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JV Mar 11th, 1998 06:50 PM

Need info on site to see in Berlin, Madrid, Zurich, Lisbon, and Brussels ...HELP
 
I need help for information on Brussels, Madrid, Zurich, Berlin, and Lisbon. I'm considering visiting them and need to know some sites in these places and how much they cost.
Je veux aider pour information sur Brussels, Madrid, Zurich, Berlin, et Lisbon. Je visitiez ils et j'ai connais combien cout.
Help!
Aidez!

victoria Mar 12th, 1998 05:33 AM

Check this site out for some information on Portugal.

http://www.nervo.com/pt/travelog/

Monica Mar 12th, 1998 07:15 AM

For Madrid, visit the Prado museum, the Palace; stroll on Gran Via; have a drink in Plaza Mayor (expensive, but one place to enjoy); see a bullfight if you can handle it; walk through Retiro park. From Madrid, there are several towns for day trips via bus or train: Toledo, Segovia, Avila, Salamanca, Valley of the Fallen, and great Palace where the kings/queens are buried (can't think of the name but it's near the Valley of the Fallen).

Roxanne Mar 12th, 1998 09:46 PM

Berlin is a long way from any of the other cities you mentioned, but I've been to all of them and I have to say Berlin is my favorite. There's a strip of the Wall left--it's now an outdoor art gallery with murals painted on it, known as the Eastside gallery. The Checkpoint Charlie museum is worth visiting. Visitez the Kudamm, West Berlin's main shopping street, which begins at the eerie Kaiser Wilhelm kirche--a bombed out remainder of WW II. Visit Sans Souci Palace, which is in neighboring Potsdam. The Pergamon museum is also worth visiting if you like antiquities--probably the best museum of its kind in the world.

Have fun...

Kirrily Mar 13th, 1998 02:12 AM

The only city I have been to out of those you mentioned is Brussels. I thought it was wonderful. There is lots to see in easy walking distance of the central train station.

The art galleries (ancient and modern are next to each other)have some notable works, and were free when I went. Close to this is the gorgeous Palace - with a lovely promenade running along the front. There are loads of chocolates everywhere for sale, and a nice cafe area quite close to the city centre.
One of the national Belgian dishes is mussels - worth a try. One problem we encountered is that Belgians speak Flemish in the north and French in the south, and there seems to be some animosity between the two language groups. However many people were able to speak quite fluent English. On the whole we found them helpful and friendly.

Tammy Tompkins Mar 13th, 1998 06:00 AM

I was in Lisbon last year with my husband and would
highly recommend it. The Gulbenkian Museum on Avenue de Berna is one of my favorite in the world.
Across the street from the Gulbenkian is a lovely
restaurant with a secluded garden patio named
"A Gondola",stop in after the museum.
You also must go to the Bairro Alto district for a
late dinner and FADO show (beautiful portuegese
serenades and guitar). We particularly liked the
show at "Adega Machado" on Rua do Norte.
Is there any way you could skip Madrid and go to
Barcelona?? It is a much cleaner and livelier place
to visit. Don't miss La Ramblas, the most wonderful
pedestrian only street in the world. Enjoy!


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