European Expedition

Flying Cement · Post by **Flying Cement** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:32 am

Hello,
I am a Junior at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and I will be spending the next semester abroad in Dublin, Ireland. I have heard from many people that RyanAir is a cheap Airline for travelling in Europe. I will be spending ten days in Rome, Florence, and Vatican City for an art history class. Do any of you have any suggestions for where I should go?

flanum · Post by **flanum** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:26 pm

Do ya mean where in Europe should you go, or do you mean where should you go to look for cheap flights?

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:18 pm

I think he means where should he go while in Rome, Florence and Vatican City.

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:22 pm

If I were in Rome, Florence, Vatican City, I would go looking to see where they keep the Catholics.

There must be thousands of art galleries, cathedrals, ancient ruins, and other items of culture to see. Are you interested in seeing paintings, architecture, sculpture, red light districts? Probably a quick scan through some picture books of these cities would give you an idea of what interests you.

djm

Katta · Post by **Katta** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:46 am

I would also just walk through the cities, have a nice cup of expresso (or anything of the like) and just try to get a feel of the city, of the people, because the architecture and everything is so very different from North America (the streets aren't organized in that square-parallel system - or however that's called).
But that's just me, I always prefer to try and see how the people live in that city as opposed to trying to run through as many sights as possible without really "seeing" anything.
(Even though that Cathedral which I don't know the English name of, you know, the one where Michelangelo painted the ceiling is probabyl worth it

).

Walk through the streets, follow your heart, or your eyes and let the cities surprise you.

Oh, and do carry your money and passport close to your body - after all, these are huge cities.

By the way, don't wanna be a smart ass, but you do know that Vatican City is in Rome, right? The way you put Florence in between Rome and Vatican City just made me wonder...

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:47 am

I thought this was going to be a National Lampoon thread....

Really, though, I'm very jealouos! Have fun! It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:54 am

Tyler Morris wrote:It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.

Other?

...so we got one?

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:55 am

Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.
Other?

...so we got one?

ok, so I was speaking on behalf of a larger community, not just the 'Merican one

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:11 am

Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.
Other?

...so we got one?

Yes. I've seen the petrie dish.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:12 am

jbarter wrote:
Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.
Other?

...so we got one?

Yes. I've seen the petrie dish.

and a rather sorry bacterial culture we have!

It's just a mix of everyone else's bacteria from around the world!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:21 am

Tyler Morris wrote:
Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:It's great to get outside one's own country and live and experience other cultures.
Other?

...so we got one?

ok, so I was speaking on behalf of a larger community, not just the 'Merican one

For a county with so many...
...we have so many without any!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:22 am

Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:
Denny wrote: Other?

...so we got one?

ok, so I was speaking on behalf of a larger community, not just the 'Merican one
For a county with so many...
...we have so many without any!

Do I get extra points for riming?

burnsbyrne · Post by **burnsbyrne** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:19 pm

Denny wrote:
Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote: ok, so I was speaking on behalf of a larger community, not just the 'Merican one
For a county with so many...
...we have so many without any!
Do I get extra points for riming?

Only if you spell rhyming correctly.

Flying Cement · Post by **Flying Cement** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:52 am

Thank you for those of you giving me advice. Sorry if I lacked clarity in my first post. What I meant was, I am going to be taking advantage of the cheap flights in Europe and hopefully doing a good amount of traveling. I have heard the “go to Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Barcelona,” but I was wondering if any Europeans or experienced travelers could maybe suggest a nice place that is not usually thought of as a popular place to visit. Thanks again in advance.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:40 am

I hear Prague is beautiful in the spring.