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I have been to Paris 17 times and I have yet to see everything of it.
Stick to few cities and enjoy yourself: you'll save money and time.
I would agree with this. Someone visiting Europe for 2 weeks should not spend most of their time visiting random villages. This will be time consuming and stressful and you'll need to rent a car.
If someone is in Europe for 2 months, yeah, drive the Alps, visit rural Provence, hang out in Tuscany. But if time is short stick to the major cities.
I would agree with this. Someone visiting Europe for 2 weeks should not spend most of their time visiting random villages. This will be time consuming and stressful and you'll need to rent a car.
If someone is in Europe for 2 months, yeah, drive the Alps, visit rural Provence, hang out in Tuscany. But if time is short stick to the major cities.
A car isn't needed for visiting the countryside, although having one gives you more freedom of movement and is strongly advised, it's really easy to get by through the countryside of countries like Switzerlan, Germany and Northern Italy with trains or buses due to really extensive public transport systems.
We were going to take a family vote to see which cities we want to visit most. Most likely, London, Barcelona, and Rome for about 3 days each. The others, Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris for about 2 days.
You need to take into account the time of travels between these cities, they seem to ba close but they are still a long way from each other and going from a place to another is always going to take at least half a day. I think you should cut out some of these cities, for a 2 weeks, you should visit 4 cities, maybe 5 if you pick cities which are really close to each other
A car isn't needed for visiting the countryside, although having one gives you more freedom of movement and is strongly advised, it's really easy to get by through the countryside of countries like Switzerlan, Germany and Northern Italy with trains or buses due to really extensive public transport systems.
I have no idea how someone would do this.
Certainly in Germany and Italy, you will need a car to visit villages. Trains don't go to 90% of villages, and the service on these minor lines is sparse. Bus service isn't that great.
If you only see big cities, you will see very little of Europe.
Amen.
Cut this trip wayyyyyy down when it comes to number of major cities. Pick three countries and take some time to explore the countryside, the little villages, the vineyards and rivers and rambling castle ruins.
Personally I'd choose Berlin (and surrounding areas), Paris (and surrounding areas) and London (and surrounding areas) but hey, that's just me.
I'd rent a car and a GPS outside the cities. In the cities, I'd take public transportation.
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