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Transportation: Boat
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  • Written by dr.firas on Aug 16, 2004
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    Category: Ship/Boat
    Getting TO/AROUND: There is no much fun of roaming places and discovering the city by a boat trip, and almost every European city has its Sea, River or Ocean, so it is always a pleasure to do such a fun fun fun trip :-)

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    Transportation: Gondola
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    Category: Ship/Boat
    Getting TO/AROUND: The Gondola is the best transportation between all the others by water access, as it is the traditional, beautiful, and romantic one, the only thing you have to be ready for is to pay expensively, but I think it is worth an experience especially when you come with your other half!
    It is so romantic, look at them happy together on that Gondola crossing the water access in the romantic fascinating Venice.
    Don't ever be greedy and say I won't pay that much for a Gondola, you'll regret it after and wish you had pay it, as you won't be in Venice every day!
    Plus your other half will keep the memory for good, so better be nice heaven memories than hellish LOL

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    Transportation: Trains
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    Category: Train
    Getting TO/AROUND: The Eurostar is the Italian star of railways, it is fast, comfortable and you can have a meal inside it, a ticket from Rome to Venice will coast you 20 Euros for one way ticket, but it is superb!

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    Transportation: Ter and Tramway
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    Category: Other
    Getting TO/AROUND: Ter, is the Train Express Regional!
    the best way to move fast in France and the fastest with the TGV!
    The way I made it to Orleans from Dijon was through Nevers and Vierzon, I changed twice but it was fun to have the possibelity to see 2 other French cities!
    Tramway, the best way to travel around Orleans is to have this sort of transportation, which is not in every French city!
    it was cool to take a ride, in a combination with the 11 transportation hee hee I mean your 2 feet! LOL

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    Transportation: Walking
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    Category: Other
    Getting TO/AROUND: Walking is the best thing in any European city and the most important its always a good sport and way to see things in a clear way, as you won't be able to do it by car or buses, there are no cars and buses or trams in some special cities like Venice, and that gives it a special magic

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    Transportation: Metro and TGV
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  • Written by dr.firas on Aug 16, 2004
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    Category: Subway/Metro
    Getting TO/AROUND: Metro of Paris is the best and fast cheap way to move around Paris, in most of the cases you have a train in every 5 minutes, I made a little compare between the Metro of Paris and Moscow, well shoulkd say I like the one in Moscow better, it is a real living museum!
    but the Paris one was just made for using!
    TGV the fast trains in France, the fastest in the World, made in France and made in Japan,
    Great comfortable way to travel in France, and even to neighbour countries too, but the prices are always high and exspensive for it,
    as I said some times there are no Alternatives but to take the TGV as the normal trains could not have a line to the city you chose.

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    Transportation: Best way in Europe: Euro Lines
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    Category: Bus
    Getting TO/AROUND: This is the best way and cheapest to travel in Europe!
    the great thing is that you can always have more discounts if you order your trip in the office of Euro Lines 2 weeks before!
    and it is really comfortable, as all the trips are at night, you will sleep and find yourself in the distination in the morning!

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    Transportation: Taxi
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    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: Taxis are always the luxury way to move in Brussles, and it is most of the time a great car like Mercedes!
    the point is that you have always to be ready to pay not less than 12 Euros!
    and maybe more depending on the distance!

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    Transportation: Sncf and other lines in Europe
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    Category: Train
    Getting TO/AROUND: SNCF is the French Railway service, it is great and not so hard to learn about it and to have tickets, informations, even by Internet,
    but some points which could really help a first time user of the French Railways:
    1-Some trips and destinations are by TGV always, and some by normal trains, it depends on the direction and city
    2-Never forget to composte your Ticket before getting on the Train, as it could coast you a hard Tax of 40 Euro, almost a Price of a one way Trip
    3-Never think of Discounts if you are older than 25 Years Old
    4-If you want to buy a year ticket of discounts, it is good but you will be forced to travel only in Saturday nights and get back in the Sunday morning!
    so please take notice, and Happy Traveling in France!

    Sncb is the name of the Railway affairs in Belgium, the trips between the cities is much cheaper than those in france for 2 reasons:
    -the trains are slower and less modern!
    -the distance between the cities are shorter!
    so I was happy to move from Brussles to Antwerp and payed only 4 Euros!

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    Transportation: Subways
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    Category: Subway/Metro
    Getting TO/AROUND: The favorite and cheapest way to move in big cities like Brussles is the Subway Metro, I have to say that the points to buy a tciket for it are automaticlly, I mean there are no window with a person and you ask, Good day sir, one ticket...
    it is machines easy to deal with:
    just put the coins, and touch the screen to chose the number of the tickets, and you'll take the ticket and change too ;-D

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