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Virgil wrote:
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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.


One city not on the average American's beaten path is St. Petersburg,
Russia. Beautiful town in the center and the island. The Hermitage is
worth it by itself not to mention the Russian Museum and Peter the
Great's palace. The southern part of the city's has some Stalinist
architecture for curiosity sake. I lived there for a few months and loved
it.

Hi Virgil,

I have always wanted to visit St Petersburg. Unfortunately it's quite a
trek from Belgium and since I only have a week, I wanted to minimize
travel and maximize cafe time.


Are you traveling by bicycle? A three hour flight from Belgium will get you
to most major places in Europe. As far as the cafe thing goes, Europe is
overrated. Try Argentina sometimes.


Cheers,

Margaret