This is a photo of the rose window of the village church in Feldkirch, Austria. When people travel in a hurry they see the big picture, but I think they miss the very important details. We find that going more slowly we see fewer things, but see them more closely. A common theme on this blog is a warning not to bite off too much on your travels. On TripAdvisor people will say something like: "I'm flying to Berlin, Germany on July 16th and returning home to Austin on the 23rd. We have seven days and we want to see the highlights of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Please help with itinerary."
I want to write something like: "1) You will have jet lag for the first day after arriving around noon so you actually have 6 days. 2) On the 26th you have to be back in Berlin three hours before your flight so you probably should just count on it being 5 days. 3) With your five days you will likely have to travel on each of them. You probably will take the train. So there is checking out of the hotel and getting to train station and then the trip. This will give you 1.5 days in each country. 4) Austin is a lovely city. Why not stay home?"
If the question is: "I have seven days to see Berlin and some of the surrounding area, please help with my itinerary." That will work. Five beer halls in five days plus two travel days... sorry.
I suspect you see the point. We spent around five evening hours in central Feldkirch visiting the church and having a great dinner as it was a stop at the end of a driving day from Innsbruck.
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