europe
May 16th, 2014, 04:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,127
Posted By spayneuterlady

Thank you so much for the replies. The info is...

Thank you so much for the replies. The info is exactly what I needed. I can rest easy now.

Yes, the train goes from Ipswich directly to Stratford. What luxury not to have to fight the crowds...
Forum: Europe
May 15th, 2014, 10:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,127
Posted By spayneuterlady

Changing Trains at Stratford (London) Westfield Shopping Center

My daughter and I will be traveling from Ipswich to Canterbury by train this summer.
This involves changing stations from Stratford (London) to Stratford (International) next to Westfield Shopping...
Forum: Europe
Mar 3rd, 2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 402
Posted By spayneuterlady

We love the Yotel in Terminal 4. Yes, it's a...

We love the Yotel in Terminal 4. Yes, it's a pod, but by the end of our vacation, we're focused on going home. No worries about taxis, strikes, etc. Just get up, take the elevator, and you're at...
Forum: Europe
Jan 28th, 2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 447
Posted By spayneuterlady

Be sure to take a light jacket or sweater, even...

Be sure to take a light jacket or sweater, even in summer. The temperature inside the theater varies throughout the evening.

I prefer to wear my Sunday best or equivalent. It makes the...
Forum: Europe
Apr 8th, 2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 24,630
Posted By spayneuterlady

Cute shoes!! But if the link is the shoes you...

Cute shoes!! But if the link is the shoes you want to wear, a bit of advice. The linen fabric will be filthy in no time on Italian city streets. And are they water-resistant?

I would look for...
Forum: Europe
Feb 9th, 2013, 09:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 881
Posted By spayneuterlady

We drove the Grossglockner Road in June of 2010. ...

We drove the Grossglockner Road in June of 2010. It was fabulous! Worth a full day outing. There's no snow on the road, of course, but plenty of places to build snowmen or have a snowball fight....
Forum: Europe
Sep 28th, 2012, 12:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,746
Posted By spayneuterlady

Our daughter, who is now 10, has made over a...

Our daughter, who is now 10, has made over a dozen trips so far with us from Texas to Europe (my husband is British). Believe me, whatever that third seat on the airplane costs, it is worth it!
...
Forum: Europe
May 9th, 2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,351
Posted By spayneuterlady

I think this is the church you mean - well worth...

I think this is the church you mean - well worth the visit.

http://www.basilicasanclemente.com/
Forum: Europe
Oct 28th, 2011, 08:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 455
Posted By spayneuterlady

You all are so sweet. Thanks for your detailed...

You all are so sweet. Thanks for your detailed answers. I think I've found out all I need to know for the trip. I appreciate this forum so much.
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 455
Posted By spayneuterlady

Construction at Amsterdam Centraal Station

We'll be in Amsterdam Nov. 18-27.

I've read there is major construction going on around the Centraal Station in Amsterdam. We have several day trips planned that require catching Connexxion buses...
Forum: Europe
Aug 14th, 2010, 11:11 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 59,140
Posted By spayneuterlady

I'm not bothered. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy....

I'm not bothered.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

Battenberg cake

Chance would be a fine thing.

orange squash
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