[Idyllchat] RE: IdyllChat Digest, Vol 22, Issue 2

Wed May 7 23:07:13 EDT 2008

The castle is wonderfil...the Baron is great and you will love the area!!

> From: idyllchat-request at lists.untours.com> Subject: IdyllChat Digest, Vol 22, Issue 2> To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:12:58 -0400> > Send IdyllChat mailing list submissions to> idyllchat at lists.untours.com> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> idyllchat-request at lists.untours.com> > You can reach the person managing the list at> idyllchat-owner at lists.untours.com> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of IdyllChat digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. test (Joan Herriges)> 2. Zurich Hotel (DRJSD at aol.com)> 3. Re: Zurich Hotel (Robert A Meyer)> 4. Barcelona (Bonnie Fass)> 5. Re: Barcelona (Phillip King)> 6. bavarian castle (jo spalding)> 7. Bavarian Castle (jo spalding)> 8. Re: bavarian castle (Virginia Knueppel)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:57:55 -0700 (PDT)> From: Joan Herriges <joanherriges at sbcglobal.net>> Subject: [Idyllchat] test> To: IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> Message-ID: <506468.94596.qm at web83106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > This is a test, please disregard.> > -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080427/ddb93a22/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 05:40:37 EDT> From: DRJSD at aol.com> Subject: [Idyllchat] Zurich Hotel> To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com> Message-ID: <c35.3264c7bf.35503015 at aol.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > We are returning to the states from Zurich and are looking for a reasonable > hotel for the night prior to departure. In 2006 we stayed in the Hotel Allegra > and found it convenient but noisy. I checked their website and noticed rates > are now over $200. We'd like something lower cost. Any suggestions?> > Janet> > > **************> Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on > family favorites at AOL Food.> > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/cbe9a094/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 07:02:02 -0400> From: Robert A Meyer <hmrm34 at verizon.net>> Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Zurich Hotel> To: DRJSD at aol.com> Cc: idyllchat at lists.untours.com> Message-ID: <481EE92A.6040301 at verizon.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Janet, You might consider the Pension St. Josef. The note below was > copied from an old IdyllChat so the address might not be correct. Our > son stayed there and liked it.> Bob Meyer> > > Why do you want to stay by the airport when the trains go there about > > every 10 minutes from the main train station in Zurich? It is much > > less expensive to stay near the RR and more fun to walk through old > > town for sights and dinner later. We stayed at the Pension St. Josef > > which is walking distance from the station and was very reasonable. > > You can contact them at stl.josef at bluewin.ch. They also have a > > website at www.st-josef.ch/english/lage_e.html. People speak English > > and are very nice. Look them up. > > -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/8e0bd39d/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:18:43 -0700> From: "Bonnie Fass" <bonnie.fass at gmail.com>> Subject: [Idyllchat] Barcelona> To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com> Message-ID:> <c008d8710805051418s628d14dsa7974466c18d5c3f at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > We are planning to spend a few days in Barcelona during our trip to Spain> next October and would love to get a recommendation for a hotel that is> moderately priced and in an area of the city that would be safe for two> single women.> > Thanks> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/593b1d7e/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 18:49:46 -0400> From: "Phillip King" <pandjking at sbcglobal.net>> Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Barcelona> To: "Bonnie Fass" <bonnie.fass at gmail.com>,> <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>> Message-ID: <01b901c8af02$513a9bd0$4255e246 at phil6161780101>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Dear Bonnie,> We have never stayed in a well-located hotel in Barcelona, but I recall reading an article in a travel magazine or newspaper not too long ago that recommended a small hotel (25 rooms) off Las Ramblas, which is in the heart of the tourist area of Barcelona. It is owned by the Camper shoe company and is called "Casa Camper."> I just looked it up on Google and there are something like 175 reviews of the hotel by folks who have stayed there. The ones I read seemed very positive. Search the internet for "Casa Camper" and take it from there.> Jane and I have been to Barcelona 2 times and have spent a lot of time walking up and down Las Ramblas (or La Rambla, depending on who you are talking to). Barcelona is a wonderful city to visit and Las Ramblas is a great place for people-watching and is a safe place to be -- except for pickpockets, which seem to be in every tourist location in Spain, Italy, and France. Use a "down-your-shirt" wallet for valuables, passport, ID, cash, and credit cards -- never a purse or a fanny pack -- and you will be fine.> Either end of Las Ramblas offers good bus transportation connections, but the top of the street (away from the marina) also offers great shopping. There is a big department store there -- El Corte Ingles -- that has anything and everything you might need, and at decent prices.> There are lots of restaurants on Las Ramblas, but be forewarned that they charge tourist prices -- like $10 for a glass of beer and $ 7 for a Coke. However, there is also a wonderful market, La Boqueria (Also known as St. Josef Market) that offers all manner of fresh fruits and veggies, cheeses, deli sandwiches, etc., as well as having 3 or 4 reasonably-priced food stalls where you can get a good breakfast, lunch or dinner, and beer and wine, without breaking your budget.