Sometimes you make mistakes and see where there is not honesty. Too good or too gullible? Last year I had a good experience in Germany at the Christmas Markets, a journey decided almost last and unseen because I did not know the tour operator concerned. Having found good, unfortunately I decided to try your luck, this time for a trip to Brussels, also at Immaculate Conception. I state that this is an atypical travel agency that organizes trips Carbonia where there are contact points, which is the owner and his wife. From one point of view it comforting but when problems arise that are not resolved, then everything becomes unpleasant as ever. Think that the only negative note last year was the average age (well above the 50 springs)! This year, I really spoiled for choice.
1) Hotel: Bedford Hotel in Brussels. A 4 star worth perhaps half that. 70 years Furniture, stained carpet, stained sinks, sunken mattresses, blankets and heavy rough, tough soldiers, CRT TV that did not take even an Italian channel, a key card defective wireless exclusively on the ground floor and two poor internet stations (always occupied by service personnel), rude staff at reception (especially a young bitch sarcastic expression, while exposing our holy grievances), mostly frozen food.
2) Christmas Markets NOT RECEIVED . Know the start that there is no credible Christmas markets in Belgium, despite the enormous publicity that you can find online. It 's all for use and consumption of the few tourists. No Christmas atmosphere comparable to Germany or Austria. Stalls with international food and cheap stuff (apart from the oysters with champagne and waffles). Lighting ridiculous and shoot, general sadness and nothing to be worth visiting this country during the Christmas holidays.
3) Mancha of 10 € requested by the parent to travel virtually not yet begun. Tip for drivers, waiters and guides. Honestly, I'm used to choose for themselves how and whether give, I also expect that such requests are made when the trip is nearing conclusion and then when I had ample opportunity to establish (at least for the guide) if the service deserves extra generous. Given then that we were at least 40, you pull the money. In addition, the delivery of the money is not even taken place before our eyes, so for me it is not clear if the money is then arrived.
4) excessive cost of the trip. € 750 for 4 days not counting drinks and drives up costs all at almost € 1000. The price of a one-week cruise. All this, however, is presented as ultra convenient, so much to think about organizing a week con Costa Crociere con tutte le escursioni auto gestite. Ovviamente spacciato come economico rispetto all’organizzazione Costa, peccato che quest’ultima offra un ventaglio ampio di possibilità di escursioni per ogni singolo giorno e non ti costringa a scegliere la cena delle 19 o delle 21 per compattare un gruppo. E soprattutto eviti di chiederti 300 euro come supplemento singola (cabina interna).
5) Ristoranti da mani nei capelli . Si può onestamente pensare di prenotare a Bruxelles un ristorante chiamato La Capannina, con cucina italiana e personale musulmano? Sistemati in uno stretto corridoio in balìa delle correnti nordiche, con un piatto di pasta al sugo e un tiramisù (scadente). Another good choice to Babylos in Liege: waitress with long hair and unkempt (always an inch from the plate), attempt to cheat on the price of drinks (not clearly stated in any menu), secchiellino the dishwasher on the table to take your spoon .
6) Guide octogenarian with Parkinson's tremor, stingy and rude (with other people's money). This old Belgian, but really old, in 3 days we did only visit churches. The only museum, the Military History, for free, and the bathrooms. You can imagine the interest all the same for 800 swords and hats with plumes, to the alarm of every drop bombs 5 minuti e in definitiva per il meno interessante dei 100 musei presenti a Bruxelles. L’Agnello Mistico rimarrà sempre un mistero visto che era a pagamento e perciò non meritava uno sguardo neanche di sfuggita. Il vecchio inoltre parlava solo per i 4 o 5 che aveva vicino dimenticando la regola base della Brava Guida che impone di aspettare anche l’ultima delle pecorelle smarrite prima di dire Bha. Nonostante le tante rimostranze ha fatto solo spallucce e ha continuato a fottersene, con in tasca parte dei miei 10 euro. Anche in questo caso poco o nulla è stato fatto per risolvere la questione, che non spetta e mai deve spettare al cliente ma sempre e solo all’organizzatore.
In conclusione sono tornata a casa con il portafogli più leggero e l’umore più nero con la consolazione però di uno zaino rosso che non regalerei neppure al mio peggior nemico e con la promessa di 50 euro di sconto sul prossimo immaginario viaggio con un Tour Operator di cui per decenza e onestà intellettuale nasconderò il nome.        
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