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A friend of mine is getting married in Ghent, Belgium at the end of the
month, so I thought I'd take a couple of weeks off and do some traveling.

I had thought on spending time in Vienna and Prague or perhaps
Copenhagen and Malmo.

Can anyone suggest any other places? I'm definitely one for cities, but
want to avoid the usual suspects of Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin,
Amsterdam.

Thanks in advance.

You have two recommendations for Prague, and I'll add a third. I was
there a little over a month ago, and I absolutely loved it. Vienna is
well worth visiting too, but it's quite a different place.

In many ways, Vienna is more "beautiful" than Prague, but Prague has
more interesting architecture and, dare I say, culture. I really found
the Czech people great - though some people there really haven't
adjusted to the market economy.

You'll occasionally see that in certain businesses where service can be
pretty poor, though fortunately that was quite rare when we were there.
Like some other spots in Europe you do need to be aware of your
surroundings as pickpockets do prey on tourists, but as long as you are
sensible everything should be fine. We also found that learning a few
simple phrases in Czech really seems to be appreciated by the locals.

you can probably get by with "Pivo prosim" ;-)

None of that is to say that you shouldn't visit Vienna though - I was
there two years ago and absolutely loved it. It is a city that should be
on everyone's "must see" list, and has a lot to offer. It's not terribly
cheap though!

Also, while you are in Belgium, I also would *very* highly recommend
that you visit Brugge. It is absolutely gorgeous and has some of the
best food, beer and chocolate I've ever encountered. English is spoken
virtually everywhere as well and it's certainly cheaper than much of
Europe.

It's fairly small and can be explored fully in a few days, but if you
haven't been there yet, you really have to make the trip since you are
so close.

Have a wonderful time! I'm feeling somewhat envious...

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Bill