TestingH2O
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2014
Yup. We took my daughter to Europe. I mean, Alaska was great, so why not? Just kidding. We debated off and on for the past year about if we were crazy. But, we did it and lived to tell the tale.
As with my previous trip reports, I'll add chapter links to this post as I write them.
Travelers - It's our same foursome! My mom, my dad, my daughter (now 6!,) and me. Since DH won't fly, he obviously wasn't coming to Europe.
The Plan - I've been to Italy before but never Spain. DD has never been to Europe. My parents have been to all three countries we would be visiting. Because we figured we were flying there anyway, we decided to stay in Barcelona for three days before the cruise. This would give me a chance to explore a new place and all of us some time to adjust to the time change.
DD had her 6th birthday at the end of May, so my parents were coming to STL anyway for that. I also found that airfare was about $800 less PER PERSON if we flew out of Chicago. Therefore, we decided to take the 5 hour drive to O'Hare for our flights.
If you'd like a preview from my PTR, feel free to take a peek here.
June 3 - 17, 2018
Day 0 - Halfway to Chicago
Day 1a - Time to Travel!
Day 1a-b - In-Flight Dining
Day 1b - Ireland and Barcelona
Day 1b - First Evening in Barcelona
Day 1b - Winding Down in Barcelona
Day 2 - Sagrada Familia
Day 2 - Casa Batlló
Day 2 - Afternoon and Evening
Day 3 - Las Ramblas and Boqueria
Day 3 - Paella and Chocolate
Day 4 - Montjuïc
Day 5 - Heading to Port
Day 5 - It's a Grand Slam!
Day 5 - Night 1
Day 6 - Character Breakfast and Pools
Day 6 - Mojito Tasting and Night 2
Day 7 - Pompeii Archeological Site
Day 7 - More Pompeii, Naples, and Pool Time
Day 7 - A Rapunzel Evening
Day 8 - Travel to Rome and the Colosseum
Day 8 - Private Tour Perks
Day 8 - Pantheon, St Ignatius, and Trevi Fountain
Day 8 - Trestevare, Lunch, and Catacombs
Day 8 - Gelato, Back to the Ship, and What Happened While We Were Gone
Day 9 - Pisa
Day 9 - Pirate Night
Day 10 - Cannes
Day 10 - BBB and Rapunzel's
Day 11 - Princesses, Palo, and Packing
Day 12 & 13- Debarkation and Travel Home
Reflections
As with my previous trip reports, I'll add chapter links to this post as I write them.
Travelers - It's our same foursome! My mom, my dad, my daughter (now 6!,) and me. Since DH won't fly, he obviously wasn't coming to Europe.
The Plan - I've been to Italy before but never Spain. DD has never been to Europe. My parents have been to all three countries we would be visiting. Because we figured we were flying there anyway, we decided to stay in Barcelona for three days before the cruise. This would give me a chance to explore a new place and all of us some time to adjust to the time change.
DD had her 6th birthday at the end of May, so my parents were coming to STL anyway for that. I also found that airfare was about $800 less PER PERSON if we flew out of Chicago. Therefore, we decided to take the 5 hour drive to O'Hare for our flights.
If you'd like a preview from my PTR, feel free to take a peek here.
June 3 - 17, 2018
Day 0 - Halfway to Chicago
Day 1a - Time to Travel!
Day 1a-b - In-Flight Dining
Day 1b - Ireland and Barcelona
Day 1b - First Evening in Barcelona
Day 1b - Winding Down in Barcelona
Day 2 - Sagrada Familia
Day 2 - Casa Batlló
Day 2 - Afternoon and Evening
Day 3 - Las Ramblas and Boqueria
Day 3 - Paella and Chocolate
Day 4 - Montjuïc
Day 5 - Heading to Port
Day 5 - It's a Grand Slam!
Day 5 - Night 1
Day 6 - Character Breakfast and Pools
Day 6 - Mojito Tasting and Night 2
Day 7 - Pompeii Archeological Site
Day 7 - More Pompeii, Naples, and Pool Time
Day 7 - A Rapunzel Evening
Day 8 - Travel to Rome and the Colosseum
Day 8 - Private Tour Perks
Day 8 - Pantheon, St Ignatius, and Trevi Fountain
Day 8 - Trestevare, Lunch, and Catacombs
Day 8 - Gelato, Back to the Ship, and What Happened While We Were Gone
Day 9 - Pisa
Day 9 - Pirate Night
Day 10 - Cannes
Day 10 - BBB and Rapunzel's
Day 11 - Princesses, Palo, and Packing
Day 12 & 13- Debarkation and Travel Home
Reflections
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