Hi all, planning a 20-day trip to Europe this year since DH is finally retiring!
As usual, confused about the time at each destination, & as is typical for me, it is rushed despite being longer than our usual trips.

We arrive in Paris on Sept 1st morning with 3 nights there. We have spent a week in Paris previously so hopefully that will be more chilled.

Sept 4th pm - Flight from Paris to Munich. Walk around Marienplatz, our hotel is quite close. Overnight in Munich.

Sept 5th - Train to Salzburg. Time- TBD. Half day in Salzburg.

Sept 6th - Rent a car in Salzburg. Stay one more night? Or leave in the evening & spend that night in Hallstat or Bad Ischl instead?

Sept 7th Drive to Zell Am, with stops in St Gilgen, Wolfgangsee, Bad Ischl, Hallstat. Spend evening in Hallstat
Continue to Zell Am See

Sept 7th & 8th - Zell Am See (Sept 8th - Drive the Grossglockner?)

Sept 9th - Drive back to Salzburg. Return rental car & take the train to Vienna

Sept 9th, 10th, 11th - Vienna Take the evening train to Budapest on the 12th

Sept 12th, 13th, 14th - Budapest - If we take a morning train to Prague, that's really 2 days in Budapest.

Sept 15th, 16th, 17th - Prague

Sept 18th - 5.45 pm flight from Prague to Paris (not booked yet)

Sept 19th - 6.45 pm flight from Paris

OR Air France flight directly from Prague to Boston at 12.35 pm on Sept 19th with a stop in Paris (flight is on hold for 48 hours) so trying to decide the most efficient use of that one night if we skip the night in Paris, This wasn't available when I booked Paris-Boston.

Although we have 3 nights in each of the last 3 cities, I realize that travel from one to another will take half the day. More in the case of Budapest to Prague.

Please feel free to suggest tweaks in the itinerary or a more efficient way of planning the above! Don't really want to cut out any of the places, but can reallocate as needed. For example, we could do Hallstat & the other stops on the way back from Zell Am See instead of on the way there but then we would not get back to Salzburg until late & Vienna even later.

FYI, we are not much into museums, one in each place maybe, and definitely an opera & ballet. We enjoy shows, good local restaurants, love scenic beauty & are fascinated with architecture so I'm thinking this trip will be a feast for the eyes!

Looking forward to getting the help I always rely on from fellow Fodorites! Have 48 hours to decide on that return flight!!

Thanks in advance.