Hello! Due to the craziness around my DS's issues upon my arrival home, I've been putting this off. But I need a good distraction and I'd love to write a little about the trip.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip. For us, maybe a trip of a lifetime and maybe I'm super glad that it was so epic. It was a little rushed, I was a little tired in the middle and at the end. Maybe I'd love to return and do things a little slower! But now things have changed and we may never get back there. I'm surprised by how many of my friends and family look at our trip with such envy and I realize we were so lucky.
This first post will be an overview of the trip.
The first official "night" we left on an overnight flight to Zurich from LAX.
The next day we arrived in Zurich where we were met by DH's parents. They drove us directly to Lauterbrunnen where we spent our second night.
We toured the Lauterbrunnen valley and also a few small places between Lauterbrunnen and Singen Germany where DH's parents lived and we spent our third night.
The next day was touring some medieval towns in Switzerland and South Germany for another night (4) in Singen.
That morning we packed up, did a little more sightseeing and boarded a TGV for Paris, then transferred to a TER for Amboise where we spent our fifth night.
Early that morning we got picked up for a minivan tour of several chateau. Stayed the sixth night again in Amboise.
The next day we spent touring...still more chateaux and then boarded the TER back to Paris. Saw the Eiffel tower, ate dinner and then slept in Paris for our 7th night.
The next day we spent at the Orsay, and the Saint Chappelle. Slept in Paris for the 8th night.
Spent nearly all day in Versailles for the 9th night.
Did some shopping in Paris, then boarded a TGV for Avignon. Arrived in Avignon, toured the ancient city and stayed there our tenth night.
Spent a somewhat lazy day in Avignon. Lots of walking around the old town. Visited Les Baux in the late afternoon early evening. Stayed in Avignon for our 11th night.
Enjoyed another late morning in Avignon, walked around other provencal towns, arrived via car in Nice for our 12th night.
Caught a train to Menton and visited Monaco and then Nice. Spent our last night in Nice (13).
The next morning early arrived at the airport for our flight!