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re: For travelers re: European trip

Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:11 pm to
Posted by PhiTiger1764
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Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:11 pm to
I haven't been to most of those cities but this was my experience this past May...

We did London-Amsterdam-Munich-Zurich-Florence-Rome in that order in 14 days. 2-3 days at each stop. Is it a lot of travelling? Yes. Totally worth it though if you're trying to see everything you possibly can and you only have 2 weeks.

We saw everything we could during the day and went out past midnight pretty much every night. We sacrificed sleep and just powered through. Slept on trains when we could. It was the trip of a lifetime and I wouldn't change a thing about how we did it.
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 7/17/14 at 4:27 pm to
I would rank all of the cities I visited in Europe as follows:

Sorento 6/10, pretty, but didn't get to explore much due to limited time. Definitely don't miss Pompei though, that's a 10/10 attraction.

Capri 7/10, expensive but gorgeous. Simply breathtaking, but doable in a day

Rome 8/10 a little dirty, but fun and filled with can't miss sites. Would go again (been twice)

Pisa 4/10 there's nothing to do here other than see the leaning Tower. It's cool to stop there and see for an hour, but then it's good to get back on the bus and drive on to Florence. It's like stopping to see the world's largest ball of yarn on the way to Disney World

Florence 9/10 This city rocks. i wish I could have gotten more time there. The architecture, people, museums, history, food, festivals, it's just the tits.

Venice 7/10 Breathtakingly beautiful, but expensive and can be done in a day.

Athens 7.5/10 It's really dirty, like Mexico dirty. The women are way uglier than you ever would have guessed as well. However, the acropolis and the State Archaeological museum (home of King Agamemnon's gold and the Antikythera mechanism) are must sees.

Mykonos 8/10 cool little island beach town. It's basically the Key West of the Aegean. Seems like a great place to get drunk and watch the sunset. Reasonable prices for an island.

Patmos 4/10 Tourist trap and not a good one. It's small, not as pretty as many other greek islands, and its only claim to fame is a little cave shrine where John of Patmos wrote "The Book of Revelations". Skip it unless you're a doomsday prepper.

Rhodes 9/10 Badass island. Where else do you get clear blue waters, a non-touristy nude beach, a medieval town complete with badass castle, and a massive greek temple? No where. Definitely had the coolest castle I got to visit anywhere in Europe.

Innsbruk 7/10 I'm sure this one would be much better now that I can go out and drink. The place was pretty, but the little area I got to see was very touristy. I've heard good things so I'd love to back and see it now.

Lucern 9/10 Absolutely beautiful medieval swiss town surrounded by mountains along a clear lake. Going to the top of Nearby Mt Titless was the tits despite the name.

Paris 6/10 had a bad experience. Got lost, people were rude and mean, everything was closed one of the two days we were there, just a disaster. That being said, there are so many sites to see and the view from the top of the Eiffel tower is worth the trip by itself. Don't go if you don't know any French.

London 9.5/10 Outstanding city. Convenient mass transit, tons of historical sites, tons to do, very walkable, and lots of nearby excursions reachable by rail. Simply everything you want in a city. The only thing that holds it back is the weather.

*Disclaimer: I was traveling with my mother to all of those places and I was underage.
This post was edited on 7/17/14 at 4:29 pm
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