Category: Europe
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Budapest, Hungary – Europe Day 34 – June 30
We got up early today, had a quick breakfast, and caught the train into Egers, a small town outside of Budapest, that’s known for its wine caves. The town itself was nothing special for us, but apparently its the mecca of Hungarian history, with school groups making pilgrimages there daily. Hungary’s Alamo is there, where…
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Budapest, Hungary – Europe Day 33 – June 29
Waking up at Carpe Noctem Vitae, our hostel, was like waking up at Celebration Station again, my house in Gainesville. There were empty cups left and right and people passed out on the floor and couches everywhere. I saw one guy passed out on a couch with his money belt still on and a bottle…
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Vienna, Austria-Bratislava, Slovakia-Budapest, Hungary – Europe Day 32 – June 28
We woke up late and missed the early train to Bratislava. Hopefully not a trend we would be continuing. Fortunately for us, trains leave about every 30 minutes from Vienna to Bratislava. The two cities are trying to build a business corridor connecting commerce between Vienna and Slovakia. Getting to Bratislava It ended up being…
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Vienna, Austria – Europe Day 31 – June 27
I woke up this morning and wandered down to the computers in the hostel common room, wondering how I was going to meet up with Rob that day. Rob was on one of the computers already. Problem solved. Rob and I caught up on our travel experiences, he told me about Krakow, and I told…
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Vienna, Austria – Europe Day 30 – June 26
I woke up at the end of the line, Westbahnhof in Vienna, Austria. It was a quiet Sunday morning as I wandered from the station to my hostel, in the red light district. Vienna is such a nice and conservative place that I wouldn’t have known we were even in the red light district if…
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Florence, Italy – Europe Day 29 – June 25
I woke around 8am to the lively bustle of Florence, grabbed a quick shower and then walked to the train station to find a train to Vienna, Austria, my next stop. Waiting in line for the ticket vending machine, I met two girls from Colorado who were going to a nude beach in the Cinque…
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Naples – Pompeii – Florence, Italy – Europe Day 28 – June 24
I woke up, refreshed and thankful I missed the reggae party and probable hangover that would have ensued. I said goodbye to Marianna and Stephanie, walked to the train station, checked my large backpack, and took the train to Pompeii. An hour later, I was there. Pompeii was a Roman city completely eradicated of people…
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Rome – Naples, Italy – Europe Day 27 – June 23
I woke up to Margaret and her friend packing their bags for the airport. We said goodbye again and they left. I rolled over and slept for another half hour before waking up and going downstairs. I looked for Chris at breakfast but he was nowhere to be found. Instead, Jerome and I made plans…
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Rome, Italy – Europe Day 26 – June 22
I got up this morning and made friends with my Aussie roommate, Chris, who was sleeping in the bunk below mine. He’d done everything in Rome yesterday, quite literally everything. We talked a bit and he laid out a route for me to take. I said I’d take him up on it and jokingly asked…