After watching airfares for some time this spring, Sibylle and I have purchased tickets to return to Europe for two weeks in September. Wanting to avoid the stress and hassle of clearing customs before a connecting flight to our destination, i.e., flying to Paris or Amsterdam and then connecting on to Stuttgart, we have decided to fly to Zürich and return from Stuttgart two weeks later. Opting for the Zürich flight allowed us to fly non-stop from Atlanta. We’ll clear customs without the stress-inducing time limit a connecting domestic flight would add.
Our stated goal this year is to explore more of Europe together, to use the train system to venture far and wide. Or at least to Riva del Garda in Italy, and Schloss Elmau in Germany, close to the Austrian border. And Trossingen in southern Germany. Who knows where else?
We are also flying and returning on Tuesdays this year. The price chart on Kayak.com showed a sharp dip in the airfare leaving on the Tuesday after Labor Day, so we are taking advantage of that and saving a couple hundred dollars on plane tickets.
Stay tuned for more postings as we approach our trip, and postings from abroad during our trip.
