Eurotrip Notes

Been too busy/lazy to write a full travelogue. So presenting it in the shorthand form just to jag my memory in future -

paris...burnt hands..holed feet..medical men at station..empty hand pose of soham. Notredam..Eiffel..stairs..

reims..linda crying..doc at reins..bank free money..grp prjects..big fight..iimc profs..wallstreet2..

strasburg bus fine..munich frnds home...oct fest..one cheer for munich..poo popopo..pooo..pooo..beer at hb..munich metro network..english garden surfers..durga puja...

7 min walking to salzburg hotel mix dorm..mc donald indian..lotta Indians..bus runs on electric lines..ice caves bear and cable ride...am wearing two shirts..green river..missed Mozart but ate grilled chkn..

reached ljubljiana..guard says shukriya..partied at nite..guys start fighting in morning..lake bled..taste peach n nectar..guys get lost..we return by music car..hostel owner tells dhanyawad..

reach wien at nite..pakistani driver..take guided city tour..cubist architecture...otto Wagner design..danube river...palaces. Museums, memorials, parliament..st Steven cathedral..ferry wheel.. kebab ..box..noodles...water hose..ubahn..sbahn..obb..railjet..luggage at hotel or station..hotel meninger at Salzburg n Vienna..

Budapest..currency 300huf..haunted hostel...castrobistro..dalmakhani..jasmine rice..chicken curry..skewers..pub..toilet fight...walked round the city..royal palace..danube river bridges..

slovakia fine bribe...auction of Hungarian currency..

prague..hostel with bar below...disturb others sleeping...bathroom with two showers...sandeman walking tour...old town square..czech invented microwave,contact lenses,sugar cubes, beers...only place didn't want to destroy..wanted to create a museum of extinct race of Jews..mozart concert..skydiving...

Berlin..locker issues..brendenburg gate..berlin wall..etc..angela Merkel doner kebab..back to reims by night train..

week 5...hawai aloha..cross culture night..desert survival exercise..light show in cathedral..canteen food..beef tongue...bus strike..train,hostel,flight,ferry reservations..

train to Cannes..lovely sunset beaches..red carpet..night stay at Marseille..fight with guy on train..notre dame on top..morning train to Montpelier near agde no.1 nude beach..train running along sea coast..

barcelona..la rambla..picasso museum...got separated..shoko party danced till 3..shaz guest list..wear classy..2 gals wanting in..beach bath..museums..weird architecture..barca stadium..madrid..pub crawl..salsa..casanova guide..tequila shots..walked home at 4..cudnt find free tour..beautiful architrcture...shopping at h&m...sat near opera house..tried tapas..

night train to Portugal ..missed station due to time difference reached correct station..lisbon hilly facing sea with small gallis n old women staring from windows..homely hostel where host sleeps with guests..read a book on holocaust.. soham met Facebook friend..we tried Portuguese desserts like payesh n goja..punjabi guy sells doner kebab..evening stroll across old town...following tram 28..nice view points...square with youngsters drinking n singing..took tram back..caught train to Porto..tried dish francaisinha..best airport..tried Ryan tricks...

Frankfurt Hahn airport..slept on floor..too chilly..morning shuttle n two train changes..foggy..put luggage in Frankfurt rail station, bought jacket in 10 euro n went exploring..tall buildings, green parks with nude statues, lovely canal with bridges..looked better at night..free train rides across city...

Night train to Copenhagen..smelly socks..found iim guys everywhere ..got news that fees didnt get deposit..self guided tour..silent zone in trains..little mermaid..danish krona with holes..nice generator hostel with party at night..

got up from sleep to catch Oslo train..view along sea n green fields n hills..train breaks down..bus tour..fjords..costly hostel but not good..no nightlife on Sunday ..we roam around in city center ...we follow 4 gals who take us back to hostel..oslo in morning looked busy n beautiful ..saw ports, opera house ,royal palace ..deli da Luca..dabbawalas..

train to Stockholm..again some accident..we reach late..no exchange..costly metro..eat at McDonald's to exchange..reach automated hostel ..all gals in double beds..soham didn't sleep well..center is kinda island between two land masses...tour the area..

catch ferry to turku..awesome ferry..watched shows..woke up late due to time diff..-1deg temp..spend day with sarada n gairik..cooked ready to eat biriani..chatted with mom dad gf in nymgo..went out early morning to Helsinki ..semolina island..russian war area..pretty scenery..

ferry to Tallinn ..raining..lost in old town..reached hostel 3 hrs late..old guy as roomie..gives us nimeta bar..we go out to search for good parties..nothing free..lot of strip clubs nd erotic massage parlours..finally end up at nimeta..small dance floor..people doing passionate dancing..danced till 4-30..roamed old town in morning..

bus to Riga ..prettier than expected..city center full of open parties..i dance at scandal with mirror..absinthe ..gals in Halloween costumes..gals inviting us..danced whole night..woke up at 3..full day rest..again night party..cheap hostel n drinks..taught ladies some of my dance moves..arijit almost duped by a gal..soham dancing close with hotties..even pole dancing..roam around Riga..nice bridges..

catch flight to Rome..dirty n populated by Bangladesh..stay at cheap hotel after bargaining with agent..morning trouble finding hostel..guy takes print out of map..we go out to see colloseum,pantheon,etc..eat rice n chicken curry at bangladeshi restaurant..next day to Vatican city..i take audio tour ..take bus to roam around randomly..cheap day pass..ate very italian pizza..book ticket to Geneva..go to Genova instead..almost missed train due to platform change..

go to Milan then to Interlaken..helpful chatty people..indian summer..hostel with old lady n dog..gave chocolates everyday...guys from other iims...couldnt afford cheese fondue..beautiful lakes...awesome tour with panaromic golden pass...only cows no people..tt asking about shahrukh khan..ended up in a small pretty town with foggy lake n castle...mount titlis...3 cable cars full of asians...fun in snow storm..asians ran away...had to shut down..man-made ice caves...bern..einstein's home...light show on swiss parliament...bought 6kg chocs at denners...catch trains to reims...crossed swiss to france border by walking...overall experience in switzerland - heavenly!!

visited luxemburg, netherlands n belgium in last leg...met with mayor in lxm..got free sausages n beer..took tour of amsterdam...rla muffin canals cycles..belgian chocs..menniken piss in brussels..beautiful brugue...

soveniers from all countries..used all travel modes..ate all kinds of food..had all kinds of fun...crossed borders in all kinds of ways...overall 20 countries...dreamtrip!!