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our hotel, Hotel Bristol was very reasonably priced at aroun $160 a night.
ROLF, I felt a little moody tonight, you just lifted my spirits up! 160$ a night "reasonably priced"! wow !
seems to me the CD forums resemble more and more a "rich man ghetto" hehehehehehehe
$160 is reasonable to who and where? I consider $50-60 a night reasonable, I guess I'm poor? $100 a night is probably the most I'd ever spend, unless it's some place nice and in a big city.
$160 is reasonable to who and where? I consider $50-60 a night reasonable, I guess I'm poor? $100 a night is probably the most I'd ever spend, unless it's some place nice and in a big city.
To me, at the 4 star level , in downtown Oslo,that was a good deal. And I was comparing it to the relative level of expenses in Norway, which is very very high. Oslo is really really expensive. Norways is the most expensive place I have ever been to. I went out to an average sit down Indian dinner in Oslo and that cost more than my hotel's rate per night. When a meal of 1 pizza and 2 beers comes to $80, I'd expect a 4 star hotel to be be more far far more than 160.
I get that $160 isn't cheap, but that is relative when you are talking about a place as expensive as Oslo and that was my point. When it was $14 for a beer, I expect Hotel prices to be even worse.
I'm trying to find a place to stay in Paris right now and even the 3 stars are higher than that
I have worked with quite a few european expats in California and NYC. The germans and swiss seem to like the optimism and friendliness of Americans. The Dutch love Californian weather. The French I know were odd ducks in France, and in the USA they feel more accepted. All of these people moved to the USA permanently. The Danes and Norwegians I knew were the biggest complainers and went back. Most like the prices of electronics and clothes, and the ability to buy almost any product. Everyone likes Mexican food. Also most enjoy all the interesting natural features of the USA. There aren't really european equivalents of the Southwest, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains or our national parks. They tend to miss their families, cities and their smaller towns.
Driving in the US is not fun. The speed limits are too low + way too many highway patrol units. I prefer Germany or Italy.
I like having highways with maximum 110 km/h.
In Canada maximum is 100 km/h for safety reasons; in America it is still higher than that (65 to 80 mph) but in most states it's maximum 65 mph (105 km/h)
In Canada maximum is 100 km/h for safety reasons; in America it is still higher than that (65 to 80 mph) but in most states it's maximum 65 mph (105 km/h)
I thought 65 mph was the default until I traveled in the Midwest. Used to 55 mph being the norm.
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