Less than two weeks to go!
Every now and then I realize how little time there is left before we leave. Then I panic, as I am uncertain what remains to be done. I'm sure there's something that I'm missing.
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I know what I am going to bring. I have purchased new capris that don't fall off my backside and aren't covered in paint. Glen purchased hikers without holes in them. We bought that little Eddie Bower packable daypack. It squashes down to the size of a sausage, which makes me happy. Glen has even completely packed his backpack, which now sits waiting at the bottom of the closet. We have our guidebooks, maps, passports, and airplane tickets.
The question of accommodations is a little more nebulous. We haven't booked anything yet because we don't want to be locked in to a hard-lined schedule. We should be able to find a room or at least a hostel bed at our various destinations with little fuss. At least, that's what the guidebooks tell me. We shall see if they are right or not.
Here is our itinerary thus far:
May 29th: Arrive in Frankfurt. Attempt to get our bearings despite jet lag. Get the hell out of there immediately and head to Cologne. Squint at the cathedral there and force ourselves to stay awake until a semi-normal bedtime. Overnight here.
May 30 - June 1: Amsterdam. Get high and ponder Van Gogh, herring, and prostitutes in windows.
June 2nd - 5th: Fly to Berlin, spend 3 nights there. Avoid Checkpoint Charlie like the plague.
June 6: Tropical Island. This is a psycho wacky fantasy resort south of Berlin, built in an old Zeppelin factory. It came highly recommended by my brother and sister-in-law as an overnight stop.
June 7th: Spreewald and surrounding area. Drink beer while paddling a canoe through the canals. Overnight there OR catch a late train to Prague.
June 8th - 10: Prague. I don't have a hope in Hades of understanding a word in Czech, but the city is pretty, pretty, pretty. Discover the finer differences between Czech beer and German beer.
June 11th - 12: Dresdin. Jam with my sister-in-law's rad German friends. Get Glen's hair cut.
June 13 - 14: Rothenburg. As Rick Steve puts in, revel in "German medieval cuteness."
June 15 - 17: Fussen (for Ludvig's castles) & Munich. Develop grandiose renovation plans.
June 18 - 19: Black Forest and Schnapps trail with our karate buddy. Cycle from Schnapps farm to Schnapps farm, sampling as we go. Pas out in Nordrach, then carry on to Baden-Baden to nurse our hangovers at the Roman baths.
June 20 - 22nd: Rhine and Mosel. Chill out for a day on a Rhine cruise, count castles, drink white wine, then catch a train to Cochem in the Mosel valley. Visit the penultimate medieval castle, near Cochem. Possible side trip to Trier.
June 23: Flight from Frankfurt back to Edmonton. Boooooooo!
I've built in some leeway between each stop, and we will be spending two nights in most places. I've planned it so that we get at least two full days of casual wandering around at our destinations of choice. We do have to be much more organized with this schedule then we ever were with New Zealand/Australia, as we actually have a finite period of time on this trip. Pity!
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