January 2018 Winter- Best places to visit
Jun 10th, 2017, 08:54 AM
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January 2018 Winter- Best places to visit
Hello,
I am planning a trip to Europe in January of 2018. I have been three times before. My favorite places I have been are London and Tromso/Oslo, Norway. I will arrive in London on January 10th and stay for a week. After that, I am looking for cities to visit. I do not like to ski but have been dog sledding in Norway, ridden the horse carriages in Vienna and loved them both. I also love cute little villages! I also love visiting cathedrals. Some of the places I am considering after London are: Innsbruck, Geneva, Prague and I would love to go to Krakow, Poland. I have also considered going to Amsterdam to see the Festival of Lights. So I am pretty all over the place and am having a hard time narrowing it down. I plan to be in Europe for 6 weeks. Any help would be appreciated
I am planning a trip to Europe in January of 2018. I have been three times before. My favorite places I have been are London and Tromso/Oslo, Norway. I will arrive in London on January 10th and stay for a week. After that, I am looking for cities to visit. I do not like to ski but have been dog sledding in Norway, ridden the horse carriages in Vienna and loved them both. I also love cute little villages! I also love visiting cathedrals. Some of the places I am considering after London are: Innsbruck, Geneva, Prague and I would love to go to Krakow, Poland. I have also considered going to Amsterdam to see the Festival of Lights. So I am pretty all over the place and am having a hard time narrowing it down. I plan to be in Europe for 6 weeks. Any help would be appreciated
Jun 10th, 2017, 10:18 AM
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Well for train info and where to go by them check www.budgeteuropetravel.com (nice online European Planning & Rail Guide); www.ricksteves.com and www.seat61.com.
Paris would be a natural from London -just a few hours on Eurostar trains - stay a few days and hop trains to Switzerland maybe to fulfill your snowy desires - northern and central Europe can be dismal in winter unless into winter sports- days are short and often overcast, etc.
Italy, Greece and Portugal and southern Spain are much warmer of course.
Amsterdam is great at any time of year -just about 3-4 hours from Paris by Thalys train -stop there and head east -via Munich to Austria or Prague - then Switzerland to warm up in Italy?
Paris would be a natural from London -just a few hours on Eurostar trains - stay a few days and hop trains to Switzerland maybe to fulfill your snowy desires - northern and central Europe can be dismal in winter unless into winter sports- days are short and often overcast, etc.
Italy, Greece and Portugal and southern Spain are much warmer of course.
Amsterdam is great at any time of year -just about 3-4 hours from Paris by Thalys train -stop there and head east -via Munich to Austria or Prague - then Switzerland to warm up in Italy?
Jun 10th, 2017, 11:24 AM
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After that, I am looking for cities to visit. I do not like to ski but have been dog sledding in Norway, ridden the horse carriages in Vienna and loved them both.>
Last I knew Paris had on weekends skating in groups thru town -not on ice though there is a large ice rink too by the Hotel de Ville - Amsterdam has a ice rink(s) too in the centrum.
Last I knew Paris had on weekends skating in groups thru town -not on ice though there is a large ice rink too by the Hotel de Ville - Amsterdam has a ice rink(s) too in the centrum.
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Also, I prefer to take the train over flying and don't mind long train rides. Thanks again!>
The dwindling number of overnight trains has occured but there are still quite a few left - Munich/Austria to Italy; in Italy; UK; central Europe; Scandinavia come to mind. Save cost of a hotel and daylight travel time.
The dwindling number of overnight trains has occured but there are still quite a few left - Munich/Austria to Italy; in Italy; UK; central Europe; Scandinavia come to mind. Save cost of a hotel and daylight travel time.
