Thats it though cafctom Amsterdam is full of stag parties on top of that it's a bit run down and dirty only my opinion but I think it's the most overrated city in Europe
Edinburgh - Hearts vs Hibs always a decent atmosphere and both grounds are quite close to the centre which a cracker for a weekend away. Something for everyone in a small area.
Bucharest - best women I've ever seen, good weather, biggest concentration of bars in one place I've ever seen and it's cheap as chips out there and not full if brits on stag and hens.
Aldo recommend Dusseldorf and Barcelona and Amsterdam. In UK - Newcastle.
I've beeen spending a bit of time in Bordeaux recently and think it's miles better than Paris. Recommend a visit if you've never been (Cheap flights with Easy Jet from Gatwick)
BFR - can you elaborate more on Dortmund - looks like a great stadium, but what is the actual city like? and is it easy to get to?
It is a great stadium - officially it's called the Westfalenstadion (even more officially it's called the Signal Iduna Park if you want the corporate name) but the locals also refer to it as "Das Opernhaus" and for good reason. You can still stand in some sections and drink beer in full view of the pitch and on a bad day they'll get only get something like 75,000 people. The big matches are those against Bayern Munich and local rivals Schalke - this is known as the Revierderby after a local expression for the Ruhr. I presume they have some rivalty with Fortuna Dusseldorf - but it's been years since they were in the same division.
The city is to be fair good in parts, it has like most German cities a decent Altstadt which was rebuilt to the original street pattern after WWII but it's quite industrial in other respects. If you are going for a weekend perhaps try and tie it in with the Weihnachtsmarkt/Christmas market which runs from mid November to Christmas eve. Although they are a bit kitsch they are bearable for a couple of hours while you get some gluhwein and grub down your neck.
Flights - Easyjet fly from Luton to Dortmund, I've never used Dortmund airport which is a small/regional airport so I can't make any comment on how accessible it is but there will be buses etc into the city. You could fly to the much bigger/better connected Dusseldorf airport and then take the ICE train. From memory there's a direct link from DDF airport to Dortmund and being a Charlton fan any excuse/opportunity to use a train should not be lightly passed up.
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for a more football place i would go with some mentioned above...the German cities have got great stadiums and atmospheres.
Berlin
Newcastle
Germany
I really like Singapore too.
Oslo would be my 2nd city in Europe
Freiburg if you want something different...
Hamurg - you have two choices St Pauli and Hamburg.
UK wise, Leeds is a good night.
Aldo recommend Dusseldorf and Barcelona and Amsterdam.
In UK - Newcastle.
I just love visiting cities though, Madrid and Amsterdam are great. Prague, Krakow, Berlin .... get me on a cheap flight now! Even forgot Boston.
I just love visiting cities though, Madrid and Amsterdam are great. Prague, Krakow, Berlin .... get me on a cheap flight now! Even forgot Boston.
Manchester
Edinburgh
Brighton
Hull
The city is to be fair good in parts, it has like most German cities a decent Altstadt which was rebuilt to the original street pattern after WWII but it's quite industrial in other respects. If you are going for a weekend perhaps try and tie it in with the Weihnachtsmarkt/Christmas market which runs from mid November to Christmas eve. Although they are a bit kitsch they are bearable for a couple of hours while you get some gluhwein and grub down your neck.
Flights - Easyjet fly from Luton to Dortmund, I've never used Dortmund airport which is a small/regional airport so I can't make any comment on how accessible it is but there will be buses etc into the city. You could fly to the much bigger/better connected Dusseldorf airport and then take the ICE train. From memory there's a direct link from DDF airport to Dortmund and being a Charlton fan any excuse/opportunity to use a train should not be lightly passed up.