*letter in parenthesis is the initial of the place where we will be spending the night (P = Paris). NT = night train; NF = night ferry; UA = United Airlines
2 July, Thursday - transit (UA)
-leave SFO ____
3 July, Friday - Athens (A)
-short stopover in London
-arrive Athens 1720
-go to hotel, look around city a bit
-watch Sound & Light Show at Acropolis in evening
4 July, Saturday - Athens (A)
-early morning tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon
-afternoon check out rest of sites in Athens - flea market
5 July, Sunday - Naxos (N)
-take early ferry from Athens to Naxos (6-7 hours)
-use this island as a home base to see Sifinos, Syros, Paros, Mykonos, and Kea
6 July, Monday - Naxos (N)
(-visit Sifinos. See http://www.GreekTravel.com/Sifnos/index.html for info.)
7 July, Tuesday - Naxos (N)
-visit more surrounding islands
8 July, Wednesday - Patros (NF)
-take ferry (maybe hydrofoil to speed things up) from Patros to Athens (6 hours), bus to Patras (3 hours)
-take 1800 ferry to Brindizi
9 July, Thursday - Brindizi (R)
-arrive Brindizi at 1130
-take train to Rome (~8 hours)
-arrive Rome in evening
10 July, Friday - Rome (R)
-spend day sightseeing
11 July, Saturday - Rome (R)
-spend day sightseeing
12 July, Sunday - Rome (R)
-spend day sightseeing
13 July, Monday - transit (G?)
-stop in Pisa on way
-check out Cinque Terra
-stay in Genoa or area
14 July, Tuesday (G)
-visit area, see relatives
-see Sestri Levante
15 July, Wednesday - transit (C)
-take train to Chamonix (3 transfers, 8 hours)
-see area - hike in Alps
16 July, Thursday - Chamonix (C)
-see Alps
-walk in glacier tunnels
17 July, Friday - transit (I)
-take morning train to Interlaken (~6 hours)
-spend afternoon hiking/sightseeing
18 July, Saturday - transit (L)
-take afternoon train to Lucerne (2 hours)
-see Lucerne in afternoon
19 July, Sunday - Lucerne (L)
-spend day in Lucerne
20 July, Monday - transit (V)
-train to Como (3.5 hours), take ferry to _____ and then get back on the train to Venice (4 hours)
21 July, Tuesday - Venice (V)
-tour Venice
22 July, Wednesday - Venice (V)
-tour Venice
23 July, Thursday - transit (Lj)
-take train to Ljubljana (5 hours)
-see city
24 July, Friday - Ljubljana (Lj)
25 July, Saturday - transit (V)
-take train to Vienna (6.5 hours)
26 July, Sunday - Vienna (V)
-spend day sightseeing
27 July, Monday - transit (P)
-take train from Vienna to Prague (~5 hours)
-possibly see one town on the way
-arrive in Prague in evening
28 July, Tuesday - Prague (P)
-sightsee in area
29 July, Wednesday - Prague (P)
30 July, Thursday - Prague (NT)
-possibly take a short trip out of town to see attraction
-take train to Heidelberg from Prague (~10 hours - leaves at 22:00)
31 July, Friday - Heidelberg (H)
-spend day touring town
1 August, Saturday - Heidelberg (H)
extra day? or Florence, or Como or Vienna, Greek Isands, or.....?
2 August, Sunday - transit (P)
-take train to Paris from Heidelberg (~6 hours)
3 August, Monday - Paris (P)
-see museums (most will be closed Tuesday)
-Lourve, etc.
4 August, Tuesday - Paris (P)
-museums are closed
-sightsee, shop
5 August, Wednesday - Paris (P)
-visit Versailles (less crowds than if we went on Tuesday)
-more museums
6 August, Thursday - transit (SR)
-be at airport very early (0530)
-plane departs at 0740
-arrive SFO ____