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Originally posted by Table 5@Jan 24 2005, 10:45 PM
If you are of the heterosexual variety, Prague will treat you very well, my friend. Enjoy.
Oh and congrats on touring eastern Europe rather than the crowded (and to tell you the truth, rather homogenized) western portions. It still has elements of authenticity, and is still fairly affordable for a Canadian. Make your way over to Budapest ( and Lake Balaton if you have the chance) and you will find another amazing city....
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To tell you the truth, Lake Balaton is only shadow of its former self. Very dirty and with neglected surroundings (including hotels etc.)
In eastern Europe, Czech Rep, Poland and Slovakia are a must see IMO, Hungary not so much. Other than Budapest there is not much to see there, and Budapest itself is clearly behind Prague or Warszaw (or even Vienna for that matter).
Bratislava is pretty small, but the real treasure of Slovakia (other than hot girls I gotta agree with you there
is outside of the capital. Head to mountains and smaller towns, you will be amazed. If you are into trekking and winter sports, it is the place to be. Dont miss castles, chateus and historical cities.
Prague is easily the most amazing city I`ve been to, not even Paris compares. There are plenty of other cities (Ceske Budejovice, Karlovy Vary, Brno) and places (castles etc) worth visiting. The countryside is not very interesting (same in Hungary).
Poland has plenty of history, but the country (especially outside of Warszaw) is behind Slovakia, Czech Rep and Hungary when it comes to development, so gotta keep that in mind when you are travelling by trains for example.