Leaving the country
Sep. 9th, 2004 08:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inulroAs a consequence of having a new job, I have acquired some annual leave. This means I may be able to leave the country for a while around the time of Bonfire Night and thus avoid the total nervous breakdown the non-stop fireworks extravaganza tends to bring on. That's the first week of November for the non-Brits amongst you.
I'm limited to places I can fly directly from Bristol because it'll only be a short break.
I was thinking about Paris or Toulouse because I want to improve my French, but flights aren't cheap. Eurostar is tempting - it starts from £60, and despite my general mistrust ot the Tunnel, it takes 3 hours and dumps you in downtown Paris instead of out at the airport. The down side being, of course, that by the time I factor in getting to Waterloo, it's probably about the same price to fly from here.
There's some ridiculously cheap fares to some other places around that time; but much as I want to go to Copenhagen, Amsterdam & Berlin I'm not convinced November is the best time. Most of the Spanish destinations are affordable too. I really should give Barcelona another try - I didn't like it the last time (1989) but everyone else I know loves it. I haven't been to Bilbao or Valencia. (I really want to go to Salamanca or Zaragoza, but that would involve more time & money).
The sensible thing to do would be to save my money & stay at home & invest in tranquillisers, especially as I appear to have emptied my bank account again.
Any recommendations?
PS If you're going to try to sell me on Barcelona, be advised that I completely fail to see the appeal of Gaudi so that won't wash.
I'm limited to places I can fly directly from Bristol because it'll only be a short break.
I was thinking about Paris or Toulouse because I want to improve my French, but flights aren't cheap. Eurostar is tempting - it starts from £60, and despite my general mistrust ot the Tunnel, it takes 3 hours and dumps you in downtown Paris instead of out at the airport. The down side being, of course, that by the time I factor in getting to Waterloo, it's probably about the same price to fly from here.
There's some ridiculously cheap fares to some other places around that time; but much as I want to go to Copenhagen, Amsterdam & Berlin I'm not convinced November is the best time. Most of the Spanish destinations are affordable too. I really should give Barcelona another try - I didn't like it the last time (1989) but everyone else I know loves it. I haven't been to Bilbao or Valencia. (I really want to go to Salamanca or Zaragoza, but that would involve more time & money).
The sensible thing to do would be to save my money & stay at home & invest in tranquillisers, especially as I appear to have emptied my bank account again.
Any recommendations?
PS If you're going to try to sell me on Barcelona, be advised that I completely fail to see the appeal of Gaudi so that won't wash.
