Need holiday suggestions see below

[filthiestfis]

Thinking of going away at the end of july for 2 or 3 days and seen that there are cheap flights to several destinations that I have not yet visited.
Amongst them are: Cork & Kerry in IRELAND
Frankfurt Hahn and Dusseldorf Weeze in Germany
Eindhoven
Oslo Torp
Oslo Rygge Norway
Glasgow Prestwick

I dont mind spending around 3 days at any one of these destinations but would like advise from you guys who have been to any of them whether you recommend them, and also whether the journey from some of these out of city airports should impede my decision to fly there.
Thanks. I just need advice on which one of them would be best to visit!

[boxtops]

We fly to Prestwick regularly as we have family south of Glasgow, there is a very good train service from the airport straight into the city centre (however bear in mind that Prestwick is quite a way from Glasgow, it's on the west coast).

[filthiestfis]

Is there anything to see/do in Prestwick? Thanks

[jno]

Prestwick is not a tourist destination to rival Las Vegas exactly, but Glasgow's well worth a visit.

[ummmm]

Cork and Kerry are beautiful.

[boxtops]

Yes I'd agreed with jno, unless you want to play golf! Glasgow is certainly worth a visit, plenty of cultural locations to see, great shops, good food.

[Buenchico]

Frankfurt Hahn Airport has an excellent bus service into the city of MAINZ
http://hahn.orn-onlin...busfahrplan_mainz.htm
which is closer to the airport than Frankfurt is. It's a very pleasant city, with some beautiful old buildings and a superb street market. There are also plenty of bars and restaurants. I visited Mainz (on day trips from Stansted) last year and enjoyed it so much that I went back twice more. (I would have gone again this year but Ryanair have changed the flight times, making a day trip impractical).

This page has links to lots of information about the city:
http://www.germany-to...er_tlstadt-id1138.htm

Here's the city's official site:
http://www.mainz.de/W...t/hpkr-5nkek8.en.html
(Navigation is a little odd with that site. You need to initially use the drop-down options under 'Tourism' but then notice the menu which will appear down the left-hand-side).

Mainz is also a superb base for exploring. Frankfurt is about 40 minutes away by train:
http://www.frankfurt....rt_eval01.c.124836.en
plus there are river excursions available (on the Rhine) and loads of interesting towns to explore.

Chris

[jno]

Mainz is rather more interesting than Frankfurt - better cathedral, for a start. Frankfurt is mostly a business centre. I had an Italian meal there once; it was very nice, but the chef came by for a chat and accidentally sat in my lasagne.

[Count-A-Strong]

I would
disagree with chris ( sorry old bean) but Frankfurt is a financial city. You might as well spend a couple of days in Leeds. There are older parts but they're nothing special. Thee is a red light district very near the main centre and I witnessed peoe shooting up sat on the pavement. It is also an exhibition centre and if you time it wrong there will be hoards of businessmen entertaining clients and the place will be heaving.

My money would be on Ireland.

[Buenchico]

I only regard Frankfurt as 'worth a look'. I'll repeat that it's MAINZ which I'm really recommending ;-)

[MarkRae]

Fly to Prestwick and then continue to Stornoway...

[filthiestfis]

Guys, Chris is recommending Mainz! BTW, My knowledge of the German language is zilch. Is it acceptable to speak the English language everywhere I go in Mainz?

[Buenchico]

English is widely understood in Germany. I've had some great conversations with the locals in bars and in the market place.

Look for the stand in the market where they promote local wines - after drinking a few glasses your knowledge of English will start to fade well before that of your hosts does!
;-)

Chris

[filthiestfis]

Mainz looks lovely Chris. I think at the mo its a tie between Mainz and Cork. 3 days seems about right.

[237SJ]

I`d go to Oslo. Dusseldorf is great for night life. It has the highest concentration of bars in Europe but it depends what you want. Had one of my best nights out ever there. But Oslo or Ireland would do it for me