Time for a Euro-Weekend!

Kristie · April 2nd, 2007, 18:38

well, doug's off to training.. me (DAL wife) and my girl Amanda (CAL wife) are starting to go stir crazy and we want to go somewhere before it starts getting too warm...

question is: WHERE! and who wants to go with?

I've been to Ireland (Dublin), England (London), Germany (entire country), France (paris/nice), Italy (milan/florence), Belgium (Brussels)...where else have i been, oh Switzerland (Zurich more than once).

Amanda's only been to Zurich, so far.

I wouldn't mind going to Copenhagen, Budapest, Amsterdam, Madrid or Barcelona...in fact, my cousin will be in Barcelona and Madrid this month (his vacation).

I'd be too afraid to go to Kiev or Moscow with just us two girls - we'd need manpower to do that trip!!

soooooo...I need help with ideas...do we go somewhere i've already been so she can see it or do we both go to somewhere neither one of us have ever been and get a good challenge going?

and again....who wants to go with? I'm kinda thinking maybe April 20th weekend or April 27th weekend (fri-mon)?

SkyCougar · April 2nd, 2007, 19:36

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Originally Posted by Kristie

well, doug's off to training.. me (DAL wife) and my girl Amanda (CAL wife) are starting to go stir crazy and we want to go somewhere before it starts getting too warm...

question is: WHERE! and who wants to go with?

I've been to Ireland (Dublin), England (London), Germany (entire country), France (paris/nice), Italy (milan/florence), Belgium (Brussels)...where else have i been, oh Switzerland (Zurich more than once).

Amanda's only been to Zurich, so far.

I wouldn't mind going to Copenhagen, Budapest, Amsterdam, Madrid or Barcelona...in fact, my cousin will be in Barcelona and Madrid this month (his vacation).

I'd be too afraid to go to Kiev or Moscow with just us two girls - we'd need manpower to do that trip!!

soooooo...I need help with ideas...do we go somewhere i've already been so she can see it or do we both go to somewhere neither one of us have ever been and get a good challenge going?

and again....who wants to go with? I'm kinda thinking maybe April 20th weekend or April 27th weekend (fri-mon)?

Kristie, I recommend Dubrovnik, Croatia or Prague. Both of those places are hot destinations and it would be best to go before they get too expensive. They're both still affordable. I would LOVE to join you girls but I'll be in New Orleans that weekend. My son is playing the New Orleans Jazz Festival and mama can't miss that!

Kristie · April 2nd, 2007, 20:04

I'm not sure DAL goes to prague yet...the other two i know DAL doesn't go to...

I'll have to check with Amanda to see if CAL goes to any of them. I'd have to check their codeshare rules but if we couldn't fly DAL, we could try CAL.

OldTownPilot · April 2nd, 2007, 20:15

Continental does NOT go to Prague.

I had a good time in Edinburgh. Both CO and DL go there.

Maximillian_Jenius · April 2nd, 2007, 20:35

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Originally Posted by OldTownPilot

Continental does NOT go to Prague.

I had a good time in Edinburgh. Both CO and DL go there.

Wow, Prague is a pretty popular vacation spot. Not sure why CAL and maybe DAL wouldn't service that city!

BobDDuck · April 2nd, 2007, 20:36

Edinburgh is a lot of fun. It's a walking city though and I honestly don't know if the weather is nice enough up there yet. (half a tick... google says in the 50s. Not bad.)

clintoncutty · April 2nd, 2007, 21:18

look up Zell am See, Austria and Salzburg is about 45 minutes away and you can also get to Vienna by ICE for about 35 euros.

SkyCougar · April 3rd, 2007, 00:02

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Originally Posted by Kristie

I'm not sure DAL goes to prague yet...the other two i know DAL doesn't go to...

I'll have to check with Amanda to see if CAL goes to any of them. I'd have to check their codeshare rules but if we couldn't fly DAL, we could try CAL.

Ahhh yes, I forgot about the non-rev thing. Sorry, I was thinking with my travel agent hat on.

Everyone seems to love Prague though, (and Budapest!) and Croatia is kind of like Greece without the Euro prices.

It's too bad that I don't get any breaks on airfare, although CAL just offered me an introductory agent round trip FAM fare to China for $150. YAY CAL!!! I do get some great agent freebies at some REALLY nice properties around the world though.

staplegun · April 3rd, 2007, 00:10

I'm flying to BCN on the 7th, coming back on the 9th then FCO the next day...

Travelnet shows 8/5 going on Friday & 7/10 going with me on Saturday. Coming back is 7/22 on Sunday and 16/-7 on Monday.

Barcelona is a lot of fun but not too warm this time of year...

