What can I do for my 40th birthday?

[BertieButton]

I turn the big 4-0 at the end of the month and am unsure what to do for it! I have been thinking about a long weekend in Berlin but would appreciate any other suggestions! I have limited funds and am not one for parties! Prefer to holiday alone ( saves arguments - been there, done that!!) and love city visits! Open to acts of randomness too! What did / would you do?

[mrs_overall]

Why not do something you've never done before?
In the past I've taken myself off on a pony trekking holiday

[sara3]

I went to Paris with a few friends.

isn't there somewhere you'd love to see?

[Sqad]

Barcelona for the weekend?

[237SJ]

Prague`s well worth a visit. So are the ice hotels in Scandinavia.

[BertieButton]

I'd love to tour New Zealand or travel around South America but being as poor as a church mouse thats not going to happen! Happy to accept sponsorship though!Been to Paris a couple a times - it was fab!

[BertieButton]

Barcelona was on the short list as was Madrid are they better options than Berlin?

[sara3]

that's a long way to go for a weekend ;o)

[mrs_overall]

I went to Berlin in November - the Berliners are the rudest people on the planet!

[sara3]

Barcelona is lovely.. Venice is a bit magical :o)

[237SJ]

I used to quite like Berlin but I don`t remember there being that much to do apart from go to the wall (it was ages ago). Prague`s stunning though. I haven`t been there for several years but I think it is still quite cheap.

[mrs_overall]

How about Istanbul?

[237SJ]

Agree, Istanbul is fascinating (cheap too)

[Hopkirk]

How about The London Eye, walk across the Millennium footbridge, catch a few London sights that you keep meaning to see (St Pauls, Westminster Abbey etc), then a West End show.

Why bother with the hassle of airports or international train terminals which could be disrupted by snow again?

[ethandron]

the orient express?
i prefered rome to barcelona, and venice is wonderful.

[Prudie]

I went to Berlin not by choice but I found it surprisingly special - the Brandenburg gate, Checkpoint Charlie and its museum, an amazing massive clock run by coloured water or something, the aquarium, tour of the austere buildings in the old east quarter, a bomb ruined cathedral in the centre that has been left as is. This was just over a long weekend

[mrs_overall]

This might sound an odd one but in April me & a friend are going to Krakow for 2 days and paying a visit to Auschwitz.
It's a surprisingly cheap break

[BertieButton]

I lived in london for 4 and 1/2 years so it wouldn't be something different although it is one of my favourite cities! Istanbul is a place i hadn't thought of !! Will check it out on line to see how do-able it would be for a long weekend!

[Chaffinch]

Or, somwhere in this country, you've not been, say the lake District or one of the Scottish Isles, lots to do and see, and the climate will be errrrrrrrrrr bracing.

[JoolsTwo]

I would second Istanbul - It's fasinating

[janbee]

If it's only for a weekend, what about Amsterdam or Bruges?