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ei...mariadams, i'm a pinay living here in denmark...am married to a dane and been here for almost 3 years now...hopefully makapunta *** dito...although i think pare-pareho lang ang itsura ng Europe, i think magugustuhan nyo din dito... just keep me posted when you are planning to do that...or ***** i could share some stories about denmark as well...hehehe
wow! Cote d'Azur area ka pala. My friends and I are planning to go somewhere there next summer, Saint Tropez or Cannes.Originally Posted by mariadams
hello pervs
masuwerte ka rin dahil sa Europe ka nag-aaral! At least, nandiyan ka na at tuwing school breaks ninyo, iplano mo na kung saan ka puede'ng magpunta. I'm sure na may kaklase ka diyan na ganyan din ang pangarap, ang makita buong Europa kaya makipag-ugnayan ka sa kanila. mas marami kayo, mas exciting!
marami'ng school holidays sa france lasting from few days to two weeks, etc! through Easyjet, puede ka'ng mag-spend ng weekend sa mga European cities na covered ng Easyjet at ng visa mo. if you book several weeks ahead, mas makakamura ka. For example, from Paris to Rome, 33 euros one way. Backpack ka, eat a good meal once a day at maski sandwiches na lang for the rest of the day. And since you are a student, discounted ang train ticket mo - from Orleans to Paris where you will catch your EZ flight.
kaibiganin mo lahat ng kaklase mo para tuwing school breaks, invite ka nila sa mga hometowns nila, and i'm sure marami ka'ng kaklase'ng ibang Europeans hindi lang French.
and since you are still a student, the cool places to go, aside from Paris, are Nice, Barcelona (Spain), Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Edinburgh (Scotland) and Athens (Greece).
on longer holidays like term breaks, kung gusto mo naman ng experience of a lifetime, try WWOOFing .
http://www.wwoof.org/
free food and accommodation from as short as one week to several weeks. pero kapalit niyan, tutulong ka sa host family mo for the running of their organic farm. there will be socializing with other WWOOFers at night, live the life of the locals at marami ka pang matututunan sa organic farming.
We live just outside Nice, in the arrière-pays (a bit far from the sea) but I am in Belgium as I type.
Please PM me if you want more advice!
Speaking of school holidays, we are on a one-week break right now. You're right bout the enormous amount of school breaks here. Halos every month e meron.
Puntahan namin yang cities na recommended mo kaso our resident permit does not allow us to cross to UK. Schengen area lang ata kami pwede. Carte de Sejour ang hawak ko for my stay here.
Merci beaucoup pour les informations. Je vous enverrai un P.M. au cas où j'aurais besoin de plus d'information. (haha, hope my French is correct, I'm still doing beginner's French in school)
page two na!!! ilang pages ba ang longest thread dito?
maldita....wow naman! sige, kuwento ka rin! hopefully we can also visit denmark and probably we could meet up! (excited!)ei...mariadams, i'm a pinay living here in denmark...am married to a dane and been here for almost 3 years now...hopefully makapunta *** dito...although i think pare-pareho lang ang itsura ng Europe, i think magugustuhan nyo din dito... just keep me posted when you are planning to do that...
SUX2BU.... thank you! hayaan mo, di ako titigil
hello mariadams!
Thanks for your posts.
Have you been to Evian? The place is beautiful!
URL: Evian Tourism
*double post*
hello totoolangnaman....
no, we haven't been to Evian but we have been to Montreaux (Switzerland) which is not very far away. I am sure Evian is prettier, France yata yan! (I just checked the website and the town looks magnificent!)
We've been to Annecy, France and it's so charming, too! Yeah, that region by the Swiss border is a must-see to everyone!
Last edited by mariadams; Oct 31, 2006 at 07:58 PM.
Hi!Yup, Evian is beeeeaaaauuuutiful!
A very stressful work week, so how do you make the most out of your weekend... in Brussels?
GO SWIMMING!
- the best way to de-stress! i swear, i saw my hubby looking 10 years younger as soon as he got out of the water!
the public indoor pool is just a 15-minute walk from the flat. consider the walk as part of the exercise regime, also saves money on metro ticket! so while the hubby swam, i was in a room doing the stretching alongside other ladies.
by the way, for you parents out there, it's really fun to take your little kids go swimming with you on weekends. how cute it is watching those daddies being hugged by their defenseless little girls and boys in the water... i cannot explain but try it and you will find out what i mean!
... a tip pam-pamilya courtesy of mariadams
If Eiffel Tower is the symbol of France, the statue of the Pissing Boy, the Mannekin Pis, is the symbol of Belgium.
Story goes that he saved Brussels from burning because he pissed on the fire meant to burn the city!
