Eight Weeks in Europe - France, Italy, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Netherlands, and Belgium
My wife and I recently returned to Canada after an amazing eight weeks in Europe, flying in and out of Toronto to Paris (an obligatory middle finger to CDG airport).
Here was our basic itinerary.
Paris>Nice (9 nights)
Nice>Sorrento (7 Nights)
Sorrento > Rome (4 Nights)
Rome > Kotor (3 Nights)
Kotor > Dubrovnik (3 Nights)
Dubrovnik > Hvar (2 Nights)
Hvar > Split (3 Nights)
Split > Mostar (2 Nights)
Mostar > Sarajevo (4 Nights)
Sarajevo > Amsterdam (3 Nights)
Amsterdam > Antwerp (1 Night)
Antwerp > Ghent (7 Nights)
Ghent > Paris (3 Nights)
Most travel was by plane, train, or bus. We did rent a car at the Dubrovnik Airport to drive to Kotor, and in Ghent for a day trip to Vimy Ridge, Hill 62, Ypres etc.
While we loved almost everywhere we travelled, Bosnia and Belgium were our favourite locations. Nice and the French Riviera were also amazing and very worth the 9 nights we spent there. So many beautiful and easy day trips from there.
Great hikes and bike rides, beer, wine and excellent food (I still dream of burek). Our interactions with strangers everywhere was also among the highlights of our trip - in particular the people of Bosnia.
We had 6 weeks of perfect weather, and one week of cool, wet weather in Belgium (which only means we had more time to see the inside of Belgian beer cafes).
I tried to upload some photos from most places we visited.