Europe Travel Reunion - Summer // Fall 2017 Trip


BALTIC SEA TRIP [Denmark - Sweden - Finland - Estonia - Latvia] 2 Weeks

Ticket Cost = $1230 // person [Based on Charlotte to Copenhagen & Riga to Charlotte]

This price was based off of leaving Friday, April 14th 2017 and returning Saturday, April 29th 2017. Those were the latests dates I could get flight info for. I realize the price will probably be different, as we're thinking an end of June trip and seeing as that's summer vs. the spring, it's likely the cost will be a bit more. The idea is to buy them as soon as we can to avoid too much of a jump. Also, I based it off of leaving on a Friday night to have as much time as possible over there [a little more than 2 weeks] and arriving on a Sunday morning to give a little recovery time before going to work on Monday. 

LOOSE ITINERARY

Copenhagen 3 Days // Train Ride to Malmo // 10 Euros

Malmo 1 Day // Flight to Stockholm // $45

Stockholm 3 Days // Flight to Helsinki // $45

Helsinki 3 Days // Ferry to Tallinn // $45

Tallinn 2 Days // Flight to Riga // $65

Riga 3 Days // Flight to USA

Total Cost = $1450 Roughly for Transportation [Accommodations [Air BnB House?!], Food & Entertainment not included]

Something for Everyone - Outdoor Activities, Beautiful Scenery, Museums, Galleries, Amazing Architecture, Great Culture & Food, Shopping, Saunas, Night Life & More

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DENMARK - COPENHAGEN = Tons of Sight-seeing, Cultural Events, Food & Beer

  • Tivoli Gardens and Amusement Park
  • Exploring the Harbor
  • Freetown - Christiana [Hippie Like Commune]
  • Carlsberg Brewery
  • Boating through the Canals
  • Palace Exploring
  • Bakeries
  • Botanical Gardens
  • Tons of Public Space & Art
  • Galleries, Museums
  • Tons of Cool Architecture

SWEDEN - MALMO = Canals, Parks, Art & Architecture

  • The Torso
  • Slottsparken - Park
  • Public Art Sculptures
  • Waterfront & Light Houses
  • Canal Tours
  • Malmo City Square
  • Emporia Shopping Center
  • The Glass Bubble

SWEDEN - STOCKHOLM = Great Architecture & Design, Festivals, Food & Beer, Cultural Activities

  • Museums & Galleries
  • Waterfront
  • Great Food & Beer
  • Shops
  • Fika - Coffee & Sweets with Friends
  • Countryside Day-Trip Options
  • Old Town
  • Cathedrals & Palaces
  • Great Architecture
  • Ice Hotels
  • Metro Art - Underground Cave Tunnels
  • Skyview Globe Aren

FINLAND - HELSINKI = Great Architecture & Design, Festivals, Food & Beer, Cultural Activities

  • Design District Walking Tour
  • Flow Music Festival
  • Playground for Grown-ups
  • Saunas on Saunas
  • Sights & Museums
  • Pub on Wheels
  • Beautiful Churches & Cathedral

 

  • Market Square
  • Steven Holl Architecture
  • Beer River Floating
  • Amusement Park
  • Beautiful Architecture
  • Great Food
  • Sleeping in Igloos

ESTONIA - TALLINN = Quaint Old Town, Unique Food, Art Centers & Markets, Bars, Clubs & Shops

  • St. Olav's Church + View
  • Purchase Powdered Unicorn Horn at the Oldest Pharmacy in Europe
  • Toompea Castle
  • Drink Vana Tallinn at Kovik Danneborg Cafe
  • Kiek in de Kok Defensive Walls & Tower 
  • Medieval Restaurants & More
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
  • Old Town
  • Walking Tours
  • Cafes // Bars
  • Telliskivi Hipster Art Town
  • Public Wi-Fi Access
  • Town Hall Square

RIGA - LATVIA = Old Town, Food & Drinks, Art Nouveau Architecture, Museums, Canals & More

  • House of Blackheads
  • Cat House
  • Pilsetas Canals & Canal Cruises
  • Soviet Architecture
  • Amber Shopping
  • Drink Black Balsam
  • Medieval Restaurants
  • Cocktails at Radisson Blue Sky Bar + Views
  • Old Town
  • Bastejkalns  Park & Freedom Monument
  • Art Nouveau Museum
  • Art Nouveau Walking Tour
  • Rundale Palace
  • Traditional Latvian Sauna
  • Nativity Cathedral
  • Central Market - Europe's Largest housed in 5 of 9 Remaining German Zeppelin Hangars
  • Day Trip to Turaida Castle & Guaja River Valley

BALKIN PENINSULA TRIP [Croatia - Bosnia - Montenegro - Serbia - Romania] 

Ticket Cost = $800 // person [Based on Chicago to Zagreb & Bucharest to Chicago]

LOOSE ITINERARY

Zagreb 2 Days // Drive to Zadar // Day stop in Plitvicka Park // Rental Car for 4 people for 5 days // $175

Zadar 1 Day // Drive to Split 

Split 3 Days // Day Ferry to Brac $28 // Day Trip to Neum // Drive to Dubrovnik 

Dubrovnik 2 Days // Drive to Kotor 

Kotor 1 Day // Flight to Belgrade // $189 

Belgrade 2 Days // Flight to Bucharest $124

Bucharest 3 Days // Day Trip to Brasov  $15 // Flight to USA

Total Cost = $1,156 Roughly for Transportation [Accommodations [Air BnB House?!], Food & Entertainment not included]

ZAGREB - CROATIA = Sightseeing, Nightlife, Museums

  • Lotrscak Tower
  • Trg Bana Jalacica
  • Galeries, Museums
  • Maksimir Park
  • Mirogoj
  • Stone Gate

ZADAR - CROATIA = Architecture, Attractions, Cafes

  • Sea Organ
  • Sun Salutation
  • Roman Forum
  • Cafes
  • Medieval churches

SPLIT - CROATIA = Dalmatian Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 

  • Diocletian’s Palace
  • Cathedrals
  • Waterfront & Mountains
  • Day trip to Islands
  • Hanging Gardens
  • Underground Market
  • Archaeological sites and museums

NEUM - BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA = Only Resort town in Bosnia & Hercegovina - on the Adriatic Sea

  • Restaurants
  • Bars
  • Beaches
  • Boats

DUBROVNIK - CROATIA = Ancient Town

  • Cable Cars
  • City Walls & Forts
  • Cathedrals & Monasteries
  • Museums
  • GOT filming sites
  • Cave Bars
  • Swimming, Boats & Beaches

KOTOR - MONTENEGRO = Old Mountain Town, Historical Bay of Kotor

  • Boats
  • History
  • Incredible Architecture
  • Hiking
  • Our Lady of the Rocks

BELGRADE - SERBIA = Historic Capital of Serbia

  • Coffee Houses
  • Ice Creameries
  • Historical Buildings
  • Kalemedgan Citadel
  • Museums
  • Riverside
  • Nightlife
  • Gardens

BUCHAREST - ROMANIA = Capital of Romania

  • Palaces
  • Museums
  • Gardens
  • Romanian Athenaeum
  • 17th-18th Century Orthodox Churches
  • Cafes
  • Beer in Old Town
  • City Tours by Bike

EUROPE HERE WE COME!!!