5 Weeks' Budget Travel in Europe

Origin : Hong Kong

Airlines : Air France

Flight itinerary: Hong Kong / via Paris / Prague // London / via Paris / Hong Kong


1st stop: 3days/2nights in Prague, Czech Republics

• Day 1: Check-in guesthouse and wander around


• Day 2: Visit Prague Castle, Lesser Town, Czech Senate, Kampa Island, evening walk through Charles Bridge


• Day 3: Check-out and left lugguage at Coach station. Had a morning walk in beautiful Charles Bridge, Old Town

Overnight coach : dep at 2300 at Florenc coach station, Prague and arr at 0600am at Nepliget station, Budapest

2nd stop: 2days/1night in Budapest, Hungary

• Day 1: Check-in guesthouse. Visit Royal Palace, Matyais Church and Fisherman's Bastion in Buda side, Central market, Vaci Utea, Vajdahunyad Castle,Heroes' Sqaure in Pest side


• Day 2: Wander along Danube (Rhine river) and walk across famous Chain Bridge

Coach: dep 1300 at Nepliget station, Budapest and arr ard 1600 at Erdberg, Wien(Vienna)

3nd stop: 3days/2nights in Wien, Austria

• Day 1: Check-in budget hotel. Wander around the Ring area - city centre, Stephans platz


• Day 2: Visit the Ring, Karlsplatz ,Staatsopera, Albertina, Josefs-platz, Volksgarten, Burggarten, Museums-quartier,Heldenplatz, Burggarten, Schonbrunn Palace


• Day 3 : Take morning train to Salzburg via Attnang Puchheim

4th stop: 4days/3nights in Salzburg, Austria

• Day 1: Check-in hostel. Wander around old town


• Day 2: take cable-car up to Untersberg, walk across Mozartsteg to Alter Market, Rathaus, take Salzach river cruise from Market bridge, Gstattengasse to take Monchsberglift (one of most stunning panorama terrace in Salzburg), Museum of Modern Art Salzburg Monchsberg, Residenz Gallery and Residenz State Rooms,Mozart's Birthplace in Old Town


• Day 3: visit Hellbrunn Palace -Trick fountains, Pavilion of Sound of the Music, Folklore museum, go to new town - Mirabellplatz, Salzburg Baroque Museum, Mirabellgarten, Mozart's residence and back to old town - DOM – Cathedral, Cathedral museum, Cathedral excavations, and take take railway cable car to Hohensalzburg fortress (another panorama view)


• Day 4: take train to Hallstatt via Attnang Puchheim

5th stop: 4days/3nights in Hallstatt, Austria

• Day 1: take ferry to Hallstatt town from Hallstatt railway station and check-in guesthouse. wander around the town - salt culture theme trail, World Heritage Museum, Protestant Church, Catholic Church with graves and walk along the lakeside.


• Day 2: Morning: Visit Salt mine – Salzwelten (highly recommend), Afternoon: take bus to nearby town, Obertrum


• Day 3: Visit World Heritage Museum in Hallstatt, then take bus to another town, Bad Ischl via Gosumuhle Umst - Kaiservilla, Kaiserpark, Photomuseum, Museum Der Stadt (Museum of the Township of Bad Ischl)


• Day 4: check-out guesthouse and take ferry back to railway station. Take train to Leoben Hbf via Stainach-irdning to catch the overnight train to Rome

Stopover in Leoben, Austria - Congress Leoben, Hacklhaus, Miner's Fountain, Plague Column and Angel's Fountain in Main Square, Schwammerlturm(Mushroom Tower), Town Parish Church St. Xaver,
Kunshalle Leoben

Overnight train: dep 2140 at Leoben Hbf and arr 0900 at Rome Termini

6th stop: 4days/3nights in Rome, Italy

• Day 1: check-in guesthouse and visit Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel


