Hello again - thanks to all who have helped me fix up the itinerary for a 22 day trip through Europe (I wish I could do more - but money is the root of my cause :).
The reason I'm doing it all in one go (cheaper without the airfare to each segment should I do them separately) and time. I was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome Type 1 (born deaf, have balance issues starting around teen years, and now losing vision). My vision is going faster (more so in the past year than the past five years combined) hence the need to go out and do a "visual" bucket list.
This is where you guys come in - take a look at the list and tell me if there is anything I should add to the list. The first half are the sights that I will be able to check off on the upcoming trip, and the second half are "would-like-to-if-I-had-more-money" and that is where you guys can add onto.
Thank you.
Trip 1:
Big Ben/Westminster Abbey
St Paul Cathedral
London Eye
British Museum
Tower of London/London Bridge
Louvre
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Montmartre (view from Sacre Coeur)
Versailles
Glockenspiel at Marienplatz (Germany)
Neuschwanstein Castle (despite the love/hate relationship I'm seeing on these boards)
Salzburg old town (I'm a Sound of Music fan)
the Alps
Venice (the city itself)
Florence: Uffizi, Accademia, Duomo, etc
Rome: Coloseum, Forum, Pantheon, Trevi, Steps,
And now, the would-like/should-see list:
Norway: fjords and the Northern lights
Rotterdam (to stay overnight on the SS Rotterdam)
Switzerland: one of the mountains and a railway/cablecar/funicular ride
Prague: Astronomical Clock, city
Vienna: Schonbrunn, city at night, etc.
Budapest the city itself.
London: National Gallery, V&A Museum, British Library (had to cut them out for timing)
Munich: Deutsches Museum (the inspiration of my favorite science museum in Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry)
Sail on the RMS Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to NYC. (I'm an ocean liner aficionado as well).
LEGO factory (do they do tours?)
Playmobil FunPark and factory (Zirndorf, Germany)
Disneyland Paris
Catacombs (either Paris or Rome)
Keep in mind I have no interest in seeing the Balkans but feel free to convince me to do so.
Fortunately, I've covered most of my must-sees in the US (including many national parks: Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Bryce, Zion, Arches, Yosemite, Smoky Mtn, Rocky Mtn, Appalachian Mtns) and cities (Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Washington DC, Orlando, Miami/Key West, Charleston, Atlanta/Savannah, and many smaller towns along the drive. Did Disney World/Land, the Queen Mary, etc.