LoriS

I'll be in Europe on business in February and can spend a weekend somewhere on holiday. I'll be ending my business in London, but I'd prefer not to stay there--London/England doesn't really do anything for me. I'm looking for somewhere within an hour or so flight from London. Any suggestions?

5alive

Paris immediately jumps to mind.

But why doesn't London do anything for you? Have you been? That might clue us into what you do like.

lincasanova

I would suggest Berlin.
Great monuments, walks, easy transportation to get around.

Inexpensive.. good hotels.. and wonderful restaurants.

Also hundreds (literally) events daily between recitals, concerts, plays, etc to choose from.

I call it Europe's Manhattan.

Nice mix of old and new.

www.easyjet.com
www.ba.com

LoriS

5alive-

I've been to London several times, winter and summer. We mostly like to stroll, and soak up the local culture. London is too rushed, crowded, etc., and we've already done all of the big "sights". My favorite trip there was when we stayed out at Gravetye Manor near Gatwick.

I love Paris--it's probably my favorite large city in Europe, but I was just there for Thanksgiving.

LoriS

lincasanova-

Thanks. I love Berlin. The Comic Opera is one of my favorite places to go!!

Chelsea1479

I have organised a weekend in Barcelona, from London, as part of an upcoming trip. I think flights are about 2 hours...

SloJan

Try some place new. Check out Ryanair and Easyjet to see what flights work in your time frame. It sounds like you are well traveled and have been to most of the highlights. Some thoughts off the top of my head are:
Brugges (sp?)
Lyon - for the food
Ljubljana
Budapest
Geneva

Let us know where you choose!
Cheers,
Jan

lincasanova

i second budapest but i doubt it is only an hour's flight.

bilbao is nice. guggenheim (lunch there reservation only).. good tapas everywhere. two nights are plenty.
easy to get around.

awfully cold now, but i am waiting to get to edinburgh one day!

fun4all4

There have been a lot of recommendations for Copenhagen recently...perhaps it would be worth checking out.

PatrickLondon

An hour from London cuts your options down dramatically - Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels (if your hour means flying time - you won't get anywhere in less than four hours door to door).

Copenhagen, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon (something to be said for going further south in February) are all at least an hour further away.

LoriS

Dear all- Thanks for the suggestions. Trying to get a quick taste of something new, so I'll start looking into flights to Budapest, Ljubljana, Edinburgh, and Copenhagen. I'll post where we end up going.

SloJan

You will lose an hour returning to London from Budapest and Ljubljana...that makes it an hour!

Enjoy!!

Michael

Consider cheap flights to Lisbon.

lomajay

The island of Madeira - Portugal
(Lisbon too is another suggestion along with the Lagos in the Algarve region). Believe there are good package deals with half board available from travel agents (also try BA/Portugal airlines). Weather should be reasonable for February - see the website listed below - also check out the right hand side Portugal general section as well.

http://home.online.no/~nancys/portug...ira/index.html

Look forward to reading of your final choice.

5alive

A couple of different friends have just gone to Portugal and said it was wonderful.

I want to go to Prague, personally but it too would be very cold.