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    From -hh@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 21 05:25:10 2017
    Been debating taking a "long weekend" getaway to someplace
    in EU; haven't really thought too much yet about precisely
    where, other than it being mostly a city visit.

    Thus said, any general weather trend -type of comments
    of regions to avoid (or lean towards)? Don't want to
    consider someplace where the typical seasonal pattern
    is 10 hours of rain each day.

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..


    -hh

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  • From Athel Cornish-Bowden@21:1/5 to -hh on Thu Sep 21 20:35:50 2017
    On 2017-09-21 12:25:10 +0000, -hh said:

    Been debating taking a "long weekend" getaway to someplace
    in EU; haven't really thought too much yet about precisely
    where, other than it being mostly a city visit.

    Thus said, any general weather trend -type of comments
    of regions to avoid (or lean towards)? Don't want to
    consider someplace where the typical seasonal pattern
    is 10 hours of rain each day.

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..

    In November just about anywhere in Europe can be cold and rainy, but
    I'd be inclined to put Athens and Barcelona at the top of the list.

    --
    athel

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  • From Surreyman@21:1/5 to -hh on Fri Sep 22 00:26:33 2017
    On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 1:25:16 PM UTC+1, -hh wrote:
    Been debating taking a "long weekend" getaway to someplace
    in EU; haven't really thought too much yet about precisely
    where, other than it being mostly a city visit.

    Thus said, any general weather trend -type of comments
    of regions to avoid (or lean towards)? Don't want to
    consider someplace where the typical seasonal pattern
    is 10 hours of rain each day.

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..


    -hh

    In November your only safe EU bets would be Cyprus or Canaries.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 24 13:36:34 2017
    FWIW, don't mind it being chilly; question is rain.

    Unfortunately, the timing is going to be a little before the Christmas Markets start, which is also why we're not too revv'ed up about finding something.

    -hh

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  • From Erilar@21:1/5 to -hh on Mon Sep 25 16:03:23 2017
    -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
    FWIW, don't mind it being chilly; question is rain.

    Unfortunately, the timing is going to be a little before the Christmas Markets
    start, which is also why we're not too revv'ed up about finding something.

    -hh


    Well, if, like me, you don't like rain but don't mind snow, head for the mountains 8-). There are several areas that fit that bill 8-)

    --
    biblioholic medievalist via iPad

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  • From Ulf.Kutzner@web.de@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 29 02:59:53 2017
    Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017 22:36:38 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:
    FWIW, don't mind it being chilly; question is rain.

    In my area quantities of rain are higher in summer
    but we might have more rain hours in autumn.

    Unfortunately, the timing is going to be a little before the Christmas Markets
    start,

    The time before is quite untouristic
    in Central and Western Europe.

    Might be possible to book an short notice
    when you won't have to rely on bare statistics.

    Regards, ULF

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to Ulf.Kutzner@web.de on Sat Oct 7 13:14:23 2017
    On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:42:54 -0700 (PDT), Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:

    Hello again,

    Am Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 14:25:16 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..

    You might want to consider Andalucia, see Costa del Sol: >http://www.allesueberreisen.com/ideale_reiseziele/

    ort forget about Europe and go to Cuba instead where thanks to Trump and the hurricane things are even cheaper than normal.
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From Ulf.Kutzner@web.de@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 7 03:42:54 2017
    Hello again,

    Am Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 14:25:16 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..

    You might want to consider Andalucia, see Costa del Sol: http://www.allesueberreisen.com/ideale_reiseziele/

    Regards, ULF

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  • From Athel Cornish-Bowden@21:1/5 to Ulf.Kutzner@web.de on Sat Oct 7 15:18:13 2017
    On 2017-10-07 10:42:54 +0000, Ulf.Kutzner@web.de said:

    Hello again,

    Am Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 14:25:16 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..

    You might want to consider Andalucia, see Costa del Sol: http://www.allesueberreisen.com/ideale_reiseziele/

    He said he wanted cities, which ruled out my first thought, which was
    Tenerife, but there are some cities worth visiting in Andalucía, though
    not on the coast: Granada, Córdoba, Seville. Many years ago (about
    1965) I stayed in Almería, which is both a city and on the coast. We
    chose primarily because it was easy to reach from Madrid by train. My recollection is that it was less interesting than Granada, Córdoba or
    Seville. When we were in Granada about ten years ago we visited the
    Alhambra -- as one does -- and went on a tour that started at 11 PM.
    Even at that hour it was incredibly crowded. I asked if there was ever
    a time when it wasn't crowded and was told that it was OK in December.

    --
    athel

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  • From Surreyman@21:1/5 to Athel Cornish-Bowden on Sun Oct 8 03:20:16 2017
    On Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:18:16 PM UTC+1, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
    On 2017-10-07 10:42:54 +0000, Ulf.Kutzner@web.de said:

    Hello again,

    Am Donnerstag, 21. September 2017 14:25:16 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:

    Short list examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..

