Friday, June 7, 2013

What to Do on Our Free Afternoons

Szechenyi Thermal Pools
Our itinerary calls for free afternoons in all four major cities – Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and Budapest.  That means we need to do a little research prior to our tour to plan where we would like to go.  In case the full group optionals planned by our tour director do not make, I recommend small groups as you can cover more territory and save time – especially if you have a plan before we arrive.

We will not be doing the Potsdam optional excursion on the itinerary, so we do have a free afternoon in Berlin.  We have already paid for an afternoon excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, so that afternoon is not free.  So you will need to make some decisions for Berlin, Prague, and Budapest.  We do have a Danube River cruise in Budapest included in our tour (and not on the detailed itinerary), but I do not know if it is in the afternoon or evening.

One site to revisit for ideas is the original slide show I created when we first learned about our tour.  Also revisit the series of 37 Rick Steves videos on Central and Eastern Europe.

The following links might also give you some ideas:

BERLIN
Interactive Berlin Map (Hover over an attraction and it is located on the map.  Click on an attraction and go to more information.)

PRAGUE
Interactive Prague Map

BUDAPEST
Interactive Budapest Map

KRAKOW
Interactive Krakow Map

DRESDEN
Interactive Dresden Map

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