Backpacking Europe Oct - Nov 08
In and around Europe
Finally! You've heard me talking about this forever and in a few days I leave to take my dream trip of backpacking across Europe for a month. My plane leaves on Monday evening and I'll arrive in London on Tuesday at 9 am (around 3am Houston time). I'll be returning on November 10 from Paris. Please feel free to comment on anything and enjoy. I know I will!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler sugarchap
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Day 1
I arrived in London after a looong flight. Of course, I had no idea how to catch a train to Bath but a nice baggage handler gave me directions and... Continue reading »
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Day 2
I woke up at about 8:30 and headed down for coffee with my new friends. After getting directions to the city center, I headed out for a nice brisk... Continue reading »
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Day 3
I woke up at 8:30 again today (right?!) I simply had to have the greek yogurt again. First, I had to shower, and twist my ankle. Oh, not on your to... Continue reading »
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Day 4 - London BABY!
I said goodbye to my friends in Bath and boarded the Coach to the city. I had decided to take a few pictures of Bath with my working SD card, so I... Continue reading »
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Day 5
FREE BREAKFAST! How sweet is that? Because of this, I got up and went down to what they call the cantina (which is like a bar in America but here i... Continue reading »
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Day 6
You will be so proud of me, friends and family; I accomplished a lot today! After stuffing myself with free breakfast (i.e. lots of museli), I head... Continue reading »
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Day 7
My last day in London was perfect. I went to Harrods, straight away. If you don't know, Harrods is this historic and super 'posh' department store... Continue reading »
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Day 8 - BRUGES! (grrrr)
So, I woke up at early 30 (precisely 4:30 am to catch my Eurostar train. This might have explained the next 24ish hours, as I do not do well on lit... Continue reading »
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Day 9 - Amsterdam
I spent about 4 hours by train to get to Amsterdam and by the end of it, I was pretty tired (you know how sitting there will just exhaust you, righ... Continue reading »
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Day 10 - This city rocks!
Wow, dear friends and family, I can't imagine anyone wouldn't like Amsterdam. Not only is it packed with things to do (they have like 100 museums),... Continue reading »
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Day 11
When I woke up it was raining. The kind of rain they most have here, which is more of a mist. Two of my roommates had been raving about a certain c... Continue reading »
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Day 12 - Train to Linz, Austria
I had a long day of traveling via Eurail today. My train departed at 8:04 am but I was in a first class cabin (all by myself)! It was wonderful. I... Continue reading »
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Day 13 - Hiking the Alps
Aunt Heli woke up me today at about 8:30, which was actually 9:30 because Daylight Savings Time starts earlier here. That was the longest I had sle... Continue reading »
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Day 14 - Relaxing in Linz
Aunt Heli had told me that today I was to sleep. Since, I am not one to argue with my elders (no comments from the peanut gallery!) I happily slept... Continue reading »
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Day 15 - Steyr
We started off today as a lot of other Catholic's in this region did - we went to the cemetery to prepare the family graves for All Saint's Day on... Continue reading »
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Day 16 - Sankt Florian
Today we went to Sankt Florian, a tiny town about 10 miles from Linz. Unfortunately, we were unable to get a tour of the monastery there because Au... Continue reading »
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Day 17 - Wien!! *Vienna
Vienna is such a magical city. It's filled with tons of history and yet, stays so fresh. And it's so clean! I hardly saw any litter. We started off... Continue reading »
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Day 18 - Linz
I had the choice to go to Salzberg today or to tour Linz, the city. Because of Vienna and the guilt I felt for the overwhelming generosity of my ho... Continue reading »
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Day 19 - Venice
I actually had a night train to Venice and I shared the tiny cabin with a guy from the Czech Republic. For the one millionth time since I've been i... Continue reading »
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Day 20 - Venice
Waking up in Venice is like waking up and realizing you're still in your dream. From my window, there are tons of people walking the streets as sho... Continue reading »
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Day 21 - Venice
Again, I wake up in a groggy dreamy land. This time, I think even more so because someone is playing "Greensleeves" on the flute in the street. At... Continue reading »
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Day 22 - Travel to Bern
Even though I had met some amazing people (Hi, Mary & Caro!), I was ready to leave Venice and move on. I've found that after 3 days or so, I get p... Continue reading » -
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Day 23 - My Birthday in Bern
I have had this glorious picture in my head of me, sleeping late on my birthday. That, however, did not coincide with other travelers in my room, g... Continue reading »
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Day 24 - Travel to Paris
Took a direct train Paris, today. By direct, they mean, stop every where anyway. It was a nice ride though, and after realizing that it was nearing no... Continue reading » -
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Day 25 - Paris Part Deux
Natalie and I had decided to sleep in today. Chooch was to get in around 1:30, so we figured: sleep, eat, shop, see Chooch and go from there. Well,... Continue reading »
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Day 26
We had all decided that we should get an early start today... by early, I mean, wake up whenever (9:45) and rush around trying to get ready because... Continue reading »
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Day 27 - Versailles
After having to wake up way too early (8:45 felt early, alright), I said goodbye to my friends as they are headed back to the states today. I took... Continue reading »
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Day 28 & Home - Okay, for a while now...
Okay, I've been home for 6 weeks now. The plane ride back was pretty uneventful but crowded. Luckily, I had my own row again (ha ha SUCKERS!). The... Continue reading »
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