    You might want to consider Andalucia, see Costa del Sol: http://www.allesueberreisen.com/ideale_reiseziele/

    He said he wanted cities, which ruled out my first thought, which was Tenerife, but there are some cities worth visiting in Andalucía, though
    not on the coast: Granada, Córdoba, Seville. Many years ago (about
    1965) I stayed in Almería, which is both a city and on the coast. We
    chose primarily because it was easy to reach from Madrid by train. My recollection is that it was less interesting than Granada, Córdoba or Seville. When we were in Granada about ten years ago we visited the
    Alhambra -- as one does -- and went on a tour that started at 11 PM.
    Even at that hour it was incredibly crowded. I asked if there was ever
    a time when it wasn't crowded and was told that it was OK in December.

    --
    athel

    Well, Santa Cruz has a 230,000 population?

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  • From Ulf.Kutzner@web.de@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 11 05:03:45 2017
    Am Montag, 25. September 2017 23:03:25 UTC+2 schrieb Erilar:

    Well, if, like me, you don't like rain but don't mind snow, head for the mountains 8-).

    He wants cities. What about Kiruna?

    Regards, ULF

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  • From Giovanni Drogo@21:1/5 to Ulf.Kutzner@web.de on Thu Oct 12 10:47:21 2017
    On Wed, 11 Oct 2017, Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:

    He wants cities. What about Kiruna?

    or Kirkenes ? :-)

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to drogo@rn.bastiani.ta.invalid on Thu Oct 12 13:53:49 2017
    On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:47:21 +0200, Giovanni Drogo <drogo@rn.bastiani.ta.invalid> wrote:

    On Wed, 11 Oct 2017, Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:

    He wants cities. What about Kiruna?

    or Kirkenes ? :-)

    or have a lake to yourself for fishing in Kiruna http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/10/Acquiring_signals
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From Erilar@21:1/5 to Giovanni Drogo on Sun Oct 15 16:24:18 2017
    Giovanni Drogo <drogo@rn.bastiani.ta.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 11 Oct 2017, Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:

    He wants cities. What about Kiruna?

    or Kirkenes ? :-)


    I visited Kirkenes in very early spring before taking the Hurtigruten
    south. It was rather snowy, but I rather like snowbas long as it's not TOO
    deep 8-)

    --
    biblioholic medievalist via iPad

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  • From Ulf.Kutzner@web.de@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 2 01:21:50 2017
    Am Donnerstag, 12. Oktober 2017 10:47:25 UTC+2 schrieb Giovanni Drogo:

    He wants cities. What about Kiruna?

    or Kirkenes ? :-)

    Let's go Rovaniemi: -3° / -15° (today).

    Regards, ULF

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  • From ayushflightshoppers@gmail.com@21:1/5 to -hh on Wed Nov 15 05:31:47 2017
    On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 5:25:16 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    Been debating taking a "long weekend" getaway to someplace
    in EU; haven't really thought too much yet about precisely
    where, other than it being mostly a city visit.

    Thus said, any general weather trend -type of comments
    of regions to avoid (or lean towards)? Don't want to
    consider someplace where the typical seasonal pattern
    is 10 hours of rain each day.

    Shortlist examples under contemplation: London, Berlin,
    Amsterdam, Prague; maybe Athens, Barcelona, Basil..


    -hh

    TO know more click on the link: http://bit.ly/2iX81VZ

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  • From Ulf.Kutzner@web.de@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 5 05:13:54 2017
    Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017 22:36:38 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:
    FWIW, don't mind it being chilly; question is rain.

    Unfortunately, the timing is going to be a little before the Christmas Markets
    start, which is also why we're not too revv'ed up about finding something.

    How did you like it, and where did you go at the end?

    Regards, ULF

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 6 20:20:33 2018
    Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017 22:36:38 UTC+2 schrieb -hh:
    [...]
    How did you like it, and where did you go at the end?

    Regards, ULF

    A complete chenage in plan. Stumbled onto a really good
    airfare special to a place we like to go in the Caribbean, but then
    couldn't find a hotel room on the out-island we wanted to stay at,
    losing time to get back to finding something in EU.

    So we ended up not going on a trip at all, but stayed at home and
    renovated the TV room. Some advice on wallpapering: hire a Pro.
    They'll get it done 5x faster.

    In any event, our schedule for 2018 is probably going to involve
    another lousy work schedule for the first half of the year, which
    will push us into another fall break to plan something for. Thinking
    maybe the Adriatic in September, and/or Greece in October; depends
    also on a new medical condition which has cropped up which limits
    walking, which puts a crimp on a lot of our style for city touring.
    Perhaps Scandinavian northern lights?

    -hh

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