Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
If you're not comfortable with hostels, that's fine, but it is the most unique way to travel in europe. You can save a ton of money if you're going to be there for some time and traveling every couple of days.



Never been on an overnight train. Sounds like a terrible experience.



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You've got to see Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower, plus it's something to tell the family. Pictures from the top can be great. But I guess a rainy day wouldn't be very good for pictures.



Never been there, want to see it one day.



I personally like Rome more than anywhere I've been to in Europe. It is a big city, but I found it so unique I wouldn't have wanted it any way. Italian food in Rome is nothing like American Italian food. Most are better, but I prefer my wife's meatballs over anything I've eaten around the world.
Thanks, travel card that's what it was. I do wish we could have gone to the top of the tower. It was horrible though. Hardly anyone went to the top. People were all huddled together after the first elevator because it was so cold.

I do agree with you about Rome. It was amazing. The food was great, and the attractions were awesome. If I were to go back to Europe, I would definitely want to go to Rome again. There is so much to see and do that we did not come close to doing it all.

I see where you coming from about the hostels. I contemplated going to hostels, but decided against it. I am not a very social person, so I do not think that I would have enjoyed it. Maybe it I would have gone with a buddy instead, I may have tried one out. I did meet a few travelers while I was there backpacking and staying in hostels. They seemed to enjoy it pretty well.