> While you are there, find a restaurant that specializes in "Chocolat y Churros." It will probably be a little, nondescript, hole-in-the-wall place that serves up the most delicious, thick, hot chocolate in mugs, and the Churros are like 8 inch long sticks of donut dough that has been deep fried. Dip the Churros into the hot chocolate and you are transported to heaven. This is a common breakfast in Spain, and also a wonderful late night snack.> Another great thing to do is find a Cava bar and a Tapas bar. Cava is the Spanish equivalent of champagne, but a whole lot cheaper. Tapas are little snacks that are available in huge variety that you buy by the piece. Jane and I can make a whole meal of some tapas and a glass of wine, and it is delicious and not at all expensive.> I hope this information is helpful. Enjoy your trip.> Phil King, Spring Lake, MI > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bonnie Fass > To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:18 PM> Subject: [Idyllchat] Barcelona> > > > > We are planning to spend a few days in Barcelona during our trip to Spain next October and would love to get a recommendation for a hotel that is moderately priced and in an area of the city that would be safe for two single women.> > Thanks> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > _______________________________________________> This message was sent by IdyllChat.> To reply or send a new message, email to:> IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> > Visit the IdyllChat archives:> http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/> > Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at: http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html> >> Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours: > > http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest delivery, or > temporarily pause delivery, visit:> http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/a94cb5b3/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:15:32 -0400> From: "jo spalding" <jospa at md.metrocast.net>> Subject: [Idyllchat] bavarian castle> To: <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>> Message-ID: <007b01c8af05$f061fcf0$c8060948 at hppav>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Hi All> > I would like to know if anyone has been to the Castle?> We are contemplating going and would like some input from anyone who has been there. We are both 70 years old and aren't as spry as we use to be. What do you think?> > Jo> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/75a749dc/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > Message: 7> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 22:55:12 -0400> From: "jo spalding" <jospa at md.metrocast.net>> Subject: [Idyllchat] Bavarian Castle> To: <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>> Message-ID: <007201c8af24$9f5e73f0$c8060948 at hppav>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"> > Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part --------------> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...> Name: not available> Type: image/jpeg> Size: 5675 bytes> Desc: not available> Url : http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080505/84e3a3eb/attachment-0001.jpg> > ------------------------------> > Message: 8> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:20:34 -0400> From: "Virginia Knueppel" <ginik at bellsouth.net>> Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] bavarian castle> To: "jo spalding" <jospa at md.metrocast.net>,> <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>> Message-ID: <003a01c8af8c$bb1c3790$0101a8c0 at Gini>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Hi Jo,> My husband and I (both 80+) spent 2 lovely weeks at the Castle a couple of years ago and had a wonderful time. We aren't too spry either, but we didn't find our 2nd floor apt. too challenging to get to, and we drove miles around the beautiful countryside. The baron is a marvelous host, too. Go and enjoy! (Our trip log is in the Untour archives, if you want details.)> Gini K. from Atlanta> ----- Original Message ----- > From: jo spalding > To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 7:15 PM> Subject: [Idyllchat] bavarian castle> > > Hi All> > I would like to know if anyone has been to the Castle?> We are contemplating going and would like some input from anyone who has been there. We are both 70 years old and aren't as spry as we use to be. What do you think?> > Jo> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > _______________________________________________> This message was sent by IdyllChat.> To reply or send a new message, email to:> IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> > Visit the IdyllChat archives:> http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/> > Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at: http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html> >> Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours: > > http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest delivery, or > temporarily pause delivery, visit:> http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/attachments/20080506/100bd358/attachment.htm> > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> This message was sent by IdyllChat.> To reply or send a new message, email to:> IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> > Visit the IdyllChat archives:> http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/> > To unsubscribe, change to normal delivery, or > temporarily pause delivery, visit:> http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat> > End of IdyllChat Digest, Vol 22, Issue 2> ****************************************
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