Central Europe

An overly formal vacation proposal

Goals

  • Start and end at cities with international airports
  • Train/bus, but no trips > 4 hours
  • Get out of the big cities
  • Playgrounds required
  • No Munich
  • Lots of goulash

Goulash

Bread bowl

zero formaggis

Proposed Itinerary

  • Vienna
  • Hallstatt, Austria (train, 3 hours)
  • Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep. (bus, 3 hours)
  • Prague (train, 3 hours)

Example Timetable

  • Vienna: 2 nights
  • Hallstatt: 4 nights
  • Cesky Krumlov: 1 night
  • Prague: 2 nights

* sequence can be reversed

Vienna

  • Primary value: city tourism
  • 2 nights gives both couples a chance for a night out
  • Childrens' museum with dress up clothes
  • Oldest zoo in the world (with pandas, train)

Vienna

Evidence of playgrounds (Joseph Strauss Park)

Wiener Fiakergulasch

Subtitle

Hallstatt, Austria

Hallstatt, Austria

  • Primary value: relaxation, outdoors
  • UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Resort hotels have indoor pools, playgrounds
  • Hikes
  • Ferries
  • Paragliding!?

Hallstatt, Austria

Evidence of playgrounds

Hallstatt, Austria

  • There are other train-friendly lake towns in the area with benefits such as
    • More rural/hike friendly
    • Less touristy
    • Less net train travel
  • Options include:
    • Obertraun
    • Traunkirchen

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.

  • Primary value: halfway stop to Prague
  • Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture.
  • Castle from the 1300s
  • Not a big city (12,000)

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.

Evidence of playgrounds

Hovězí guláš

Prague, Czech Rep.

  • Primary value: walkable city tourism
  • 2 nights gives bros and gals a night out
  • Cute town center, pedestrian bridge, castle
  • "Prague's Central Park" has a multi-story playground right next to a pub

Prague, Czech Rep.

Evidence of playgrounds

Vienna flights

Direct to DC: Yes (Austrian)

Direct to Boston: No

Prague flights

Direct to DC: No

Direct to Boston: No

European East Pass

  • covers Czech, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
  • Toddlers are free
  • 1st class: $361
  • 2nd class: $248
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