Euro Road Trip Queries
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I'd suggest cutting out the extremeties. Rome you can do by Ryanair easily and a car is a liability in the City. same applies to Florence, where you need at least two days.
Amsterdam I'd cut out too and do that on a Ryanair or whoever.
Pammy is right, in my view, about too tight a schedule.
my suggestion would be to scoot through Belgium towards Germany and pick up the Moselle in Trier. Drive along that for half a day to the Rhine and pick up the Autobahn. Between Stuttgart and Zurich there is the Rhine Falls Rheinfallen, at Schaffhausen, well worth a cup of tea break.
In Germany stay in Pensions, they are clean, simple and very cheap. Along the Moselle , you will find them for 40 to 70 Euro a room for the night.
Amsterdam I'd cut out too and do that on a Ryanair or whoever.
Pammy is right, in my view, about too tight a schedule.
my suggestion would be to scoot through Belgium towards Germany and pick up the Moselle in Trier. Drive along that for half a day to the Rhine and pick up the Autobahn. Between Stuttgart and Zurich there is the Rhine Falls Rheinfallen, at Schaffhausen, well worth a cup of tea break.
In Germany stay in Pensions, they are clean, simple and very cheap. Along the Moselle , you will find them for 40 to 70 Euro a room for the night.
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Good point. Having driven my own car once in Italy, I can safely say: never again. Rush hour in Brussels or Paris, I have no problem with, but driving in Rome? Never ever again!
You would miss a lot of interesting cities. The big historic cities of Flanders, such as Brugge, Gent and Antwerp are stunning.
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Agreed but I would say that they are a trip in their own right. I am also told that Antwerp is one of the new fashion centres for young European women.
The food is also varied and excellent, although Frites with Mayo has to be an acquired taste.
Note that we will soon spend a week on the Belgian coast (with bikes).
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If I was going to do that sort of thing, I would take a ferry to Spain, (Portsmouth-Bilbao or Plymouth-Santander), then head over to Italy, back up through Europe and then Calais-Dover return.
The Plymouth-Santander is quicker and more pleasant than the Portsmouth-Bilbao, done both.
Have a nice trip whatever you decide, Ciao.
The Plymouth-Santander is quicker and more pleasant than the Portsmouth-Bilbao, done both.
Have a nice trip whatever you decide, Ciao.
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I know this is going from one museum to another, but I think the museum at Sinsheim is really worth a visit, and you will be not even have to deviate from your route
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And as others have said, I would never drive my own car in Rome (or any other city in Italy)
For Geneva you might be better off to park in France and use public transport to go into Geneva as the driving and parking is not good in town.
You can get a bus from Ferney-Voltaire into the centre of Geneva (Cornavin would be a good place to get off the bus) and from Ferney-Voltaire it is a good point to drive towards Dijon via the N5 through some beautiful scenery through the Jura mountain range.
What ever you decide, just remember you are on holiday, and don't be a slave to your timetable
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Thanks to everyone so far!
I don't want it to become like a National Lampoons "European Vacation" so will take all your advice on board.
Looking at it now it's maybe better not to try a blitzkrieg type assault on Europe and split it into 3 or 4 chunks this year biting off one part of it then maybe another next year with weekend flyovers (Rome etc).
Please keep it coming though!
Regards and thanks again,
KJ
I don't want it to become like a National Lampoons "European Vacation" so will take all your advice on board.
Looking at it now it's maybe better not to try a blitzkrieg type assault on Europe and split it into 3 or 4 chunks this year biting off one part of it then maybe another next year with weekend flyovers (Rome etc).
Please keep it coming though!
Regards and thanks again,
KJ
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Can highly recommend weekend city breaks for covering the major cities and fly rather than drive. Venice is a particularly romantic break. Rome is good for couples too but also families. Paris - again suits both - so you've no rush there.
Most of the routes mentioned offer good holiday material - stunning scenery, culture, food, wines etc. Driving is great as you can get off the beaten track and find your own haven.
But just go, relax and enjoy. Both times I've done it the only thing that was booked was the ferry. Camped both times though - but everything else was as it comes.
Most of the routes mentioned offer good holiday material - stunning scenery, culture, food, wines etc. Driving is great as you can get off the beaten track and find your own haven.
But just go, relax and enjoy. Both times I've done it the only thing that was booked was the ferry. Camped both times though - but everything else was as it comes.
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Forget Zurich. You'll spend 1/2 hour at each traffic light and there are hundreds of them.
