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ST: I need some tourism help.

Posted by ty97 Aug 17 '09, 12:27

I'm going to Europe for work. It's a special assignment, different from my normal engagements, so I'll be moving around a bit. As a bonus, I will probably only need to work in the office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday so could take 4-day weekends if I want. Though I need to be flexible, in case work turns out to need me on Friday.

Here's the deal:
I arrive in Zurich Monday 8/24
I work in Zurich Tuesday 8/25 through Thursday 8/27

Then, I need to arrive in Stockholm by Monday 8/31
I work in Stockholm Tuesday 9/1 through Thursday 9/3.

I then need to be in [TBD - probably Milan or Paris] on Monday 9/7 to work from Tuesday 9/8 to Thursday 9/10. I fly back to the US on Friday 9/11.

I'm thinking that when I'm done in Zurich, I might train to Munich (never been there) and spend a day in Munich and maybe a day in the area south of Munich, castles and all (Neuschwanstein!). I'd love to get over to Prague, but doesn't seem practical for those few days. Thoughts on these areas? Good Plan? What to do? Or should I go elsewhere?

Then, after Stockholm, I'm really torn. I've never been to Milan or Paris, so I'd like to get there a day early to sightsee. But I have a few days after Stockholm, and would really like to get over to Tallinn, as it's always been on my list. I can fly across easily and (relatively) cheaply from Stockholm. I'm toying with dipping down to Riga as well (dunno why, known nothing about it) but am not sure of the feasibility there.

Of course, in reality, I'll only manage to do maybe half of what I mention above. So what takes precedence? Or should I go elsewhere?

The main thing is: I need to be flexible in case work changes a little.

Responses:

milan is so-so. and full of pickpockets last time I was there. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 12:35 8
- I have heard to be careful in Italy. Rome is on my must-see list of cities, but alas, not this trip. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 12:36 4
  - I'd go to florence or venice before rome. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 12:41 3
    - Rome is possibly the city at the top of my list of places I must see. - ty97 Aug 17, 12:44 1
      - I never had issues with pickpockets in rome. only tourist shills. - mafic Aug 17, 12:49
    - Venice is way overrated. I'd absolutely go to Florence first. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:42
- everywhere in Italy is. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:35 2
  - yeah, but milan was the worst (I'll assume you mean pickpockets). -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 12:40 1
    - my dad (native New Yorker) got pickpocketed in Rome. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:41
Personally, I'd probably just got to the cities assigned early and sight see there for the most part. There's plenty to do in each of them. - pmb Aug 17, 12:33 10
- I don't know much about Stockholm. Is there 3-4 days worth of stuff to do there? - ty97 Aug 17, 12:38 3
  - There are several things worth sightseeing and it's a very pretty city. I think most cities you can spend 3 or 4 days just wandering around on top of - pmb Aug 17, 12:44
  - Stockholm would be my first choice even though I've been there before. - MojaveMeg Aug 17, 12:44 1
    - The Vasa was very cool. -- nm - pmb Aug 17, 12:44
- oh god yes, and France is basically closed in August as well. thanks for reminding. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:34 5
  - I know that's supposed to be the case with Paris. I was in the south of France in August and it was busy, but obviously that's a vacation destination - pmb Aug 17, 12:36 4
    - pretty sure Paris museums, etc are open, but a lot of small stores are closed. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:37 3
      - When I was in Milan it was literally difficult to find someplace to eat. - pmb Aug 17, 12:39 2
        
        I had that problem in Spain. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:39 1
        
        but did the rain fall mainly in the plain? -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 12:40
IMO you're trynig to see too many things. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:31 5
- I saw Lausanne, Interloken, Rome, Venice, Paris, and some of the Loire Valley in one week. It ruled. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 12:42 4
  - I guess if your idea of fun is to sit in a bus. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:43 3
    - Sleep on the trains. Wake up in new places. See more. Win. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 12:43 2
      - I think you miss more than you gain. spending one day in any of those places and you're doing it superficially by necessity. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 12:47
      - see more, experience less. I like my way. :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:45
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- I have never been anywhere outside of the US that I wasn't sent to by work. - ty97 Aug 17, 12:35 1
  - Paris is TOTALLY worth it. there's a reason why it's one of the world's great cities. don't listen to the heathens. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:36
- Paris sucks. -- nm - CQ Aug 17, 12:31 9
  - I don't have fond memories of Paris either. -- nm - Jim Aug 17, 12:38 4
    - I've heard a lot of "The city is great, the people suck" - ty97 Aug 17, 12:41 3
      - Well, my experience...(spoilers) - Jim Aug 17, 12:46
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      - you could say that about any big city, like NY. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:42
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  - word -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 12:32
  - Paris is awesome. You suck. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:32 1
    - thanks -- nm - Paris Hilton Aug 17, 12:33

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