[OT] Going to Europe and UK for holiday, what sites should I see?
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sword-dancer
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This list had no ideal of completeness to say the last
Paris, Ouvre, Notre Dame, Saint Denis, Montmartre, lots of museums
Italy:
Venice the Palace of the doge,
Germany:
Mainz German-roman (Germaisch römisches Museum) ,
Die Saalburg,
Limburg the Dom. and the Dom museum or Dom Schatz(Treasure) nice bycantine Items
and lots more....
goodspeed
Paris, Ouvre, Notre Dame, Saint Denis, Montmartre, lots of museums
Italy:
Venice the Palace of the doge,
Germany:
Mainz German-roman (Germaisch römisches Museum) ,
Die Saalburg,
Limburg the Dom. and the Dom museum or Dom Schatz(Treasure) nice bycantine Items
and lots more....
goodspeed
The Cardinal
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rpgsex
hmmm... Germany in winter...
Berlin: the museums - especially the (actually quite small) Near Eastern Museum
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/vam/s.html
you need to see the Ishtar Gate before you die!
Potsdam (near Berlin): Sanssoucci (The palace of Friederich II. of Prussia)
Cologne (if you can manage it - maybe as part of a short Rhinevalley tour): the Roman-German (römisch-germanische) Museum & the Kölner Dom
hmmm... Germany in winter...
Berlin: the museums - especially the (actually quite small) Near Eastern Museum
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/vam/s.html
you need to see the Ishtar Gate before you die!
Potsdam (near Berlin): Sanssoucci (The palace of Friederich II. of Prussia)
Cologne (if you can manage it - maybe as part of a short Rhinevalley tour): the Roman-German (römisch-germanische) Museum & the Kölner Dom
wighair
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Bagpuss
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There are loads of Castles in various states of repair you should check out. Some of the older cities that have kept there old buildings are worth a visit (Chester for example).
A number of War Museums are worth a visit depends on the area your in In the north a new Imperial war museum has just opened in London there is an other two I think.
The Royal Armouries in York are well worth a visit. They have live demonstrations of stuff like fencing and fighting with sword, lucern hammers and the like in full armour, jousting sometimes in summer.
If your in London the London Eye is a must IMHO.
A number of War Museums are worth a visit depends on the area your in In the north a new Imperial war museum has just opened in London there is an other two I think.
The Royal Armouries in York are well worth a visit. They have live demonstrations of stuff like fencing and fighting with sword, lucern hammers and the like in full armour, jousting sometimes in summer.
If your in London the London Eye is a must IMHO.
ninthcouncil
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I'd second Bagpuss regarding the London Eye. As far as "gaming-related" stuff is concerned, Britian is chock full of old castles and churches. If you're sticking to the south, Leeds Castle (which is NOT in Leeds, Yorkshire, but near Maidstone) is more in the "fairy-tale" castle line, while Dover Castle is less pretty, but is effing enormous. It does have the disadvantage of being in Dover, armpit of Kent, though 
It also has some interesting stuff from the 2nd World War, when there were secret command bunkers buried in the cliffs below. As far as big old churches are concerned, Canterbury is worth seeing, though I'm biased, since that's my old manor.
Stonehenge can be disappointing if your expectations are raised too high. The facilities there are poor, and it's not actually as big as you might expect (still impressive, considering how far the stones were brought, though). It also tends to be swamped with screeching school parties in summer, and damp and nasty at other times, so the atmosphere may not be terribly mystic.....
I've not been to Warwick, but since it's run by Tussaud's, who are professional "visitor attraction" people, rather than well meaning but only vaguely competent bureaucrats like English Heritage, it's probably slick.
It also has some interesting stuff from the 2nd World War, when there were secret command bunkers buried in the cliffs below. As far as big old churches are concerned, Canterbury is worth seeing, though I'm biased, since that's my old manor.Stonehenge can be disappointing if your expectations are raised too high. The facilities there are poor, and it's not actually as big as you might expect (still impressive, considering how far the stones were brought, though). It also tends to be swamped with screeching school parties in summer, and damp and nasty at other times, so the atmosphere may not be terribly mystic.....
