Holiday Road...Help....
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I THINK we have agreed/decided on a 2-3 week camping trip through Europe...
I was all excited until Bjørn said something like..."thats ok, you don't need to shower EVERY day..."
"Um, yes I do..." I loved roughing it when i was 19 & broke, back packing through Europe... it might not be so much fun with 2 kiddos in tow... & no hotties to pick up.
So I am trying to get a general idea of where we want to go... & what we want to do...
I hate to admit it, but I am the Clark Griswold of the family... Bwaaa haa haa...
"only 5 hours to the worlds largest ball of twine..."
I have done that on several occasions.... "Oh look honey, we are only 2 hours from the ancient Viking burial ground" Not even the locals knew where it was.... So after 4 hours of looking... we found a big pile of dirt... with a marker..."Viking Burial" (if you make it to Gielo, Norway, don't bother going....)
Or the time I suggested driving 3 hours to the White Russian border...sitting for 6 hours waiting to be let across the border, only to find out that I needed a visa to cross...Ooops...
This time I thought rather than using my guide books which have on several occasion led me to CRAP... I would ask y'all...anyone living in Europe..or traveled through Europe... can you recommend somewhere/thing worth doing?...
We are thinking about going over to Paris to take the kids to Disneyland... (I hear it is much better than when I was there with Kelly Song for Whoever 15 years ago...) & then see the sites...
Over to Switzerland & Austria or Go the Eastern European route?
Anyone out there with some suggestions?
As much as I gripe about being away from the U.S. & home I must admit that being able to drive across Europe for our budget vacation is PRETTY COOL....
Growing up, our big family vacation was usually driving 17 hours NON-Stop from Houston, Texas to White Hall, Illinois to spend time on the family farm.... those were some good times NOT....(sorry daddy...)
In 17 hours I can be in Paris. Or Prague or Munich or Budapest ... you get the picture..
(before y'all start HATING me... remember I may have Paris, but you have Target & Velveeta whenever you want... we are even..)So any suggestions, would be much appreciated!
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The only exciting place I've been is Italy, and then just to the big touristy spots (Rome, Florence, Naples, Capri, Pisa) and none of the secret places the locals know about.
The stuff that was fun to us would be not so much for a family w/ younger children. Oh & my son was life flighted to the university in Mannheim! They are the ones who saved his life. They are the best!!!
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My English friend who has traveled all over Europe loves Scotland. I don't think there's much for kids to do though.
- Suzanne
Target and Velveeta just can't hold a candle so you win. Oh, we have Philadelphia cream cheese at less than $10 per small package.
If you want to go to Poland and do a little pottery shopping I have a fun little place to stay. http://www.hotel.protea.com.pl/?gclid=CJG5ybaKsJgCFSMSagodAWnyUg
If you want to stay in Germany then go along the Mosel River. Great castles and hiking as well as places to camp. Check out my girlfriend's site again as she posted a few pics from her camping in Europe. They even did river rafting and some other fun things. Blog 5-Acre Fun. I have some other places you might enjoy just ask.
I do agree about the Mosel. Did the river trip & it was fun. The castles are amazing.
So keep it on your list as you head south! (of course, you can always make Herning DK a "rest stop" on the way.) Not a great deal to see or visit but there is this Texas Cajun that makes a damn good cup of joe!
If you come to Germany in any month but July you can swing by and visit me...
Hmm, gonna have to think on it.
Ah - Paris - that's a must! What about Spain? You can go to PortAventura a waterland adventure park with water rides as well as rides like they have in Disneyland. It is in Tarragona, not far from Barcelona in Catalunya. (It's a Universal Studios amusement park.)
I'd go to Amsterdam :D
Greetings from Germany :)
Visiting from SITS...
oh, and the pics on your other blog of the kiddies...what gorgeous eyes!
And to think I am all reved up to celebrate my 30th this August camping in Wisconsin with an almost 3 year old and a newborn?! Oh.....now that just seems so, so, sad.
Your trip does sound amazing, though! What an experience to be able to give your children!
Germany is nice, too, and we will be there 2 months this summer but visiting family. For sight seeing Wuerzburg is nice with a castle in town and a fortress above town a river old bridges in the middle of vineyards.
Germany is nice, too, and we will be there 2 months this summer but visiting family. For sight seeing Wuerzburg is nice with a castle in town and a fortress above town a river old bridges in the middle of vineyards.
I though Germany was the most beautiful. We took a train to Oberammergau.....that village was beautiful too. There was a palace out that way we wanted to see. But I think the town was much prettier. I don't know that the kids would enjoy it much though.