European Tours 5 **Pls Check 1st page for the Europe map and reference links**

[eischied_21]

^nice post! did you book your ticket directly to KLM website?

[gorgeous_me]

^yup sis, I just look for the promo flights in skyscanner, but that price was not posted.
 I just checked KLM that day, and was surprised they have a cheap flights...so I grab na, hehe

but for the others, like aegean, ryanair, vueling...my reference is skyscanner, but I booked directly on their site, 3-4dollar cheaper. Same din, puro promo flights lang din, like for ryanair, roundtrip from athens-santorini-athens, is like 58euro, then athens to rome, is 16euro...etc.

so it really saves me a lot, aside from it is off peak season, hehe

[eischied_21]

hello, may autumn feel na ba around mid-September? Gusto ko kasi maexperience yun mga falling leaves and autumn colors ng mga trees.

[gorgeous_me]

^parang mid october nag start, pero depende din ata...pa-iba iba e..climate change

[eischied_21]

^ok, baka better first week ng October na lang para higher chance na Autumn na. Thanks sis

[Chili1113]

autumn change of colors is usually late Oct to early Nov,

[eischied_21]

^thanks sis. Travelling to Europe for 1 month so sana maexperience ang Autumn in Europe.

[kachich]

Hello!

I need feed back for the following itinerary. Does it seem to cramp, or kaya naman? Details: Solo traveller, Flight: MNL-FRA-MNL

Day 1: 12nn Arrival in Frankfurt
Day 2: Love Lock Bridge and Romer, Travel to Berlin
Day 3: Potsdam Day Trip
Day 4: Hamburg Overnight
Day 5: Berlin Free Walking Tour
Day 6: Dresden, travel to Prague
Day 7: Charles Bridge, Prague Castle Walking Tour
Day 8: Church of Bones (Prague)
Day 9: Cezky Krumlov (Prague)
Day 10: Vienna Walking Tour
Day 11: Bratislava Day Tour
Day 12: Budapest Overnight
Day 13: Budapest, Return to Vienna
Day 14: Vienna to Salzburg: Old Town and day trip to Hallstatt
Day 15: Salzburg Day Tour
Day 16: Travel to Munich, Munich day tour
Day 17: Castles Day Tour
Day 18: Travel to Frankfurt, 5PM Flight back to MNL from Frankfurt

Hopefully yung outbound flight ko pwede ko pa mapalitan to Berlin para hindi ko na kailangan mag start from Frankfurt.

Maraming salamat sa inputs

[i_miss_sleep]

Sis, mukhang ok naman. hopefully may stamina ka to get up early so you can achieve this. How are you going to travel to these places? Drive?

I traveled to Germany with almost the same iti.
Day 1: Frankfurt (arrived lunch time and then visited Romerberg/Iron Bridge; overnight)
Day 2: Rothenburg Ob der Tauber (Night Watchman tour; overnight)
Day 3:Munich (day trip) then drove to Salzburg (overnight)
Day 4: Salzburg (Schloss Mirabel, Mozart, Hohenzsalzburg Fortress; we even watched a Symphony) then drove to Prague (overnight)
Day 5: Prague (Old Town Square; didn't get to go to Charles Bridge since it rained hard) then drove to Berlin (overnight)
Day 6-7: Berlin (book the visit to Reichstag in advance)
Day 8: Back to Frankfurt (we could've visited one more city~Cologne but the weather condition that time was not in our favor)

It was fast but we still get to enjoy the trip. We were still able to squeeze in Shopping (I bought 3 Birkenstocks and Pandora charms from each of those cities). Of course, Milka chocos and sausages from the grocery too.

Regrets for missing:
BMW Factory tour in Munich (because we spent longer shopping for Birks!)
Taking photos of Prague at night (because of road closures we arrived at Prague late at night)
Reichstag in Berlin (we missed our schedule)
Cologne (rain had us drive slowly and carefully at AutoBahn)

So I think kaya just be prepared for Plan B when it rains, car broke down, lost navigation signal, road closures, etc.

[kachich]

^thank you so much for your inputs!!

Will only be taking the bus to transfer from one place to another

[i_miss_sleep]

Do you know how long is the travel via bus and is it scheduled? Isama mo na lang sa timings mo. The walking tours usually starts 10 am so be sure you won't miss it.

[kachich]

^I have not considered that yet,thank you for reminding me!

Will finalized my itinerary based on your inputs. Thank you so much!

[powerpacfan]

Can i check? Where should i apply my schegen visa? Should i apply where i am going to enter na country? Or where i am staying the longest?

[eischied_21]

^^in which country are you going to take bus to go to the other?

May nakaexperience na ba dito ng Bernina Express? I'm planning to take this route from Frankfurt going to Italy. So bali Frankfurt -> Zurich (stay overnight) -> Chur (stay overnight) -> then Tirano to Milan. I'm not sure lang kun worth it ba yun experience and view ng Alps. No plans of extending my stay to any other Alpine regions though.

I'm a solo traveller and naka-experience na rin to travel solo sa Asia so medyo sanay na kaso parang kakaibang experience ang Europe since may nababasa ako na hindi nakaexperience ng pickpocket sa Manila pero nakaexperience sa Europe . Ano ba ang time na considered umuwi ng late sa Europe? 8-9pm considered late na ba yun?

[gorgeous_me]

Can i check? Where should i apply my schegen visa? Should i apply where i am going to enter na country? Or where i am staying the longest?

longest.
kung equal ang days of stay per country, apply on the first destination (port of entry).

reference: http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/how-to-apply-schengen-visa/

"In cases where the applicant will be travelling to one and only one Schengen country, the applicant has to apply at the appropriate embassy/consulate of the certain country.

If the applicant is planning to visit two or more Schengen countries, it is highly recommended to be applying for the visa in the embassy/consulate of the country you will be residing in for most of the travelling days, referred to as the main destination.

In case there is no main destination but just a random visit to several Schengen countries, the applicant has to apply for the visa in the embassy/consulate on the first Schengen country he/she will enter according to the itinerary."

[mama squeak!]

@powerpacfan we have a Schengen Visa Application thread here. You can post your questions there para di OT on this thread. Here's the link:

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php?topic=272617.0

[m_lim]

Hi, anong pwedeng isabay sa Iceland route?

[kachich]

UK/Paris/Amsterdam/Berlin.. airports that cater icelandair / wowair.

[chocochips1]

we are planning for 11 day vacation in Europe (first time namin!). sa dami ng places na pwedeng puntahan, ang hirap mag shortlist para sa DIY itinerary namin. any recommended places na dapat puntahan on our first trip? France is on our priority talaga, gusto ko lang magdagdag ng iba pang countries. Doable ba ang France/Switzerland/Italy for 11 days?

[chocochips1]

may list na ko for Paris!
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame de Paris
The Louvre
Arc de Triomphe
Musee d'ORsay
Champs Elysees
Montmartre
Secre-Coeur
Sainte Chapelle
Jardin du Luxembourg
Latin Quarter
Centre Geores Pompidou
Disneyland Paris

sobrang overwhelming pala talaga, Paris pa lang ito ha. paano pa yung sa iba pang places  how i wish pwede namin iextend ang days, kaso hindi talaga pwede. nakareserve for Christmas holiday yung ibang leave namin.