Backpacking Europe 2007

By melissak

The Route

– Starting Point	– Last Point	– Current Point	– Round Trip

Path Traveled

Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

My blog is finally finished!!!Me and Lori backpacked across Europe this summer and had the time of our lives and this is our trip! Also, Lori and I decided to rate our cities out of 10 because train rides are long and we get bored..so I thought I'd share those as we had a lot of fun making them. Heres the criteria /2 Hostel /2 People /2 Nightlife /2 Sites /2 Weather /10 Total but each City can recieve bonus points for whatever we feel like giving it bonus points for.

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Date	Location	Entries
May 12th, 2007	Vancouver, Canada	Goodbye Vancouver... \| 8 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 13th, 2007	London, England	...Hello London! \| 4 Photos Updated: September 25th, 2007
May 14th, 2007	London, England	Our first day of sightseeing! \| 9 Photos Updated: October 13th, 2007
May 15th, 2007	London, England	My 19th Birthday and a Big Bus Tour \| 12 Photos Updated: October 13th, 2007
May 16th, 2007	London, England	The very long walk and the Lion King! \| 5 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel London Updated: September 20th, 2007
May 17th, 2007	Bath, England	the Roman Baths and our first club \| 4 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 18th, 2007	Bath, England	Stonehenge..and a broken video camera \| 4 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: St Christopher's Inn Hostel Bath Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 19th, 2007	Edinburgh, Scotland	Hockey in Edinburgh \| 3 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 20th, 2007	Edinburgh, Scotland	City of the Dead \| 4 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 21st, 2007	Edinburgh, Scotland	The Underground City and William Wallace \| 6 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 22nd, 2007	Edinburgh, Scotland	Back to London.. \| 3 Photos \| Hostels: St Christopher's Inn, Edinburgh Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 22nd, 2007	London, England	Back in London..stupid Piccadilly Backpackers.. Updated: May 22nd, 2007
May 23rd, 2007	London, England	The Eurostar \| 4 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 23rd, 2007	Brussels, Belgium	Lost in Brussels \| 3 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 24th, 2007	Brussels, Belgium	Apparently there are classes on trains... \| 5 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 24th, 2007	Brugge, Belgium	Partying in Brugge \| 2 Photos Updated: September 14th, 2007
May 25th, 2007	Brugge, Belgium	Brugge Sightseeing with some Austrians \| 6 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: St. Christopher's Bauhaus Hostel Updated: October 17th, 2007
May 26th, 2007	Basel, Switzerland	Basel, but not by choice \| 5 Photos Updated: September 16th, 2007
May 27th, 2007	Lucerne, Switzerland	The Chapel Bridge, Dying Lion, and a 'homemade' meal \| 9 Photos Updated: September 19th, 2007
May 28th, 2007	Interlaken, Switzerland	Adventure in Interlaken \| 11 Photos Updated: September 19th, 2007
May 29th, 2007	Munich, Germany	800 meters is a long way in the rain. \| 13 Photos Updated: September 19th, 2007
May 30th, 2007	Munich, Germany	It's a really, really small world... \| 20 Photos Updated: September 19th, 2007
May 31st, 2007	Munich, Germany	Neushwanstein very hungover. \| 4 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 1st, 2007	Berlin, Germany	Where the hell are all the McDonalds' in Berlin? \| 4 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 2nd, 2007	Berlin, Germany	Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Holocaust Monument and...Billy and Melissa \| 11 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 3rd, 2007	Berlin, Germany	Berlin with Billy et Melissa \| 21 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 4th, 2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands	The Ultimate Party Pub Crawl..thats what its actually called \| 4 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 5th, 2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands	The Sexmuseum and the Anne Frank house \| 9 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 6th, 2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heineken Experience, Madam Tussauds and a very interesting night.. \| 12 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 7th, 2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Copenhagen screwed us over \| 6 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 8th, 2007	Cologne, Germany	Catching up on sleep in Cologne \| 4 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 9th, 2007	Cologne, Germany	Killing time in many different places and an overnight train \| 10 Photos Updated: September 26th, 2007
