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We traveled to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany in September
2006.  I brought along a restaurant card in those languages plus
English.  I had no reactions.  I received these replies to my Q
about Norway, Denmark, Germany:

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You shouldn't have any problems at all eating on your trip.  They are
much more knowledgeable than we are about celiac disease.  Just print
out a dining card in the languages you need.  I travel to Germany all
the time.

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GIG has some international websites available.

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Denmark: http://www.coeliaki.dk/
Sweden: http://www.celiaki.se/
Both of these sites have English language pages.  In Denmark, you are
likely to have very little luck finding GF food.  Your best bet from
Copenhagen is to go across the bridge to Malmo (Sweden) where there is
a dedicated GF bakery - http://www.glutenfrittimalmo.se/

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One person sent me the following posting from this list.  (I did
not copy it here; please search the list):
  Date:Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:04:46 -0500
  From:"jim rose" <[log in to unmask]>
  Subject:summary:Germany and Itlay

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Have a wonderful trip!!  We just got back from a 2 week holiday in
Germany and Denmark - all 5 of us are GF.  We never had a problem
finding food, in fact, there was too much most of the time.  We had GF
translation cards with us which you can get for free on line, learned
the words in the languages so that we could read labels and had a
ball!

GF foods are available in the "Reformhaus" - health food stores in
Denmark and Germany.  In addition, DM stores in Germany carried a good
selection of things like breads, pretzels, cookies, etc.  Each town
that we were in had a slightly different selection and it was fun
trying new things.  My 10 year old really loved the "Panni" Bread -
small rolls that come 2 to a package.  He had those for most meals.
We stayed in guesthouses mostly and breakfast is included - usually
eggs, meat, cheese, cereal, fruit...  We picked up bread and cereal to
supplement breakfasts.  The Reformhaus in Odense had a good selection
of things.  If you find yourself at Legoland in Bilund, Denmark, the
Pizza and Pasta restaurant near the main entrance serves individual
gluten free pizza's that were worth every kroner (of course it was hot
and we were very hungry!)  There is a bakery in Lunderskov (sp?)
Denmark that bakes GF chocolate chip cakes and bread on Wednesday.  We
also frequently just grabbed sausage and cheese and fruit in grocery
stores or gas stations while driving and that worked out great.

If you find yourself in the Spreewald, southeast of Berlin, there is a
little town - Luben - where they make pickles and sell them daily in
the square - wonderful.  The Spreehotel has a great dinner, nice rooms
and they had no problem telling us which items were gluten free on the
menu.  We also found GF beer in one of the small towns we stopped in.
Just stop in the information center in the zentrum (Germany) or
centrum (Denmark) of any town and they will be able to direct you
(look for the big blue "i").

If you have not been in this part of Europe before, one of the things
we learned is that stores and shops close down at 6pm everyday and
stores/shops are not open at all on Sunday.  My teenage daughters
missed out on shopping in Berlin as we were there on a Sunday which
they were disappointed about.  The tourist shops are open, but not the
clothing stores and such.

We had a great time and never had an issue with gluten the entire time
- something that we cannot claim when traveling in the US.  There are
lots of McDonalds around if you feel the need - we have a 10 yr old
that could spot the golden arches anywhere.  I hope you have a
fantastic trip.  If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to
contact me.

Have a polser (the ones with bacon are great) for us!!

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My husband & I just returned from three weeks in Holland, Norway & Spain - 
I
can't really offer you any specific restaurants, but they are VERY
knowledgeable about the gluten free diet over there. In fact, in Norway, 
at
one particular restaurant our waiter said they do not use any flour 
because
of the amount of people that cannot tolerate it. They sell all kinds of
crackers, breads, etc. at the specialty stores, just ask. In Spain, the 
chef
made me a small loaf of rice bread which was delicious - actually chewy!! 
I
think you'll find it easier to eat over there, as far as having to explain
your situation, than eating in the United States.  Good luck, have a good
trip. Candy, Long Beach

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I saw your message that you would look on GIG's website for this
information. It is not available on the website, but at the office.
Norway (Oslo, Geilo), - Norsk Coliakiforening in Oslo - Email -
[log in to unmask] - Website: www.nfc.no
Denmark (Frederikshavn, Odense, S0nderborg, Copenhagen) - Danish
Coeliac Society in Silkeborg - Email: [log in to unmask] - Website:
www.coeliaki.dk
and Germany (Lubeck, Rhine/Moselle valley, Rothenburg) - Deutsche
Zoliakie-Gesellschaft e.V. in Stuttgart - Email: [log in to unmask]
- Website: www.dzg-online.de

This information is from July 2004, so I hope it is still good.

I spent some time in Rothenburg in 1979 and it is a fabulous area.

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I just returned from Germany.  You will have no problem.
In all the major cities they have Reformhaus -- health food stores.
They have quite a nice supply of Gluten Free items.  I brought some
food from home and we didn't have to use hardly any of it.
If you print off the celiac German restaurant/dining card and take it
with you into the restaurants they can easily accommodate you.  We ate
out every day and never had a problem.  The chef will tell you what
you can and cannot have.  In all cases, my son's food portion was
generally larger than everyone else's and he never experienced any
sort of problems. Only one place was he told that the only thing that
they could make for him was fish -- every other place he had options.
We ate at sit down nice restaurants so I cannot speak for all the food
vendors and little eateries.

This is a German Celiac Web page: http://www.zoeliakie-info.de.

You might not have enough time but we ordered their gluten free guides
-- they sent us 4 booklets listing gluten free items.  They helped us
greatly when shopping in grocery stores.

If you like ice cream -- movenpick is all over the place and wonderful!

Gordy in Raleigh

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