[Idyllchat] WG: Increased Cost of European Travel

[Manfred von Crailsheim]

Schloss Sommersdorf    

Dr. med. Manfred Frhr. v. Crailsheim

Schloss Sommersdorf

D 91595 Burgoberbach

Tel. 09805-91 92 0

Fax 09805-91 92 93

Email Crailsheim-von-Manfred at t-online.de

www.schloss-sommersdorf.de

 

                                                                                    Monday, April 7th 2008

Dear Mrs. Fleming,

We live in Bavaria/Germany (Castle-Tour), and are expecting you in September at the castle. 

My wife and I had been to Florida November 2007. We were happy to stay with good old friends: Florida had been quite expensive! The Dollar was low, but the prices were up very much. Nevertheless we enjoyed Florida very much.

It is also good to have friends at London or Paris. 

But don’t be afraid of Northern Bavarian prices, where you can dine for less than 10 €uros, and buy a good bottle of vine for less than 5 (maybe even 3) €uros. 

Of course our gasoline is expensive, so better take a diesel if you want to drive a lot. 

Looking forward to seeing!

 

Sincerely,

 Dr. Manfred v. Crailsheim

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Eleanor Fleming wrote:

 

> Is anyone out there concerned, as I am, about the falling dollar and  

> plans made to travel to Europe this summer and early fall?  We have  

> made arrangements to travel to Germany (Rhine/Bavarian Castle  

> Sampler) stopping in London for 3 days on the way in late August- 

> Early September. Do any of you who have been to Europe recently have  

> any hints for minimizing our expenses.

> Ellie  

 

 

My husband and I have been using B&Bs in London for the past several 

years, and while they too have gone up some, at least they aren't as 

expensive as hotels.  This August on our way to my husband's teaching 

assignment in Trieste, Italy, we too will stop off in London for two 

nights, and we have decided this time to just stay at our favorite B&B 

close to the Gatwick airport, where we will fly into and also out of on 

Easy-Jet, and ride the Gatwick Express into the city for the two days. 

That way we won't have to schlep our bags onto a train or even into a 

taxi, since Joseph or Mary pick us up at the terminal free!   I just now 

checked the rates at the  Gable-End B&B in Horley, and they are the same 

as last year--but alas the dollar to pound rate is much worse, so they 

will be $120 for a double room.  But where in London could you do that 

well??  It is a nice and convenient place with excellent service, a good 

breakfast, and only  about 5 minutes away from the airport--yet 

quiet!    An excellent neighborhood pub-restaurant is a short two or 

three block walk away.  Website is http://www.gable-end.com/  If they 

are full, there are dozens of similar B&Bs in the same neighborhood.

 

Charlotte Sprawls

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