Carnival Trips:
Carnival is one of the most internationally known festivals celebrated in Venice, Cadiz and other cities around Spain – People dress up – Sing – Dance – Lots of wild parades and parties
Cadiz:
How To Get There: Fly to Seville and then take a train to Cadiz or Fly to Cadiz (Click Air Veuling)
Where To Stay: 1. Hotel Barcelo Cadiz – Avenida de Andalucia 89 – 2. Francia Y Paris – Plaza San Francisco 2-6? – 956 212 319
Activities: Great Beaches – Got to go there during Carnival (starts on February 29th in 2009)
Venice:
How To Get There: Fly either Click Air, Air Europa or Alitalia
Where To Stay: 1. Hotel Graspo de Ua – Rialto, 5094 – 041 520 5644 – 2. Hotel American Dinesen – San Vio, 628 – 39.041.5204733
Activities: Go during Carnival (February 13-24 2009) – Good Shopping – Great food – Take a Gondola ride
Dali Museum – In Figueres:
Address: Placa De Gala i Salvador Dali 17600
How To Get There: RENFE Express train from Passeig De Gracia (takes about 1 hr 45 mins) – Or you can rent a car and drive there (takes about 1 hr and 30 mins)
Known For: Dali’s home town – One of the largest collections of Dali’s artwork in the world – Cool town to walk around
**Popular to go to around St. Patty’s Day (March 17th)
Where to Stay: Cassidys Hotel, Azalea Lodge, Oliver St. John Gogarty Hostel
Where to Eat: L’Ecrivain (great fish & meat dishes), Shanahan’s on the Green, Town Bar and Grill
Activities: The Long Hall (Old fashioned Irish bar), Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle (13th century castle)
Where to go out: SoSuMe (cool Japanese-style pub), The Market Bar, Temple Bar Area
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Start: Munich or Berlin (Germany)–>Prague (Czech Republic)–>Vienna (Austria)–>Budapest (Hungary)
Recommended Travel: Fly to Munich or Berlin, and take train to each city (Fly back to Barcelona from Budapest)
Florence:
Where To Eat – La Giostra (traditional italian cuisine), Tres Panche (small and exclusive), Acqua Al Due (blueberry steak, balsamic steak, pasta sampler, salad sampler), Osteria Del Olio (florentine steak, near Duomo), Gilli Wine Shop (located in Piazza Della Republica)
Activies – Chianti Wine Tours, Uffizi Gallery, Statue of David, Calzaiuoli Leather Factory (behind Hotel Savoy)
*Ask for Raphael and mention you know Jesse Klein – he’ll give good prices for leather jackets
Day Trip – Hire a driver to drive you to designer outlets – stop at San Giminani (small town on outskirts of florence)
Interlaken, Switzerland:
Where To Stay – Funny Farm or Balmer’s (Both Hostels, but pretty nice)
Activities – Skydiving, skiing, night-sledding, rent go carts and drive around town, and eat at “Little Thai” – great restaurant right in town
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