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Best place to spend christmas? Money no object.? |
Travel Info Any ideas? Cities/hotels/activites. Money is no object, looking for 5 star hotels, and places where not everything is closed at christmas. No sunny/summery places. Preferably Europe or North America. Travel Tips Edinburgh Fireworks lighting up the sky from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Bagpipers playing "Amazing Grace" around the Sir Walter Scott Monument. WHERE TO STAY Fireplaces are continuously rekindled at the baronial Balmoral. The Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh is equally opulent鈥攊t's Edinburgh's answer to the Plaza. HOLIDAY DINNER Sorceresses were burned at the stake beside the gates of Edinburgh Castle in the 16th century, but nothing is scorched at the Witchery by the Castle, which stands on the site. The restaurant serves heather-fed lamb and rabbit-and-pheasant terrine鈥攁ll cooked to perfection. From the top floor of the Museum of Scotland's Tower Restaurant, look out over Georgian spires and rooftops while sampling roast saddle of venison. TRADITIONS It's standing room only at the 600-year-old St. Giles Cathedral on Christmas Eve for Lessons and Carols. Children make their own pilgrimage to the Pantomime at the Royal Lyceum, where actors perform fairy tales. BEST GIFTS Silversmith Hamilton & Inches has chain-mail scarf necklaces by Nathalie Hambro ($463) and Stephen Webster-designed crystal-inlaid cuff links ($2,197); plus, every bauble comes in the store's coveted purple box. Even non-Scots can have kilts made in any tartan, any fabric鈥攍eather is quite popular鈥攁t Geoffrey Tailor Kiltmakers; they've stitched custom kilts for Mel Gibson and Madonna. COMING FULL CIRCLE Ride Scotland's tallest Ferris wheel, which rises 108 feet above the Princes Street Gardens. Then warm up with mulled wine and steaming mince pie from the gardens' Traditional German Market. 鈥擧eidi Sherman Mitchell The List Balmoral 1 Princes St.; 800/223-6800 or 44-131/556-2414; doubles from $180 Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh Princes St.; 800/445-8667 or 44-131/222-8888; doubles from $244 Witchery by the Castle Castlehill, the Royal Mile; 44-131/225-5613; dinner for two $110 Museum of Scotland's Tower Restaurant Chambers St.; 44-131/225-3003; dinner for two $78 Caf茅 Royal Oyster House 17A West Register St.; 44-131/556-1884 St. Giles Cathedral The Royal Mile; 44-131/225-9442 Royal Lyceum Grindlay St.; 44-131/248-4848; Tickets from $12 Hamilton & Inches 87 George St.; 44-131/225-4898 Geoffrey Tailor Kiltmakers 57-59 High St., the Royal Mile; 44-131/557-0256 Others Germany! I would say New York - but I'm under orders to visit my family in Manchester every Christmas so its just a dream of mine. I would go too Ireland or Paris. Best place to spend Christmas is at home with your family. yeah id say either berlin or new york. ive heard toronto is great in the winter too Switzerland, Germany (preferably the Alps). In the United States, the best places are Vermont, Maine, Connecticut (or any other New England State) or Colorado skiing resorts. |
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