My own version would be - and those with Belgian husbands and Belgian sons-in-law, don't get mad at me, I am only speaking at what i observe - it represents what the Belgians are! just pissing everywhere they want to! (Bayani Fernando should go to Belgium!). But in fairness, they are not the only Europeans who pee everywhere, the French are just as bad! On driving on French roads, a lot of times we see men, stopping their cars, turn their backs from the road, no cover, and just pee...to all their hearts' content! with no care even if a whole load of people are walking pass.
Belgium is a country of two nations - the Dutch/Flemish speaking North and the French speaking south. These two do not like each other so much that they even have their own French and Flemish regions even in Brussels, a city the same size as Quezon City. Always at odds, but the only thing they share is their dislike towards the Dutch and the French.
We are driving a French-registered car so we are always honked on the road, bullied if you may say. Upon arriving here some two weeks ago, we parked in a seemingly nice open space. the second day, one of the headlights was smashed - intentionally - a "subtle" way of saying 'Get out of our carpark!'. On another occasion, we saw a Parisian car (you know by the last two digits - 75) and it was repeatedly honked and honked! poor Parisian!
So one minute you are driving at a Flemish area where all the signs are in Dutch, then in another five minutes, all signs are in French! Some three years ago, we wanted to join a gym and we found one in the Flemish area. all the flyers and all information are in Dutch! It's like saying....."this establishment is for Flemish only!"
Brugges, in the north of Belgium, is a Flemish region.
A market day in Brugges
Belgium is the home of Tintin in "The Adventures of Tintin" comics
Because it is the headquarters of the European Union, Belgium is officially known as the Capital of Europe! What the heck! How can it be when 95% of their business establishments don't even honor the internationally accepted Visa cards! All petrol stations in the country do not accept Visa cards! only their very own Bancontact card! so how can other Europeans driving past the country be expected to re-fill their tanks? (tip: go to neighbouring Luxembourg, it is the country in Europe selling the cheapest petrol!).
Belgium is second to Switzerland as a CASH society (Germany is a runner-up!) The country is deluded with restaurants but only a few accept credit cards!
Their tv ads are stupid! so gross! imagine watching on primetime a seriously obese man wearing tongs! Tongs or string bikini showing the two cheeks of his butt!
The houses in the old town are okay, a mix of architecture from the 17th century. But as soon as you get out of the town, it's like everything goes - from a melange of boring red brick houses to concrete slabs - no character at all!
chateau-like houses like this dot the capital
Last Sunday, with nothing to do, we decided to go driving and explore some pretty charming villages (if there are!). Following the sign of a seemingly nice name of a town, we drove and found it. Hardly two minutes of walking, me, armed with a camera, i swear i couldn't stand the boredom any longer, i had to get back to the car.. quick! this is not an exaggeration!... i am stating a fact! The country is so boring that in the past, we used to spend our weekends driving past the border - to Lille, a chic French town: or to Luxembourg which is two hours away, or to Aachen in Germany (which is another story to tell!).
Tomorrow, All Saints Day, we are driving to the Ardennes, the supposedly-beautiful foresty French region. hmmm... remains to be seen
Last edited by mariadams; Nov 1, 2006 at 03:53 AM.
hello pervs
with your Carte de Sejour, try applying for a multiple tourist visa to the UK. you will have to present to them a certificate from your French school. also, if you have a friend or relative in the UK, get them to send you a letter of invitation. keep a healthy bank account - i mean, your allowance money should be seen regularly coming in. All these are required in your visa application. try mo lang, who knows, they might grant you a visa!
I was a BIG fan of Tintin when I was a kid. Unfortunately, this comics museum in Brussells was closed when I got there.
Belgium is the home of Tintin in "The Adventures of Tintin" comics
Anyway, keep your stories coming, mariadams.
Im so glad to have found this thread.
Mariadams: You are so lucky to have gotten the chance of traveling in Europe. That is my big dream! Anyway, can you tell me more about Germany? We are scheduled (i'm crossing my fingers) to travel there 3rd week of November. We will be staying Mainz for more than 10 days.. would it be possible to see the highlights of the country given this number of days?
are these danish pastries? naku, sarap naman ng buhay mo!!! man, i love pastries!
A market day in Brugges
ha! ha! ha!..... roast chicken yung sa itaas at roast *pork* yata yung nasa ibabaare these danish pastries? naku, sarap naman ng buhay mo!!! man, i love pastries!
they look like pastries kasi hehehe
^ nung una akala ko croissant!
pero narealize ko kung bakit parang malagkit at nagsasabaw. saka hindi parang iba ang shape.
Due to popular demand, we're going to talk next about...
GERMANY
Here are some photos taken in Bavaria, the southern region and the most-cultured part of Germany!
A fresco, Munich style
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A castle in the lakeside village of Herrsching, west of Munich
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A castle-like house in a herrsching downtown
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a typical German house is really big!
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a wooden house
(will be back tomorrow for my stories!)
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