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Post by jennifer on Jul 10, 2003 16:57:09 GMT -5
Hi!
I'm having trouble differenciating breakfasts....
I was just wondering what exactly was a continental breakfast compared to an american, an english...etc!
Thanks!
Jen
xoxo
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Post by LHR02 on Jul 10, 2003 18:52:11 GMT -5
Hey Jen,
Each country seems to have it's own 'breakfast' menu, some much grander than others. But at a minimum, no matter where you are, you should have coffee/tea, brochen/bagel/bread, yogurt, cold cereal, fruit and in many a selection of cold meats (cold cuts). Normal other selections will be hard boiled eggs, hot cereal (porridge), and if a 'full English/Scottish/Irish' breakfast several meats as well. Going full out, eggs as you like them or omelettes may be on the menu.
g
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Post by Kena on Jul 10, 2003 21:21:02 GMT -5
I don't know about the rest of Europe, but the usual hostel breakfast in Italy is capuccino or hot chocolate (usually pretty good) with a small dry piece of bread (usually pretty bad), and some jam and butter.
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Post by me on Jul 10, 2003 21:42:20 GMT -5
this is also what i've had in hostels. sometimes, without the butter/jam! a hotel will often give *big* breakfasts - even on the continent! but hostels? well, in scandinavia they did. - d I don't know about the rest of Europe, but the usual hostel breakfast in Italy is capuccino or hot chocolate (usually pretty good) with a small dry piece of bread (usually pretty bad), and some jam and butter. |
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Post by LHR02 on Jul 11, 2003 5:26:53 GMT -5
Oops...yep, should have noted that I am referring here to 'budget' one star hotels. I don't stay in hostels, so of course have no way of knowing what they offer. Would sound like less? Even in Italy I always had yogurt and cold cereal offered along with bread...and yes butter and jam.
g
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Post by jennifer on Jul 14, 2003 17:58:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
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Post by Kim on Jul 14, 2003 20:23:49 GMT -5
Yeah, usually in hostels it's bread and jam, coffee and tea and occasionally cereal. It's pretty basic.
Occasionally, you will get some sort of extra like a boiled egg or something like that. Nothing (usually) to write home about!
Sometimes in Ireland you will get a "cooked breakfast" which will be eggs, meat etc. Yum!
Kim
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Post by WillTravel on Jul 17, 2003 8:52:36 GMT -5
If you are in Scandinavia, and they offer a buffet breakfast option, consider taking it even if it sounds pricey (if you're lucky, it will be included). Everywhere we stayed we had a buffet with the following, and probably more:
meats
cheeses
breads and rolls
jams
cereals
yogurt (several types)
boiled eggs
pastries (sometimes)
milk
juices
coffee
tea
After a breakfast like that at about 9 AM, we generally were not interested in lunch. We ate two meals a day plus fruit and were fine. (I did not intentionally set out to skip meals to save money - it's just that this was all we could manage to eat!)
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