Taking my much better half off to to Seville for a weekend break at the end of September. Love travelling and had a few really good City breaks Prague Paris and Helsinki come immediately to mind (with a good few others worthy of a mention in dispatches).
Any favourite breaks and recommendations?
Anyone been to Seville?
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10-08-2019 08:46 PM #1
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10-08-2019 08:51 PM #2
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Bit further but Istanbul is amazing.
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10-08-2019 08:58 PM #4
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Plenty of edge in Cape town and Marrakesh so I know what you mean.Last edited by Lancs Harp; 11-08-2019 at 04:09 PM.
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10-08-2019 09:20 PM #6
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Belfast is really cool, easy to get to and not that expensive.
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10-08-2019 09:27 PM #7
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Sarajevo. Not the prettiest and it's not the easiest to get to, but the history and people are something else.
I've mentioned this before, Romania has some beautiful and underrated cities. Brasov, Sibiu and Sighisaora are worth a visit
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11-08-2019 06:28 AM #8
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Berlin is a great break, Budapest is stunning too as is Krakow, Naples as mentioned is good but we done Pompeii and will do Herculaneum in a couple of weeks time.
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11-08-2019 09:33 AM #9
Porto is a fantastic little city. Cheap direct flights from Edinburgh, a lovely city with great food and drink and cheap accommodation. Worth taking a trip to the Duoro valley, and make sure to try one of the local "Francesca" sandwiches.
Mon the Hibs.
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11-08-2019 12:29 PM #11
Brussels/Leuven, Cologne, Belgrade, Riga, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Kiev (quite a long trip for a w-end though) amongst others for me.
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11-08-2019 02:45 PM #12
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Another vote for Porto, I'm living near Strasbourg so I'll thrown that in to the hat.
Geneva is nice too for a weekend, Luxembourg City too.
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11-08-2019 05:58 PM #13
Krakow and Budapest are both amazing.
Didnt enjoy Prague at all, found the majority of locals rude as **** and I spent half the time asking why they were ogling my missus and making her feel uncomfortable. Full of creeps, spoke to a couple from down south and a group of lads from Newcastle and they said they experienced similar - the locals are complacent with tourism trade and clearly don’t want you there.''It's always been just part of the culture. Growing up, for most working-class kids, is all about football, music or clothes. You might not have much money, but whatever you have got, you're going to look good.'' - Paul Weller
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11-08-2019 07:29 PM #15
Never been to Porto but Lisbon is fantastic and highly recommend. Bilbao and Madrid are easy to get to from Edinburgh and are also both fantastic but the best Spanish city break is 100% Valencia.
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11-08-2019 08:40 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMon the Hibs.
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I've had breaks to Lisbon Budapest, Valencia, Bratislava, Santander and Gothenburg. The first two were my favourites. I didn't like Valencia much. Gothenburg was great with a lovely archipelago but exorbitant drink prices
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12-08-2019 07:37 AM #18
I was in Seville a few months back. Not necessarily a lot to do but it’s a lovely place and pretty cheap. Also outrageously hot
I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn which had a pool if that’s your thing (from memory when looking for hotels I don’t think many of them did) and a free shuttle service into the town every day. Uber’s were only about a tenner from the hotel.
Real Alcazar was worth a visit
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12-08-2019 05:41 PM #19
Vienna is absolutely stunning. The architecture is probably the most impressive I have ever seen.
St Stephens Cathedral is one of those places your jaw hits the floor as you walk. Schönbrunn Palace is also a must visit , the sheer scale of the place is mind blowing, it makes Holyrood look like a shed in comparison.
Vienna for me was far far more impressive than Prague which I found abit disappointing.Last edited by Since90+2; 12-08-2019 at 05:44 PM.
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12-08-2019 10:38 PM #20
Copenhagen made a lasting impression when I went over with the now wife for the Hibs game. We treated it as a long weekend and only did the football thing on the day of the game. If I were ever to move abroad that would be my first thought.
There’s a cluster of hotels the airport side of a massive park. Was 10 minutes on the shuttle to the city centre or the airport. Was also only a 20 minute bike ride through the park to the city. They have hop on hop off semi electric bikes so easy for all ages to use. They have also done the cycling thing properly, right throughout the city they have 3 levels of pavement, one for pedestrians, a level down for cycling and another level down to the road. Never seen a cleaner city.
Wasn’t cheap given it’s Scandinavia, but just waiting until my daughter is old enough to appreciate it and will head back.
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12-08-2019 10:49 PM #21
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Rome and Berlin are brilliant cities, but huge. Plenty to see and learn about. Loved the food in both places too.
Was in Seville for a day last year, nice place, very hot!
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In the centre, I think the local businesses and the like put up with the tourist trade, both the stag and hens, and the folk wanting to see the astronomical clock and Charles Bridge because like you say, it is profitable income. They also put up with very rude, often shocking behaviour. What always strikes me is that every business, every waiter, every barperson almost always speaks passable English and in fact the tourists, whether Russian, German or Chinese use English as the common language. It is amazing what using a few Czech words or phrases can do though - service staff tend to be genuinely delighted that someone has made the effort, given the assumption that you can just get by on English.
I think the other thing to bear in mind is that while it is changing, countries like the Czech Republic are still very, very formal when it comes to conversation between customers and staff. You no doubt would have been greeted with ‘Dobry den’ in shops, restaurants and bars, rather than ‘Ahoj’. The former is formal, translates as ‘good day’ whereas the latter is essentially ‘Hi’ or ‘Hello’ but they would never really use the latter or expect you to unless you knew each other really well and informally. All that can make them come across as a bit austere and aloof. You don’t get a ‘Good day’ or ‘Good afternoon’ in Greggs or Morrison’s or the local Wetherspoons over here, let’s face it.
Genuinely sorry you are and your partner didn’t have a good experience. I’m a frequent visitor to Prague and the Czech Republic and I love it. Fascinating country with great culture, great appetite for sports and great beer, wine and food.
Would echo your comment about Budapest, a lovely city (or somewhat like Prague, two cities divided by the river).There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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13-08-2019 06:43 AM #23
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I’m heading to Venice, Trieste, Ljubljana and Lake Bled in September. Any recommendations of things to do/places to eat whilst out there?
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Some of the tapas bars are incredible. Mountains of food along with your pint.Mon the Hibs.
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Loved Prague - so much to see and so much choice food wise. Had an absolutely outstanding meal in an Argentinian restaurant in Prague last year.
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Would definitely recommend it with the good lady friend as well - go to Belem and join the queues for the divine Pasteis de Nata
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16-08-2019 03:15 PM #30
+1 for Lisbon - beautiful city, friendly locals and some really nice restaurants (we really liked one called BouBou's). Everything uphill would be my one complaint! Taxi drivers went on strike while we were there last September which caused an issue getting to the airport when we we were leaving, but sure that will all be sorted by now.
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