It was recommended that I move this from "Trip Report"
My family (of four) is going on vacation in Europe for 13 days (14th day is flight out). We're spending four of those days in Paris, and two in the Normandy region. What's the best way to spend the other seven days if we want to see a couple of other countries (not including Britain) besides France? We were planning to spend the last four days in Paris, but unsure how to plan for the rest of the days. My big concern is the drive time between countries/locations. I thought about train passes, but those are in the range of $200 per person for a four-day pass (valid for a month). Current plan right now is arrive in Paris in the morning (0900), then drive to Normandy and stay there for two days, then drive to the vicinity of Antwerp and stay there for three days, go to Germany for four days, then end in Paris for four days. I would like to avoid burning so much time driving.