On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:39:54 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
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... SMS wrote:
... > jeremy wrote:
... >> SMS wrote:
... >>
... >>> Personally I think he's insane, for two weeks I'd probably choose
... >>> just two countries to visit.
... >>
... >> Personally I am loath to spend less than four weeks in one place in
... >> one country to get a basic feel for it, but if he wants drive-by
... >> bragging rights, tell him to take a train.
... >
... > There are a lot of Chinese travel agents in my area that do
... > all-inclusive whirlwind European bus tours very inexpensively. They
... > mainly eat at Chinese restaurants in each country. My sister-in-law went
... > on one of those. At the end of the trip she couldn't tell me what
... > countries she went to, but she did tell me that they tried to eat French
... > food in Paris but they didn't have enough time, so ended up eating at
... > McDonald's.
...
... For someone like me, who regards sampling "native" cuisine as one of the
... main objectives of my travels, that wouldn't justify the expense of the
... trip!
That, and shopping. There must be at least a visit to a market, or at worst a local
supermarket (move over, Carrefour!).
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It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. |