• Day 2: Colosseo, Arco di Tito, Piazza Venezia, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, Colonna Traiana, Pantheon at Piazza della Rotonda, Piazza Navona, walk across Ponte Sant' Angelo to Castel Sant' Angelo, Piazza S. Pietro XII


• Day 3: Go to Vatican again - Piazza S. Pietro and visit Bascilla S. Pietro and re-visit Vatican Museum, Fontana di Trevi


• Day 4: take train to Firenze St. Maria Novella station

7th stop: 3days/2nights in Firenze, Italy

• Day 1: Wander around city centre - Chiesa S. Maria Novella, Duomo, Uffizi, walk across famous Ponte Vecchio, P. zo de' Pitti


• Day 2: - Take one day trip to Pisa, Italy - take train to Pisa and visit Pisa Leaning Tower. - Back to Firenze and take bus to P. le Michelangiolo to view sunset


• Day 3: Take morning train to Venice via Bologna, Italy

Stopover in Bologna, Italy - Piazza Maggiore, Fontana di Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune), Bologna leaning towers

8th stop: 4days/3nights in Venice, Italy

• Day 1: Arrive at St. Lucia station, Venice in the late afternoon and check-in hotel. wander around - Piazzale Roma via St. Croce to St. Polo, walk across Rialto to Piazza S. Marco.


• Day 2: Wander around St. Marco area and visit St. Maria Della Salute, Dorsoduro


• Day 3: Rest day - just wander around all souvenir shops and seek for Tri-angels and face masks.


• Day 4: Take noon train to Milano Centrale station.

9th stop: 3days/2nights in Milano, Italy

• Day 1: Arrival at Milano Centrale in the late afternoon and check-in guesthouse. Go to Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
• Day 2 - A day trip to Lake Como, Italy - take train to Como Nord Lago from Cadorna station.

Lake Como, Italy - Walk along lakeside and visit Duomo, take cable car up to Brunate

• Day 3: Check-out and leave lugguage at Milano Centrale station. Visit Sforza Castle, Duomo and back to station.

Overnight train - dep 1945 at Milano Centrale and arr 0943 at Francia station (Estacio de Franca), Barcelona

10th stop: 5days/4nights in Barcelona, Spain

• Day 1: Reach at Estacio de Franca via Pg. Colom to La Rambla, St Josep market, Cathedral, Catalunya, via Pg. de Gracia to Casa Batilo, Le Pedrera (Casa Mila), and then take train to Pineda de Mar, where I stay at.
• Day 2: Picasso Museum, amazing Palau de la Musia Catalana, La Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell, The Magic Fountain of Montjuic, Poble Espanyol de Montjuic (known as the Spanish Village)
• Day 3: Drive to Figueres, Spain from Pineda de Mar. Visit Dali Museum.
• Day 4: Visit Montjuic and go shopping in city centre
• Day 5: Take British Airway to London Heathow, UK from Barcelona international airport

11th stop: 7days/6nights in Portsmouth, UK - Visit my friends

• Day 1: Take subway to Waterloo, London and take rail to Portsmouth, UK, where I stay at
• Day 2: Wander around the city centre and meet my friends

2Days/1night in Salisbury, UK

• Day 3: Take morning National coach at The Hard interchange, Portsmouth and arrive at Salisbury bus station around 1100am. Check-in hostel and wander around city centre. Visit Salzburg Cathedral
• Day 4: Join Stonehenge bus tour - take bus at Salisbury bus station at 1000am, visit Stonehenge site and nature trail and Old Sarum. Then take evening national coach back to Portsmouth.
• Day 5: Go to Fareham for lunch and visit outlet before return to Portsmouth

A day trip to London, UK

• Day 6: Take train to Waterloo, London and visit Dali Museum. Wander around city centre - Piccadilly, Regent Street and Oxford for shopping
• Day 7 - relax day in Portsmouth and take National coach to Heathrow Bus terminal, London around 1445. Catch flight to Hong Kong via Paris.