Hi. My wife and I are both able to spend ~17 days in Europe starting the end of this month. We have booked a flight into Zurich and out of Oslo. We have done most all big cities in Europe, although we only spent about 2 days in each. Because of this, I'd like to see some of Scandanavia as well as nature and smaller cities. We also think it would be a good idea to be in cities where it is easy for us to put the baby down for a nap, then take nice walks when he is up.
We have already done a quick trip through Switzerland that included Interlaken and Lucerne, but are open to spending more time there since it is so nice!
Our plan:
-Rent AirBNBs with A/C and Washer/Dryer
-Limit ourselves to 3 or 4 cities
-Travel light and go slow
Other things we are considering:
-Spending more time in Switzerland and heading down to Lake Como/Lugano/Lago di Garda area.
-Skipping Paris and heading up along the Rhine to Brussels.
-Heading into Loire Valley
-Basing ourselves in Austria and Southern Germany.
Current Itinerary
- 7/29 Redeye flight to Zurich
- 7/30 Land at 11am. 2 hr train to Colmar
- 7/31 Colmar
- 8/1 Colmar
- 8/2 Travel to Paris (3 hr train)
- 8/3 Paris
- 8/4 Paris
- 8/5 Paris
- 8/6 Paris
- 8/7 Travel to Bruge (3 hr train)
- 8/8 Bruge
- 8/9 Bruge
- 8/10 Flight from Brussels to Olso (2.5 hrs)
- 8/11Nutshell to Aurland
- 8/12 Nutshell to Bergen
- 8/13 Bergen
- 8/14 Nutshell to Oslo
- 8/15 Flight to NYC