Kamakazee

On Jul 18, 2:39 pm, barn...@barnabypage.com wrote:
> On Jul 18, 7:16 pm, Kamakazee <mscotts...@> wrote:
>
> > Hallo,
>
> > I'll be traveling throughout Europe mid August through late Sept.  A
> > few of the stops include Spondon UK, Perstorp Sweden , Lanaken Belgium
> > and Budapest.
>
> > I've never been to any of these locales before, though I have traveled
> > throughout Europe pretty extensively (Spain, France, Andorra, Italy).
>
> > Does anyone have any thoughts on the above 4 sites?  Budapest should
> > be a hoot from what I heard, but I don't have a clue about the first
> > 3.
>
> > thks
>
> Didn't you go to Budapest last autumn? ;)
>
> Spondon is a suburb of Derby, a rather dull industrial city in the
> north of England. However, it's located within easy driving distance
> of some terrific wilderness areas in the Peak District and Derbyshire
> Dales as well as quaint small towns like Matlock and historic sites
> like Chatsworth and Haddon Hall. So, perhaps not a magnetic place in
> itself but a good base.
>
> Perstorp looks to me like it's not too far from Malmo, one of the more
> interesting cities in Sweden - and actually that means Copenhagen,
> which for my money is one of the loveliest small cities in Europe, is
> easy too. The historic city of Helsingborg is also close by.
>
> No idea about Lanaken, I'm afraid. The nearest big place, Maastricht,
> struck me as unexciting.
>
> In Budapest I strongly recommend the badly-named House of Terror if
> you're interested in recent history.

Spondon is a suburb of Derby, a rather dull industrial city in the
north of England. However, it's located within easy driving distance
of some terrific wilderness areas in the Peak District and Derbyshire
Dales as well as quaint small towns like Matlock and historic sites
like Chatsworth and Haddon Hall. So, perhaps not a magnetic place in
itself but a good base.

I will be in Spondon on a Mon-Wed, flying into Manchester and driving
to Spondon. Will this most likely be fatal? I've budgeted 2 hours,
workable? Is there a train I could take?


Perstorp looks to me like it's not too far from Malmo, one of the
more
interesting cities in Sweden - and actually that means Copenhagen,
which for my money is one of the loveliest small cities in Europe, is
easy too. The historic city of Helsingborg is also close by.

I fly into Copenhagen and drive to Perstorp. The same questions
apply, can it be done safely? Are there any trains?


No idea about Lanaken, I'm afraid. The nearest big place, Maastricht,
struck me as unexciting.

I fly into Maastricht, but apparently it's only 10 mins from Lanaken
so I don't imagine I could get that lost.

I am planning on driving from Lanaken to Frankfurt, a 3 hour, cross
country trip. The flight is an hour and by the time I make it to and
from the airports I figure just drive. Are there trains available for
this leg?

In Budapest I strongly recommend the badly-named House of Terror if
you're interested in recent history.

Possibly. I'm there 3 days and I'm desparately trying to convince my
better half to meet me there and take a jaunt to Vienna. I hear it's
maybe a half hour away. Are you familar with the "speed trains"? If
so, do they run from Barcelona to Hungary?