The Ultimate European Itinerary!
It may change, and most likely will… but I blocked out my trip. Here’s what I’m thinking:
Ireland (South and North) May 4-17 (14 days)
- Arrive in Dublin on May 4th
- Dublin (3 days)
- Glendalough, Kilkeny, and Cashel (2 days)
- Dingle Peninsula (2 days)
- Galway, County Clare/Burren (2 days)
- Aran Islands (1 day)
- Southern Donegal (2 days)
- Belfast, Antrim Coast (2 days)
Scotland May 18-29 (12 days)
- Edinburgh (3 days)
- Royal Mile
- Edinburgh Castle
- Loch Lomond (on return)
- Stirling Caslte (on return)
- Kenmore (2 days)
- Culross
- St. Andrews
- Hermitage
- Dunkeld
- Iverness (2 days)
- Aviemore
- Cairgorms National Park
- Cawdor Castle
- Dingwall
- Isle of Skye (3 days)
- Portree
- Old Man of Storr
- Oban (2 days)
- Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle
- Fort Augustus
- Glencoe
- Isle of Iona
England May 30-June 1 (3 days)
- Oxford (3 days)
- Visiting friends
Norway June 2-9 (8 days)
- Bergen (3 days)
- Aurland/Flam (2 days)
- Oslo (3 days)
Sweden June 10-15 (6 days)
- Stockholm (3 days)
- Kalmar (3 day)
Denmark June 16-19 (4 days)
- Copenhagen (4 days)
- Roskilde (maybe)
- Odense (maybe)
Northern Germany June 20-24 (5 days)
- Hamberg (1 day)
- Berlin (3 days)
- Potsdam
- Dresden (1 day)
Czech Republic June 25-July 1 (7 days)
- Prague (5 days)
- Cesky Krumlov (1 days)
- Pavlov (1 day)
- Olomouc (maybe)
- Karlovy Vary (maybe)
Hungary July 2-5 (4 days)
- Budapest (4 days)
Austria July 6-8 (3 days)
- Vienna (3 days)
Southern Germany July 9-13 (5 days)
- Bavaria (5 days)
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Visiting Friends
- Baden-Baden (maybe)
- Black Forest (maybe)
France July 14-31 (18 days)
- Paris (4 days)
- Rouen & Bayeux (1 day)
- D-Day Beaches & Mont Saint Michel (2 days)
- Loire Valley/Amboise (3 days)
- Ordour-sur-Glane & Sarlat-la-Caneda (2 days)
- Carcassone (1 day)
- Avignon, Arles, Marseilles (2 days)
- Monaco, Eze, & Nice (3 days)
Spain August 1-8 (8 days)
- Barcelona (4 days)
- Madrid (2 days)
- Granada & Sevilla (2 days)
Italy August 9-20 (12 days)
- Turin/Asti (2 days)
- Milan (2 days)
- Lake Como/Bellagio (2 days)
- Varenna
- Verona & Dolomites (2 days)
- Castelrotto
- Bologna & Parma (2 days)
- Cinque Terre (2 days)
Greece August 21-31 (11 days )
- Staying with family friend in Sparta
- Athens (3 days)
- Hydra (2 days)
- Delphi (2 days)
- Olympia, Kardamyli (2 days)
- Nafplio, Mycenae, Epidvros (2 days)
- Santorini (maybe)
Leave from Athens back to LA on Sept 1st