Vacation to Europe - Anyone done this? (2 Viewers)

[ex-ghost]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

First time? I'd suggest not trying to hit too much.

Yep, first time. Thinking that three cities in three weeks is the way to go?

3 weeks is a long time. Yes, London, Paris and Rome is doable. Plenty of people will mention other places to see but one week in each would be fun. If you're a city lover, go for it and have a blast!

I am not really a city lover, but like art and history. Not a foodie. Castles, ruins and other historic places are what I like. Beaches are great and so are mountains.

 

[Rick James]

You could hit all those in Italy if you wanted. Rome, Florence, Venice for history, art, old ruins. Naples for the beach. Or Positano. Or Cinque Terre.

Just a thought. My wife and I did the R/F/V trip last year over 15 days. It was a blast.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

 

[The General]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

I'm going to Munich just before Christmas with the wife and no kids and am trying to plan an overnight to Rothenburg. Would love any highlights from that portion of your trip.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

I'm going to Munich just before Christmas with the wife and no kids and am trying to plan an overnight to Rothenburg. Would love any highlights from that portion of your trip.

Take the Nightwatchman's tour in Rothenburg. No reservations needed, just show up in the town square at 8. I think it was 7 EUR a person. He walks you around town and talks about the history of it. Pretty interesting stuff. Zur Holl is a cool place to get a beer and a snack after its over. It's 1 EUR to climb up to the wall and walk around the town. At that time of year, they'll have Christmas markets all over the place up there too.

Bamberg is a beautiful town about 90 minutes away if you're so inclined. The whole altstadt is a UNESCO World Heritage site. See if you can grab a table at Aecht Schlenkerla brewery and get a rauchbier and a Bamberg Onion. Smoky beer and porky goodness.

 

[cstu]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

You could hit 5-6 cities in 3 weeks going by train from London to Rome rather easily. Florence isn't something I'd miss on the way to Rome.

 

[The General]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

I'm going to Munich just before Christmas with the wife and no kids and am trying to plan an overnight to Rothenburg. Would love any highlights from that portion of your trip.

Take the Nightwatchman's tour in Rothenburg. No reservations needed, just show up in the town square at 8. I think it was 7 EUR a person. He walks you around town and talks about the history of it. Pretty interesting stuff. Zur Holl is a cool place to get a beer and a snack after its over. It's 1 EUR to climb up to the wall and walk around the town. At that time of year, they'll have Christmas markets all over the place up there too. Bamberg is a beautiful town about 90 minutes away if you're so inclined. The whole altstadt is a UNESCO World Heritage site. See if you can grab a table at Aecht Schlenkerla brewery and get a rauchbier and a Bamberg Onion. Smoky beer and porky goodness.

Thanks, out of likes for the day. We have the Nightwatchman Tour on the list glad to hear it wasn't too corny. Any must see things in Munich? We are figured checking out the Christmas Market one day and walk around the city then have another full day there.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

I'm going to Munich just before Christmas with the wife and no kids and am trying to plan an overnight to Rothenburg. Would love any highlights from that portion of your trip.

Take the Nightwatchman's tour in Rothenburg. No reservations needed, just show up in the town square at 8. I think it was 7 EUR a person. He walks you around town and talks about the history of it. Pretty interesting stuff. Zur Holl is a cool place to get a beer and a snack after its over. It's 1 EUR to climb up to the wall and walk around the town. At that time of year, they'll have Christmas markets all over the place up there too. Bamberg is a beautiful town about 90 minutes away if you're so inclined. The whole altstadt is a UNESCO World Heritage site. See if you can grab a table at Aecht Schlenkerla brewery and get a rauchbier and a Bamberg Onion. Smoky beer and porky goodness.

Thanks, out of likes for the day. We have the Nightwatchman Tour on the list glad to hear it wasn't too corny. Any must see things in Munich? We are figured checking out the Christmas Market one day and walk around the city then have another full day there.

Nightwatchman's tour is occasionally hokey but still interesting.

I didn't spend a ton of time exploring Munich because most of my time was spent at the Wiesn, but you'll likely end up around Marienplatz a lot. Hofbrauhaus is a short walk from there. Englischer Garten is one of the largest urban parks anywhere. Lots of beer gardens around. The area of Sendlinger Tor has some dining and drinking options to offer as well. Viktualienmarkt is a big outdoor farmers/artisan market with lots of good stuff to buy. Right near there is Cafe Frischut, pop in for schmalznudel. In case I haven't made it clear, my entire time there was based around eating and guzzling beer. We did go into the church with Satan's footprint, but the name eludes me at the moment. Don't know if you and the wife are beer drinkers but that whole city seems to revolve around it.

 

[The General]

I just did Munich (Oktoberfest), Paris, and Amsterdam in 10 days. Lot of travel but very doable.

