Europe 2027 — Daily Backup
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Emergencies: All-EU emergency line: 112 — police, ambulance, or fire (free from any phone, all five countries) · U.S. State Dept (24/7): +1-202-501-4444 from abroad · +1-888-407-4747 from U.S./Canada
Phones: Clark — AT&T 404-555-0104 · Google Voice 470-555-0105 (best while traveling) · clark@griswoldfamily.example · Ellen — Verizon 706-555-0106 · ellen@griswoldfamily.example
Day 1 · Atlanta, USA
Friday, August 6, 2027- Flight
- Delta, nonstop · ATL → AMS · 3:35 pm – 6:00 am +1 · seats 37G, 37H · conf KTQ4C9
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Museumplein 19, 1071 DJ Amsterdam. Tel +31 20 575 5309 (after-hours +31 70 310 2209). nl.usembassy.gov
Day 2 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Saturday, August 7, 2027- Flight
- Delta, nonstop · ATL → AMS · 3:35 pm – 6:00 am +1 · seats 37G, 37H · conf KTQ4C9
- Hotel
- Dikker & Thijs Hotel — Prinsengracht 444, 1017 KE Amsterdam · conf Reservation ID 27384951
- Dinner
- Jansz. A credit card is required to book the table. · The Pantry (visitor-friendly Dutch), Restaurant Blauw (Indonesian rijsttafel), Wilde Zwijnen (modern Dutch), De Kas (a unique Amsterdam meal), Café Caron or Scheepskameel (value / refined), Restaurant Moeders (Dutch comfort food).
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Museumplein 19, 1071 DJ Amsterdam. Tel +31 20 575 5309 (after-hours +31 70 310 2209). nl.usembassy.gov
Day 3 · Amsterdam → Kraków
Sunday, August 8, 2027- Flight
- KLM · AMS → KRK · 3:30 pm – 5:25 pm · seats 23D, 23E · conf QNXV2K
- Hotel
- AC Hotel by Marriott Kraków — Aleja 3 Maja 51, Kraków · conf #61490287
- Dinner
- You land around 5:45 pm and still have to reach the hotel — the suggestion is to eat in, at the hotel restaurant, SOBRE de la MESA.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Consulate General Kraków, Stolarska 9, 31-043 Kraków. Tel +48 22 307 1361. (Embassy: Piękna 12, Warsaw.) pl.usembassy.gov
Day 4 · Kraków, Poland
Monday, August 9, 2027- Hotel
- AC Hotel by Marriott Kraków — Aleja 3 Maja 51, Kraków · conf #61490287
- Dinner
- Kraków ideas: Starka (best all-around traditional, in Kazimierz), Pod Aniołami (vaulted cellar), Pod Nosem (Michelin-listed, near Wawel), Bottiglieria 1881 (Michelin-starred). Also: Blonia Bistro, Kogel Mogel, Miód Malina, Przystanek Pierogarnia.
- Passes
- Auschwitz-Birkenau guided tour (1517203986)
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Consulate General Kraków, Stolarska 9, 31-043 Kraków. Tel +48 22 307 1361. (Embassy: Piękna 12, Warsaw.) pl.usembassy.gov
Day 5 · Kraków, Poland
Tuesday, August 10, 2027- Hotel
- AC Hotel by Marriott Kraków — Aleja 3 Maja 51, Kraków · conf #61490287
- Dinner
- See the Kraków dinner ideas on the Aug 9 page.
