Best away of the campaign?
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Topic: Best away of the campaign?
Posted By: eire32
Subject: Best away of the campaign?
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:31pm
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Was not in kaz but my top 5 was
1:Faroe Island
2:Wales
3:Austria
4:Germany
5:Sweden
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England game slipped my mind but would not make my top 5 anyway!
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Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:42pm
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from ones i made, including friendlies, best to least best think best way of putting it; Belgrade Torshavn Vienna Cardiff London Stockholm |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:43pm
Faroes was my only Away this campaign 
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:44pm
England not in the poll? I was dancing away in the home end much to the annoyance of people around me when Long scored 
But I picked Wales since it's the other game I went to but this time on my own, horrible boring game but the fans were amazing.
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Posted By: GreenArmy!
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:47pm
Austria and Germany were very good trips
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Posted By: theheff1989
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:48pm
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Going with the four I went on this year. 1. Austria 2. England 3.Germany 4.Sweden |
Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:50pm
| I'd be surprised if Sweden got a vote here |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 9:55pm
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Had this debate with the lads on the way back,Cologne was a good trip,better than Vienna and there are a few more that we compared but like Nvidic says above Belgrade will take some beating!!! ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:09pm
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There were no bad trips this time, at all. Preferred Vienna to Cologne, Stockholm was grand too if it wasn't for the price. Kazakhstan, though, was pretty cool. The Faroes..... well, maybe I'd have more to say if I hadn't fallen asleep in the jacks and nearly missed the match. But ranking: Vienna Kazakhstan Stockholm Faroes Cologne Competitive only. I'd probably put London just below Stockholm. I went to Copenhagen after Stockholm and it was a great city. ------------- 
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Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:10pm
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Faroes Germany Kazak Austria Sweden
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Posted By: Steve Amsterdam
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:12pm
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Austria for me this campaign ------------- Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam! |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:17pm
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Why did people think Sweden was so bad, incidentally? Just price? I didn't mind Stockholm, tbh. -------------
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Posted By: eire32
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:20pm
Price,swedish rail, the weather and being held to ransom by a taxi driver.
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SuperDave84 wrote:Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:20pm
sh*t pubs, sh*t people, far too spread out, was freezing, stadium a long walk from middle of nowhere, expensive, fun police an actual thing in sweden, state owned offo's only, public transport and taxis prohibitively expensive, complete let down bar the football and kelly's was good |
Posted By: flow
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:27pm
feel the same as nvidic about sweden craic wasnt top form byt cologne/amsterdam was defo epic. loved london aswell |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:27pm
I thought Stockholm was great apart from the f*cking price of everything. We'd a belter of a night out on the Saturday - went off the beaten track in Sodermalm and ended up on a crawl with a bunch of Venezuelan lunatics and then back to some oddball house party with a load of locals. Maybe we just got lucky but I'd definitely give it another go if we drew them again. ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: gspain
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:34pm
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Weather has been awful this year. Really bad luck with it. Kazakhstan gets my vote. Sweden would count for the best on the pitch performance. |
Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:34pm
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:42pm
+ 1 ------------- |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:43pm
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Kaz - mainly due to a general liking for oddball places Germany - good trip, although I didn't get too far past the flippin square, so maybe I'm not the best judge of this.... Austria - Vienna a nice city, good craic in general Sweden -mainly bad, expensive, cold, nanny state laws for drinking, the same type of safety first approach surprisingly doesn't seem to have applied to their building site outside the stadium, rip off pubs, one of our group got wrong changed of € 50 twice by the same barman in one establishment in the same night, rip off taxis, but against that, Wirstroms and Kellys decent pubs Faroes - Was only there on the day trip, first time doing a day trip, it was what it was, didn't fall above or below any expectations I had England - Grand country until ya try get beer after 2am, I don't think the atmosphere is ever the same for a friendly, which is why I put it here rather than any bad experiences of the place. Cardiff/Belgrade/NY - Wasn't at any of them ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 11:00pm
