We are planning a trip in mid June to retrace my fathers footsteps during WW2. We will be there 9 nights. We plan to spend time in Southern Belgium as he took part in the Battle of the Bulge. I have done some research on near-by museums etc. but any suggestions on that area are welcome ( We plan to spend a couple of nights in Bastogne) . The tricky part is trying to get to Linz, Austria expeditiously . His unit ended the war in that area and if possible I would like to visit that area on this trip. Thus far the only trains I find are 9 to ten hours of travel time from Belgium. Flights take 3 to 4 hours not to mention time getting to the airport and waiting on the flight etc. I am looking for suggestions on how to travel there. I want to visit Linz but don't want to spend one of my few days over there in transit. I have looked into 4 day river cruises that go to Linz but there are few and they don't seem to coincide with my travel dates. Any idea , thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you