europe trip in jan

I think you should read some guidebooks and see what interests you. Or go to a travel agent if you think you can't plan this yourself. Maybe an organized tour would work best for you. Good luck.

"well as picaresque places a midst nature." Europe has some great natural beauty, but the only part that's worth seeing in January are the Alps. Otherwise, most of the countryside is usually sort of a dull, hazy gray. My usual advise is that unless you want to enjoy the winter sports scene in the Alps, stick mostly to cities and large towns in the winter.

No one can answer your question, because there are LOTS of wonderful places you can see, and in 2 weeks you can only see a few of them. You will have to decide for yourself. Where do you really want to go? When you say "Europe," what are you thinking of? Palaces? Nazi sights? Places your family will recognize? Places with lots of other visitors from India? Large cities? Small towns? Museums and historical places are all over Europe. Did you have specific ones in mind? As for how many places you can see in 2 weeks, that depends. It takes longer to "see" London than to "see" Cambridge, for example. But even zipping around quickly, you can only see a few. That's because you can't count your departure or arrival days as sight-seeing days, and because every time you change locations, you lose a half day to a full day (packing, checking out, getting to the train station, taking the train, getting from the new station to your hotel, and checking in). The order of seeing places, and how you travel between them, is determined by what you are seeing. You may take a train, take a bus, or fly. Instead of thinking of "countries," think of "places." Then see if they tie together. So, if you want to go to Rome, other places in Italy make sense, or else a short flight to another country can work. Remember, in January the days in Europe are very short (shorter the further north you go, but still short even in Rome or Lisbon or Athens). And it's cold, and for someone from Bangalore, will seem VERY VERY COLD. As Tom said, "nature" will be mostly grey at that time; the Alps will be lovely, but crowded with skiers at certain places (and therefore expensive). However, while small towns close down a bit in winter, large cities are very busy; everyone just puts on warm clothes and goes about their business.

Harold: I think you've put more thought and effort into your post than anshu has into his entire 2-week trip. anshu: You have plenty of time to do your homework. Read some travel books. Find some specific historical places and periods that interest you. Then you'll probably have some ideas of your own about where to go. Then come back with some questions people can answer. These questions are too broad.

thanks a lot all of you :) i am doing a lot of research actually. but was clueless as to what to see and stuff. because if you say france for example, most people just say paris, i just wanted to know if there was more to explore there. anyway, i think i will postpone the trip till spring :)

Anshu, if you can put your trip off til the Spring, I think you'll have a much nicer time. Is this your first trip to Europe? If it is, I would choose 2 big cities (or 3 at the most), say Paris and London.
Then you'll have the best choice of transport for a day trip into the surrounding countryside.

yes :) this will be my first trip to europe. paris was already on my list. but i hadn't considered london, seperate visa and blah blah.. but if the procedure is easy then will have a look into that as well :) thanks a lot :)