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  1. Bit of a pain in the arse at Schipol. took the guts of an hour to clear passport control coming in. In fairness though they were checking boarding passes and if your boarding time for a connecting flight was less than half an hour they fast tracked you through. It was a time to remember the good old days, as you got closer to the gates, seeing the fast flowing queue through the EU passport automatic gates
  2. No issues and through security in rapid time on Saturday. It was an early flight though.
  3. Just back from Vilnius and I can confirm that the trains are all modern. Double deckers like you find in Germany. Despite the thunderstorms Trakai was as picturesque as it looks There's a fair number of old railway cars and engines sitting at the station which might be your type @welshbairn Vilnius was a wonderful city and massively exceeded my expectations. Although not as historic I fair enjoyed my day in Kaunas. Spent a fair amount of time in a pub called rePUBlic No4. Anyone want to claim this... Seems we may be following each other @Sugar_Army. I'm off to Copenhagen at the end of September. Looks you left Vilnius as I arrived
  4. The halcyon days of Simon Stainrod. Ultimately ended by two utter pumpings by Forfar and Berwick. Gary Paterson, Ian Gilzean and an endless list of charlatans. Dark, Dark days Squandering £300k in the early eighties from the Stevie Nicol transfer. Waster Dalziel signing this guy on an alleged £2k per week Playing one of the more prolific strikers at the time, Colin McGlashan as a winger Paying transfer fees for Joe Love, Alex Bone and many others Somerset Boab Those fucking scarves I could go on
  5. I've been the same as you, but being in Norway recently has put me right off. It's ridiculous some of the places you found them. And they don't half spoil the views. Summed up perfectly by this scene, relaxing at a waterfront hotel in Molde, enjoying a very reasonably priced £10 beer on a beautiful outside seating area, gazing in an awestruck manner at the panorama of mountains across the fjord. Pretty much as chilled as you could be...when this chap rocks up. Thankfully it docked further down. It was at this point I decided to rush to a restaurant for my dinner, just in case. Flam in particular was a rotten experience. If you don't know it, the village is about the size of Plockton. Arrived to see the good ship Britannia with hordes of the older generation sitting around. I guess if you don't do the tours, and you can't get about, that'll be your experience. Visiting a few gift shop and sitting on a bench, before going back to the ship a few hours later. That's pretty much hell on earth for me. And then there was Alesund and Bergen. Heaving masses of people, and in Bergen in particular a real struggle to get into a restaurant. Alesund has some stunning views, but not with two big eff off cruise ships in the scene They are mighty proud of the Hurtigruten. May do it one day. The whistlestop tour experience would be right up my alley. The one thing I never saw in Norway was a shop selling tobacco. Only one that had long since shut down. They must exist, but they were certainly well hidden. I'm a vapist these days for all my sins, and I even struggled to find a vape shop. Anyway as the P&B masses would tell me, Norway Cruise Ship Ranting Thread for this pish... back to Scottish Islands
  6. Having done both a few times recently no real difference between the two. I marginally prefer Edinburgh's departure lounge, Glasgow wins for facilities pre security, and at Glasgow at least you don't have to carry your case from check in to a belt 10 metres away. Never had any problems at either security, but Glasgow seems to be a better layout. At peak times I can see why Edinburgh gets a bad rep Glasgow just shades it for me, but all based on my personal experience, just in case all hell breaks loose when you are there!
  7. Lufthansa fly direct to Munich From Edinburgh. Flew with them last year. Also flew via Frankfurt. Wasn't any drama transferring.
  8. Thanks for the info folks. Only 20 mins according to Google between Leiden and Haarlem, so going to try a few hours in each.
  9. Take the boat from Kilchoan to Tobermory and tell them they are in Balamory, and also a drive past the Monster Midge. Both of those should keep the kids happy. The lighthouse should also appeal to a kids sense of adventure
  10. That's the best news I've heard in a while. It was one of the worst experiences of my life(which is quite the statement given my footballing allegiances)
  11. Does anyone have any experience of renting a vehicle in Norway, and what happens with toll payments? Not really wanting to donate money to Hertz for an administration fee if I don't have to.
  12. Already had a week in Malta Booked up for road trip around the Norwegian Fjords Vienna/Bratislava/Budapest Vilnius Krakow and finally Copenhagen Wish I got more annual leave
  13. Got a 12 hour stopover at Schipol in August, and intend spending it in one or t'other. Had the unfortunate experience of Schipol's queue to security last year(very nearly missed my connection), so that will mean 8 hours free time out the airport. What would folks recommend? Just a wander around and a spot of lunch. Leaning towards The Hague but have heard good things about Leiden.
  14. It really doesn't matter how many games pass trouble free. All it takes is one high profile example and the whole games a bogey. Not too long before that game pilots were held. Those pilots have never returned. Take it down to our level and it wasn't that long ago the club were repeatedly putting out posts regarding fans behaviour
  15. That's a pretty shite argument. To sustain life we require food and water and neither lowers our inhibitions.
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