My husband and I booked a trip to Europe (Paris, Geneva, Annecy, and London) a couple months ago, but in between dealing with the death of my father, and arranging childcare for our time overseas, we neglected to book rail tickets and didn't realize that most needed to be booked 8 days in advance. (Why do they still need to send you physical tickets??)
I booked Eurail passes, but cannot make reservations for the first two legs of our trip.
Here is our itinerary. Is it crazy to think we would be able to book all of these at the stations after we arrive in Europe?
March 8: Arrive at Heathrow, take tube to St. Pancras and Eurostar to Paris
March 10: Take TGV Lyria from Paris to Geneva (could we book this in Paris when we arrive on the 8th?)
March 12: Bus from Geneva to Annecy (not worried about this one, or should I be?)
March 14: TGV/Eurostar from Annecy to London, or could go Geneva to London. (We can book this train now, but the Eurail website warns that we may be subject to extra charges because the country is not part of Eurail. Is this above and beyond the 34 Euro reservation fee for both of us?)
At this point, should we cancel our hotel stays and make a 10 day trip of the UK?? Uffda, so stressed out! Thank you for your help.