Thursday overnight flight to Munich. Spent a day traveling Franconia by car. Visited Bamberg and spent the night in Rothenburg. Drove back to Munich day 2 and spent two days at the Fest and exploring Munich a little. Day 4 hopped a 90 minute flight to Paris and had 3 days there, then took a 3 hour train to Amsterdam and had 3 days there. Caught an early flight to Copenhagen and spent the day there before flying back to Florida. It all depends on how much time you need in each place whether a trip like this is better for you or focusing on fewer cities and having more time in each place.

I'm going to Munich just before Christmas with the wife and no kids and am trying to plan an overnight to Rothenburg. Would love any highlights from that portion of your trip.

Take the Nightwatchman's tour in Rothenburg. No reservations needed, just show up in the town square at 8. I think it was 7 EUR a person. He walks you around town and talks about the history of it. Pretty interesting stuff. Zur Holl is a cool place to get a beer and a snack after its over. It's 1 EUR to climb up to the wall and walk around the town. At that time of year, they'll have Christmas markets all over the place up there too. Bamberg is a beautiful town about 90 minutes away if you're so inclined. The whole altstadt is a UNESCO World Heritage site. See if you can grab a table at Aecht Schlenkerla brewery and get a rauchbier and a Bamberg Onion. Smoky beer and porky goodness.

Thanks, out of likes for the day. We have the Nightwatchman Tour on the list glad to hear it wasn't too corny. Any must see things in Munich? We are figured checking out the Christmas Market one day and walk around the city then have another full day there.

Nightwatchman's tour is occasionally hokey but still interesting. I didn't spend a ton of time exploring Munich because most of my time was spent at the Wiesn, but you'll likely end up around Marienplatz a lot. Hofbrauhaus is a short walk from there. Englischer Garten is one of the largest urban parks anywhere. Lots of beer gardens around. The area of Sendlinger Tor has some dining and drinking options to offer as well. Viktualienmarkt is a big outdoor farmers/artisan market with lots of good stuff to buy. Right near there is Cafe Frischut, pop in for schmalznudel. In case I haven't made it clear, my entire time there was based around eating and guzzling beer. We did go into the church with Satan's footprint, but the name eludes me at the moment. Don't know if you and the wife are beer drinkers but that whole city seems to revolve around it.

Appreciate it. I figured being there during Oktoberfest would mean serious beer drinking, sounds like you did your part. I'm looking forward to the beer for sure the wife not so much but she has plenty of stuff on her agenda for our trip. Will add all this stuff to our list. May not have time to hit the other small town you mentioned but it comes up in a lot of the stuff I've read.

 

[thecatch]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

First time? I'd suggest not trying to hit too much.

Yep, first time. Thinking that three cities in three weeks is the way to go?

3 weeks is a long time. Yes, London, Paris and Rome is doable. Plenty of people will mention other places to see but one week in each would be fun. If you're a city lover, go for it and have a blast!

I think spending a week in each would be great but you could also see just about everything you really want to in 4-5 days each and add another city or two.

 

[kutta]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

First time? I'd suggest not trying to hit too much.

Yep, first time. Thinking that three cities in three weeks is the way to go?

3 weeks is a long time. Yes, London, Paris and Rome is doable. Plenty of people will mention other places to see but one week in each would be fun. If you're a city lover, go for it and have a blast!

I think spending a week in each would be great but you could also see just about everything you really want to in 4-5 days each and add another city or two.

In 17 days we did Rome, Pasitano, Sicily, London, and Paris. We felt rushed for sure, but if we would have added four or five more days we would have been fine.

 

[jamny]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

First time? I'd suggest not trying to hit too much.

Yep, first time. Thinking that three cities in three weeks is the way to go?

3 weeks is a long time. Yes, London, Paris and Rome is doable. Plenty of people will mention other places to see but one week in each would be fun. If you're a city lover, go for it and have a blast!

I think spending a week in each would be great but you could also see just about everything you really want to in 4-5 days each and add another city or two.

It's definitely not for everyone and considering he said he's not that into cities, I'd be looking at other options. I'd do London, go to Paris and drive to Rome, stopping along the way. Lyon to Milan to Florence. Plenty of options.

 

[Chemical X]

sounds awesome, never been .....

 

[bierfiend]

Looking to plan a trip summer 2017, kids will be 14 and 12. 3 weeks.

I see a lot of London - Paris - Rome. Looks like a great trip for three weeks. Would anyone add anything else? A short trip in Switzerland? Is hitting Berlin too crazy if we are looking at London, Paris and Rome?

First time? I'd suggest not trying to hit too much.

Yep, first time. Thinking that three cities in three weeks is the way to go?

3 weeks is a long time. Yes, London, Paris and Rome is doable. Plenty of people will mention other places to see but one week in each would be fun. If you're a city lover, go for it and have a blast!

I am not really a city lover, but like art and history. Not a foodie. Castles, ruins and other historic places are what I like. Beaches are great and so are mountains.

then i'd skip london and hit paris, rome, and either:

germany for your castles (might enjoy the mozel)

austria and swizterland will also give castles plus the mountains.

switzerland might be your answer...very close to germany, france, italy.