Backstory: My father was in Nazi concentration camp as a child. He was liberated by the Russians, and made his way to the USA. Fast forward 70 years. He's never wanted to go back to Germany, until now. He wants to see the house he grew up in, and the town, and find his grandparents' graves, and just see "home" one more time.
Yesterday: He asked my husband and me if we would like to go with him, so we said yes. Well, I didn't think he was really serious, but he immediately contacted a travel agent, and it's one day later and we are scheduled to go to Germany for 3 weeks the end of May. He's booked a river cruise, and then we'll spend a week finding where he used to live. He's already Google Earth'ed the house, and it's been torn down and a new one built in its place. He knows everything will look different, but he just wants to see the place again. Plus, there have been some very nice people in Germany who have invited him back.
Any advice? All advice is appreciated.
I've never been on a trip this long, or in Europe.
I'm trying to get Global Entry for the 3 of us.
We're flying Lufthansa business class. I've never flown them before. Comments?
Do we need to buy a cellphone when we get there? How, what, where?
Should we rent a car or take trains when traveling by ourselves? I know places we sightsee will be walkable, but getting from place to place may be tricky once we're off the tour.
Dad's bringing a folding cane, and has asked the travel agent for a wheelchair. He's not infirm, but he can be a bit unsteady, and I think this is a good idea for getting through airports and whatnot.
Any advice on clothing, weather, thing I haven't thought to bring, etc. etc.? I'm suddenly a bit overwhelmed. I'm usually the one making trip arrangements, and this happened so fast.