Go Back  Fodor's Travel Talk Forums > Destinations > Europe
Reload this Page >

Planning a short trip of Europe

Search

Planning a short trip of Europe

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 19th, 2014 | 04:54 PM
  #1  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Planning a short trip of Europe

Hi there
My husband and I have been to the Western Europe namely France, Spain, UK and Italy. This time my husband has a work conference in Lyon in March and we are thinking of going to other parts of Europe which we have not explored. We have a tight budget and a tight time frame. We will fly into Lyon for 3 nights and then we would like to explore maybe Switzerland, Germany and other close countries nearby. If we have a week or so in total, can you please suggest where are the must see places and which city should we fly out from.

p/s - I have also heard Prague is very nice.


Thank you so much in advance!
ellasg is offline  
Old Jan 19th, 2014 | 05:03 PM
  #2  
Hez
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 506
Likes: 0
If you're on a budget I would skip Switzerland - it's extremely expensive.

Prague is fabulous - EasyJet flies from Lyon to Prague. Lots of great places to go around Prague as well.
Hez is offline  
Old Jan 19th, 2014 | 05:33 PM
  #3  
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,306
Likes: 0
Prague would be a good choice, it's a beautiful city. We can recommend the Hotel Unitas if you decide to go to Prague. Very comfortable, reasonably priced, great breakfast, good location.

What about the south of France?

When you choose a destination fly home from that country if you can and don't back track to Lyon to have more time to enjoy.
Scootoir is offline  
Old Jan 19th, 2014 | 05:35 PM
  #4  
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 23,437
Likes: 0
If flying to Prague, do Prague, Dresden and Berlin; or Prague and Vienna.
Michael is offline  
Old Jan 23rd, 2014 | 05:49 AM
  #5  
 
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Hi,

If you have a week, I would recommend Prague and Berlin (more destinations would be too much and tiring).

Prague is a great place : beautiful historical places to discover (the old town), great culture (concerts, ballets), and places to go out to (restaurants, bars).

As per Berlin that I know less, I've had the chance to go there twice and it has something special... but not easy to say what! It's a great place for art lovers, but also for people willing to learn more about history.

Enjoy your trip
Nicolas
nicolas82 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
sunrise1940
Europe
4
Apr 25th, 2016 11:25 PM
times2
Europe
12
Dec 7th, 2015 01:02 PM
user3334
Europe
4
Jul 8th, 2014 10:22 AM
BrunoTraveling
Europe
3
Nov 8th, 2013 08:56 AM
yk
Europe
18
Jun 28th, 2009 07:18 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement -