Monday, September 3, 2007

My favorites, least favorites, best and worst....

AIRPORT:
- favorite...Stockholm....organized and very clean!
- least favorite...Brussels...was there too many times trying to change my ticket....and thanks to Orbitz I couldn't change it.

HOTEL:
- favorite...a few
1. The Scotsman in Edinburgh Scotland...gorgeous
2. Hotel Meninas in Madrid...great decor
3. Sofitel Hotel in Lisbon...awesome staff

- least favorite...the one on Prague only because the staff was horrible

WEATHER:
- best..Portugal and Sitges Spain, sunny and warm every day!
- worst...Scotland rained every day! Right Steph?!?

BREAKFAST:
- best...The Scotsman in Edinburgh. Yummy!!!!
- worst...Brussels, blech

FOOD:
- best and favorite...in ITALY!!!! No doubt! My favorite meal was the one I had at the private winery in Siena. I was with Kristin, Brett and Linda. It was a home made Tuscan meal. Delicious!

- worst food...Brussels and Prague

PEOPLE...FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING:
- favorite...Ireland and Scotland. No comparison! I laughed the entire time. Warm, friendly and funny!

- least favorite...people in Prague and Brussels

STYLE:
- best...London
- worst...Prague

HUMOR:
- best...the Irish!!!!!!
- worst...people in Prague...can you tell I didn't like Prague too much...I had a great time with Marisa and cousin Dave, but I really didn't like Prague

CLEAN CITY:
- most clean...All over Germany
- dirtiest city...Prague and Brussels

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE:
- favorite...Irish!
- least favorite...can you guess???? People in Prague

WALKING CITY:
- best...Amsterdam!
- worst...Prague...Marisa and I got lost and were scared for our lives

BEST DAY DURING MY TRIP:
- best...My birthday...without a doubt!
- worst...the day Mom had to leave. :(

HOTEL GYM:
- best...The Scotsman
- worst...when a hotel didn't have one

MOST AMAZING ADVENTURE:
- best...a few...
1. The volcano hike with Sanda on Stromboli, Aeloian Island, Sicily
2. Bike trip through Tuscany with Liz, Mark, Joelle and Doug

- worst...none

WHERE I THINK I COULD LIVE:
- most...Amsterdam, but honestly....no where except the U.S.
- least...Brussels or Prague

RUN:
- favorite...In Florence up to the Piaza Michelangelo
- least favorite...none...all were great

AMAZING SITE OR VIEW:
- best...a few...
1. From the top of the volcano and witnessing eruptions, Stromboli
2. Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
3. Most western point of Europe in Portugal...Cabo de Roca
4. From the board on the trapeze rig in Club Med in Sicily. It overlooked the beach and the Mediterrean Sea

- worst...none

BEST THING I DECIDED TO DO ON MY TRIP:
- best...a few...
1. Taking Italian Language class, even though I'm still really bad!
2. The bike trip through Tuscany
3. Not plan too much...take it day by day and city by city

- worst...packing more than 20kg

FLIGHT:
- best...from Palermo to Brussels...some of you know why! :)
- worst...so far (knock on wood) none

ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE:
- best...
women...in Italy
men...on my flight from Palermo to Brussels Ha!

- least attractive...
women and men...in Prague and Brussels

BEST LESSON LEARNED:
- Enjoy each day and embrace all the differences!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello Leslie.
How are you?
After reading your very interesting article, I was really shocked. I was surprised about your attitude towards Prague. I there really bad food? and what about people? yeah, I have heard that their a little bit rude and most of them do not speak English. And also I have heard that Czechs do not follow after fashion, style. Is that true?? Oh, my God , I am going to Prague next week. :)