10-day Itinerary Munich-Vienna-Prague
Oct 10th, 2004, 02:36 PM
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10-day Itinerary Munich-Vienna-Prague
Hi - We are planning our first trip to this part of Europe and could use some advice on the itinerary. Does it make most sense to start in Munich, then Vienna, then Prague? Are there any smaller towns or villages nearby that we should stop into?
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Oct 11th, 2004, 08:04 AM
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I am pasting below my trip report from this past June FYI: Vienna- Prague- Munich.
"We just returned from our wonderful visit to Eastern Europe. Our itinerary was ideal: five nights in Vienna, three in Prague and four in Munich.
We arrived by plane in Vienna, traveled by train to Prague, train to Munich, then flew home from Munich. Euraide.com was very helpful, and saved us money on the Prague pass and other train fares.
We were very happy with our hotels, mostly discovered with help from fodors.com.
In Vienna, the Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth, a four-star boutique-type hotel very near the Stephansdom and the U-bahn, is hard to beat. The price was higher than other places, but well worth it for the elegance, the service, the location and the more sumptious breakfast buffet, even with hot eggs made to order.
We saw the Lipizzaners' morning "exercise with music", a three-hour event that my daughter and I enjoyed as we are horse people. The riders dress in full military livery, the horses in full show tack, they salute as they enter the ring, so it's still something to see when the performances aren't available. (Performances are Sundays and were not an option for us.) Then we returned for their stables tour the next day and enjoyed seeing the horses up close.
We walked and walked in Vienna, taking in all the gorgeous buildings. The Stephansdom, its catacombs, the Schonbrunn (sp?), the Hofburg complex...
We bought the "combi" pass at the train station for the train trip to Melk, monastery tour tickets, boat to Krems, return train trip to Vienna. Definitely a good way to do the trip and worth seeing it all. It was just 39 Euro apiece for the day.
In Prague, we stayed at the Pension U Lilie, right near the Charles Bridge, in the Old Town area. It was nice enough, nothing special, but clean and friendly. Next time, we might choose a place in Lesser Town by the Bridge, as it seemed to be less hectic than the Old Town side. But we did love Prague.
In Munich, we stayed outside the city center, near the Oktoberfest park, at the fabulous Hotel Uhland. It has been operated by the same family for over 50 years, and appears to be a renovated mansion. It sits in an upscale neighborhood of similar buildings, very quiet and charming. The hotel was delightful, the breakfast room and buffet charming, the people friendly. Even free parking and use of their bikes. One evening we all took a bike ride down to the river and it was a lot of fun. We felt very safe walking about in the neighborhood at all hours. At least three nice restaurants close by to walk to. The main train station is about a 10 minute walk, so very convenient for our day train trips to Salzburg and Fussen.
We liked Fussen a lot, even more than Salzburg. It's smaller, more charming, more specular scenery. Its Ludwig II castle tour is well worth it. Look into the Bayern pass. It was just 22 Euro for all four of us, round trip, each day. I believe it's good for up to five people on the same pass."
You'll get great advice here on fodors.com. Have fun planning and ask away.
"We just returned from our wonderful visit to Eastern Europe. Our itinerary was ideal: five nights in Vienna, three in Prague and four in Munich.
We arrived by plane in Vienna, traveled by train to Prague, train to Munich, then flew home from Munich. Euraide.com was very helpful, and saved us money on the Prague pass and other train fares.
We were very happy with our hotels, mostly discovered with help from fodors.com.
In Vienna, the Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth, a four-star boutique-type hotel very near the Stephansdom and the U-bahn, is hard to beat. The price was higher than other places, but well worth it for the elegance, the service, the location and the more sumptious breakfast buffet, even with hot eggs made to order.
We saw the Lipizzaners' morning "exercise with music", a three-hour event that my daughter and I enjoyed as we are horse people. The riders dress in full military livery, the horses in full show tack, they salute as they enter the ring, so it's still something to see when the performances aren't available. (Performances are Sundays and were not an option for us.) Then we returned for their stables tour the next day and enjoyed seeing the horses up close.
We walked and walked in Vienna, taking in all the gorgeous buildings. The Stephansdom, its catacombs, the Schonbrunn (sp?), the Hofburg complex...
We bought the "combi" pass at the train station for the train trip to Melk, monastery tour tickets, boat to Krems, return train trip to Vienna. Definitely a good way to do the trip and worth seeing it all. It was just 39 Euro apiece for the day.
In Prague, we stayed at the Pension U Lilie, right near the Charles Bridge, in the Old Town area. It was nice enough, nothing special, but clean and friendly. Next time, we might choose a place in Lesser Town by the Bridge, as it seemed to be less hectic than the Old Town side. But we did love Prague.
In Munich, we stayed outside the city center, near the Oktoberfest park, at the fabulous Hotel Uhland. It has been operated by the same family for over 50 years, and appears to be a renovated mansion. It sits in an upscale neighborhood of similar buildings, very quiet and charming. The hotel was delightful, the breakfast room and buffet charming, the people friendly. Even free parking and use of their bikes. One evening we all took a bike ride down to the river and it was a lot of fun. We felt very safe walking about in the neighborhood at all hours. At least three nice restaurants close by to walk to. The main train station is about a 10 minute walk, so very convenient for our day train trips to Salzburg and Fussen.
We liked Fussen a lot, even more than Salzburg. It's smaller, more charming, more specular scenery. Its Ludwig II castle tour is well worth it. Look into the Bayern pass. It was just 22 Euro for all four of us, round trip, each day. I believe it's good for up to five people on the same pass."
You'll get great advice here on fodors.com. Have fun planning and ask away.
