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eagle-co94 · #13 10-24-2007, 01:15 PM

So far the recommendations are great. If going through Belgium I'd suggest hitting Brugge (the Venice of the north). You MUST sample plenty of the beer while you're there. Belgium brews over 600 different beers. Let me know if you're going through Belgium as my wife can make some amazing recommendations. She knows of all the US (and non-US) military cemetaries.

While near Paris, I highly recommend the palace at Versailles. I worked at Disneyland Paris on a 6-month contract and got to now the city pretty well. As mentioned before, the French are pretty decent people, but like any big city, Paris has a high concentration of Juliet Alphas. Don't bother going to the Leuvre unless you have an extra week.
When in Germany, you should find the time I'd recommend visiting Dachau, Bergen-Belsen or Buchenwald. Very sobering experience.

I also bought a Eurail pass (which I HIGHLY recommend) and travelled to several other countries. Don't drive in Paris if you don't have to, or have good insurance. You'll spend a mint on parking and can get around faster using the Metro & RER. The Thalys runs from Brussels to Lille, and the TGV runs from Lille to Paris to save you time. That and you can do 120+ (yes, mph) while partaking in the liquid diet and really enjoying the scenery.

My wife wants to go back home for a bit and I'm thinking of going with her so we can go to the Ieper Rally, which is in late June, but that's not that likely at the moment.