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I'm heading off to Europe in about a month. It will be my first trip across the pond.
My itinerary is pretty much set:
London (3 days)
Paris (3 days)
Interlaken (3 days)
Munich\Romantic Road or Rome (3 days)
Amsterdam (3 days)
I have to choose between Rome and Munich. Munich was the original plan, saving Rome and the rest of Italy for another trip. Some friends of mine say that Rome is a can't miss though.
Munich for Beer or Rome for... Rome
What say you?
If anyone has any recommendations on things to do\see\eat\stay feel free to chime in as well.
TIA
My itinerary is pretty much set:
London (3 days)
Paris (3 days)
Interlaken (3 days)
Munich\Romantic Road or Rome (3 days)
Amsterdam (3 days)
I have to choose between Rome and Munich. Munich was the original plan, saving Rome and the rest of Italy for another trip. Some friends of mine say that Rome is a can't miss though.
Munich for Beer or Rome for... Rome
What say you?
If anyone has any recommendations on things to do\see\eat\stay feel free to chime in as well.
TIA
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Rome is not a three day trip considering you are concentrating your stay in Northern Europe. I also agree you are packing too much into this trip. Spend an extra day in Amsterdam and two extra in Paris dedicating one just to the Louvre. Or drop Interlaken and go to Munich. Depends on what you like but both those places put you near the mountains. I like Interlaken because it's one of the most beautiful places on earth, but Munich has a lot to do and you can still take in the mountains and make a side trip to Salzburg. HTH
I love both Rome and Munich, but Rome will take a bit more travel. Save it for later.
You must have been somehow royally screwed in Tuscany.I experienced better food, fewer crowds, better weather, cheaper hotel costs, much nicer countryside, and much better wine country. It has David, four fabulous Church sites, one truly amazing museum, and is centrally enough located that all other parts of Italy are almost a day trip away - did Chinque Terre in one day, San Gimigniano, Montapulciano plus Montalcino in another day trip. Guess it all depends on what you are there to experience.
<---- that is jealousy, not anger.Don't forget the :eating: That trip's an excellent cross-section of some of the best food in the world. I may have a better flavor for the city of Florence than most since I visited there while my sister was living there. She had been living there for three years. I probably saw a lot of the city of Florence that most tourists don't. Unless you know someone who will act as a personal tour guide, I guess that much inside knowledge is gonna color your experience of the city. For instance, when we went out drinking, many more people were willing to engage me in casual conversation since my sister was there to both translate and to break the "this is just some American tourist" ice.So, I got to actually talk to many more native Florentines and get an incredible taste of what actual living in that city is like - didn't get that experience in Venice or Rome. ETA: That said, I still enjoyed walking around Florence much better than Rome or trying to get around Venice. I felt comfortable (and safe) just wandering that city alone - and it is small enough that getting lost was not a real issue - can't say the same about the other two cities. Wrong turn in Venice can either be magical, or very very frustrating. Wrong turn in Rome can be either frustrating or dangerous - rarely is it a fun adventure.
. We are pretty committed to staying cheap as far as hotels go, so it will probably be mostly hostels. We may throw in a night or 2 in an expensive place if we feel like we need a lot of rest.
If you surprise her with a nice hotel in Paris one night and a night out at the cabaret, you will get the best you ever had - I promise. Then again, you should expect that night alone to cost you 400+ - 200+ on the hotel and could be upwards of 100/150 on the night out at the cabaret if you eat there, and see the show, and drink.I am even more firmly convinced (unless you REALLY like to smoke hash) that you should extend your time in Paris.ETA - OTOH, if you pull aside someone in London you can trust to recommend a decent hotel for one mid-week night and a good, lesser known, cabaret, you might get away with the romantic night much cheaper than that.
for later.