Kevin

Doug Taylor · April 3rd, 2007, 00:21

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Originally Posted by Kristie

I'm not sure DAL goes to prague yet...the other two i know DAL doesn't go to...
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Out of Hotlanta!

amorris311 · April 3rd, 2007, 00:29

GREECE! best time when i went two years ago. get out of athens as soon as you can and get on a ferry to santorini. you will relax and have a great time there. croatia is also gorgeous. prague is a must if you have not been.

ASpilot2be · April 3rd, 2007, 00:36

It must be nice to have access to far away places

For me a treat is just to go 90 miles south to Juneau

SkyCougar · April 3rd, 2007, 00:37

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Originally Posted by amorris311

GREECE! best time when i went two years ago. get out of athens as soon as you can and get on a ferry to santorini. you will relax and have a great time there. croatia is also gorgeous. prague is a must if you have not been.

amorris, when I went to Santorini, I almost didn't come back, seriously! I was talking to a pilot friend the other day and since my boys are grown, he was telling me that maybe I ought to move to Europe (like he did) for awhile. He mentioned Tuscany (like the San Francisco gal who got a divorce, moved to Tuscany and wrote "Under the Tuscan Sun") and that sounded nice, but I've never been able to get Santorini out of my mind since my time there. Mykonos is a great party island and Maxi would like it

but Santorini....ahhh....Rhodes...another great island...and then the shopping in Turkey.....

DE727UPS · April 3rd, 2007, 00:44

UPS goes to Prague, and Bucharest.

amorris311 · April 3rd, 2007, 00:47

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Originally Posted by SkyCougar

amorris, when I went to Santorini, I almost didn't come back, seriously! I was talking to a pilot friend the other day and since my boys are grown, he was telling me that maybe I ought to move to Europe (like he did) for awhile. He mentioned Tuscany (like the San Francisco gal who got a divorce, moved to Tuscany and wrote "Under the Tuscan Sun") and that sounded nice, but I've never been able to get Santorini out of my mind since my time there. Mykonos is a great party island and Maxi would like it

but Santorini....ahhh....Rhodes...another great island...and then the shopping in Turkey.....

Mykonos is a great party island. i have lots of good memories there. i had a blast when i was in greece. i know i could never go back with a girfriend or wife though.

SkyCougar · April 3rd, 2007, 00:50

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Originally Posted by amorris311

Mykonos is a great party island. i have lots of good memories there. i had a blast when i was in greece. i know i could never go back with a girfriend or wife though.

I have SOOO many good memories of Greece and the Greek Islands...sigh....I bet you could go back with a wife or a girlfriend though, it's so romantic and fun....but given your past visit, sounds like you better watch your back.

OldTownPilot · April 3rd, 2007, 07:56

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Originally Posted by DE727UPS

UPS goes to Prague, and Bucharest.

And that is going to help them how?

I don't think their idea of a vacation is to spend a couple of days in a box.

Kristie · April 3rd, 2007, 13:29

actually, that might be quite relaxing, altho cramped!

chris6387 · April 3rd, 2007, 15:53

I went to Barcelona over spring break to play with my college soccer team. It was a lot of fun and it was really nice there.

Kristie · April 3rd, 2007, 18:16

I've been thinking a bit more along the Barcelona line...esp if my cousin will be there.

X-Forces · April 3rd, 2007, 19:23

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Originally Posted by SkyCougar

Kristie, I recommend Dubrovnik, Croatia or Prague. Both of those places are hot destinations and it would be best to go before they get too expensive. They're both still affordable. I would LOVE to join you girls but I'll be in New Orleans that weekend. My son is playing the New Orleans Jazz Festival and mama can't miss that!

Croatia is still a good bargain, but if you think Prague is still affordable I don't think you have been there in a while. Prague has become nothing more then a super tourist trap! Although you can't compare the prices there with the rest of Western Europe, as least not yet. Their entry into the EU is going to make all of the difference, and real soon! The last time I was in Poland I was shock to see how much has changed now that Poland is EU, price wise I mean.

If I had a weekend I would do Greece, and right about now it is still not too hot. Prices are still good, and there is lots to do. The wife and I (Before she was my wife

) would do quick hops over to Greece, and we always had a good time.

TheShortOne · April 3rd, 2007, 21:03

kdawg - i'll go for real now! I've got some $ and ski season ends this weekend!

i'm up for budapest, prague, croatia, barcelona wherever..

Kristie · April 6th, 2007, 12:50

well, it's looking more like Paris during the last weekend of april...

anyone besides Emily that wants to go with? Emily, i'm not sure yet i'll be able to take you but i should know something soon.

If your moving to Florida, what airport would you be using?

TheShortOne · April 7th, 2007, 01:17

i'm not moving to FL, I'm just going on vacation...

I'll still be going out of SLC!

SkyCougar · April 7th, 2007, 02:00

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Originally Posted by Kristie

well, it's looking more like Paris during the last weekend of april...

anyone besides Emily that wants to go with? Emily, i'm not sure yet i'll be able to take you but i should know something soon.

If your moving to Florida, what airport would you be using?

