We just enjoy being in Europe. We aren't dead set on seeing another castle, or church, or museum. We love to bike, and float rivers, hike and jump off rocks into lakes or the sea. Super touristy towns like Hallstatt sound like something we would gladly skip. Biking through history on the Appian way in Rome with herds of goats was super fun. We are traveling 28 days from Zurich to Prague. Planning on 3 nights in Lucerne to knock off the jetlag, and 4 nights in the Jungfrau. We love the Italian/Swiss lakes, but have been before. We are thinking of another 3 nights in the east side of Switzerland. Then we will rent a car on German or Austrian border and make our way East toward Vienna and then up to Prague. We are looking for suggestions primarily in Austria and Southern Germany. And it's always nice to have a suggestion of how many nights in each place. We totally agree with Rick Steves (who we affectionately refer to as Ricardo Esteban) that one night stands are a bad idea most the time. We will gladly spend two nights in a town and stop somewhere for half a day on the way in. Think of jumping off the train in Pisa for two hours enroute to Florence (what could it hurt). Or stopping in Carcasssone enroute to Sarlat (why not?). So here is our itinerary so far. Don't worry about my feelings, tell me your suggestions!!! Thanks
Lucerne 3 nights
Lauterbrunnen 4 nights
Yet to be determined 6 nights between Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria
Wolfgangsee 4 nights (with day trip into Salzburg)
Wachau Valley and Danube 2 nights
Vienna 2 nights
Cesky Krumlov 2 nights
Prague 4 nights