For a stop between Prague and Vienna, I'm seriously considering Český Krumlov. By all accounts beautiful, it will add about 6 hours of travel time to the normally 4 hour Prague-Vienna trip. Anybody care to share if it's worth it?

Thanks for the info on the Vienna Opera. Unfortunately, my current plan won't get me into Vienna until July, when all of the operas are on break. From my research, it seems that the most expensive ticket at Prague's three opera houses is only EUR40, and the most expensive ticket in Budapest is EUR20. These prices are certainly cheap enough to save from wasting a half day in line.

Now I'm seriously reconsidering whether I should wait until September, since then I'd be able to catch a performance in all of the cities. Plus I wouldn't have to deal with the annoying summer tourist season. Indecision, indecision.

[This message has been edited by flightrisk (edited 06-03-2002).]