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Originally posted by The Hierophant:
Yeah, Rome is great. It's also the easist city to sneak onto the Metro line.
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Not true - it's easier in Amsterdam, where on almost all stops there AREN'T even any attendants at all! LOL. Once in a blue moon there'll be patrols on the metro itself, but as long as you avoid those, dodging fare is almost too easy to pass up. (I usually don't though, because when you do get caught the fine's pretty steep)
Aelia, I'm thrilled for you, that's so cool!! You must be pretty excited. [img]smile.gif[/img] I've been to Stirling a couple of times and could probably give you some help there (esp. if I ask my ex - he's lived there for 6 months). The Wallace Statue is crap, the Monument is cool but I wouldn't pay the several pounds they charge to climb to the top. If you have good shoes with you, I'd climb a hill in the surroundings instead. I love Scotland and Ireland for the climbing/hiking. We took a day to walk through the surroundings, got to the top of a hill, loved the views. It's pretty adventurous and less touristy. If you're looking for good restaurants/places to go out, I could check for you (can't remember them all off the top of my head)... But anyway, Stirling's a lovely place! You could also take a walk on the University campus, which is lovely, it has its own (artificial, granted) Loch and a castle, and there are millions of rabbits, squirrels, swans and ducks in the area: aaaawwwwwwww!!
Oh, and in near-by Bridge Of Allan there's a very good 2ndhand bookstore in case you're into that sort of thing.
I don't know what kind of transport you're going to use, but both Edinburgh and Glasgow are fairly easy to reach by train/bus. Of course the one thing in Edinburgh you HAVE to do is take a ghost tour (they usually start at the Mercat Cross). I've been to the castle too which was cool but expensive. Just walking through the city is great in itself, I've never seen a city like it, with the castle on the hilltop and the gardens underneath. The National Gallery is another recommendation, but if you go to Glasgow, there's a smaller museum there called the Glasgow Art Gallery that has one of my favourite Dali paintings (Christ of St John Of The Cross). It was heavily damaged by some vandal though - you can still see the knifecuts in the canvas. Glasgow was easily as much fun in Edinburgh, to me. Oh, and both cities have great second hand bookstores. If you need specific info, let me know!
Oh, I almost forgot - having pizza in Perth with Mouse is also an unforgettable experience.
Perth is soooooooooo lively and vibrant. [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]
As for Italy, too bad, I could expound for days on the joys of taking out a car and go driving through Tuscany
I haven't been to Rome but anyone could tell you what to see there (doh) so no problems there. [img]smile.gif[/img]