I've not been to Warwick, but since it's run by Tussaud's, who are professional "visitor attraction" people, rather than well meaning but only vaguely competent bureaucrats like English Heritage, it's probably slick.
Depanding of your favorite RPG game, two suggestions for a visit in Paris :
D&D : You must try to visit the catacombs ! Undermountain is a joke... Of course it is somewhat a little illegal, but various organization of cataphiles do exist, and I'm sure some of them have a website. (search keywords catacombes or cataphiles). There are hundred of kilometers of underground passages under Paris, an underground lake just below the Opera... I think it's really a must for a D&D gamer (don't worry about the skeletons, these one are not animated, and you won't encounter any liche, but you will have a very good feeling of what is an age old underground complex.)
Call of Chtullu : the Louvre is very interesting. Just have a look upon some of the sumerian antiquities (I remember a black stone covered with cuneiform writtings : very impressive.)
Elsewhere in France
*Huelgoat : don't believe english propaganda, this is in THIS wood in Brittany that Merlin (or Arthur ? I don't remember
) is kept prisoner. In another remnant of the Broceliande Forest (where entire roman legions have disapeared), you will find the "Val sans Retours" (which means something like the "Dale without way back") There compass are somewhat jammed...(a magnetic anomaly). Lots of Dolmen and Menhir elsewhere in Brittany (Carnac...).
*Versailles : you won't be pestered by the hords of tourists in winter. Of course you probably won't see the "Grandes Eaux" nor the special animations made for said tourist in summer, but it's worth visiting. If you like 7th Sea...
*The Mont Saint Michel : another medieval marvel, located at the boundary between Brittany and Normandy. Visit it in winter, but never go there in summer if you don't want to feel like visiting Tokyo's subway.
*Lascaux : (really) beautiful painting, age 25 000. South East of this place, you will found the "gouffre de Padirac", one of the deepest pit in Europa (IIRC).
*Carcassone, Fougère : medieval fortified cities (the first being the greatest).
*The "Parc du Gevaudan" : a Nature reserve, reknwowed for being the home of the Beast (if you have seen brotherhood of the wolf, you know what it is). There is a "zoo" dedicated to wolwes there.
There are many other strange or interesting places, and if you add Italy, England and Germany...
D&D : You must try to visit the catacombs ! Undermountain is a joke... Of course it is somewhat a little illegal, but various organization of cataphiles do exist, and I'm sure some of them have a website. (search keywords catacombes or cataphiles). There are hundred of kilometers of underground passages under Paris, an underground lake just below the Opera... I think it's really a must for a D&D gamer (don't worry about the skeletons, these one are not animated, and you won't encounter any liche, but you will have a very good feeling of what is an age old underground complex.)
Call of Chtullu : the Louvre is very interesting. Just have a look upon some of the sumerian antiquities (I remember a black stone covered with cuneiform writtings : very impressive.)
Elsewhere in France
*Huelgoat : don't believe english propaganda, this is in THIS wood in Brittany that Merlin (or Arthur ? I don't remember
) is kept prisoner. In another remnant of the Broceliande Forest (where entire roman legions have disapeared), you will find the "Val sans Retours" (which means something like the "Dale without way back") There compass are somewhat jammed...(a magnetic anomaly). Lots of Dolmen and Menhir elsewhere in Brittany (Carnac...). *Versailles : you won't be pestered by the hords of tourists in winter. Of course you probably won't see the "Grandes Eaux" nor the special animations made for said tourist in summer, but it's worth visiting. If you like 7th Sea...
*The Mont Saint Michel : another medieval marvel, located at the boundary between Brittany and Normandy. Visit it in winter, but never go there in summer if you don't want to feel like visiting Tokyo's subway.
*Lascaux : (really) beautiful painting, age 25 000. South East of this place, you will found the "gouffre de Padirac", one of the deepest pit in Europa (IIRC).
*Carcassone, Fougère : medieval fortified cities (the first being the greatest).
*The "Parc du Gevaudan" : a Nature reserve, reknwowed for being the home of the Beast (if you have seen brotherhood of the wolf, you know what it is). There is a "zoo" dedicated to wolwes there.
There are many other strange or interesting places, and if you add Italy, England and Germany...
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