Europe 20-Day Itinerary

In 20 days (excluding the two days required to fly into and out of Europe), we were able to explore 6 countries and multiple cities. This post will compile the destinations in the order of how we traveled. Please click on the links for individual blogposts on each city.

Click on a pin in the map to read the blog post or scroll down for travel itineraries. Happy travels!

Germany: Munich 3-Day Itinerary

Read Day 1 here - BMW Welt and Olympic Park

Read Day 2 here - Neuschwanstein Castle

Read Day 3 here - Nymphenburg Palace and Deustche Museum

Neuschwanstein Castle

Nymphenburg Palace

Austria: Salzburg 1-Day Itinerary

Munich --> Salzburg

Read about Salzburg here - Mirabell Palace and Gardens, Salzburg Old Town, Mozart's birthplace, Fortress Hohensalzburg

Salzburg Old Town

Austria: Vienna 1-Day Itinerary

Salzburg --> Vienna

Read about Vienna here - Sch�nbrunn Palace, Vienna Old Town, Naschmarkt

Schonbrunn Palace

Hungary: Budapest 3-Day Itinerary

Vienna --> Budapest

Read Day 1 here - Rose Gelato and House of Terror
Read Day 2 here - Buda Castle
Read Day 3 here - Gell�rt Hill

Budapest Parliament Building

St. Stephen's Basilica

Czech Republic: Prague 3-Day Itinerary

Budapest --> Prague

Read Day 1 here - Prague Castle
Read Day 2 here - Staropramen Tour and Old Town
Read Day 3 here - Wenceslas Square and Kampa

View from Prague Castle

Wenceslas Square

Germany: Berlin 2-Day Itinerary

Prague --> Berlin

Read about Berlin here - Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, German Bundestag, Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall Memorial, Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Wall Memorial

Berlin Cathedral

England: London 4-Day Itinerary

Berlin --> London

Read Day 1 here - British Museum and River Thames
Read Day 2 here - Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge
Read Day 3 here - Warner Brothers Studio Tour
Read Day 4 here - King's Cross and Harrod's

Kensington Palace

Warner Brothers Studio Tour

France: Paris 3-Day Itinerary

London --> Paris

Read Day 1 here - Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe
Read Day 2 here - Mus�e de Louvre, Sacr�-C�ur, Galeries Lafayette
Read Day 3 here - Mus�e d'Orsay, River Seine, Champs-�lys�es

Eiffel Tower

Sacre-coeur

Vienna 1-Day Itinerary

Salzburg --> Vienna

The night before we arrived in Vienna from Salzburg by train. With only one full day in Vienna, we set off fairly early in the morning and walked to the Schlachthausgasse U Bahn station which was 10 minutes walk from the hotel. We took U3 towards Ottakring, switched to U4 towards Hutteldorf at Landstrasse Wien Mitte station and alighted at Sch�nbrunn station. It was only a short walk to Sch�nbrunn Palace from the station.

Vienna train station

The palace was large with a grand garden, multiple water fountains and even a zoo. We spent an hour just walking around the garden and taking photos of the architecture from different angles. 

Schonnbrunn Palace

Looking back

Next we went to Old Town Vienna. We walked back to the Sch�nbrunn U Bahn station and took the U4 towards Heiligenstadt and alighted at Karlplatz station. Adjacent to the station was the Vienna State Opera.

Old Town

Karlplatz was a short walk to Old Town where building after building of grand architecture with huge statues of warriors on horses and carefully carved stone statues stood. Beauty was around every corner. I particularly liked that the skyline of the fantastic architecture was not distracted by any modern high rises behind it. Some of the places we walked past included Albertina, National Library, Theatre Museum, Parliament and Hofburg Palace.

National Library

Parliament

Thoughtful gardens filled with blooming roses of all shades were great resting spots for tourists and locals alike. Water spouts with fresh cold water could be found in the gardens of Old Town and across from the National Library. 

After exploring this area, we took tram 1 and alighted at Karlplatz station to walk to Naschmarkt. Naschmarkt was a street with stalls on each side selling spices, baked goods, seafood, meat, cheeses and an assortment of goodies.

I wish we had more time to explore Vienna with it's architecture, sophisticated old town, music and art inspired scenery and well-connected transit. The streets in the areas we visited were divided clearly into bike, pedestrian, car and tram lanes. The U Bahn was easy to navigate with magazines hanging on knobs for commuters to browse.