Hello everyone,
I'm planning a 9 day honeymoon, starting Sept 10th to the 18th, and could use some advice. We would be travelling to/from Toronto on Sept 9th & September 19th, respectively.
Itineraries we have in mind:
Option 1: France - 4-5 days in Paris (with day trips to Mont St. Michel, Chartres), 4-5 days between Heyres, Nice, Eze & Monaco.
Option 2: Spain - 4 days in Barcelona, with the rest of the time available between Granada, Seville, Malaga & Cordoba.
We initally wanted to visit Ourese, Vigo & Las Islas Cies, but it doesn't look like this is doable even if we were to cut out Malaga and Cordoba.
Questions:
A) Which of the two options would be better for a honeymoon.
B) For the people who have been to Paris, are the Parisiennes really not friendly? How were you treated the rest of France?
About us:
a) It is our first time travelling together overseas, and we don't want to start each morning by waking up at 6/7am to catch a bus/train to the next place. I went to Greece with a girlfriend before, and we followed a tight schedule. We still had lots of fun, but definitely not something we want to try for the honeymoon.
b) My French is very limited, although I'm better at understanding French when it is written rather than spoken. My husband can speak Spanish (the way it is spoken in the US).
c) We are more into architecture, bridges, mountains, than beaches, so we are okay with just one or two days at the beach.
d) We plan on going to Europe again in April/May next year for a month, so if the weather permits, we would try to do 2-3 countries - either Spain, Portugal & Morrocco or France, Switzerland & Germany.
Lastly, I know this post is quite loaded, but I thought I'd give you as much information as possible, and see if you have other ideas/additions/changes to either itineries. Thanks for your help!