France/ Switzerland itinerary help - first timer
Sep 20th, 2016, 01:10 PM
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<i>Those trains from Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse though I think are much much slower</i>
Two hours longer than the TGV, including an unexplained 30 minute stop in Cahors. Price is 86€ which is much cheaper than the TGV regular prices (some trains leaving from Montparnasse, other gare de Lyon). although on the date I checked there was one TGV ticket available for 76€; which shows that one should order early and look for discounts.
Two hours longer than the TGV, including an unexplained 30 minute stop in Cahors. Price is 86€ which is much cheaper than the TGV regular prices (some trains leaving from Montparnasse, other gare de Lyon). although on the date I checked there was one TGV ticket available for 76€; which shows that one should order early and look for discounts.
Sep 22nd, 2016, 12:29 PM
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It would be totally out of place for me to suggest that you modify your plan to exclude any country. All I can do is respond by sharing with you some of what my wife and I did and let you derive from the experience what may benefit you in tailoring your itinerary.
First of all, we enjoyed our 4 day visit to Paris but concluded that for us, the countless small medieval towns of France and other areas hold a special attraction and charm. We drove throughout Normandy, Loire, Brittany, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Provence and visited that country twice. I have a special endearment to the Dordogne Valley and the wealth of beauty and history it contains.
On our first visit, we rented a car and drove and on the second visit in the Provence area, we used public transportation exclusively as we found it a waste of time to have a car in Cannes, Nice, Monaco and that entire area.
Even a mere attempt to speak the language of your host country will draw gestures of warmth and friendship to you.
And do not be wary of driving but take a GPS and regular road maps bearing in mind that there is even great joy in getting lost.
By the way, Switzerland is wonderful. I have been there three times.
I hope that this helps you with planning your exciting trip.
First of all, we enjoyed our 4 day visit to Paris but concluded that for us, the countless small medieval towns of France and other areas hold a special attraction and charm. We drove throughout Normandy, Loire, Brittany, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Provence and visited that country twice. I have a special endearment to the Dordogne Valley and the wealth of beauty and history it contains.
On our first visit, we rented a car and drove and on the second visit in the Provence area, we used public transportation exclusively as we found it a waste of time to have a car in Cannes, Nice, Monaco and that entire area.
Even a mere attempt to speak the language of your host country will draw gestures of warmth and friendship to you.
And do not be wary of driving but take a GPS and regular road maps bearing in mind that there is even great joy in getting lost.
By the way, Switzerland is wonderful. I have been there three times.
I hope that this helps you with planning your exciting trip.
