July 14th is the national holiday in France and July 21st is the national holiday in Belgium, expect shops to be closed and public transport might stick to the “sun- and holiday” schedule.
This site has a checklist of things you might need before you leave:
A lot of European countries (France, for example) have toll roads: before you hit a large motorway you get a ticket and when you leave you have to pay depending on how far you travelled. Other countries (Italy, I believe) require you to buy some kind of sticker, the more expensive the sticker; the longer you can drive around (ranging from weeks to months) Not only can this take a bite out of your money, expect traffic jams when everybody has to pay up, especially during the summer
July 14th is the national holiday in France and July 21st is the national holiday in Belgium, expect shops to be closed and public transport might stick to the “sun- and holiday” schedule.
This site has a checklist of things you might need before you leave:
A lot of European countries (France, for example) have toll roads: before you hit a large motorway you get a ticket and when you leave you have to pay depending on how far you travelled. Other countries (Italy, I believe) require you to buy some kind of sticker, the more expensive the sticker; the longer you can drive around (ranging from weeks to months) Not only can this take a bite out of your money, expect traffic jams when everybody has to pay up, especially during the summer