Brussels > Amsterdam > Hamburg

Hello

I%26#39;m planning a trip to europe for late april of this year, lasting about eight days. At this stage I%26#39;m considering Brussels, Amsterdam, and Hamburg as the major stops on the trip. I%26#39;ll spend a few days in each city, with enough time allotted between for travel via train. I was initially ready to start in one city and end in another, but the air fare that comes with two one way trips is astronomically higher than flying round trip.

So I%26#39;m looking for advice on how to approach the trip; should I double back at some point and fly out of one of the starting cities, or maybe consider neutral ground (like Cologne, for example) and make a loop around that center point?

If anyone has additional comments on whether eight days is a good amount of time for this kind of trip, or if there are any additional towns I should stop in while I%26#39;m moving around, I%26#39;d welcome them.

Thanks so much

Mark

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Just a question: Upon which criteria did you base your decision concerning these 3 cities?

There are so many very beautiful cities in Europe and I personally would not have chosen those 3 ones out of them.

Hamburg:

In my opinion the best choice out of these ones. It is interesting as it is a city with a big harbour. But the inner city center burned down long ago and now only consists of new buildings. The Binnenalster is very nice. Hamburg is quite nice to visit, but do not expect too much.

Brussels

not a city tourists fall in love with at first sight. In Belgium a much better choice would be Antwerp and Brugge.

Amsterdam

A city that you love or hate. I do not like its atmosphere. It well has some nice buildings.

Cologne

not worth a visit in my opinion

In Germany besides Hamburg I would recommend Berlin, Heidelberg and Munich.

Some of the most beautiful/interesting cities in Europe in my opinion are:

London

Paris

Rome

Florence

Venice

Barcelona

Antwerp

Vienna

Prague

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Check into getting an open jaw ticket which allows you to fly into one city and back from another, usually at the average cost of a roundtrip ticket to both. But there you will probably have problems possibly with Hamburg with the same airline and/or its partners flying to and from the US.

If you would like to attend the world%26#39;s largest Spring beer festival, look into Stuttgart%26#39;s Fruehlingsfest 12Apr to 4May, www.stuttgarter.fruehlingsfest.de . There are also many other interesting things to see and do around Stuttgart (www.stuttgart-tourist.de). Also you could click on my name to find out about many of the excellent sights in and around Stuttgart.

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Hi,

It is an interesting selection of cities. I suspect not many people would pick Brussels.

An as alternative to an open jaw international ticket you could look at the wide range of budget carriers flying within Europe. For, instance, if you were to fly into Paris would have a choice of four carriers to return you there from Hamburg.

I%26#39;ve found www.airninja.com a fantastic site for working out possible routes.

Cheers.

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