Europe Through the Back Door 2012 Book
Guidebook corrections:
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Please add to car rental expenses the fee for Co.2 emissions. I rented a car for a month and the fee was 120.00 euros.
Terry Sweetland in OCEANO, CA USA 12/14/2011
We are still in planning stage for our trip to Europe. In Ref to pgs 720-721, "Best of western europe in 23 days", two night trains are recommended during this trip. One from Munich to Venice. Is the 2nd night train from Rome to Vernazza or Vernazza to Interlaken? Please advise/clarify. Thank you...Ken and Maureen Main Walnut Creek,CA
Ken Main in Walnut Creek, CA USA 07/27/2011
POSTAL CODES Also Germand phrases from content of book be on TEAR OUT section of German phrases.
Charley Herdener in Vancouver, WA USA 06/29/2011
POSTAL CODES Also Germand phrases from content of book be on TEAR OUT section of German phrases.
Charley Herdener in Vancouver, WA USA 06/29/2011
yes. In France 2009 Guide book we discovered you can’t leave your luggage at the Charles de Gaulle Airport. So we had to carry it with us on the train; the book suggests there are lockers for rent.
Lynne Grainger in Sarasota, FL USA 01/18/2010
I would like info. on the wallet that hangs around neck. I found no info. about them in the back door book.
Russ Gaiser in Buffalo, ny USA 07/20/2009
Either from the Best of Europe or Europe Through the Backdoor Guide 2007 (I forget which), regarding a visit to the Opera in Vienna: I had a wonderful time visiting the Opera in Vienna, but with one little mishap. The guide informed me that I could get standing-room only tickets for the opera and, although it was an opera, I could get in with casual dress, but I ought "do my best" to look nice. With that in mind, I put on my nicest pair of capri pants (a bit longer than knee-length) and shirt and was all set. I waited the hour in the standing-room only line but when I got to the front I was sent away because WOMEN must either be in long pants OR skirt/dress that can be shorter, I think even above the knee. I ran all the way back to my hostel, put on a very ugly very casual pair of traveling pants, then ran all the way back to the opera--where I was then admitted without a problem! I went out the next day to buy a dress for the next night's opera (which was much shorter than my capris...). Anyway, someone ought to verify the dress for women at the opera, and I recommend women wear skirts or long pants, just in case!
Shannon Chew in Upper Darby, PA USA 05/30/2009
For the Vienna section, Self-guided Tram Tour, trams #1 and #2 no longer travel in concentric circles around the ring. They were changed in September 2008. It now takes a combination of both to travel the ring. Taking #1 or #2 exclusively will take you to the outer neighborhoods. We found this out the hard way. We took the #2 tram and went to places not mentioned in the book so when we returned back to the Opera House stop we thought we must have taken the wrong tram and hopped onto tram #1. Since it was already late, it so happened we were on the last train to the suburbs and got kicked off at the end of the line with no tram back, not knowing where we were. We asked a local who spoke a bit of English and she pointed us in the direction of the nearest metro station. We found it, headed back to the university area where we were staying, and called it a night. The next day we asked the hotel desk and they told us the routes had recently changed. It was an adventure nonetheless.
In Budapest, the Matthias Church is currently under an extensive restoration. While it's still open to the public, many sections are covered in scaffolding. We look forward to returning to see it completed.
Diane Mendez in San Bernardino, CA USA 05/25/2009
Love the guidebooks they are such a big help
Mary Bender in Palmetto, FL USA 04/01/2009