My wife and I have always taken our vacations without having a formal plan about where we will be staying or what all we will be seeing. Was more fun that way as it gave us the freedom to travel the unbeaten path. We would always figure out our hotel at the end of the day using hotwire
Kept it interesting and a lot of fun
But this time around we will have our 1 year old with us which changes the equation dramatically
. We definitely need to have a planned vacation with confirmed stops and hotels reserved.
After reading the numerous horror stories about driving/parking, etc in Italy, we have decided to go a week early before the pickup date and enjoy Italy by Train, Plane and autmobiles (not the M)
. Here is the initial plan and wanted some feedback from you guys who have done this and if this is too much and we need to omit some of the places?
Day 1
Fly from Philly to Milan
Train to Cinque Terra
Spend night in Cinque Terra
Day 2
Explore Cinque Terra
Spend night in Cinque Terra
Day 3
Train to Milan
Flight to Rome
Arrive in Rome by early evening
Spend night in Rome
Day 4 and 5
Explore Rome
Spend 2 nights in Rome
Day 6
Rent a car and drive the Amalfi Coast
Spend the night at Amalfi
Day 7
Drop the car off at Naples and take a train or fly to Venice
Spend night in Venice
Day 8
Explore Venice
Spend night in Venice
ITALY TRIP ENDS
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Day 9
Train to Munich
Explore Munich
Spend night in Munich
Day 10 - 16
Pickup the car
Start a 6 day journey with the M in Austria, Switzerland and France.
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Some bullet points:
- I only need help planning Day 1 to 8 for Italy.
- Rome, Venice and Cinque Terre are mandatory stops
- I don't care about Milan but have to fly there because it is the preferred airport to get to Cinque Terre. It also helps that tickets are half the price of flying anywhere else from Philly.
Does this seem like a lot? Should I drop Amalfi from the plan and keep the rest?
Thanks.