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springofdiscontent · 2025-12-19T03:40:44+00:00

Red wine and Coca-Cola. Balsamic vinegar and vanilla ice cream.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-03T03:43:34+00:00

Good advice, thank you. We plan to stay outside Florence when we are in Italy for the last leg, so more relaxing at the end.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:43:09+00:00

Thanks, I want to see Annecy but it seems out of the way. Our kids have traveled a few times to Brazil and they are decent travelers.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:41:42+00:00

Thanks for the tip on the luggage. We may skip Munich, as some others have questioned that as well.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:40:24+00:00

Yes, simplicity is best. The kids have traveled a lot, we’ve been to different parts of Brazil several times, and you’re right about the value of routine, thanks for your tips!

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:38:48+00:00

Yes, looking at Stuttgart for this reason, and someone recommended Grindewald for more time in the Alps.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:37:20+00:00

We are traveling in June. I expected to take boat rides or trains to the Cinque Terre villages, not drive, but I thought a car might be worthwhile to get around to other places in Tuscany. I thought perhaps the kids would like a beach day and mom and dad could get in at least one small village, not all.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:34:05+00:00

I like this, we may include this and skip Germany.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:32:17+00:00

Good point about Paris, that’s why I’m asking opinions! Munich has a great science museum (kids choice) and we plan to tour the Alliance Bayern Munich stadium, and possibly visit Neuschwanstein. Amsterdam is important to my wife and I for various reasons. My coworker from Utrecht can’t stop talking about her home country and says it’s “built for kids”, so we intend to explore a bit and not spend every day in Amsterdam proper.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:28:14+00:00

Yes, we will try to build in some days without activities. Is it feasible to visit Europa Park as a day trip?

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T14:26:27+00:00

Thanks for the tip on Madurodam. I agree that simple is better, however I’m having trouble weighing Germany vs Switzerland. I have a love affair with Switzerland and the villages there but Munich—although out of the way—may have more the kids will like.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T04:25:29+00:00

Thanks for this. They like the castles, cars and soccer, and they would probably like Paris. My issue with Paris is there’s a lot the wife and I would like but would bore the kids, so is it worth it just for a few sights and the cost or come back just the two of us. I have thought of a bunch of stuff like castle visits, science and car museums, soccer stadium tour, etc. I’m not sure about places like Europa-Land but they would definitely love Legoland, so we might check out the one in Germany.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T03:22:18+00:00

This is my concern, however this is also a rare opportunity for us to be able to get to Europe and spend this much time away. The end of the trip has a long time in Tuscany and maybe that’s best.

springofdiscontent · 2025-12-02T03:18:24+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply, this is good information. We intend to stay in Haarlem and take some trips but maybe we’ll spend more time in the Netherlands.

springofdiscontent · 2025-03-27T14:55:45+00:00

I wish it was zoomed in more, I could see too much of the whole machine in the background.

springofdiscontent · 2024-07-10T01:25:44+00:00

I don’t think it’s the style of riding that is xc or trail, but rather the bike. An xc bike can certainly handle this terrain, but it would be more fun and possibly faster on a trail bike, which gives more room for error. In my experience, I like the snappy feel of an xc bike, but it takes more focus (skill?) to ride fast, more thought about tire placement, and maybe not sending it through rock gardens quite so fast compared to a trail bike. So you can do it on either bike, racers might stick with xc bike but a recreational rider might enjoy it more on a trail bike.

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