Friday, February 22, 2008
when in europe...
| ... you cannot NOT travel to neighboring countries, especially in our case, we live in central europe, you can literally just wake up and suddenly decide to drive to france, germany, italy or austria or just go online and get the best deal airfare on offer --- that is, if all your papers are all in place! :) which reminds me, we need to renew our schengen visa and submit it by monday so we can join the easter holiday rush. now the question is, now where do we go? we've been to paris last year and did a lot of sight-seeing and went to disneyland for the kids. we checked-in in one of the not-so-expensive hotels i could find online. we had a grand time and are planning to go back soon, and when we do, i know just the place to find great deals on a paris accommodation. the site offers accommodation from as low EUR40/night! now, that's a really great deal comparing from our last trip there. we will definitely see paris by night, go to those signature shops, enjoy people watching in one of their streetside cafes and hopefully, if the little boys will be well behaved enough, we can actually go in the museums. but paris will have to wait... for now, on our list is brussels, in belguim. yes, for those yummy chocolates, and it is an intruiging city, i heard. with it's wonderfully preserved architecture serving as a spectacular backdrop to the bustle, color and humor of the bustling city. i bet having breakfast from an al-fresco cafe will be quite interesting, indeed! and we can probably go to those sunday markets and pick-up a bargain and perhaps just walk seedy but charismatic Marolles of the South and see that famous statue of the young boy. i'm sure the city is very promising so, after more research, we'd definitely make it worth the trip. next on the wishlist is berlin, germany. a city definitely rich in history! i'm sure the entire city has a lot to offer wide-eyed tourists like me, from museums, monuments, plaza's, old churches and even a zoo and aquarium for the little ones' interest. sound like a fun place to be for a family trip. we will definitely visit what's left of the berlin wall, the symbol of the Cold War- a symbol of a divided city, a divided nation, a divided Europe and a divided world. it will also be a great time to visit amsterdam, in netherlands. i'm no green thumb but i'd love to see colorful flowers in spring and those intriguing, unexpected places of interest (*wink* - not for kids, though!). i wonder if there'll be windmills around? :p and lastly, going a bit further, we'd like to visit london, hubby's got relatives there so they'll be our tourist guide there! can't wait to pose with those royal guards who don't smile, big ben, the london eye, and of course, their famous bridge! ahh... the joys of travelling! and the best part is cheaper than hotels offers great last minute and whole year round deals on accommodation! so what are we waiting for? let's pack up our things, it's time to go! :) |
posted by frapr at 2:54:00 PM
