# Suggest souvenirs from a trip to Europe **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994 "2018-03-21T22:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/21 "2018-03-22T18:33:38Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > [I started a thread like this back in 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=752702). It’s kind of France-centric, but lots of really good ideas in there for any place in Europe. I was just looking at it last night, since my husband is due to go back and I needed to make another list for him. > > Italy is known for its leather goods (most of which are produced in Florence), so you might want to take a look into that while you are in Milan, as it’s the fashion and design capital of Italy. Just make sure whatever you buy was actually made in-country, or at least in the EU! Yeah, that’s why we’re going to Milan instead of Florence (my smilies aren’t working, so insert frowny face here). I’m pretty sure Milan is covered for shopping for clothes and bags, we’re only there one full day so that’s probably all we’ll have time to do. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/22 "2018-03-22T20:06:54Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I’m pretty sure Milan is covered for shopping for clothes and bags, we’re only there one full day so that’s probably all we’ll have time to do. Leonardo’s “Last Supper” is in Milan. And the Duomo is quite lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/23 "2018-03-24T07:32:14Z")
Clothing. Pack light and fill out your wardrobe with interesting pieces from your travels.Pack minimal before you leave. A hand tooled leather belt. A jacket. A hat. A shirt. They have an added bonus of being something you’ll actually use when you get home, not just sit on a shelf, needing to be dusted. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/24 "2018-03-24T15:10:29Z")
[Irish pony](http://www.irishhorsegateway.ie/ads/top-138-showjumper-pony-2/)- only 15,000 euros (I hope you’re short - this hunter pony is only 13.2 hh) [Spanish galgo dog](http://www.adoptagalgo.com/galgos/) - These sweet dogs are used up and thrown out, or [tortured to death](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/spanish-galgo-hunting-dog-killing-welfare/). [Greek stray](https://greekanimalrescue.com/adopt-a-dog/). Greece has thousands of beautiful stray dogs needing homes. StG ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/25 "2018-03-24T16:49:18Z")
Sorry, our house doesn’t have [HYACINTH]a sauna and room for a pony[/HYACINTH]. And if I were able to adopt a stray dog (I’m allergic, so that’s off the table) there are plenty right in my own city. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/26 "2018-03-24T17:41:54Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Postcards. > > Some poor schmuck spent hours getting just the right shot of various famous places. Buy those instead of wasting your time trying to get the perfect shot. But postcard pictures are so small that assuming decent conditions even an amateur photographer like myself can get better quality themselves (and cheaper too to complete the SDMB cliche). Nonetheless when I went to London my mom wanted a postcard so I got her one. It was of Big Ben and as my luck would (not) have it, it was undergoing refurbishing when I was there in person, and so was encased in scaffolding. The postcard I got definitely was better than the picture I could have taken on _that_ day. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/27 "2018-03-24T19:06:06Z")
We picked up a nice water color painting from a vendor at Montmartre. Had it framed after we got home. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/28 "2018-03-24T21:01:03Z")
When I was in the Navy I bought the local edition of Monopoly at my two overseas stations, Okinawa (Japanese) and Iceland (the British edition with an instruction folder in Icelandic). It was interesting seeing the different place names they picked to replace Baltic Avenue, Mediterranean, etc. and I swear with the Japanese edition, [Rich Uncle Pennybags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Uncle_Pennybags) on the cards looks a little Japanese. On the cheap-ass UK edition there are no graphics on the cards, only text. If I go overseas, I’ll get some more. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/29 "2018-03-25T08:31:35Z")
Tools (or kitchen knives). Even ordinary tools are fun: this screwdriver I’m using is the one I got in that shop in Paris. Odd tools are …less useful… but odd 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994/30 "2018-03-26T03:50:44Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > But postcard pictures are so small that assuming decent conditions even an amateur photographer like myself can get better quality themselves (and cheaper too to complete the SDMB cliche). > > Nonetheless when I went to London my mom wanted a postcard so I got her one. It was of Big Ben and as my luck would (not) have it, it was undergoing refurbishing when I was there in person, and so was encased in scaffolding. The postcard I got definitely was better than the picture I could have taken on _that_ day. My suggestion: Take photos of people (which are always more interesting to look at), and of places that are off the beaten path or mean something special to you. For the main tourist attractions, put the camera away and let the [internet take the photos for you](https://www.google.com/search?q=tourist+attractions&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9pd-aionaAhXp5oMKHZ-nC1sQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1920&bih=925). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-souvenirs-from-a-trip-to-europe/810994.md?page=1)