We are leaving on Sept 2 on a 6-wk trip to Europe. This is our itinerary, so far: Sept 2 Wed
leave Victoria for Port Angeles, 3pm ferry 1.5 hrs
Downtown Hotel in PA 1 nite
Sept 3
6am bus to SeaTac airport (4 hrs)
leave SeaTac at 12:30pm American Airlines
Sept 4 to 7
arrive Frankfurt 11:10am (local time) 11+hrs
same day train to Bacharach 2hrs.
stay Youth Hostel Burg Stahleck (castle - see photo) 3 nites
Sept 7 to 9
Train to Hamburg 6 hrs.
Hamburg: Miniatur Wunderland model train (see video)
Hamburg Youth Hostel (2 nites)
Sept 9 to 11
Train to Berlin, 2.2hrs.
Berlin Youth Hostel (2 nites)
Full day in Berlin, sights
Sept 11
Train to Koblenz 5hrs
Koblenz: Hotel-Grebel Guls (1 nite)
Sept 12
9am KD ferry up the Rhein to Bingen (6hrs)
and train to Heidelberg 2.5 hrs
Heidelberg Youth Hostel (1 nite)
Sept 13
Train to Rothenburg 4.5 hrs
Hotel Altfränkische Weinstube (1 nite)
Full day in Rothenburg, sights
Sept 14
Change to Rothenburg Youth Hostel (1 nite)
Sept 15
Train to Munich 3 hrs
After 11am pick up car in Munich
Drive to Salzburg, then St Gilgen 2+hrs
Sept 16 - 21
Various car trips w/friends St Gilgen
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From here on, except train to Venice
and car in Italy, there are no exact dates and accommodations.
We will keep this up to date, as we go.
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Sept 22
Return car in Munich by 11am
Train to Venice 7 hrs
Overnight in Venice Youth Hostel 1 nite ?
Sept 23 - 29
Pick up car in Venice 10am
Various car trips in Italy
Oct 1
Return car in Rome, train to Civitavecchia
Ferry Boat to Barcelona 10 pm (20 hrs)
Oct 2 - Oct 15
Visit Barcelona
Train to Madrid
Train to Granada
Train to Lisbon
Pick up a car in Lisbon (for 4-5 days)
Youth Hostels & travel in Portugal, Sintra etc.
Get ourselves to London (via train & chunnel, or fly)
Visit England 1-3 days
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Oct 16 - 26 (?)
Leave Heathrow 11:35am (local time)
stop in LA (customs)
Arrive San Diego same day 5:10 p.m.
Visit friends in Encinitas
Then on to Santa Maria to visit with Robin & Virginia
Back to Seattle by train around Oct 26.
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