"This year, my husband and I took our 8-year-old daughter to Europe for a 7-week vacation - overlapping with her school break and a few weeks of term. We started in the Greek islands in early September and made our way slowly by train from Italy to Germany by the end of October. We tried to plan the trip around experiences and activities that our daughter would both enjoy and learn from."
"She still likes to play with other kids, and to give her time to do so, we planned a weekend with friends from the UK. We booked a large house in a town just outside Como, Italy, where we could all spend the weekend together. However, their flight got canceled, and they couldn't make it. We were left in a large house with an upset daughter who had been looking forward to playing with someone other than us."
A family took an eight-year-old on a seven-week trip across six European countries, starting in the Greek islands in early September and traveling slowly by train from Italy to Germany by late October. The trip centered on experiences and activities intended for both enjoyment and learning for the child. Highlights included staying on Greek islands, swimming in the Mediterranean, first visits to Pisa and Venice, and exploring Prague's history and food. Challenges included limited opportunities for the child to play with other children during school term, concerns about what the child ate, and the child's boredom with museums. The family used games, playground visits, swimming, and kid-friendly attractions as compensations.
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