Fly into Munich (brief tour of the town center – I’d never been there)
Train to Salzburb
Salzburg (2 nights)
Day trip to Berchtesgaden, Germany
Graz (1 night)
Maribor, Slovenia (2 nights)
Day trip to Ptuj, Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia (2 nights)
Train stop/vist to Celje
Pick up rental car in Ljubljana
Drive to Bled
Scenic driving detour stopping in Skofja Loka – highly recommended!
Bled (2 nights)
Day trip to Bojinj
Drive up through Julian Alps, through Vrsic Pass down into the Soca Valley
Kobarid (1 night)
Drive to Portoroz (stopping in Sanjel, Skojan Caves)
Drop car in Portoroz, bus to Piran
Piran (2 nights)
Taxi to Trieste; train to Venice
Venice (few hours stop off the train)
Train to Pisa
Pisa (2 nights)
Day trip to Lucca
Train to Cinque Terre
Levanto (2 nights)
Train to Milan
Fly to Amsterdam
Amsterdam (1 night)

Fly Home.