A
European vacation with your
family is one of the most
exciting and educational
things you can do together.
Train travel allows you to see
the beautiful countryside in
detail, and you can do it at a
great discount.
A European
vacation has so much to
offer, you will have to decide
ahead of time what kind of
vacation you want. You can
travel from Madrid to Paris,
then Rome, trying to see all
the sights along the way as
you rush by. This can be fun
because you are seeing and
doing so much, there is no way
to be bored, and you will
remember the trip forever. The
downside is that you don't get
to feel as much of the local
culture and lifestyle when you
are rushing through. Spending
some of your European vacation
in the same place and getting
to know some of the locals can
be much more satisfying and
relaxing.
It all depends on your
personality and what you are
looking for in a vacation. A
lot of people like to travel
by train for their vacation so
that they can see more areas,
getting great pictures, and
they will be able to say they
have seen all of those famous
landmarks. Some people would
rather pick a place and spend
the whole time there, really
soaking in the atmosphere with
their family and getting to
know the customs.
Some of you may prefer to
combine the two options for a
European vacation that I have
described above. Pick a city,
like Madrid for example. Fly
into Madrid, get a nice hotel,
and stay there for about a
week. There are many beautiful
monuments and sights to see,
and you can walk around
downtown and see them up close
and personal. You can eat at
some local restaurants, take
short day trips to see other
areas of the city, and come
back to your hotel in the
evening.
When your week is up, you
can travel by train to
continue your European
vacation in the sunny southern
province of Andalucia.
This area of Spain has beaches
on both the Atlantic Ocean and
the Mediterranean Sea. The
weather is hot and sunny from
spring through the fall, and
the climate is dry. The
beaches are fine, white sand
and amazing blue water.
Tourists from all over the
world, and especially from the
rest of Europe, fill these
beaches every summer. Take at
least a week and find a hotel
or villa near the beach. You
can spend every day at the
beach working on your tan,
relaxing in the warm sun, and
swimming in the crystal blue
waters. The seafood is
spectacular in southern Spain,
and you will have no problem
finding great restaurants with
mouth-watering food at great
prices. If you like to go out
at night, there are more bars
and nightclubs than you can
possibly visit. You can be
sure that you can stay out
dancing as long as you want
to.
When you are done relaxing
in a sunny
beach town, you can fly or
travel by train to vacation in
Paris for a week. There are
all kinds of historic sites
and museums to see. You can
walk or take a bus around to
see all of the areas of the
city, enjoy French
restaurants, and soak in the
culture. When you are all
done, you can fly home again,
knowing that you saw a vast
amount of historic and
cultural sites, beautiful
countryside, and had a great
time at the beach relaxing. A
little bit of everything, to
make your European Vacation
complete.
Wait until your friends
hear about it!
About the Author
Aaron Anderton lived in
Spain for 3 years, and
continues to visit Europe
regularly. Aaron owns Southern
Spain Trips, a website devoted
to providing information about
Southern Spain.
