smells about as bad as marmite...

*internettongueincheekface*

i just didn't feel it lived up to the hype, also seemed a bit 'dead' for my liking. it just is for tourists and nothing more.

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on September 28th 2010 at 12:48:54

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This time in 2 weeks I'll be in Florence... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:07:01
- this time next week got 5 days in germany.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 11:52:08
  - "Place near Amsterdam". What's it called ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:53:25
    - Nieuwegein (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 12:08:56
      - Ah. Near Utrecht, not Amsterdam. Dump and one of the few places with crap public transport (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:35:06
        
        ps - wheres the best place to fly into for Nieuwegein then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 12:44:17
        
        Schiphol (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:45:23
        
        ta. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 12:51:57
        
        used to live not far from maastrict....... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 12:43:28
        
        Now Roermond is a total dump ! Eindhoven's OK though. Used to have a girlfriend from (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:46:17
        
        maastrict was always good......... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 28, 12:51:39
    - Belgium (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 28, 11:54:55
- i'm orf to turkey 2 weeks on thursday (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 28, 11:34:59
  - cant beat a bit of AI (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:37:53
    - specially with my wife and 4 kids in tow (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 28, 11:38:32
- off to Venice in 4 weeks! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:32:19
  - I've not been there either... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:33:44
    - Florence is nicer (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 28, 12:36:28
      - Disagree, although I am not knocking Florence. I've been to a lot of supposedly (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:37:28
        
        smells about as bad as marmite... (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 28, 12:48:54
        
        That comment about being dead and just for tourists - that's why I suggested that (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:58:59
        
        Yeah, heard all about the smell. Been there 3 times, all in late summer, and never noticed (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:51:50
    - went to florence in August - v nice, make sure to have a florentine style steak! (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:36:20
      - Veggie? Me? Fack orf... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:39:39
        
        nothing wrong with being veggie (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 11:45:42
        
        If you're the beacon of all things veggieness then yes, yes there fucking is (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:47:37
        
        how can someone be a beacon of not eating meat? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 11:49:40
        
        Cos you're so grumpy... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:50:37
        
        lol (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 11:51:47
        
        meat sweats ahoy! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:42:42
    - Venice is my most favouritist City ever and I've been to a few. Love it ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:35:55
      - u ever been on the lido? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:37:18
        
        Yes, shortly, but I think only to have something to eat whilst waiting for a boat when we (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:39:40
        
        staying at the excelsior hotel on the lido and they do free boat into (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:42:14
        
        Which Lido ? (NCFC) - Arganth, Sep 28, 12:13:15
        
        i went there in 2004 (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 28, 12:40:39
        
        Venezia's ground is a bit of an eyesore, surprisingly (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 12:36:00
        
        Yes it is. But if a ground is going to be an eyesore, the journey needs to be fun ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Sep 28, 13:16:36
        
        Do all the islands - but at least Burano and Murano and the Cemetary island. Another tip (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:48:23
        
        Hare gew (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:50:14
        
        excellent will give it a look, cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 28, 11:52:53
- Renaissance Panda (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 28, 11:14:34
  - They've got a cracking Mormon temple - much better than Florence, in a way. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Sep 28, 11:23:11
    - Really? Just loads of grotty old pubs and shops as far as I can tell. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 28, 11:25:00
      - pubs a pub (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 28, 11:40:01
  - Is that a Northern place?.. (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:21:36
    - Yup, nair Bolton (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 28, 11:23:45
      - Ah right, Bolton... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:27:36
- are you taking captain canary? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 28, 11:10:29
  - No, no we're not (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:14:04
- it's nice there (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 28, 11:08:41
  - The replica is outside the Uffizi intut (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:09:31
    - dunno, can't remember, but the cathedral, the replica, the bridge with the shops on (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 28, 11:22:43
      - Ponte Vecchio. Very nice. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:28:47
    - Yes, yes we will... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:12:36
      - Ponte Vecchio, Duomo of course. I was only there on a day trip from Rome so just did the (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:29:25
        
        Would you say overall Florence just shades it over Bolton? (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:34:37
        
        Just a bit. Actually in many ways I preferred it to Rome. Am much more into Mediaevel than (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:37:58
- Beautiful city. Make sure to reserve several hours for the Uffizi ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 28, 11:08:20
- does she know? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 28, 11:07:53
  - Cheeky (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:10:11
    - I reckon you'd rather be at QPR, secretly. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 28, 11:10:58
      - I think the only good thing about me not being at QPR now... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Sep 28, 11:13:54

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