10 Ways to Avoid Tourist Crowds and Lines in Europe - TripAdvisor Blog

hotels-live.com/blog - 10 Ways to Avoid Tourist Crowds and Lines in Europe blog.tripadvisor.com/blog/2015/04/10/10-ways-to-avoid-tou... #MGWV With nearly 1/3 of U.S. travelers headed abroad this summer to take advantage of the strong U.S. dollar, and with most of them headed to Europe—where the bargains are biggest—even more people than usual will jam Europe’s iconic monuments, museums, sights, and neighborhoods. As someone who cannot stand to waste precious vacation time waiting in lines and battling crowds, here are ten tips for avoiding these in Europe: Stroll the neighborhoods at sunrise. One of the best times to sightsee is from 6 to 9 am because you can see the locals living their everyday lives (going to work, going to school, going to the green market), minus the tourist hordes. You also get great light for photos, with none of the crowds to spoil them. Visit big museums at night. There’s usually at least one night of the week that world-famous museums are open to the… Read More @Hotelslive by Wendy Perrin via Hotels-live.com www.facebook.com/pages/p/125048940862168 via http://flic.kr/p/rLnUqL