Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

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Post Fri May 27, 2011 2:51 pm

Clash Cadillac wrote:Paris, France & Bruges, Belgium next month. Any tips?


Too bad the Picasso Museum in Paris is under renovation but at least you still have Centre Pompidou! And Rodin's "Gates of Hell"! My favorite restaurant in Paris is Rotisserie du Beaujolais http://www.zagat.com/r/rotisserie-du-be ... ris-france I seriously suggest anything with the mashed potatoes as a side dish. Your life will be changed forever, I'm not kidding.

Bruges...do not miss the Madonna of Bruges http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_of_Bruges Michelangelo at his best (in my opinion). If you think you've tasted good Belgian beer in the US you will have your socks blown off while at the source. I think they only export a tiny fraction of what they actually brew so be prepared to wallow in beeriness.
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Re: Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

Post Fri May 27, 2011 2:54 pm

kwak unable to log in wrote:
Clash Cadillac wrote:Paris, France & Bruges, Belgium next month. Any tips?


Too bad the Picasso Museum in Paris is under renovation but at least you still have Centre Pompidou! And Rodin's "Gates of Hell"! My favorite restaurant in Paris is Rotisserie du Beaujolais http://www.zagat.com/r/rotisserie-du-be ... ris-france I seriously suggest anything with the mashed potatoes as a side dish. Your life will be changed forever, I'm not kidding.

Bruges...do not miss the Madonna of Bruges http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_of_Bruges Michelangelo at his best (in my opinion). If you think you've tasted good Belgian beer in the US you will have your socks blown off while at the source. I think they only export a tiny fraction of what they actually brew so be prepared to wallow in beeriness.


stupid raft logged me out in the middle of my post....grrrr

that was me...have fun CC!
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Re: Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

Post Fri May 27, 2011 5:59 pm

Thanks for the tips all. Not a huge Picasso fan as the song says "Pablo Picasso was an asshole". I do recall Matisse will be on exhibit.
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Re: Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

Post Fri May 27, 2011 11:34 pm

Clash Cadillac wrote:
If they have beer in Bruges, it sounds perfect...

Absolutely no problem there. :) Enjoy your trip!
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Post Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:24 pm

In Bruges "It's like a fucking fairytale or something"
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Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:26 pm

I need a holiday...but no loot so no chance...ah well, that's the way it goes.
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Post Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:02 pm

Clash Cadillac wrote:Thanks for the tips all. Not a huge Picasso fan as the song says "Pablo Picasso was an asshole". I do recall Matisse will be on exhibit.

I was wrong it was Manet at the Musee D'orsay. Really enjoyed it.
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Post Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:52 am

Sedona, AZ, USA in a couple of months.

I'm told that if I wanted to stock up on power crystals, dream-catchers, and prisms that this is the place to do it.
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Post Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:54 pm

LittleCupcakes wrote:Sedona, AZ, USA in a couple of months.

I'm told that if I wanted to stock up on power crystals, dream-catchers, and prisms that this is the place to do it.


True that. If you are a golfer there is a great Robert Trent Jones course there as well. Very picturesque, bring your camera.
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:42 pm

Heading back to NYC Sept 1st....and a 3rd trip to Oaxaca for Dia de los Muertos in October!
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Post Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:25 am

San Francisco, where I will eat Mondrian cake http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/locations/sfmoma/sfmoma-dessert-gallery/ and shop at City Lights.http://citylights.com/

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Post Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:18 pm

Since Norway was cancelled due to a broken leg, we planned some alternatives:
Barcelona (1st week of November)
Hamburg (Christmas holidays)
Naples (Easter holidays)
Norway - 2nd attempt (next summer)
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Post Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:26 pm

Trying to decide on a short break for next week, somewhere sunny, not too far and around the £250pp mark for seven nights, preferably with some kind of town or village around it. Turkey is looking good, or maybe even Greece.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

Post Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:41 am

Not really a holiday, however I will be in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for a week and may have a few days to kill. Any advice on what to do or see? Or what to avoid?
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Re: Holidays - where´ve you been, where´re you going ?

Post Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:02 am

London next week. Looking forward to it. :D
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