euro tour summer: let’s do this
In a decidedly un-lazylike fashion, we’ve been busy planning out the details for our grand summer Euro Tour. Because our Seasonal Affective Disorders all sorts of flared up, we need a serious distraction! What better way than to focus all of our time on four months from now when we’ll be holding hands and skipping through Europe?!
After much deliberation, we’ve hammered down our basic itinerary: five countries in fourteen days. So many questions are running through our heads. Can we do it? Will one of us get left behind? And just how much wine shall we consume?
But we’re pretty sure we can already answer this one: will it be amazing??
Days 1 & 2
Budapest, Hungary
Photo Credit: Wimdu
As you may recall, Budapest is officially the first stop of this Euro Tour, where apparently the wine is sweet, the castles are old, and baths are communal. Will the romantic convince the wino that the thermal baths are, in fact, completely sanitary and worth a visit? Or will we catch a glimpse of hairy European men swimming unabashedly and be scarred for life? Only time shall tell.
Day 3
Bratislava, Slovakia
From Budapest, we move on to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. We don’t know much about this city, but we do know that we’re staying at the Radisson Blu Carlton, which just seems tops. Old Town and Devin Castle are both on our itinerary, but chances are, we’ll spend most of our time hanging out the windows of our hotel with wine glasses in hand, pretending we’re countesses or duchesses or whatever Slovakian royalty calls themselves these days.
The good news? Our next destination is easily reachable by catamaran! It’s all so exciting.
Days 4 – 10
Vienna, Austria
Photo Credit: Urban Travel Blog
Ahh, yes. The reason for this whole plan. Thanks to Go With Oh, Vienna will be our homebase for the trip. Here, we’ll camp out for a full week in one of the Go With Oh apartments in Vienna’s Inner Stadt. We have a few ideas on what we want to do and see while in Austria, and thus, we’re also currently in the process of drafting our highly-anticipated “Go with Oh” Bucket List. More on this to come, but get your ideas in order, kids. We’re going to need help. Definite daytrips include: castles, wine country, and anywhere Captain von Trapp once set his manly boots.
As always, there is the very real chance that all plans will be scratched in favor of drinking with locals and engaging in shenanigans, like so many other Lazy Travelers trips before this. But you know, the best laid plans and all that.
Days 11 & 12
Prague, Czech Republic
Photo Credit: Four Seasons Prague
Another city that has long been at the top of our list, there was no way we were going anywhere near Eastern Europe and not making it to Prague. Though we’re already assuming that two days won’t be nearly enough, we can’t wait to get a taste of what this city has to offer. And, with one night at the Four Seasons Prague and one night in our own apartment, we’re going to see it from two very different sides.
Days 13 & 14
Goerlitz, Germany
Photo Credit: German Tourism Board
Goerlitz was the last addition to our little trip, but the more we read about the charming German city, the more we’re dying to go. Since it’s super accessible from Prague–only two hours by train–we’re excited to wind down our grand tour in a sleepy little German town right on the border of Poland. In fact, half of Goerlitz is now Zgorzelec…which is just over the bridge in Poland. Meaning we totally lied: we’re doing SIX countries in 14 days.
If we’re not careful, we’re really going to undo all the time we’ve spent convincing you we’re the laid back, go-with-the-flow travelers we always fancied ourselves to be…
Wish us luck. Only four months to go.
xo!
the romantic & the wino
Lazy Travelers
The Lazy Travelers are two transatlantic best friends who have mastered the art of exploring a new city. Though Ashley is based in London and Carolyn is in Philadelphia, we'll use any excuse to reunite around the world. We’re professional bar hoppers, pub crawlers, and food testers, and you’ll never see us zipping around, checking things off a list of “must-sees.”
21 Comments
Anita Mac
Sounding good ladies! Will be awesome, I am sure.
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Lazy Travelers
thanks amac! practicing our patience between now and june. WE CAN’T WAIT.
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Allison GoWithOh
No wonder you’ve already started the countdown- sounds like an incredible trip ladies! You’ll see so much in just fourteen days, and we’re so excited to be a part of your Eastern Europe experience!
Lazy Travelers
we can’t wait to see our apartment and explore vienna! get ready for our bucket list, oh team…
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Alex @ ifs ands & butts
Looks like a pretty great Itinerary! Maybe you could even step into Romania for a bit with all that time in Vienna!
Lazy Travelers
we would love to! and i mean, what’s the addition of a seventh country in 14 days?
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@mrsoaroundworld
what a trip! intrigued by your German choice – curious!!
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Lazy Travelers
we’re excited to learn more, too! we knew we wanted to go to germany, and goerlitz seemed most accessible from prague!
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Laura @Travelocafe
This looks like sooo much fun! I’ve only haven’t been to Goerlitz from your list. Maybe it’s time for me to go. Looks great!
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Lazy Travelers
we’ll report back, but everything we’ve read so far has us sure we’ll love goerlitz!
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Kim
The boat trip from Bratislava to Vienna is really nice, although not that long. Try a hot chocolate in Bratislava on the main square (I think the yellow building in your picture), so so tasty!
Lazy Travelers
thanks for the tips!!
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lola
oooo sounds so FAB. may have to meet up with you somewhere. put on your thinking caps. xo
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Lazy Travelers
yes yes yes let’s do it!
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Tawny of Captain and Clark
Love the itinerary! We’ve never been to any of those places and can’t wait to see what you find. You are going to have a blast!
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Ian [EagerExistence]
Id advise more days in Budapest (& Prague) & less in Vienna. Actually theres more to Austria than Vienna, get out in the mountains.
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Lazy Travelers
thanks! we actually are just using vienna as our homebase to travel around more of austria–definitely not planning to all spend 7 days just exploring the city.
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D.J. - The World of Deej
Did you say Four Seasons Prague and Hotel Fusion in the same sentence? Where’s my invite?
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The World Wanderer
Sigh…THIS sounds wonderful…
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Clare
This sounds like my kinda trip! I bet you will have enough stories after you get back to last a lifetime (or at least until the next adventure)! I particularly like the sound of Budapest and Vienna – would love to visit both! Enjoy!
Lazy Travelers
we can’t wait! neither of us have ever been to eastern europe, so we’re chomping at the bit! xo