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Originally Posted by kipperfan
Okay CP - I am leaving for a European vacation in 12 days and figured it is time to talk to CP and get some last minute recommendations on where to go, what to do, where to eat..etc. I would appreciate any type of advise whether from personal expiernce or a book you have read or whatever - I have never been to Europe and though have all my destinations planned, I want to know the "must do" or "must go" places in these areas of the world.
First I suppose I should tell you all where I am going, I am flying into Paris and staying for 4 days, from there onto Venice and Milan, then up into Zermatt Switzerland for a few days of skiing. After that I head down into Naples and Mount Vesuvius for 2 days, to Rome for 3, Barcelona for 2, Madrid for 2, Berlin for 2, Frankfurt for 2, Amsterdam for 2 and hopefully a trip to Vimy Ridge to top it all off before going back to Paris to catch the flight home.
So have you been to these cities? Surrounding areas? Give me some tips! |
Ok, sounds good but I will tell you what you need to do. First of all, don't hide things in your anus, it will no doubt be uncomfortable.
Secondly, I am not sure if you have booked places yet, nor do I know where your staying, hotel or hostel, but if it is hostel I can recommend a few good ones from where I stayed.
Thirdly, as places you must go, skip Madrid, spend an extra day in Barcelona instead (tons to do), Madrid not so much. Skip Milan, boring city, add in Florence instead. PLEASE SKIP FRANKFURT. What a terrible city for tourism. There is BARELY anything to do, I regret the 3 days there. 20 minutes could do Frankfurt. Since your doing only 12 days and doing like 5 countries, you will get TIRED!! I just reread and it seems you LEAVING in 12 days. Do you mind telling us how long total you will be staying, because from my experience you are doing WAY too much in a short period of time.
I am thinking your staying for around 23-25 days total? If 24 was the case I would go:
Paris
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Amsterdam
Home
I would skip Spain altogether, way way way too much travelling. How are you travelling anyway? Rail, cheap flights?
I came back Nov. 6 from a 3 month trip, so I have tons of info I can share with you.