The Europe trip had been planned for a long time. Ever since we got back to Australia, we had thought we hadn’t spent enough time in Europe, so we researched some places we wanted to go, jetted back over here to England as you know, safe in the knowledge that the puppies were happy with their favourite people in the world and we set about planning our trip in Europe.
The trip took a bit of organising and it went through several changes.
Initially we wanted to visit as many countries as possible but it simply wasn’t feasible once we started to plan the journey in greater detail. Some of the countries and cities we wanted to visit but couldn’t (and will have to wait till later), include….Croatia – Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik….more cities in Germany including Berlin, Dresden, Munich…..Scandinavia, Holland – especially Amsterdam…..Belgium – Brussels….Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, etc etc…the world has so much in it….even after you travel for a while, you realise you’re only touching the surface, but you can only do your best!
Anyways, we settled on the plan to start in Geneva, then head to Rome, Florence, Verona, Venice, Ljubljana, Budapest, Krakow (including Auschwitz), Vienna, Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Strasbourg in France, Lyon, Arles, (Avignon), Carcassonne, Barcelona in Spain, Seville, Granada, Madrid, Burgos, Bordeaux in France, Tours (Chateaux’s including Clemenceau and Amboise), Mont St Michel, Rennes, Paris and finally, back to Durham via Newcastle airport. The plan included flights to Geneva and return flight from Paris, through the customary Dave and Samantha Air Alliance Partners, Easy Jet…. as well as rail tickets for Europe through Inter Rail.
The trip took a bit of organising and it went through several changes.
Initially we wanted to visit as many countries as possible but it simply wasn’t feasible once we started to plan the journey in greater detail. Some of the countries and cities we wanted to visit but couldn’t (and will have to wait till later), include….Croatia – Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik….more cities in Germany including Berlin, Dresden, Munich…..Scandinavia, Holland – especially Amsterdam…..Belgium – Brussels….Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, etc etc…the world has so much in it….even after you travel for a while, you realise you’re only touching the surface, but you can only do your best!
Anyways, we settled on the plan to start in Geneva, then head to Rome, Florence, Verona, Venice, Ljubljana, Budapest, Krakow (including Auschwitz), Vienna, Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Strasbourg in France, Lyon, Arles, (Avignon), Carcassonne, Barcelona in Spain, Seville, Granada, Madrid, Burgos, Bordeaux in France, Tours (Chateaux’s including Clemenceau and Amboise), Mont St Michel, Rennes, Paris and finally, back to Durham via Newcastle airport. The plan included flights to Geneva and return flight from Paris, through the customary Dave and Samantha Air Alliance Partners, Easy Jet…. as well as rail tickets for Europe through Inter Rail.
Overall, all went smoothly and there were few hitches, which was great.
