MrsBugi and her sister are going to Europe!

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
London
To put these prices into perspective, we paid 750US for 300 pounds

Holy crap!!! That's $25 for fish and chips! :shocked:

What did you have on that menu? Hope it was good at least. :laugh:

I had the steak, mushroom, and guinness pie. It was good, but not $25 good!

 

[sierrita]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
London
To put these prices into perspective, we paid 750US for 300 pounds

Holy crap!!! That's $25 for fish and chips! :shocked:

What did you have on that menu? Hope it was good at least. :laugh:

I had the steak, mushroom, and guinness pie. It was good, but not $25 good!

$750 should have gotten you more than 370 pounds.

What happened?

:Q

 

[imported_Tango]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Milan

Instantly approached by hustlers in the piazza de duomo

Arch in the piazza

We got scammed into paying for "North African friendship bracelets"

Sforzesco castle

Exploring a park

Getting eaten alive by mosquitoes

It's not over until she sings

Similarly styled horse

In front of the Ferrari store

Paying for overpriced, mediocre...

...pizza and risotto...

...for the view.

Gelato makes everything okay

One last picture in the piazza before boarding our train to Rome!

We took the most pictures in Rome. I'll post those another day, time to get some food for dinner...

Hum.. interesting that you went to Milan. Usually it's not a tourists' destination. How did you like it?

I see there were Botero's sculptures... were they in the Piazza del Duomo?

 

[imported_Tango]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Paris

By Napoleon's Arc du Triumph

In our Parisian apartment

The French believed man had control over nature, hence foliage in geometric shapes

By a fountain

Louvre at night

Sis by the Louvre

No explanation necessary

At Versailles

The king's backyard

The Hall of Mirrors

Gorgeous gardens in full bloom

In Marie Antoinette's garden

All done at Versailles

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Sis outside Notre Dame

Intricate stained glass

With Joan of Arc

Rainy in Paris

Louvre by day

Consulting Rick Steves

Military academy where Napoleon was trained

Eiffel Tower & Wall of Peace

Where Napoleon is buried (fat tire bike tour guide notwithstanding)

Sisters in Paris

In the Musee de Orsay

Sis in the museum

One last look before we board our overnight train to Milan

No pictures of Montmartre?

 

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: sierrita

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
London
To put these prices into perspective, we paid 750US for 300 pounds

Holy crap!!! That's $25 for fish and chips! :shocked:

What did you have on that menu? Hope it was good at least. :laugh:

I had the steak, mushroom, and guinness pie. It was good, but not $25 good!

$750 should have gotten you more than 370 pounds.

What happened?

:Q

Three words: Airport Money Exchange. Stupid, I know. 🙁

 

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: Tango

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Milan

Instantly approached by hustlers in the piazza de duomo

Arch in the piazza

We got scammed into paying for "North African friendship bracelets"

Sforzesco castle

Exploring a park

Getting eaten alive by mosquitoes

It's not over until she sings

Similarly styled horse

In front of the Ferrari store

Paying for overpriced, mediocre...

...pizza and risotto...

...for the view.

Gelato makes everything okay

One last picture in the piazza before boarding our train to Rome!

We took the most pictures in Rome. I'll post those another day, time to get some food for dinner...

Hum.. interesting that you went to Milan. Usually it's not a tourists' destination. How did you like it?

I see there were Botero's sculptures... were they in the Piazza del Duomo?

I would NOT recommend Milan (unless you are a multimillionaire and can afford to pay 600 Euros for a pair of Dolce & Gabbana leggings). We were only there because of a Eurail layover, we arrived at 8am and departed at 10pm. It was fun to window shop for the first hour, then we saw as many sights as possible (parks, Botero's sculptures which were within walking distance from the Piazza del Duomo, etc.) and left. I'm glad it was only a day trip and we won't be back, we much preferred Rome and hope to visit Florence, etc. someday. I've been to Venice before and didn't like it either.

 

[imported_Tango]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: Tango

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Milan

Instantly approached by hustlers in the piazza de duomo

Arch in the piazza

We got scammed into paying for "North African friendship bracelets"

Sforzesco castle

Exploring a park

Getting eaten alive by mosquitoes

It's not over until she sings

Similarly styled horse

In front of the Ferrari store

Paying for overpriced, mediocre...

...pizza and risotto...

...for the view.

Gelato makes everything okay

One last picture in the piazza before boarding our train to Rome!

We took the most pictures in Rome. I'll post those another day, time to get some food for dinner...

Hum.. interesting that you went to Milan. Usually it's not a tourists' destination. How did you like it?

I see there were Botero's sculptures... were they in the Piazza del Duomo?

I would NOT recommend Milan (unless you are a multimillionaire and can afford to pay 600 Euros for a pair of Dolce & Gabbana leggings). We were only there because of a Eurail layover, we arrived at 8am and departed at 10pm. It was fun to window shop for the first hour, then we saw as many sights as possible (parks, Botero's sculptures which were within walking distance from the Piazza del Duomo, etc.) and left. I'm glad it was only a day trip and we won't be back, we much preferred Rome and hope to visit Florence, etc. someday. I've been to Venice before and didn't like it either.

Yeah, I know Milan quite well, that's why I asked you if you liked it. It's not a place tourists usually go to.

How come you didn't like Venice? :Q

 

[Turfzilla]

RyanAir is the SH*T.. be flexable with them though, all flights are standby flights. You might have to fight to the death for a seat, but well worth it for the 50 euro is costs to fly pretty much anywhere.

 

[Colt45]

$750 for 300 pounds? you got raped.

 

[Kadarin]

I have to say it.. You are significantly hotter than your sister. (Although you both look great..)

That said... Great pictures 🙂 Now I want to go to Europe...

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
London

My sis loves Harry Potter

I know it was probably a waste of time but I was there and actually went to watch a movie. ASSIGNED SEATING!!!!! So we booked something that was playing later that night and so got prime seating without having to wait in line. We practically showed up 1 minute before it started playing and took our spot in front and center.

Did you see the movie at that very theatre? How cool!

I've been in that cinema a few times, obscenely pricey...but it is in Leciester Square. I think the tickets are £13 for the big cinema screen there?

Your trip looks sweet.

I live about 25mins away from London and rocking in after I finish working at my parents shop in 40minutes time 🙂

Koing

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
London
To put these prices into perspective, we paid 750US for 300 pounds

Holy crap!!! That's $25 for fish and chips! :shocked:

What did you have on that menu? Hope it was good at least. :laugh:

Browns is overpriced bad food. I ate there the other week and I was VERY pissed off with the slop they served up. :|

 

[richardycc]

LOL, I need to create a fake female account with a fake sister pic, look at all these responses from guys coming out of the woodwork...

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Milan

Exploring a park

I see bewbies 🙂

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: fallenangel99
Go to Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia) from London. Flight is around 40 Euros.

And stop by Toledo and buy a sword. Swords are cool. 😛

 

[meltdown75]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Colt45
$750 for 300 pounds? you got raped.

that's about the exchange rate, IIRC. ~$2.5 / pound

i'm surprised how much things cost - 13 for a ticket and 25 for fish/chips.

anyone know what the typical salary is in the UK?

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Colt45
$750 for 300 pounds? you got raped.

that's about the exchange rate, IIRC. ~$2.5 / pound

i'm surprised how much things cost - 13 for a ticket and 25 for fish/chips.

anyone know what the typical salary is in the UK?

Right now ~$2.00 == 1 pound. London is pretty damn expensive, but maybe the natives know where the non-tourist-trap sources are. The average income is ~40,000 pounds a year, which is definitely higher than the average in the US, so maybe it works out...