General Chat

Who's been there, is it as romantic as they say it is??? As my fiancee and I are thinking of going there for a short honeymoon after our wedding in July......

Do you know of a romantic place to visit just for the two days and one night that we can get to either by eurotunnel or eurostar??? We can't go for much longer as our daughter who will be 19 months old then, is being looked after by my mother, and we don't want to be away fro her for too long....

Bruges is a picturesque, but small town. Paris is a large vibrant city with many famous landmarks to visit and things to do. Jay

Paris is lovely hon.....me and the old man went there about 7 years ago....had the most romantic time ever!!xx Haysxxx

Fly - much, much cheaper than the train. Plenty of charm in Dublin. Jay

We went to Paris for a romantic night a couple of years ago - flew by easyjet - look on the website , probably cheaper than eurotunnel. We went up the eiffel tower (at night) & had dinner there - very pretty - then had romantic walk along the river.

I have been married nearly 36 years.Anywhere with hubby has been romantic.Last year we went to Edinburgh and went on a ghost walk at 9.30pm in the pouring of rain.Will never forget. Annie

Annie thats lovely!!!!xxxx Haysxxx

Both are really special........but very different. Have spent time in both, and would happily do so again......... Reg

Thankyou everyone... I was a little worried about Bruges.......it did look in brochure that there's not much there. You say fly to paris, but we are concerned that the plane might be delayed or cancelled, and been told by travel agents that it only takes 3hrs by eurotstar and takes us right into the centre of paris. As we dont have long to spend there we want quick travel (somewhere not too far to get too) and somewhere that is romantic and has things to see and do, paris sounds like it has them qualities. Thank you for advice guys xxxx Tara

We went by Eurostar firstclass,champers, food!! well worth it!!

OMG Mrs P That sounds like our kinda thing!! Will have to look up the prices

Prague is very beautiful too!

I'll second that, Susan Jay

as i recall...and it was years ago...it wasn't that much more to upgrade..and what you get for it..well as i said..well worth it!!

Brussels is lovely too........the old part of the city is very attractive with a lot of things to see. Sue

Tara Both places are special. But if you only have a short time I would go to Brugges, I have been to both places, we were not so keen on Paris, I think any where is special if you are with the one you love. It is what you make of it that makes it so special, I think people make too much of Paris about how romantic it is, I found it very busy and not at all romantic oh and we got riped off a couple of times.

What i am saying is,i have been all over the world.Take what you can afford and enjoy.You can have a picnic and with the right person it is romantic.Enjoy Annie

Thank you.... You are soo right, it's what we make of it that makes it special.....and we cannot wait to spend some quality time togeather just the two of us, without having to be mummy or daddy, as much as we love our little one.

Agree with you Annie - many years ago, all we could afford was a borrowed tent and a campsite. It rained every day and we had to stay put as the tent was never dry enough to take down and move on. But we had a great time - our first holiday together and it was special to us. Over the last 30 years, our budget has grown and we've been to more exotic locations. I've loved all of them, because we've been together and have shared memories of the places we've seen and the experiences we've had. I'll down tools and go off with him tomorrow if he asks - it's the being with him that counts. He still has the same big brown eyes and can make me laugh . Beggar the location - it's fun wherever we are. Jay