APPENDIX - Europe by Eurail 2015: Touring Europe by Train - page 573

Confirm hotel rates either through your travel agent or directly with the hotel.
Most of the hotels listed have U.S. representatives through whom your travel agent
can make reservations at no additional cost to you.
Europe à la Carte
A rail tour using the Europe by Eurail base cities Munich, Bern, and Paris is an ad-
venture through the very heart of Europe.
Base Cities
Munich: Germany's fun capital. Plan ample time for shopping and sightseeing be-
fore beginning your exciting rail adventure. Allow for jet lag, too.
Bern: Medieval elegance in the heart of Switzerland. An all-weather shopping cen-
ter. Save the sunny days for Bern's eye-filling day excursions.
Paris: The City of Light and everyone's “second” city is the only one of its kind. Mix
Paris's pleasures with its unusual array of day excursions.
Gateways
Open Jaw: Munich inbound, Paris outbound. Discuss with your travel agent for pro-
fessional advice. Other gateways include:
Frankfurt: ICE 721 to Munich departs 1554 and arrives 1916 or ICE 725 departs
1754 and arrives 2111. Return to Frankfurt on ICE 728, departing 0647 and arriving
1004 or ICE 724, departing 0849 and arriving 1204.
Amsterdam: ICE 105 to Munich departs at 0804; arrives Mannheim at 1223.
Change to ICE 595, departing 1230 and arriving Munich 1528. Return to Amster-
dam on ICE 218, departing Munich at 1146; arrive Frankfurt 1540. Change to ICE
122 Frankfurt to Amsterdam, departing 1629 and arriving 2027.
Paris: Depart Paris Est on TGV 9571 to Stuttgart Hbf at 0725; arrive Stuttgart at
1104 and change trains to ICE 1091 departing at 1112; arrive in Munich Hbf at
1327. Return to Paris on ICE 598, departing Munich at 1028; arrive Stuttgart Hbf
at 1247; change trains to TGV 9574, departing 1255 for arrival in Paris at 1635.
Base-City Hotels
Munich: Drei Lowen, 1 block from the station, is convenient, as is Best Western
Hotel Cristal. Balance of hotels listed are clustered nearby. Hilton and Sheraton
properties in suburbs have easy tram connections to city center.