here's my itinerary - opinions?

[sheisaeval]

It is a *little* rushed but I feel like I can probably do what I want to do within the time limits. And I'll probably come back sometime anyway.

I'll be studying abroad within the travel for four weeks, but they are with long weekends fri afternoon to tuesday morning. Also, I will be busy during the study weeks but since they do wnat us to travel on the weekends (on one will be on campus anyway), there's no homework or anything so I'll be free to travel then without limitations.

Flight - June 12

London June 13-15
(eurostar to)

Paris June 16-18
(easyjet to)

Rome June 19-21

Venice June 22-23

STUDY ABROAD June 24-28

Florence June 29-July 1 (maybe daytrip to siena and/or pisa)

STUDY ABROAD July 2-5

Cinque Terre July 6-8

STUDY ABROAD July 9-12

Ljubljana July 13-14

Bled July 15

STUDY ABROAD July 16-19

Milan or Lugano July 20 (just for a night on the way to..)

Gimmelwald July 21-20

Vevey/Montreux/Swiss Riviera - July 23-24

Lucerne - July 25-26

Bacharach (or another rhine town) - July 27-28
-of which one day I'll spend on a KD rhine cruise from bingen to
koblenz

Rothenburg - July 29-30

Munich - July 31-Aug 2

Hallstatt - Aug 3

Salzburg - Aug 4-5

Vienna - Aug 6-8

Dresden - Aug 9-10

Berlin - Aug 11-13
(easyjet back to)

London - Aug 14

Flight out - Aug 15

[madamtrashheap]

Great that you have so much planned sheisaeval, and as long as you're aware that your time in some places is limited you'll be able to plan ahead to make the most of it.

A few things:

*Can I suggest that rather than try to do a day trip from Florence to Pisa in the 2 full days you'll have there, why not fly into Pisa for your Cinque Terre visit, leave your bag at the luggage storage room at the train station and walk through town (20mins) to the Tower before continuing on to Cinque Terre by train.
*3 nights in Paris and Rome won't be enough, could you perhaps take the time from Venice and add it to each? You could sneak Venice in at the end of your trip, perhaps at the start of that section, or even instead of Milan/Lugano.
*Lugano or even somewhere on Lake Como would be beautiful and totally different to Milan. If you do decide to go to Milan and want to see The Last Supper, you may have trouble booking tickets during Summer so make sure you do it as early as possible.
*Mondays are usually the days that Musuems close in Europe (not all, but many) so keep this in mind when planning your trips.

I'm not clear on where it is you're studying (does it change or is it at the one campus?), so not sure how to work in the travel plans.

[sheisaeval]

madamtrashheap said:

I'm not clear on where it is you're studying (does it change or is it at the one campus?), so not sure how to work in the travel plans.

It's in Asolo, Italy, which means I have to come back from wherever I am that weekend back there.

[madamtrashheap]

Aha! Well then ,you can fit Venice in as you see fit as it's just down the road! If it fits better where you currently have it, then you'll just have to plan your days in Paris and Rome to make the most of your time available (note that you're in Paris on a Monday so many musuems are closed, esp Musee d'Orsay, Rodin, etc, but Louvre is open; just check www.vatican.va for the calendar in case they are closed on pubic holidays).

[herrbert]

Just one thing, I think that both Vienna and Berlin need more time then they are getting.

Would you consider flying Vienna to Berlin (Air Berlin), and skipping Dresden? It would save you a long trainride through the Czech Republik, and provide 4 days for both Vienna and Berlin, which in my opinion is about the right amount of time needed there.

On your way to Ljublijana, you are likely to stop in Trieste, it might be worth taking a few hours there (if your shedule would allow it). I think the Lake Como trip is a good tip (the Madam seems to be on a roll, the last couple of days )

[madamtrashheap]

herrbert said:

I think the Lake Como trip is a good tip (the Madam seems to be on a roll, the last couple of days )

Whaddaya mean the last couple of days...I've been going on about Lake Como for years! ;D