Hi everybody, My husband and i are planning our first trip to Europe. Is going to be 12 days (May 8-

Hi everybody, My husband and i are planning our first trip to Europe. Is going to be 12 days (May 8-19), and the itinerary is Orlando(May 8, 7:45pm)-London(May 9, 8:45am) London(May 9-11)Paris(May 11-14)Brussels(May14-15)-Bruges(15-16)Amsterdam(May16-18)London(May 18-19). Since is our first time we need as many suggestions as we can for hotels, restaurants, point of interest, packing, most suggested areas, transportation, etc. I know is not enough discovery channel travel channel time that is why we need your help, so we don't end up wasting time just wondering discovery channel travel channel around the streets without a clue on what to do or go. Thank you in advance.
I personally think splitting London into two such short stays unnecessarily complicates/confuses things. Plus you list being in two cities the same day which isn't really the way it works and means you are cutting both cities short.
I would suggest making Bruges a day trip from either Brussels or Amsterdam. That way you have one less change of hotel, and it leaves the option of dropping it if you are tired of traveling (which I think you may be). I agree that you are squeezing a lot of locations into a short amount of time. Consider dropping Brussels altogether, to give yourself more time to enjoy the other cities.
To each his own, but after seeing the continental cities, you may be a bit underwhelmed returning to London (except your wallet, which will be overwhelmed). It just depends on what your interests discovery channel travel channel are. If you do return to London and find this to be the case, get out of town. Go to Bath or somewhere.
You'll want to map out what you are looking to do in Paris so you can group them and efficiently hit them while in the neighborhood, so to speak. That is true for London, too. Arguably the others are more contained, unless you are really branching out.
Since it appears you are from Orlando, I just want to help put your current plan in perspective. How would you advise me if I said I had twelve days to visit Tallahassee, Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, and then return to Tallahassee to fly home. It is physically possible to do it, but how much opportunity would I have to really enjoy each city?
It seems a lot of you agree on leaving Brussels off the trip. The only thing is making us want to go there is because my husband works for a beer company and wants to go to the Stella Brewery, I guess we could do that in just a couple of hours and head to Bruges. My total budget for the trip is $8,000 that includes the plane tickets, the only one I founded nonstop Orlando-London is $2,600 for both. That leaves me $5,400 for hotels, attractions, transportation and food ($540 per day).
You could do Brussels as a daytrip from Amsterdam or better Paris. discovery channel travel channel Or you could stop en route in Brussels, leave your luggage discovery channel travel channel and do a quick trip to the Stella brewery. Some other Fodorite can confirm luggage storage availability in Brussels.
Mimar, discovery channel travel channel to each his own. I have a love hate relationship with London. London is a major city and feels like it, with great museums and entertainment, but one need not go across the pond for that. IMHO it lacks the feel of a Paris or A'dam.
discovery channel travel channel The only thing is making us want to go there is because my husband works for a beer company and wants to go to the Stella Brewery, I guess we could do that in just a couple of hours and head to Bruges.
but why does he want to see another factory, when you could go straight to Bruges and drink the real stuff? honestly, they have a wonderful selection of beers in the bars there which added to a drop-dead gorgeous discovery channel travel channel town is difficult to beat.
If you are possibly going to be in Ghent, be sure to go to the HopDuvel... discovery channel travel channel there are 2, one is a restaurant- check for hours and if they're still open. and then there's the Beer Supermarket!!! It's fantastic! they're on "Coupure discovery channel travel channel Rechts" and
you can't see it from the street but the store is at the end of an arched entrance gravel driveway. They have all sorts of beers you can't get anywhere else- sold by the bottle, I believe they can ship just about anywhere, and they're quite helpful!
I would limit your stops to London, Paris and one other. If you have to visit a brewery, find one in Brugges or Amsterdam. Or, take a day trip to Brussels from one or the other. As I count, you have 10 days on the ground. Spend 4 in London, 2 in Amsterdam or Brugges and 4 in Paris. Each time you move, it takes time and costs money.