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Kaz Austria Cologne Sweden London but that was not part of the Campaign  ------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 11:02pm
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Pubs weren't that bad, none of the stadiums this time were that close to the city centres, there was beer available from the corner shops, you only needed to take public transport to and from the stadium, the football was great (as was the atmosphere) and the people really weren't that bad. The prices were wild though, I'll grant that. I might have been slightly influenced by the great time we had in Copenhagen the night after the match, admittedly. It's a city I would definitely go back to, even though it was pricier again. -------------
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Posted By: Citizen
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 11:02pm
wouldn't be in a rush to go back to sweden. ------------- My Views are my own and do not in any way represent this site. 'The FAI are the dysfunctional body that other dysfunctional bodies call Galacticos' - Declan Lynch (Sunday Indo) |
Posted By: JUICEBOMB
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 11:19pm
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In fairness,I've been to Sweden a few times and the difference between Stockholm and say Gothenburg or malmo is unreal....like most I wouldn't be rushing back to Stockholm but if we did get them again and in a different city in Sweden I'd be gone like a shot ------------- hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2013 at 11:49pm
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Belgrade Torshavn Koln
Vienna Cardiff Stockholm |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 12:33am
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Kazak n Germany were the best Austria was next Sweeden was sh*te Faroes day trip so hard to say. ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 12:42am
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Worst campaign in a long time, saying that I only did Sweden and Austria. But as we got a result and a performance in Sweden I would vote Sweden. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 1:05am
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Germany England Wales Sweden Oman ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:04am
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Kazachkstan (Adidas bar was tremendous fun) Cologne (remember little which is a good sign) Faroes (day trip, but was superb craic. that fight home had some unbelievable scenes) Vienna Stockholm In friendlies, football wise London then Cardiff but craic wise would be Cardiff then London |
Posted By: PanteirA
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:19am
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Vienna Cologne Stockholm Only aways I went to. Stockholm not a good drinking city and wasn't left in anywhere. Saying that the Saturu night I got into a Nightclub that was unreal. Spent around a grand therr in three days which is crazy. Colonge was ok but sh*te weather on matchday and the tram to the stadium was f**king ridiculous. Vienna was a great trip and the fact we were in Budapest for two nights before it added to the trip in a big way |
Posted By: AntrimMan
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:35am
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Kazahkstan - great trip. did Almaty and Astana, the 20 hour sleeper train through the steppe, the craic in the adidas bars and our lovely hosts there, wearer was grand, we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and I ate a horse. Lovely job.
Faroe Islands - As yis say, only a day trip but the craic was unreal. Flights were brilliant, the irish bar with the band was great, local beer nice, we won handy enough and the nicest fish and chips I've ever had. Oh, and the infamous bedsheet!
Vienna - Messy as fook. Charlie P's a great spot. Nice city, great public transport. Far too much BrewDog though.
London - Handy trip, good fun. The moment when Shane Long stuck the ball in the Englands net.
Stockholm - wasn't as bad as everyone is saying. Was expensive yeah but we expected it and I for one kinda budgeted for it. €3 bottles in one of the bars - fierce disspointing locals though.
Cologne - didn't go. I'll assume it was sh*te so  ------------- @AntrimMan85 |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:47am
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Cologne. Faroe's. Stockholm. Vienna. London. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:51am
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sweden by far the best for me , met loads of people and we got a draw that no one expected at all . lovely walk around the town , a few nice pubs , decent bit of grub was had , defo the best trip except for the weather.
vienna was depressing , lovely town but sickening result ,
loved cologne but fecks sakes we had our holes handed to us , that alway ruins a trip.
------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:51am
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still gutted i never made kazakstan due to a wedding , hopefully we get them again ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: Guf10
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:52am
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1.Oman 2.England 3.Austria 4.Spain 5.Sweden ------------- 2 in a row, 2 in a row, 2 in a row |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:57am
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Posted By: El_nino
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 11:46am
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Kazakhstan was the best for me mainly due to the fact it was such a random destination. 2nd best for me was Germany. Of the friendlies I travelled to this campaign London was probably my favourite. |
Posted By: Stretchryan
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 12:01pm
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Germany/Austria for me hard to call - Stockholm was the worst i was at.
Fecking Nanny state.
