Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / January 2007

1) MUSEUMS :
The Musée de la chasse (hunting) et de la nature will finally open
mid-January 2007 with a delay of 2 months on the previous date.
The architecture museum opens in totality in March 2007.

I can't seem to get this from the Embassy, nor find it on the web, and Avis
doesn't answer ---
I want to rent a car in Venice and drive to Hungary for a few days and
return. Are there restrictions about driving a rental car getting into

Can you tell me where to purchase city street maps online?
I need good, simple, paper city street of London, Paris & Rome
for first time sightseeing tourists.
Thank you.

I have to spend a night at Gatwick, to catch a plane (to Reykjavik, as
it 'appens) leaving early-ish next morning. Anyone any recommendations
for somewhere convenient - comfortable and good transport to the
airport without being crucifyingly expensive?

I flew BA from Phoenix to Heathrow on Dec 19/20 2006. There was heavy
fog in London on the 20th. We barely made our flight to Rome which of
course meant that our luggage did not travel with us to FCO. For the
next several days, heavy fog led to cancellation of a couple hundred

Find private accommodation in Istrian peninsula, Croatia that will suit your
needs. Using web portal www.istria-accommodation.com we help you find
appartments and rooms in Istria with informations and direct contact with
owner. Discover Istrian coast with beautiful beaches, ...

I've never been to Italy - never thought of it until I turned on the TV
last night and saw this part of it on PBS - I suspect it was an "Over
Italy" show:( like "Above Germany") it was an aerial tour of Italy - a
series of short clips looking down as they flew along. They were ...

Had a great trip over the Christmas holidays to the Olympic paninsula
in Washington state.  Spent time in Port Angeles, Port Townsand and
Olympia.
It is great beautiful "RV Freindly" country...even in the middle of

I'm looking for specific apartment recommendations for vacation apartments
in Croatia for the September.  I don't need websites,  but rather contacts
from people who have stayed somewhere in Croatia who can recommend various
places.

We are heading to Nice tommorow for the weekend, and I wanted some
input from you guys as to what I definitely should see and do.
Things like cool bars, good restaurants (not seafood), interesting or
odd museums, strange parks, unusual shops, nice places to walk, or

I've booked a flight with ryanair. Now I want to add excess baggage (skis).
www.ryanair.com informs that this can be done at their website or by calling them
(more mostly).
OK. I want to do it online since it's less costly. Unfortunately I can't find

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/Flanders%2BToday/special%2Breports
/1.29573
The light that never goes out
Tue 09/01/07 - The Flemish Energy Minister Kris Peeters (Christian
democrat) has calculated that the illumination of motorways, regional

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1098587.0.passeng
ers_urged_to_go_oyster_as_fares_rocket.php
Passengers urged to go Oyster as fares rocket
By Ruth Holmes
Oyster cards prove a cheaper option as ticket prices soar.

About to go on my first trip to Dublin and wanted a little advise.
I understand they don't have a train station! Can anyone tell me how much a
taxi is to the town centre of what bus to take and a cost.
I also want to find a hotel that's within walking distance of the town which