A trip to Europe can be an incredible trip, one that you will never forget for the rest of your life. It is memorable because it was the best experience of life or it is memorable because he did everything he could wrong. I went to Europe in October 2006 and planned six months ahead of time. But still I was offended to some extent. I hope that what I know will perhaps help and increase your chances of having the best experience of your life.
Our plan was to see about five countries in eleven days. This was the first mistake. Please, please, don’t do it. No matter how savvy you are in arranging routes to travel through different countries and through different regions and book event premises and hotels, etc., it is too difficult. What happens is that it takes a lot of time to get from one place to another because you don’t know where you are going or how to get to the train station etc. country
In fact, we decided to fly to London. We thought we save-money-on-car-rental”>save money because less here they flew and then we could take the train to France, Switzerland and Germany. It’s not over because it’s almost $700 on the train even with the discount. Fly to the country you want to go to and have extra moneysave yourself time and hassle.
Our second mistake is matching. We decided to spend just one day in London and rent a car. If you’re going to London, the trains will take you where you need to go. When we drove out of the airport, we got lost. By chance we found Windsor Castle, which was beautiful. But when we tried to get to our hotel, it took us about four hours by car. And at that point there isn’t much time left in the day. Unfortunately, we also somehow managed to get on a road that was closed to cars and only for buses. He explained to us this ticket from traffic cameras which came in the mail two months later. The good news was that we bought a one-day London Pass, which is a great idea. But it only took us to get to one Windsor castle. By the time we got to London, everything else was closed for the day. We could get there in one hour by train. We took the train to dinner, and well!
The number three is wrong, oh my! The rental car rental needs to be returned to Waterloo station and board the Eurostar for Paris the following morning. We were exhausted and incredibly tired, especially since we didn’t have dinner until 11 o’clock! We had directions to the train station and booked a hotel five blocks away. We could not find rental car returns for Avis! It was on the side of the street next to the station, not in it, and the sign was really small. We came close to missing the train! (All these problems, and we were still in the land of English speaking!)
TIPS: You want to go to the village cheaply and spend extra money. Buy a train through the European rail website. Give yourself at least two to three days in each country, and start with an extra day in the country to lose one day for jetlag.
After arriving in Paris, the next questions came. We couldn’t run through the train station! We had trouble finding people who spoke English. Then we couldn’t find our luggage to lock in the lockers and no one seemed to help us. Then we couldn’t figure out that the train would take you to Eiffel Tower. After we made it to the Eiffel tower, we made it to the top of the tower and got stuck on the lift. We couldn’t get down! Cats cats and dogs with big wind it was raining in the storm. Finally we were finally allowed to walk down the stairs usually closed to the public.
Then our memorable defeats happened. We finally made it back to the main train station where we needed to board an overnight train to Switzerland. The train arrived on time, but when we got to our cabin, some accidental alarm went off. We have to hit something. The staff tried to fix the problem, but without success. The train was delayed an hour and we had to board a new compartment with less sleeping comforts. (First class is not a great start.) We missed our train to Interlaken, and then we were to catch the next train. Nobody speaks much English at the late night train station in Basel, Switzerland.
NEXT TIP: Bring raingear- such as a poncho and raincoats and something that fits in your wallet or purse! They also leave extra time for unexpected events, such as a slow or broken lift. Know enough about the Latin language to ask important questions and get answers for them.
During the three borders, Switzerland, so many mistakes were made that we decided to learn from them. This meant spending more time in Interlaken and breaking down the last section of Amsterdam. This time I was sick with a cold/mo and needed to work slowly. This one disadvantage is to overdo it, making you sick. Interlaken was gorgeous in every way.
The last mistake was renting a car in Germany. We had to jump the barrier, but still had to hire a car! The problem was that the rental crew didn’t speak English. It was fine if there were no questions, but if something went wrong on your part of the book (like ours), then it’s hard to get your point across. For example, how do you say “we asked for a log” in German? Also our gps system german was in German, so we couldn’t use that system.
IP: Do not break barriers in Germany! It is very difficult to get around in this country if you don’t know German, because of the road signs and the GPS will probably be mostly in German. b>
The moral of the story is that as beautiful and awesome as a trip to Europe is, it can also be done with big problems. Learn from those who have experienced it and if nothing else- Travel everywhere, and taxi/bus for short excursions. Be prepared for changes in weather, by having extra clothes and rain gear, and snow in the Alps. Bring a book of sentences for different languages and learn something ahead of time. Learn as much about the language as you can in advance. Don’t bring a lot of luggage because it’s difficult to carry luggage and luggage if you’re traveling between countries. Give yourself plenty of time to enjoy the countryside – don’t book activities or the number of regions you’ll visit. Make necessary changes when you experience problems.