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Posted By: daboi89
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 12:58pm
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wouldnt do Sweden or Faroes Again Ticked off the bucket List |
Posted By: Citizen
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 1:21pm
------------- My Views are my own and do not in any way represent this site. 'The FAI are the dysfunctional body that other dysfunctional bodies call Galacticos' - Declan Lynch (Sunday Indo) |
Posted By: deco911
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 1:24pm
| vienna for me followed by cardiff and germany and the faores hated stockholm cudnt wait to get outta there |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 1:48pm
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I probably would go to Stockholm again but not Kazakhstan, despite the fact I enjoyed Kstan better. It's pretty far and the flights were expensive. Plus, I can imagine it would be much the same the second time round. While I really enjoyed it, I don't think I'll be going back if we draw them next time out. -------------
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Posted By: UpYePupYe
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 1:55pm
When is the draw, next Feb? Good meeting you lad and Fran in the pub across from the Corkonian before ye headed off on Saturday.
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Posted By: WindBag
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 5:25pm
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Kazakhstan was savage.. every bit of it was funny
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Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 6:51pm
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Enjoyed them all Vienna would edge cologne if only for the weather Can understand people not liking Stockholm as it was too cold to walk around and bump into people Think it would be a grand spot with decent weather ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:00pm
------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:25pm
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And lets not forget the bizarre taxi experience. Stick out the hand, wait for someone to pull over, haggle a bit by shouting "Respublicka" to get to the adidas bar or guns and roses, and then bartering in a currency you don't understand to make sure you get there for less than 1,000 Tenge. -------------
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Posted By: NewrycityonTour
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:27pm
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The session with the Hayes clan and Green Forevers mob plus others in Steve's on Saturday night in Amsterdam made the Germany trip a fantastic one. ------------- Oh angry nordies, we used to be British but were O'Irish now. |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:28pm
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Have to say Germany was as good as any , the people were super ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:29pm
------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: Conor Messi
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:37pm
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I only made it to Sweden and Germany this campaign because the Euros absolutely broke me, and not just financially either! From a footballing point of view, obviously Sweden was way better. But for the sake of craic, madness and general hilarious hardship Cologne was different class altogether! The England match was the first friendly I actually enjoyed being at in a long time as well. ------------- @MessiConor Hasta La Victoria Siempre |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:37pm
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Sad not to hear many Cardiff stories, the only night where I stayed and mingled with the Irish fans rather than going straight back home like I did in London - the only possible downside to it for me was I left at 6am so I was well and truly knackered by closing time 3am the next morning! Might have been the worst game possible but I keep re-watching it as I'm on the Front row and can see myself at nearly every time the action reached the centre circle, decent seat for £15!
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Posted By: Rostrevor Fan
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:38pm
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Celtic Tiger still well alive I see not to much hurt taken by YBIG members who must be immune to the economy ------------- |
Posted By: theheff1989
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:41pm
| Best pub on the trip for me was Charlie Ps. Thought that was a right spot. And you got a glass for your drink. Great craic in it the night before the game. |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:45pm
------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:47pm
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Anyone in the Goffel Kolsch pub on the Thursday night with the piano man? We were talking to him for a bit afterwards and he was a big old communist, pretty much. Sound all the same. -------------
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Posted By: theheff1989
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:48pm
 Problem sorted. Glass not class.
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Posted By: The Boy Z
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:55pm
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I really enjoyed Sweden ------------- Theres only one sport that matters.. |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:55pm
and had nothing to do with the stripper that and bar plan c on the friday were great sessions ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: NewrycityonTour
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:56pm
She was grand so. ------------- Oh angry nordies, we used to be British but were O'Irish now. |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 7:57pm
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Actually, I should give a hat tip to the ICE trains for Germany and the fact they served proper beer in proper glasses for about the same price as the pubs. €4.20 for 500ml bottle of Franziskaner, which is decent and certainly less than you pay in pubs here. -------------
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Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:08pm
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Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:12pm
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Vienna for me was my best trip this year. Spent few days in Budapest (were panteirA inducted me to east kerry one direction supporters club ) and then Vienna was good Charlie ps was perfect for meet ups Would put cologne next as was a good trip were I got to meet a lot people of this and can never complain when can buy a bottle of jäger for €13.50. First fans game I've made it to as well England away was great trip as well but as it was only a friendly cant put it ahead of the others. The crac we had in the clink hostel that night was great and daboi, deco and myself discovered corona and strawberry daiquiri makes a good combination ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:14pm
I didn't, I took the train to Frankfurt on Saturday evening and then flew from there. I walked in the door at home just before midnight on Saturday. Edit: went out overland. Dublin to Brussels on Wednesday, one night there, Cologne on Thursday, obv two nights there and flight home. Total cost of boats, trains and flights was €52 + €59 + €68 = €179. -------------
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Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:21pm
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Posted By: Il Principe
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:42pm
u were ripped off, a bottle of the cheap jagr in the local rewe was 4.99 i managed to get it into the stadium where there was no shortage of takers
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Posted By: Moscow Mule
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:44pm
Some great craic in a few of the bars and the local Kolsh and Alt beers were superb. Stayed Saturday night in Dusseldorf and the place was hopping mad.
