Currently planning a trip to central Europe just after next Easter with my father, assuming nothing disastrous happens in the meantime. The main point of this is to see Prague and revisit Vienna without flying. Current proposed schedule:
Day 1: Train London-Aachen via Brussels, overnight in Aachen. (I've been to Cologne and wasn't impressed - is Aachen worth more than an overnight stop?)
Day 2-3: Train Aachen-Leipzig, stay two nights in Leipzig (dad wants to see the Runde Ecke, and I preferred Leipzig to Dresden)
Day 4-8: Train Leipzig-Prague, four full days in Prague
Day 9-11: Train Prague-Vienna, two full days in Vienna
Day 12-13: Train Vienna-Bamberg, full day in Bamberg (hope to visit a German friend who lives there)
Day 14: Train Bamberg-Paris, overnight in Paris.
Day 15: Paris-London.
We plan to stay in the Motel Ones in Prague and Vienna, as we both like the chain. Leipzig I hope to go to the same hotel as I did a few years ago. Does anyone have any suggestions for places to stay in Aachen and Bamberg (we aren't expecting my friend to put us up)?
Also, the fares for Regiojet from Prague to Vienna look very tempting, but has anyone had any bad experiences about reliability or facilities?