Today I sent in my final payment for my upcoming trip. I had most of the general itinerary locked in last July, and now I have added a lot of activities, local tours, and day trips. Some stuff I'll still be leaving up to chance; serendipity is a great tour guide! But there's so much I want to see and do, and sometimes advance planning and guided tours make things more efficient.
After I finalized the dates and cities for my trip, JayWay came up with several options for lodging in each city. But I was not really pleased with many of the options. I was really hoping for apartment-style lodging, but in most every instance they offered only hotels.
So I asked them to come up with some different choices, and after a few days, they updated the list. This time, I was very happy, and I made my selections.
And now the countdown is on: 36 days until departure!
Lodging
| Prague (4 nights) | U Kapra "One Bedroom Cozy Apartment" |
| Dresden (5 nights) | Aparthotel Neumarkt |
| Berlin (5 nights) | OTA Berlin apartment |
| Warsaw (3 nights) | Chopin Boutique B&B |
| Krakow (4 nights) | Antique Apartments |
| Wrocław (2 nights) | Europeum Hotel |
| Toruń (1 night) | Hotel Spichrz |
| Gdańsk (3 nights) | Gotyk House |
Detailed Itinerary
Here's everything I have scheduled. Where there's a blank, well, that's an opportunity for serendipity to take me on an adventure!
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | Depart SEA | ||
| March 31 | Arrive FRA Depart FRA | Arrive PRG | Prague Castle At Night Tour |
| April 1 | Prague Private Walking Tour | Dvořák's Stabat Mater Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Rudolfinum | |
| April 2 | Possible day trip to Kutná Hora or Tábor | Don Giovanni National Marionette Theater | |
| April 3 | Jewish Quarter Private Walking Tour | Mahler Symphony No. 9 Czech Philharmonic Rudolfinum | |
| April 4 | Train from Prague to Dresden | ||
| April 5 | Dresden Group Walking Tour | ||
| April 6 | Possible day trip to Leipzig or Görlitz | Platée by Rameau Semperoper | |
| April 7 | Best of Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland National Park Day Trip | ||
| April 8 | Possible day trip to Leipzig or Görlitz | ||
| April 9 | Train from Dresden to Berlin | WithLocals tour: Kickstart Berlin, Rainbow Gay Tour and Street Art | |
| April 10 | Grigory Sokolov, pianist Berliner Philharmonie | ||
| April 11 | Original Berlin Walks "Discover Potsdam" | ||
| April 12 | Jewish Berlin Group Walking Tour | Der Zwerg by Zemlinsky Deutsche Oper Berlin | |
| April 13 | Reichstag/Bundestag Guided Tour | ||
| April 14 | Train from Berlin to Warsaw | ||
| April 15 | Behind the Scenes City Tour by Communist Minibus | ||
| April 16 | Billy Budd by Britten Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera | ||
| April 17 | Train from Warsaw to Krakow | ||
| April 18 | Krakow Grand Tour | Klezmer Concert | |
| April 19 | Auschwitz-Birkenau Group Tour | Passover Seder at Jewish Community Centre of Krakow | |
| April 20 | Ghetto and Schindler's Factory Private Tour | ||
| April 21 | Train from Krakow to Wrocław | ||
| April 22 | Wrocław Private Walking Tour | ||
| April 23 | Train from Wrocław to Toruń | ||
| April 24 | Train from Toruń to Gdańsk | ||
| April 25 | Gdańsk Private Walking Tour | ||
| April 26 | Possible day trip to Malbork Castle | ||
| April 27 | Depart GDN Arrive FRA Depart FRA Arrive SEA | ||
