The Pace Family · Summer 2026
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Uppsala · Berlin · Munich · Stuttgart · Disneyland Paris
June 5 – June 21, 2026 · 17 Days · 4 Travelers
About Chris: Chris has been touring Scandinavia with his choir since May 25 — Copenhagen → Denmark → Norway → Sweden. We're meeting him for his final concert at Uppsala Cathedral on June 7, then he travels with the family for the remainder of the trip. He has his own separate booking for the return flights home to Chicago and Green Bay.
Green Bay → Stockholm → Uppsala → Berlin → Munich → Stuttgart → Strasbourg → Disneyland Paris → CDG → Green Bay
Chapter One
June 6 – 8 · Uppsala
Uppsala tip: The city center and cathedral are a 10-minute walk from the Radisson. If the family has energy, a short evening stroll along the Fyrisån river is lovely — but don't push it after a transatlantic flight.
Concert: Sunday, June 7 · 4:30 PM
Uppsala Cathedral · Domkyrkoplan · 753 10 Uppsala, Sweden
Plan to arrive by 4:00 PM to find seats. The cathedral is a 10-minute walk from the Radisson Blu along the river.
Chapter Two
June 8 – 12 · Hilton Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt
Guide's note: The Holocaust Memorial, Topography of Terror, and Bendlerblock form a powerful triangle — all within 1.5km of each other. The Bendlerblock is the most overlooked site by tourists and often the most affecting for WWII enthusiasts. The courtyard where the execution happened is still there, unchanged.
Chapter Three
June 12 – 16 · Hilton Munich City
Chapter Three · Part Two
June 16 – 18 · Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin
Stuttgart is seriously underrated. It sits in a bowl of forested hills with vineyards running right into the city. The Württemberg wine region produces excellent Trollinger and Lemberger reds you won't find easily elsewhere. The Markthalle (covered Art Nouveau market) is one of Germany's finest.
Pack tonight — very early departure tomorrow. ICE 9578 departs Stuttgart Hbf at 06:52 from Track 4. Leave the hotel by 06:20. Lay out all travel documents: ICE ticket and each person's individual TGV ticket loaded in the SNCF Connect app. Confirmation numbers → Reservations.
Chapter Four
June 18 – 21 · Disney Newport Bay Club
TGV Seat Details: All four in Car 2, Club 4 (facing group seats) — Shannon 220 · Carianne 219 · Aaron 213 · Chris 214. Tickets were purchased via DB Fernverkehr — each person must load their own individual ticket in the SNCF Connect app before departure. Be on the platform 2+ minutes before 10:01.
DLP Insider Tips: Download the Disneyland Paris app before arrival — live wait times, show schedules, dining reservations. Premier Access (paid skip-the-line) is available in-app. Newport Bay Club guests get Extra Magic Time — 1 hour early entry on select mornings.
Must-do rides: Big Thunder Mountain · Pirates of the Caribbean · Phantom Manor · Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain · Peter Pan's Flight (long waits — use Premier Access) · Indiana Jones Adventure
Best dining: Café Fantasia in the hotel is convenient. In-park: Auberge de Cendrillon (Fantasyland, princess dining, book ahead) or Blue Lagoon (waterside inside Pirates of the Caribbean ride building — atmospheric and excellent).
Book at disneylandparis.com/dining
Final night dinner: Inventions Restaurant at Disneyland Hotel (5-min walk) is the resort's best character dining — an upscale buffet with Disney characters visiting tableside. Book ahead at disneylandparis.com. Worth it as a trip-closing celebration dinner.
Early departure prep: Pack tonight. TGV to CDG departs 08:58 tomorrow — leave Newport Bay Club by 08:15. The station is a 5-min walk from the hotel. Check bags to bell services the night before if needed.
All DB ICE tickets are 1st class, non-refundable:
Jun 12: ICE 1507, BER→MUC 11:36–15:43 (€295.96)
Jun 16: ICE 516, MUC→STR 13:28–15:43 (€119.96)
Jun 18: ICE 9578, STU→SXB 06:52–08:16 (€159.96)
Print all tickets or save QR codes offline.
Out: GRB→ORD→LHR→ARN Jun 5 (AA/BA, Business)
ARN→BER: Jun 8, Norwegian D84505 10:00→11:35
Home: CDG→LHR→ORD→GRB Jun 21 (BA/AA, Business)
Confirmation codes → Reservations
Neuschwanstein timed entry — June sells out weeks ahead. Book at neuschwanstein.de
Wirtshaus in der Au — reserve online or call
Augustiner-Keller — outdoor seating, arrive by 18:00
Dachau audio guides available at site
DB Navigator — German train tickets/times
SNCF Connect — Load TGV tickets individually
Google Maps — works perfectly for all transit
Flixbus/BlaBlaCar — backup transport option
Norwegian app — for ARN→BER check-in
Germany is increasingly card-friendly but carry €150–200 cash for beer gardens, markets, and tips. Biergärten often prefer cash. Tipping: round up for casual, 10% for sit-down. Sweden uses SEK — Radisson Blu accepts cards.
Uppsala: 18–20°C, can be cool at night
Berlin: 20–23°C, occasional rain
Munich: 22–25°C, beautiful
Paris area: 22–26°C, long days
Daylight until 22:00+ in Sweden/Germany. Pack a light jacket for evenings. Comfortable walking shoes non-negotiable.
You can bring your own food to most Munich beer gardens but must buy drinks there. Radler (half beer, half lemonade) is perfect for teens. Masskrug = 1 liter. Halbe = half liter. Always tip your server — round up generously.
All Berlin memorial sites are free of charge. English materials are excellent at all sites. The NS-Dokumentationszentrum in Munich is also free. Budget ~2 hrs each. No graphic imagery restrictions for teens — these are thoughtfully curated educational experiences.
All confirmation numbers, flight PNRs, train ticket codes, hotel booking references, and tour vouchers are kept on the reservations page — password protected for privacy.
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