Nothing like April in Paris.

I hope you gals have a great time! I'll be speaking French that weekend too, only it will be Cajun.

But I will have on my dancin' shoes, be watchin' my boy playing his horn onstage, and of course!....I will be scarfing down some gumbo and jambalaya, rice and beans, beignets, chicory coffee!!!...MmmmMmmm! If for some reason you gals don't make it over to Europe, feel free to join me at the N'awlins Jazz Festival where I plan on giving back some love to the Crescent City!

April 2nd, 2007, 18:38	#1
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,966 Blog Entries: 3	Time for a Euro-Weekend! well, doug's off to training.. me (DAL wife) and my girl Amanda (CAL wife) are starting to go stir crazy and we want to go somewhere before it starts getting too warm... question is: WHERE! and who wants to go with? I've been to Ireland (Dublin), England (London), Germany (entire country), France (paris/nice), Italy (milan/florence), Belgium (Brussels)...where else have i been, oh Switzerland (Zurich more than once). Amanda's only been to Zurich, so far. I wouldn't mind going to Copenhagen, Budapest, Amsterdam, Madrid or Barcelona...in fact, my cousin will be in Barcelona and Madrid this month (his vacation). I'd be too afraid to go to Kiev or Moscow with just us two girls - we'd need manpower to do that trip!! soooooo...I need help with ideas...do we go somewhere i've already been so she can see it or do we both go to somewhere neither one of us have ever been and get a good challenge going? and again....who wants to go with? I'm kinda thinking maybe April 20th weekend or April 27th weekend (fri-mon)? __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

April 2nd, 2007, 20:04	#3
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,966 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! I'm not sure DAL goes to prague yet...the other two i know DAL doesn't go to... I'll have to check with Amanda to see if CAL goes to any of them. I'd have to check their codeshare rules but if we couldn't fly DAL, we could try CAL. __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

April 2nd, 2007, 20:15	#4
OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: BGR (Bangor, ME) Posts: 2,898 Blog Entries: 4	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! Continental does NOT go to Prague. I had a good time in Edinburgh. Both CO and DL go there. __________________ As a wise man said, sumb!tch flew in, sumb!tch'll fly out. Ski Hard. Party Harder.

April 2nd, 2007, 20:36	#6
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,482	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! Edinburgh is a lot of fun. It's a walking city though and I honestly don't know if the weather is nice enough up there yet. (half a tick... google says in the 50s. Not bad.) __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

April 2nd, 2007, 21:18	#7
clintoncutty Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: clinton, iowa Posts: 100	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! look up Zell am See, Austria and Salzburg is about 45 minutes away and you can also get to Vienna by ICE for about 35 euros.

April 3rd, 2007, 00:10	#9
staplegun Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Park Ridge, IL Posts: 1,096	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! I'm flying to BCN on the 7th, coming back on the 9th then FCO the next day... Travelnet shows 8/5 going on Friday & 7/10 going with me on Saturday. Coming back is 7/22 on Sunday and 16/-7 on Monday. Barcelona is a lot of fun but not too warm this time of year... Kevin

April 3rd, 2007, 00:29	#11
amorris311 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles soon to be phx Posts: 2,474	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! GREECE! best time when i went two years ago. get out of athens as soon as you can and get on a ferry to santorini. you will relax and have a great time there. croatia is also gorgeous. prague is a must if you have not been.

April 3rd, 2007, 00:36	#12
ASpilot2be Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:) Posts: 4,478	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! It must be nice to have access to far away places For me a treat is just to go 90 miles south to Juneau __________________

April 3rd, 2007, 00:44	#14
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,514	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! UPS goes to Prague, and Bucharest. __________________ Click here to see how I became a UPS pilot http://www.jetcareers.com/content/view/65/132/

April 3rd, 2007, 13:29	#18
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,966 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! actually, that might be quite relaxing, altho cramped! __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

April 3rd, 2007, 15:53	#19
chris6387 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 686	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! I went to Barcelona over spring break to play with my college soccer team. It was a lot of fun and it was really nice there.

April 3rd, 2007, 18:16	#20
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,966 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! I've been thinking a bit more along the Barcelona line...esp if my cousin will be there. __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

April 3rd, 2007, 21:03	#22
TheShortOne Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 3,300	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! kdawg - i'll go for real now! I've got some $ and ski season ends this weekend! i'm up for budapest, prague, croatia, barcelona wherever..

April 6th, 2007, 12:50	#23
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,966 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! well, it's looking more like Paris during the last weekend of april... anyone besides Emily that wants to go with? Emily, i'm not sure yet i'll be able to take you but i should know something soon. If your moving to Florida, what airport would you be using? __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

April 7th, 2007, 01:17	#24
TheShortOne Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 3,300	Re: Time for a Euro-Weekend! i'm not moving to FL, I'm just going on vacation... I'll still be going out of SLC!

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