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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

I Reiterate...

Never too early to start our planning. I tried this before, but maybe this time the conversation will move along further.

By late January or early February we usually have our plans pretty well set.  This allows us to get hotel and plane reservations.  So, with that said, let's start the discussion again, leading to some conclusions on what the 2011 sojourn looks like.

We've agreed on the weekend (2nd weekend, 24 Sept - 27 Sept), but the next decision is a pre-trip.  It's not a requirement, but always nice.  If there is a pre-trip, I recommend one of the following:

  1. Amsterdam (can't go wrong here)
  2. Paris (always a good choice even without spousal units)
  3. Venice (previously discounted by Barleyman)
There are other options of course, including many we have not visited, but we need to consider ease of getting there, as well as ease of getting to Munchen.   The three options above have easy ingress via plane and egress via train. 

A pre-trip is not a requirement.  In fact, if we do not do one, I will probably head to Munchen a day earlier than normal (fly on Wednesday).  No real reason, maybe just yearning for some quality time with my fellow Bavarians.

Thoughts?

2 comments:

BarleyMan said...

I will be limited as my new job does not permit gratuitous vacation time. Let me check on flights, but Amsterdam sounds good, then take the train to Munich? Maybe there is an overnight flight on Tuesday evening, arr Wed night, then train to Munich on Friday, Voila!

Chugger said...

Understood Herr BarleyMan. I believe Amsterdam is a good choice, and it enables quality time with the Prengers. Train from AMS to Munchen is very doable, and that is what we did in 2007.

See my new post for possible itinerary from this end.