Flora MaDonald Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wee bit surprised Bordeaux hasnt had a mention. Aye, good gaff. I missed out Geneva, which is a fine place too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselarmy Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Cologne is really nice (though it seems to have gone downhill in last couple of years) and the cathedral is awesome though Dresden just shades it in my opinion. I've always fancied Dresden. Disagree an the comments about beer in Cologne though, I love a kolsch. Edited January 13, 2016 by dieselarmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajin Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Kolsch is just yellow water. Basically homeopathic beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Wee bit surprised Bordeaux hasnt had a mention. Post #63. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Iceland is no cheaper than Scandi IMO, Our trip to Iceland in 2006, the first place we went for tea cost 27 quid for a burger/chips and beer...each....... You do realise that 2006 is now 10 years ago? Since then Iceland has gone bust, it's now about as expensive as Edinburgh. I've always fancied Dresden. Disagree an the comments about beer in Cologne though, I love a kolsch. Correct. Kölsch is by far the 2nd best German beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Iceland is no cheaper than Scandi IMO, Our trip to Iceland in 2006, the first place we went for tea cost 27 quid for a burger/chips and beer...each....... I found Stockholm a lot easier on the pocket, although it was cheaper to take a 2 day ferry trip to Tallin (all accom included and a 4 hour stop over)than 1 night accom in Stockholm, which was in a Hostel.... Was early 2000's and The Baltics were awfy cheap then... Stockholm's like anywhere; if you know what you're doing, you'll be fine for cash, e.g. Galway's Bar in Kunsgatan did a happy hour from 3 - 6 when I was last there in 2014. Basically about 3 quid a pint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Agree, Stockholm is nowhere near as bad as Oslo and Copenhagen.... when we went for a long weekend in 2010 we did not paid more than £3-4 a pint (based on a poor exchange rate at the time) as during the day we would do the tourist stuff (keeping a eye out for the restaurants that did meal deals during certain hours of the day.... one place we found did a Elk Burger and a bottle of wine for roughly £10 each if went in to eat between 3 and 5pm) and most places did happy hours in the evening. Stockholm is expensive at first sight, but is very tourist friendly...whereas the likes of Oslo you have to take our a 2nd mortgage just to eat in Burger King. Helsinki (which I expected to be VERY expensive) we were paying 2 Euros a pint in some bars at night (Bars need to do happy hours there to stop folk jumping across to Tallinn at weekends) Edited January 14, 2016 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Wee bit surprised Bordeaux hasnt had a mention. If you mean Bordeaux for the Norway game during France 98 then yes definitely was a top couple of days. However, generally outside of Paris I'm not a massive fan of French cities. Living in Jersey I've been to a fair few, St. Malo, Rennes, Nantes, Caen, Bayeux, Marseilles, Cannes, St. Etienne to name a few and haven't found any of them to be particularly great. One city I do like in France is Biarritz, but I think that's because it has more of a Basque/Spanish feel rather than French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Helsinki (which I expected to be VERY expensive) we were paying 2 Euros a pint in some bars at night (Bars need to do happy hours there to stop folk jumping across to Tallinn at weekends) I see they're talking about building a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Agree, Stockholm is nowhere near as bad as Oslo and Copenhagen.... when we went for a long weekend in 2010 we did not paid more than £3-4 a pint (based on a poor exchange rate at the time) as during the day we would do the tourist stuff (keeping a eye out for the restaurants that did meal deals during certain hours of the day.... one place we found did a Elk Burger and a bottle of wine for roughly £10 each if went in to eat between 3 and 5pm) and most places did happy hours in the evening. Stockholm is expensive at first sight, but is very tourist friendly...whereas the likes of Oslo you have to take our a 2nd mortgage just to eat in Burger King. I didn't think Oslo was as bad as everyone made out before we went, was about £5 a pint as opposed to the £10 everyone was quoting, that was in 2007 (I think? Won 2-1 Kenny Miller scored them both). Reassured everyone with this before we went to Bergen last year, but it really was £10 a pint, and a 2nd mortgage if you wanted spirits. It was nearly £2 for a snickers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Kölsch is by far the 2nd best German beer. It's not even in the top 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I didn't think Oslo was as bad as everyone made out before we went, was about £5 a pint as opposed to the £10 everyone was quoting, that was in 2007 (I think? Won 2-1 Kenny Miller scored them both). Reassured everyone with this before we went to Bergen last year, but it really was £10 a pint, and a 2nd mortgage if you wanted spirits. It was nearly £2 for a snickers! Oslo gets a bad rap because 15-20 years ago we in the UK were paying just over £1 a pint, while in Oslo it was £5 (massive gap at the time)..... now in the UK you are paying close to £3-5 in a bar in most major cities, while in Oslo its still roughly the same price for a beer. Over my 3 trips to Oslo over the last 12 years, the prices have stayed relatively the same over each visit (Stockholm I find that the beer is expensive, but everything else is cheaper.... while in Oslo it just felt to do anything else other than breath fresh air was going to cost you a arm and a leg)... Zurich on the other hand was VERY eye opening (makes Oslo look like one of the Baltic States) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Zurich on the other hand was VERY eye opening (makes Oslo look like one of the Baltic States) That's weird, because Geneva's not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Oslo gets a bad rap because 15-20 years ago we in the UK were paying just over £1 a pint, while in Oslo it was £5 (massive gap at the time)..... now in the UK you are paying close to £3-5 in a bar in most major cities, while in Oslo its still roughly the same price for a beer. Over my 3 trips to Oslo over the last 12 years, the prices have stayed relatively the same over each visit (Stockholm I find that the beer is expensive, but everything else is cheaper.... while in Oslo it just felt to do anything else other than breath fresh air was going to cost you a arm and a leg)... Zurich on the other hand was VERY eye opening (makes Oslo look like one of the Baltic States) Aye but there's more to a city than just beer prices. I've been to Oslo 3 times for Scotland games and found it to sterile, characterless and boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That's weird, because Geneva's not that bad. Geneva is basically French so it's more or less on a par with everything around it. Zurich is another planet. Imagine if London only consisted of the city of London financial sector. It's pretty much like that. The rate of bawbags on the street if off the scale as is the rate of Ferarris. And probably the rate of cocaine use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Aye but there's more to a city than just beer prices. I've been to Oslo 3 times for Scotland games and found it to sterile, characterless and boring. That sounds like every Norwegian I've ever met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peever1745 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Luanda Portharcourt Bassrah Al Kobar Cabinda city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That sounds like every Norwegian I've ever met. Ha ha. I am not in a position to offer any contrary evidence to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Luanda Portharcourt Bassrah Al Kobar Cabinda city Now, that is funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Now, that is funny. *chortle* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 The beer is so bad in Cologne that that in itself is enough to never make me want to go back. What the hell where you drinking? The beer there is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 What the hell where you drinking? The beer there is fantastic. I think Kolsch is a marmite beer, you either love it or hate it (but tolerate it if you are in the city). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajin Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nae accounting for taste. If you like bland watery beer then fill yer boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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