Aug 14-17: Glasgow
Aug 17-19: Edinburgh
Aug 19-21: Amsterdam
Aug 21-23: Bruges
...Aug 23: Half-day in Brussels
Aug 23-26: Cologne
Aug 26-28: Hamburg
Aug 28-31: Berlin
Aug 31-Sept 3: Prague
Sept 3-5: Vienna
...Sept 5: Half-day in Bratislava
Sept 5-7: Budapest
Sept 7-8: Athens
Sept 8-14: Greek Isles
...Sept 8-10: Mykonos
...Sept 10-12: Santorini
...Sept 12-14: Crete
Sept 14-16: Rome
...Sept 16: Half-day in Pisa
Sept 16-17: Lucca
Sept 17-19: Florence
Sept 19-20: Venice
Sept 21-22: Salzburg
Sept 22-25: Munich
Sept 25-27: Paris
Aug 19-21: Amsterdam
Aug 21-23: Bruges
...Aug 23: Half-day in Brussels
Aug 23-26: Cologne
Aug 26-28: Hamburg
Aug 28-31: Berlin
Aug 31-Sept 3: Prague
Sept 3-5: Vienna
...Sept 5: Half-day in Bratislava
Sept 5-7: Budapest
Sept 7-8: Athens
Sept 8-14: Greek Isles
...Sept 8-10: Mykonos
...Sept 10-12: Santorini
...Sept 12-14: Crete
Sept 14-16: Rome
...Sept 16: Half-day in Pisa
Sept 16-17: Lucca
Sept 17-19: Florence
Sept 19-20: Venice
Sept 21-22: Salzburg
Sept 22-25: Munich
Sept 25-27: Paris
We MUST make reservations to this place in Lucca to try the farro soup, among other things.
ReplyDeleteWalk up the Belfry tower in Brugge. My family and I didn't do it, but it looked like it could be a great view of the city. I don't remember how many Euros it was but it is 300+ steps to the top!
ReplyDeleteLeonidas chocolates in Brugge (its probably all over Belgium as well). Family purchased from here...trust me, no complaints about those box a chocolates. Been around since 1913.
ReplyDeleteApparently there's a fantastic Ice Bar in Hamburg worth paying a bit extra for.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore is a must-see for my second visit to the City of Lights. Looked simply lovely and charming on Le Late Late Show avec Craig Ferguson à Paris.
ReplyDeleteChocolate heaven seems to exist in Bruges, at The Chocolate Line. Mmmmm, chocolate...
ReplyDeleteAlso, this charming tea room called De Proeverie.
DeleteAnd what would Belgium be without a fantastic beer stop? Check out 't Brugs Beertje, even if you can't quite pronounce it.
DeleteHey Nathan,
ReplyDeleteAs promised, here are my recommendations for Prague. These are definitely not upbeat recommendations, but I think it's important to mix in some reflective days with your fun, especially when in a place with such rich history.
My first recommendation is Pinkas Synagogue. http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/a-ex-pinkas.htm This is the Synagogue where my great-great grandfather Baruch sang as a cantor. It has since been converted to a Holocaust memorial and it is filled with names of victims from the area. If you end up going, be sure to look for the "Mahrer" and "Mauntner" names.
I would also recommend the ghetto Terezin(Theresienstadt), located on the outskirts of the city. I have never been, but it may be interesting as this was the "model" ghetto that they showed to the Red Cross to pretend like they were treating their prisoners humanly, when in fact this was hardly the case. This is where my family was held for a period of time. I believe there is an exhibit there on soccer in the ghetto and there is a section dedicated to my great-grandfather Pavel Mahrer. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/TheresienTour.html
Obviously these recommendations are probably more interesting to me than anyone else, but hopefully you will find them interesting as a piece of history! Enjoy your trip!
- Nicole