Getting Serious About Europe

All my notes and list of web "favorites" are starting to come together. We are planning a trip to Europe in September and October of this year. What a mind-boggling experience to plan.

Where to go, what to see, where to stay, how to get from Point A to Point B, rent a car or take the trains, how long to spend in each city or village. Whew! A lot to absorb.

My last adventure to France was six years ago and the planning took me two serious years and reams of paper. I think this won't take as much paper but some major hours of research and of course, not two years!

The big thing is that the money has been put aside for this trip and that Jack is willing to go with me this time around. Evidently he hated my being away from him for so long more than he hates the idea of flying in an airplane!

What do you think; can we cover all of this in 6 weeks?

Places I just have to visit:

* = re-visit and share with Jack

Paris, France*

St. Girons, France

Rocamadour, France

Ventimiglia, Italy*

Nimes, France*

Loire Valley, France*

Verdun, France

Mons, Belgium

Liege, Belgium (American WWII Cemetary)

Soggibottom, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Places Jack must visit:

Toledo, Spain

San Sabastian, Spain

Venice, Italy

Cote d'Azur, France

Verdun, France

London, UK

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Munich, Germany

Venice, Italy

Barcelona, Spain

Seriously, I wouldn't mind spending our entire time in France but Jack wants to see other countries as well. So we'll be on the road a lot which is so much fun in a foreign country. This trip will be very different because we will be renting or leasing a car. Poor Mom got dragged out in the boonies with me where cars were needed but we were forced to walk. When we knocked on the B&B in the Basque Country, our hosts were totally shocked that we did not have a car. I do believe we were the first visitors to arrive on foot! Hey, we were in great shape when we left France, that's for sure.

I am sure we will have to cut some places off of this list, but we shall see.