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**travelpunk** · 05-24-2003, 05:01 PM

Does anyone know how the Euro has affected the prices of things like hostels, hotels, restaurants, etc... in Western Europe (like France, Amsterdam, Italy, ther countries)?

I know that Spain has gotten more expensive over the last two years. Everything from electronics, food, clothes, and the real estate was astronomical high

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05-27-2003, 11:46 AM

Hi,

I'm from Belgium and there hasn't been a noticeable price raise since the Euro.
I don't believe this is different in other countries in Europe.

Thomas
thomasds (at) gmx . net

**travelpunk** · 05-28-2003, 05:09 AM

Thanks Thomas! This article discusses the how the Euro has affected Germany. Here´s another one- http://www.brugesgroup.com/mediacentre/com...live?article=89

**voyd** · 05-28-2003, 07:06 AM

Keep in mind that first article's a year old, don't know about the second one. The Euro is now worth over a US dollar.

**travelpunk** · 05-28-2003, 10:13 PM

Yeah it´s about a year and a half after the inception of the Euro. I wonder how Germany if faring nowadays with the Euro being stronger than ever

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You were in Germany recently, Voyd. Weren´t you? Did you find it pretty expensive?

**voyd** · 05-29-2003, 06:02 AM

Actually, I found Berlin, for example, surprisingly cheap. I got a nice thin sweater for 8 Euros that I wore for half my trip!

**travelpunk** · 05-30-2003, 02:44 PM

Good deal!

But was the beer cheap

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