Romantic weekend for 2 old farts

Romantic weekend for 2 old farts

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ruwokeenuff

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409 posts

19 months

Sunday 18th June 2023
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WE have a ruby anny coming up in August. Its a busy expensive time of the year so have booked a real nice time away in October for a proper celebration holiday BUT for the actual 40th, I fancy surprising the Missus with just a 3 day break somewhere....a short flight away... say £500 .....niceish hotel.....

Have done quite a few of EU's cities. Some we wouldnt mind going back to others, meh.

Where would YOU take your beloved for a romantic weekend away.........

cliffords

1,711 posts

29 months

Sunday 18th June 2023
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Verona. Nice city not too big. Access to lakes too if you wanted to go for a day.We have been a few times love it

Dg504

289 posts

169 months

Sunday 18th June 2023
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I’d check the Slovenia thread, Croatia or do Amsterdam/Bruges on a mission

ninepoint2

3,447 posts

166 months

Sunday 18th June 2023
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Lucca

numtumfutunch

4,838 posts

144 months

Sunday 18th June 2023
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ninepoint2 said:
Lucca
A good shout, its a lovely place

We had superb food within the city walls but this place ranks as one of our favourite restaurants ever:

http://www.anticalocandadisesto.it/

Cheers

RichFN2

3,645 posts

185 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Kotor Montenegro, easyJet fly into Tivat airport.

Or if it's a city break your after then Budapest is incredible.

shirt

23,214 posts

207 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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£500 budget, total, per person, per night, giz a clue!

Also which cities / destinations have been your favourites to date?


The Leaper

5,119 posts

212 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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I also recommend Verona (we have been 4 times in recent years) and Lucca. Almost any medium sized town in Italy will do for us for a week, and you.

R.

ruwokeenuff

Original Poster:

409 posts

19 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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TY for the above. Agree on Lucca, we enjoyed that city as part of a 5 month EU trip not that long ago. The mrs wasnt thrilled with Rome or Naples but loved nearly all the other Italian cities we visited. Amsterdam, Venice and others like Prague etc were all part of that trip as well. Havent "done" Paris for maybe 10 yrs. Or maybe even London...catch a show..... Bristol would be our preferred flight out...

Edited to add, coming up from Cornwall. Train to London and staying there, would probably be more expensive that driving to Bristol and flying!

(Ahem, not that money is an issue of course, BUT we are spending quite a bit on the November cruise)!!!!

Edited by ruwokeenuff on Monday 19th June 11:25

blue_haddock

3,710 posts

73 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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I really loved Lisbon as a short break.

Regbuser

4,387 posts

41 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Some suggestions nearer home:

Alderney
Arran
Cork
Ennis
Guernsey
Islay
Outer Hebrides
Scilly Isles
Shetland Isles
Skye

ruwokeenuff

Original Poster:

409 posts

19 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Regbuser said:
Some suggestions nearer home:

Alderney
Arran
Cork
Ennis
Guernsey
Islay
Outer Hebrides
Scilly Isles
Shetland Isles
Skye
TY but for us....None of the above.

Voldemort

6,498 posts

284 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Marrakesh.

Bazooka Joe

61 posts

125 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Bergen is a great weekend to stroll around although coffee is pricey!


StevieBee

13,373 posts

261 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Stopped off for a night in Honfluer on my way back from LeMans and thought it a rather nice place to take my OH to.


p4cks

7,006 posts

205 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Gdańsk?

blue_haddock

3,710 posts

73 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Bazooka Joe said:
Bergen is a great weekend to stroll around although coffee is pricey!
Yes Bergen is lovely, i've been a few times and would happily go again.

like you say though its not cheap!

Voldemort said:
Marrakesh.
I'd wanted to go for a while but after 24 hours there i'd had enough and wouldnt go back if you paid me.

PositronicRay

27,388 posts

189 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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ruwokeenuff said:
TY for the above. Agree on Lucca, we enjoyed that city as part of a 5 month EU trip not that long ago. The mrs wasnt thrilled with Rome or Naples but loved nearly all the other Italian cities we visited. Amsterdam, Venice and others like Prague etc were all part of that trip as well. Havent "done" Paris for maybe 10 yrs. Or maybe even London...catch a show..... Bristol would be our preferred flight out...

Edited to add, coming up from Cornwall. Train to London and staying there, would probably be more expensive that driving to Bristol and flying!

(Ahem, not that money is an issue of course, BUT we are spending quite a bit on the November cruise)!!!!

Edited by ruwokeenuff on Monday 19th June 11:25
Nice is nice as is Aix-en-Provence. Both have convenient airports.

SydneyBridge

9,249 posts

164 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Isle of man
Iceland

Mr Magooagain

10,569 posts

176 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Vienna if you haven't been and also Bordeaux there's plenty to do in both cities for a few of days and nights.