My order inc friendlies
1. Faroes - because it had to be done
2. Kazakhstan - good to go before they allow people to live there
3. Germany - beer and steaks
4. Austria - Fritz the tour guide
5. Budapest - cheap
6. Cardiff - easy for work
52. Stockholm - god forbid that you might want to enjoy yourself. ------------- Who stole the Crow & Meatballs? |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:45pm
------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: Moscow Mule
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:55pm
 ------------- Who stole the Crow & Meatballs? |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:59pm
Actually, did forget to mention Moscow and SH's Watford local earlier, a great bunch of lads ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Trapped
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 11:33pm
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Cologne for me by a distance. Savage spot. Honourable mentions to Stockholm and Kazakhstan. ------------- 67% points to games ratio at the last Euro's (better than Portugal's) |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 11:45pm
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to be fair to stockholm, i enjoyed myself, no such thing as bad away trip, just others were a lot better, still sick missed kazakstan |
Posted By: The Saint
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2013 at 12:11pm
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Stockholm wasn't that bad. I reckon Vienna would have been my favourite but after getting ruined in Budapest on the Sunday night didn't make it out on the monday ------------- FAIlure Good shot, lovely ............ oh good jaysus |
Posted By: Tyronebhoy
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2013 at 11:29pm
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Enjoyed Vienna and Cologne. Stockholm was OK, but expensive and cold. NY was great craic!
------------- Northmen, Southmen, Comrades All |
Posted By: Scamper
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2013 at 11:52pm
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For me it had to be 1. Sweden 2. England 3. Austria Only ones i did this year. ------------- ====#Everywhere you play, We'll Follow==== |
Posted By: daboi89
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2013 at 12:02am
| Atmosphere wise i think sweden was the best. then england and then germany. wasnt in Austria or Kaz |
Posted By: James1977
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 9:30am
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I walked from Stockholm City (Normmalm) to Solna Stadium for the craic. It's about four miles.
When the sun was still up, the temperature wasn't too bad.
After sunset, I felt like Tom Crean. Couldn't feel my hands or nuts in the final 30 minutes. I think it was -9C.
The stadium was very impressive, but queueing for trains in a frozen concrete jungle afterwards took an hour.
Very expensive place.....
Burger King Bacon Double Cheeseburger Meal - €11
Gillette Mach 3 razor with three blades - €17
Bottle of Tiger Beer and House Red Wine - €14
I caught an express train from Stockholm to Gothenburg to visit some friends.
