2007 ^New!
  Angers, France
  Paris, France
  Brugge, Belgium
  Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Ibiza, Spain
  Salzburg, Austria
  Munich, Germany
  Split & Dubrovnik, Croatia
  London & Oxford, UK

2006
  Sao Paulo & Rio, Brazil

2005
  Southern France
  Barcelona, Spain
  Paris, France
  Switzerland

2003
  London, UK

Impressions
This was, unquestionably, the best weekend of my 2007 European tour. My visit to Angers, France in the Loire Valley was largely spent in a friend's family owned Chateau with good food, great wine and even better company of friends. So, of course the people were nice and my rating below is decidedly biased :) What struck me most about the place was how well-preserved it was. The Chateau dates back to the 17th century, which makes it older than the free US. Digest that for a moment. Yes, we sat/slept on some really old furniture and used century old scraps to feed our BBQ grill. Suffice it to say, the Chateau has seen much history -- it was attacked during the French Revolution and parts of it have subsequently been rebuilt. Other than admiring every nook and cranny of this somewhat-of-a-relic, we kept ourselves busy ingesting several bottles of local wine, napping on the lawns, improving our game of 'Petanque' and most importantly, catching up on conversation.

At a glance [5 = best]

Communication with locals	5
Place	4
Food	4
Activities	4
Affordability	4
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