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now i know why they have comments on these things. ha! anyway, i'm pretty well sold on bamberg, if for nothing else than the badass name. as far as belguim goes, i've heard really good things about Antwerp, another good name, which has some small cool beers and Duvel, which is also good too (thanks for the link dan-o). and dan's right, puffin pussies are really not the draw in amsterdam (less i'm a pussy!) - and i'm pretty sure se and fletch wanna stop there. clint, dan, i certainly trust your judgment when it comes to little german towns (but my 2 cents, berlin need not be on our list this time) so i'll let you figure it. oh yeah, and i really want to see the

Kölsch (beer)

i'm gonna get a ticket soon tho - so the decision about flying into munich vs. amsterdam is time sensitive. don't know why not start in the 'dam and fly ryan air munich to rome (or doesn't that work?). anyway, if we take a train down that way, we can pick up my swiss friends that'll be coming to the wedding (read: really drunk train ride through austria...). anyway, yeah, keep it comin!, i'm very excited!, and clint, don't worry, you didn't scare me off the links yet, i do think this is a useful resource (from the Times article):

WHERE TO TASTE

Berlin: Alt-Berliner Weissbierstube, Rathausstrasse 21; (49-30) 242-4454.

Cologne: Päffgen, Friesenstrasse 64-66; (49-221) 13-5461; www.paeffgen-koelsch.de.

Schreckenskammer, Ursulagartenstrasse 11-15; (49-221) 13-2581; www.schreckenskammer.com.

Früh, Am Hof 12-18; (49-221) 2613-211; www.frueh.de.

Scheinbar, Brüsseler Strasse 10; (49-221) 923-2048.

Päff, (49-221) 12-1060; Friesenwall 130; www.paeff.com.

Leipzig: Ohne Bedenken, Menckestrasse 5/Poetenweg 6; (49-341) 566-2360; www.gosenschenke.de.

Bayerischer Bahnhof, (49-341) 12457-60; Bayrischer Platz 1; www.bayerischer-bahnhof.de.

Cafe Sinfonie, Gottschedstrasse 15; (49-341) 9999-898.

Bamberg: Schlenkerla, Dominikanerstrasse 6; (49-951) 56060; www.schlenkerla.de.

Spezial, Obere Königstrasse 10; (49-951) 24304; www.brauerei-spezial.de.

italy out.