Milan's new express train connecting Malpensa airport with the city center is fast and easy. You can easily use public transportation to see Hadrian's Wall, the ancient wall that divided Roman England from the Scots. From late May through late September, a Hadrian's Wall bus links all the Roman sights. A new trail along the entire length of the wall is planned for 2001. The Netherlands Gets Wired Amsterdam now has coin-op Internet access points.
Public computers stand nonchalantly next to phone booths.
Amsterdam's national art museum, the Rijksmuseum, celebrates 2000 with a year of special exhibits. The nearby Van Gogh museum is freshly renovated and looking better than ever. Don't miss Amsterdam's new Dutch Resistance museum, giving the best anywhere look at resistance to the Nazis. Paris' Orangerie Impressionist art museum is closed for renovation this year. As for Germany, Munich's Oktoberfest is in full slosh from Sept. 16 to Oct. 1 in 2000.