What part of Europe to take senior mother?
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Anonymous
| I wanted to split time between two places but also need something easy and not too hard to get to. I was thinking of Paris to Provence by train and walking around Provence? Would j need a car once I got there is the question. My second choice is London to the cotswolds but I’m afraid to rent a car and drive there from London. Thoughts, advice? I’m also open to Italy and Greece but want to avoid Rome and positano. Need somewhere that’s easy to get too and lots of walking (nothing too steep or crazy) |
Anonymous
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You could consider Switzerland. I know they sre famous for the Alps but there are so many gondolas and train options that you can make any hike as easy as hard as you want (for example, take a gondola up the mountain, take a generally flat hike to a mountain lake or village and then take a gondola or bus down the mountain).
Fly into Zurich, visit Lucerne and the Bernese Oberland for example. Provence wasn’t that conducive to walking ime. |
Anonymous
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What part of Provence?
I Eurailed around that area so it's possible if you take smaller trains between places and visit Aix and Arles and Avignon for example. It's a little harder if you want to see the countryside. Maybe you could book a driver for the Cotswold and for some part of Provence. You could Google around and find one - I saw a company called One Day in Provence on TripAdvisor. |
Anonymous
| There are a number of private car and small group van tours available from Bath and London for the Cotswolds that would suit you and avoid the need to drive. |
Anonymous
| You could drive from Paris to Normandy. Normandy is pretty neat if you've never been there before. |
Anonymous
| I would consider Italy - especially the countryside like Tuscany for it's beauty, history, food and culture. Italians generally are so kind and friendly to children and older visitors - my parents absolutely loved it when they visited in their 70s. I also like the Switzerland idea - again for the beauty and culture and less hustle and bustle than a London or Paris trip - which while also wonderful could be exhausting. |
Anonymous
| River cruise... |
Anonymous
This. My in laws are in their early 70s but have been plagued with health issues in the last 5 years that have really cut down their mobility. They LOVE European river cruises. Depending on your budget, you can also hire services to take you around. We did it in both England and in France. We've driven cars there as well but have found having a service to it is much less stressful. |
Anonymous
| Don't drive in England. It's pretty difficult even for experienced drivers to get used to driving on the other side of the road, especially with all the roundabouts. Your mother will get stressed out too as a passenger. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Yep...Viking cruises were made for this |
Anonymous
| I looked into river cruise but they’re all 7 nights I was hoping for 4 or 5 |
Anonymous
| Going to Europe to see two locations for 4-5 nights total? |
Anonymous
| I am taking my mother to Germany later this year. She's in her mid 60s. She doesn't really have a preference country wise but we'll be doing a road trip so we can enjoy less touristy places |
Anonymous
| Go to London or Paris. Book a small tour to do a day trip out of the city. 4-5 days is NOT enough time for you to completely split between two different locations. |