Is it nuts to land in Berlin and head straight to Prague?
I’m planing a trip to Berlin (7-9 nights max) and I’d like to check out Prague as well. I have a place to stay in Berlin and the airfare is a LOT cheaper, so I’d like to land there, and need to return from there.
I have epilepsy and with that comes worse-than-it-was-before jet lag— it would be silly of me to book any important commitments the day I land or the following day when traveling from the Eastern US to Europe. This has traditionally been a problem with our host, who expects us to power through the day we land and to wake up at a decent time the second day to do things together. To be fair, if we’re not spending the majority of our time in Berlin, we shouldn’t spend the bulk of it sleeping.
And so I’m contemplating landing in Berlin and heading straight to Prague by train. I could “nap” on the train and by the time I arrive at my hotel, likely be on a second wind and wake up at a reasonable time the following day. It’s this nuts? I would book an activity for that morning to force myself awake, and I’d miss it if I felt out of sorts. But in Berlin, our host would be annoyed if we made plans and I wasn’t feeling well. Not angry or anything, just palpably annoyed— and many epileptics experience similar instances of being accused of malingering or exaggerating. I’ve come to accept that the other person doesn’t yet understand the gravity of the risk, which is multiplied while abroad.
PS. Regardless of the order of operations, how many nights (out of let’s say 8 nights) would you devote to Prague as a side trip, if you’ve already been to Berlin twice?
PPS. Is there another “outskirts” destination from Berlin that you’d substitute for Prague? (Tween-friendliness a plus.)