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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Where to Next??

It seems ages since the Oktoberfest, and there are one or two plans in the pipeline, but what shall we do for our next foreign jaunt? For years we have talked about Milan, going to the San Siro and the like, but I am not sure outside the football there would be a whole lot going for this destination. Sources tell me it is expensive, and the night life just ain't that great. It might be as well to do Milan on some sort of tour, taking in other places as well, or staying somewhere else and catching the train into town to watch a game. Genoa is supposed to be much livelier, and is only an hour or so away by train. If we wish to leave this destination for a later time, I would like to suggest Lisbon. It has the choice of two football teams, Sporting and Benfica, is by the sea, is warm and also home to some of the best night life in Europe. Lets not forget Brazil was settled by the Portuguese, and some of that samba style must come from these shores, plus it has some of the top night clubs on the continent. As Gordon Brown continues to wring every last penny out of the population, Scandinavia has become a viable proposition, as UK bar prices continue to rise. There are direct flights to Copenhagen from Leeds/Bradford, and it is also the home of the Carlsberg brewery, which is one of the few big lager brands that still ends it tours with an hour long, fill yer boots, free bar at the end. Lets not forget East Europe. Prague, Tallinn, Budapest and Krakow are all established party towns in their own right. Any other suggestions are more than welcome. Two shindigs that are definite next year are a trip to London to see the Mighty Bantams take on Brentford (Whose stadium is the only one in the country to have a pub at each corner) and Hamburg, to see Der Lowen play the pirates of St Pauli. So many places, so little time.....

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