Stunning scenery en route. Lakes, rolling fields, forests, etc. The Swedes were out walking their dogs or walking on the frozen lakes. Very healthy-looking people.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 5:19pm
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Why were you buying razors? You know you can take a safety razor (mach 3, fusion, whatever) on a flight in your hand luggage, right? -------------
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Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 6:42pm
yep and a blade 6cm or below too believe it or not |
Posted By: James1977
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 8:14pm
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Really, Dave? I thought razor blades remained a definite "no no" after September 11th. When did the rules change? I recall having safety blades confiscated at the x-ray scanner, but I could purchase the same product thirty seconds later in the airport shops? I didn't shell out the €17. I got a pack of crude disposables for €5.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 8:21pm
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Posted By: colemanY2K
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 8:49pm
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Cologne Stockholm Dublin Love Germany and the Germans. Had great craic in a pub 10 minutes walk from the stadium before and after the match with the Germanys Rhineland supporters club. Decided to head there as we knew the queue for the tram would be mad. Every time I go there I have a wonderful time. Had a great time in Sweden. Knew it would be pricey but planned it well and didn't in the end spend a whole lot. Thanks in large part to kellys. The Swedes do things right and are straight laced and this is very much not what the irish are. I guess that's why a lot didn't like it. ...and Dublin. Well it's always great to get home to Ireland. *in terms of friendlies it would be england, oman and wales in that order. ------------- "One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 9:15am
| Going to go for Sweden as spent an awesome week there, Austria only other place I went was good but no Stockholm prob more to the fact having being in Vienna before I knew what to do, Stockholm was an adventure |
Posted By: MJD
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 12:21pm
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1. Belgrade 2. Cologne 3. Vienna 4. Stockholm 5. Cardiff 6. London (England) 7. London (Oman) Live in London so those 'trips' didn't have the same feel as other away trips for me, although England away was much better than Oman away. Loved the beer festival in Belgrade but NVidic always going on about it has dampened the memories a bit  ------------- 17 International Caps 16 International Goals COYFIG |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 3:55pm
Haha getting myself and yourself confused again?! |
Posted By: valo88
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 6:03pm
1. Sweden. Prob had the most craic in Stockholm tbh. Was much different than what we were used to. Traveling support was great and optimism was still on a real high. Kellys was a good spot too, tho alot of the other places were bollox. Only bad point was the stadium being in middle of knowhere and the whole drink/offo thing. Money wise was grand cos id free accommodation and got cheap flights early and i didnt mind the baltic weather much ...or it all could of been the absolute stunner I went back with match night 2. Austria. Mental few days. Started out in Bratislava on the Sat. Absolute dive of a place Not that we cared with the price of everything. Slabs of cans for under a tenner! Had a good wander around the city drinking, climbed the castle and ended up on a bit of a crawl, tho was dead by 12/1 both nights. Train up to Vienna, more cans, even more craic. City itself was lovely. Spent a few hours each day jus having a look around, went to the miltary museam and stuff. Charlie P's, was another good spot. Night before and day of the match was hopping, not so much after. Police escort up to the stadium was class. Other than the result, no complaints about the place. Would and prob will be back.3. England. Only here because it was the only other away I ended up on the year Ahh, was good tho, the aul enemy Was only there for less than 20hrs, but made good use of it. Had a good crawl from Victoria midday to Kingsbury, match, then back in and around leicester sq.. O'Neils(?) comes to mind. Flight home at 7, straight to work next morning |
Posted By: AidoM
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 7:25pm
I suppose when something unusual happens on a trip it makes it memorable 
For that reason it has to be Engerland for me
and ...................................................
the unusual event was....................................
I managed to catch a glimpse of Sligo Hornet's wallet through all the cobwebs ------------- But what they do have and no-one can deny this now, they have the finest collection of boilers in the world! And I include Canada in that! |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 7:53pm
 ------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: Beareleven
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 8:29pm
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Has to be Kazakstan. Me and St Tom on the Lash with the Turkish Pilot who flew the Plane in to Astana. He was twisted leaving the Adidas bar. |
Posted By: brianie
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 8:31pm
Remember that ------------- ITS KEANE YES YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2013 at 8:39pm
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Cologne - great spot, friendly locals and reasonably cheap Cardiff - was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, knew most of the lads that travelled, last night was great when there was only 3 of us left, cheap too Stockholm - was my 30th that weekend, other than it being cold and expensive I don't remember too much about it! London - decent days craic and great atmosphere at the game -------------  YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: AidoM
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2013 at 4:35pm
Jaysus Brianie forgot that
Her was certainly flying   ------------- But what they do have and no-one can deny this now, they have the finest collection of boilers in the world! And I include Canada in that! |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2013 at 5:00pm
What about the gay shebeen in istanbul ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: Saint Tom
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2013 at 8:52am
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That was some laugh gf ------------- My destination inchicore my next stop being kilmainham Where patriots and super saints are the topics of conversation |
Posted By: KILCRUISE
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2013 at 10:04pm
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Astana. Getting lift back from stadium in a concrete lorry. Now where else would u get that. ------------- may the road rise to meet you but make sure it does not slap you in the face |