Next summer we plan to fly into London spend a few days and travel to Germany, Austria, & Switzerland by rail. Any suggestions on places to visit? we plan to end up at the end of our journey back in London.
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In the 2000 character limit of this Helpline, no one can write a guidebook for you. And even if we could, your question is too general to answer. Imagine if someone said "I'm landing at SFO and plan to see Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Any ideas?" So, start with some guidebooks and travel videos (Rick's videos are on Hulu and YouTube), then come back with more specific questions. If you want travel ideas, you should specify things like the following: Who is "we"? How many travelers, and what ages? Exactly how long is your trip? What drew you to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland? What is your reason for flying into London (since it's not near those three countries)? Have you been to Europe before? Do you want big cities, small towns, rural areas, or some mixture of these? What sorts of things interest you, or bore you? Any special interests that you would detour for (car museums, WWII sights, family connections, etc)? Is it important that you see things your friends will ask about (e.g., some people have to see Stonehenge, even if they are personally indifferent to it, since they know everyone will ask about it when they get home)? What is your budget, in actual currency ("moderate price" means a different thing to each person)? Note that are not "right" or "wrong" answers to any of these questions. Etc., etc. Help us help you!