- Passes
- Wieliczka Salt Mine tour (1834076245) · Kraków Golf Buggy WWII tour (1526390158)
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Consulate General Kraków, Stolarska 9, 31-043 Kraków. Tel +48 22 307 1361. (Embassy: Piękna 12, Warsaw.) pl.usembassy.gov
Day 6 · Kraków → Budapest
Wednesday, August 11, 2027- Flight
- LOT (via Warsaw) · KRK → BUD · 2:55 pm – 7:45 pm · seats KRK–WAW 16C/D · WAW–BUD 15C/D · conf RJB5WM
- Hotel
- Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center — József krt. 5, Budapest 1088 · conf #68115243
- Dinner
- You land around 7:45 pm — probably too late for a reservation. Suggestion: the Time Out Market Budapest, a food hall just steps from the hotel.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Budapest, Szabadság tér 12, 1054 Budapest. Emergencies 06 1 475-4400; acs.budapest@state.gov. hu.usembassy.gov
Day 7 · Budapest, Hungary
Thursday, August 12, 2027- Hotel
- Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center — József krt. 5, Budapest 1088 · conf #68115243
- Dinner
- Borkonyha Winekitchen — a Michelin-starred restaurant focused on modern Hungarian cooking and wine. For a party of more than 5, booking requires an email to borkonyha@borkonyha.hu with a credit card on file. · Gettó Gulyás (casual Hungarian), Retek Bisztró, Rosenstein, Menza, Café Kör, Stand25 Bisztró, Stand (fine dining), New York Café, Central Market Hall.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Budapest, Szabadság tér 12, 1054 Budapest. Emergencies 06 1 475-4400; acs.budapest@state.gov. hu.usembassy.gov
Day 8 · Budapest → Dubrovnik
Friday, August 13, 2027- Flight
- Wizz Air · BUD → DBV · 12:10 pm – 1:25 pm · seats 9B, 9C · conf W68417
- Hotel
- City Hotel Dubrovnik — Ulica Hrvatskog Crvenog križa 4, 20000 Dubrovnik · +385 20 301 800 · conf PH41562383
- Dinner
- Dubrovnik ideas: Restaurant 360 (Michelin), Nautika, Proto, Taj Mahal, Kopun, Azur, Gradska Kavana Arsenal, Barba, Bota Šare, Konoba Dubrava.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Ulica Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb. Tel +385 1 661 2200. hr.usembassy.gov
Day 9 · Dubrovnik, Croatia
Saturday, August 14, 2027- Hotel
- City Hotel Dubrovnik — Ulica Hrvatskog Crvenog križa 4, 20000 Dubrovnik · +385 20 301 800 · conf PH41562383
- Dinner
- See the Dubrovnik dinner ideas on the Aug 13 page.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Ulica Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb. Tel +385 1 661 2200. hr.usembassy.gov
Day 10 · Dubrovnik, Croatia
Sunday, August 15, 2027- Hotel
- City Hotel Dubrovnik — Ulica Hrvatskog Crvenog križa 4, 20000 Dubrovnik · +385 20 301 800 · conf PH41562383
- Dinner
- See the Dubrovnik dinner ideas on the Aug 13 page.
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Ulica Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb. Tel +385 1 661 2200. hr.usembassy.gov
Day 11 · Dubrovnik → Rome
Monday, August 16, 2027- Flight
- Ryanair · DBV → FCO · 9:35 pm – 10:55 pm · seats 29B, 29C · conf FR3286
- Hotel
- DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti — Piazza dell’Esquilino 1, 00185 Rome · +39 06 4577 4500 · conf #8517296403
- With you
- Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Rome. Tel +39 06 4674-1. U.S. Consulate General Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, 50123 Florence. it.usembassy.gov
Day 12 · Rome, Italy
Tuesday, August 17, 2027- Hotel
- DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti — Piazza dell’Esquilino 1, 00185 Rome · +39 06 4577 4500 · conf #8517296403
- Dinner
- Make a reservation if you want one.
- Passes
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (Still to book — see Open items)
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Rome. Tel +39 06 4674-1. U.S. Consulate General Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, 50123 Florence. it.usembassy.gov
Day 13 · Rome / Pompeii, Italy
Wednesday, August 18, 2027- Hotel
- DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti — Piazza dell’Esquilino 1, 00185 Rome · +39 06 4577 4500 · conf #8517296403
- Passes
- Pompeii day tour (GYGT8K2PW7R3) · ItaliaRail — Rome ↔ Naples (4RGN8WVT235LB)
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Rome. Tel +39 06 4674-1. U.S. Consulate General Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, 50123 Florence. it.usembassy.gov
Day 14 · Rome → Florence
Thursday, August 19, 2027- Hotel
- Ambasciatori Hotel — Via Luigi Alamanni 3, 50123 Firenze · conf #RT83MZ
- Dinner
- Make a reservation if you want one.
- Passes
- ItaliaRail — Italy trains (Aug 19–20) (MKTV6QSD2XHPW) · Accademia Gallery — 'David' (1530918476)
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Rome. Tel +39 06 4674-1. U.S. Consulate General Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, 50123 Florence. it.usembassy.gov
Day 15 · Florence → Venice → Rome
Friday, August 20, 2027- Hotel
- Hilton Rome Airport — Via Arturo Ferrarin 2, Fiumicino, Rome 00054 · +39 06 65258 · conf #8163427950
- Dinner
- Make a reservation if you want one.
- With you
- Just Clark & Ellen
- U.S. embassy
- U.S. Embassy Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Rome. Tel +39 06 4674-1. U.S. Consulate General Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, 50123 Florence. it.usembassy.gov
Day 16 · Rome → Atlanta
Saturday, August 21, 2027- Flight
- Delta, nonstop · FCO → ATL · 2:45 pm – 7:35 pm · seats 43B, 43C · conf KTQ4C9