Who but Rick Steves can tell you where to ride an Austrian mountain luge or visit the 3,000-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti in Berlin? With Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe 2005, you can experience Rick's favorite destinations in Eastern Europe, including Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Ljubljana, and Dubrovnik—economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, this guidebook includes color maps and photos, opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, Rick's time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique travel experience.
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I recently went on a 3-week backpacking tour of Central and Eastern Europe, using Rick Steves' book as my primary guide. Although I did use a few country-specific books, I found that this one book had virtually all the information I needed. After reading through this book, I planned my itinerary based heavily on Steves' recommendations--Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Krakow, Eger, Budapest, Ljubljana, Bled, and Vienna.
I've found that many travel guides cover the same places, but Steves suggested visits to places I would not have been able to find otherwise, such as the Roman Ruins in Obouda (near Budapest). The book is well organized--each country's section begins with basic information about that country, such as language, currency, entrance requirements, etc. Within the country section, Steves has selected the best places to visit and provides detailed information about each. He tells you how to use the public transportation systems, what to do when you arrive at the airport, trainstation, bus station, etc. I was very pleased with this book, and ran into several other travelers using the same guide. If you are interested in seeing Eastern Europe as more of a local than a tourist, this is the perfect guide. It's also updated every year, so almost all of the information was correct.
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Rick Steves has never failed me and I thoroughly enjoy his views and what he feels is not to be missed. You can never go wrong with a Rick Steves book. I do, however, always companion his books with a Frommers guide book and then I feel like I get the complete story of a city or country.
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Until 1989, Eastern Europe was a foreboding place-a gloomy corner of the "Evil Empire". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rooms into three categories, most main dishes, main market square, charge for special exhibitions, food circus, airport info, initial zero, old town square, castle complex, right transept, communist days, room with bath, recommended hotels Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eastern Europe, Czech Republic, Art Nouveau, Teutonic Knights, Royal Way, Rick Steves, Castle Hill, United States, Mariahilfer Strasse, Bahnhof Zoo, Budapest Card, Franz Josef, Danube Bend, Wenceslas Square, Dalmatian Coast, Maria Theresa, East Berlin, Helpful Hints, Middle Ages, Old World, Planning Your Time, Preseren Square, Little Quarter, Pile Gate, Central Europe New!
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Until 1989, Eastern Europe was a foreboding place-a gloomy corner of the "Evil Empire". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rooms into three categories, most main dishes, main market square, charge for special exhibitions, food circus, airport info, initial zero, old town square, castle complex, right transept, communist days, room with bath, recommended hotels Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eastern Europe, Czech Republic, Art Nouveau, Teutonic Knights, Royal Way, Rick Steves, Castle Hill, United States, Mariahilfer Strasse, Bahnhof Zoo, Budapest Card, Franz Josef, Danube Bend, Wenceslas Square, Dalmatian Coast, Maria Theresa, East Berlin, Helpful Hints, Middle Ages, Old World, Planning Your Time, Preseren Square, Little Quarter, Pile Gate, Central Europe New!
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- Europe Through the Back Door on 10 pages
- Closely Watched Trains (European Classics) by Bohumil Hrabal on page 13, and page 71
- Eastern Europe (Library of Nations) by the editors of Time-Life Books on page 10, and Back Matter
- French Riviera by Rh Value Publishing on page 10
- Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal on page 103
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