June 10th, 2007	Warsaw, Poland	Warsaw is confusing Updated: June 10th, 2007
June 10th, 2007	Krakow, Poland	Krakow is also confusing \| 8 Photos Updated: September 27th, 2007
June 11th, 2007	Krakow, Poland	Walking tour of the city and a barbecue at our hostel \| 8 Photos Updated: October 3rd, 2007
June 12th, 2007	Krakow, Poland	Auschwitz and our first meeting with our trip twins \| 12 Photos Updated: October 3rd, 2007
June 13th, 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Tired in Prague after pulling an all nighter..sort of \| 5 Photos Updated: October 3rd, 2007
June 14th, 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Shopping in Prague..then a pub crawl \| 16 Photos Updated: October 9th, 2007
June 15th, 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Charles Bridge, Prague Castle and the 5 Story Club \| 20 Photos Updated: October 9th, 2007
June 16th, 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Paddle Boats and Golem \| 9 Photos Updated: October 9th, 2007
June 17th, 2007	Vienna, Austria	Wombats and dinner with some Americans \| 3 Photos Updated: December 12th, 2007
June 18th, 2007	Vienna, Austria	Silverware is very boring... \| 16 Photos Updated: October 9th, 2007
June 19th, 2007	Vienna, Austria	Barbra Streisand ruined our Schonbrunn experience \| 16 Photos Updated: October 9th, 2007
June 20th, 2007	Athens, Greece	Athens is sketchy at 4am..and scorching hot at 2pm! \| 15 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
June 21st, 2007	Ios, Greece	Ios isn't a race, its a marathon.. \| 15 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
June 22nd, 2007	Ios, Greece	Swedish Summer Solstice party \| 16 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
June 23rd, 2007	Ios, Greece	Sunburns hurt. \| 5 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
June 24th, 2007	Ios, Greece	nutella is delicious.. \| 7 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
June 25th, 2007	Ios, Greece	Last afternoon in Ios \| 8 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 25th, 2007	Santorini, Greece	Maybe all that vodka wasn't such a good idea.. \| 5 Photos \| Hostels: Youth Hostel Anna Updated: November 21st, 2007
June 26th, 2007	Santorini, Greece	renting ATV's is a great way to see the island \| 21 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 27th, 2007	Santorini, Greece	Hiking a volcano, swimming in hot springs and lunch on Thirassia island \| 19 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 28th, 2007	Santorini, Greece	Last afternoon in Santorini \| 10 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 29th, 2007	Patras, Greece	On the boat to Bari looking to party... \| 6 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 30th, 2007	Bari, Italy	Bari to Roma \| 5 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
June 30th, 2007	Rome, Italy	Spanish Steps Pub Crawl...and guess who? Updated: June 30th, 2007
July 1st, 2007	Rome, Italy	Roma sightseeing and Canada Day with some Texans \| 22 Photos Updated: October 12th, 2007
July 2nd, 2007	Vatican City, Italy	Our Vatican Day, but only after waiting in line for 2 hours! \| 14 Photos Updated: October 13th, 2007
July 3rd, 2007	Venice, Italy	too much cheap italian wine too fast equals having to call it a night pretty early.. \| 9 Photos Updated: October 13th, 2007
July 4th, 2007	Venice, Italy	Venice sightseeing and a rainstorm! \| 16 Photos Updated: October 13th, 2007
July 5th, 2007	Cinque Terre, Italy	Train to Riomaggiore and dinner in Manarola \| 5 Photos Updated: October 14th, 2007
July 6th, 2007	Cinque Terre, Italy	The hike to 3 cities... \| 18 Photos Updated: October 14th, 2007
July 7th, 2007	Nice, France	Cinque Terre to Nice Updated: July 7th, 2007
July 8th, 2007	Nice, France	Parasailing in southern France! \| 14 Photos Updated: October 15th, 2007
July 9th, 2007	Monte Carlo, France	Bums in Monte Carlo... \| 14 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2007
July 10th, 2007	Barcelona, Spain	Spanish cooking class and a pub crawl! \| 18 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2007
July 11th, 2007	Barcelona, Spain	Sagrada Familia and a Party Bus \| 13 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2007
July 12th, 2007	Paris, France	a day filled with nothing but trains and waiting for trains..and the 1st glimpse of the eiffel tower \| 2 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2007
July 13th, 2007	Paris, France	the eiffel tower, les invalides, the louvre and bastille eve parties!...and guess who? \| 20 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2007
July 14th, 2007	Paris, France	Bastille Day and Lori's Birthday! \| 22 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2007
July 15th, 2007	Paris, France	journey to the top of the eiffel tower \| 12 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2007
July 16th, 2007	Paris, France	Paris Disneyland! \| 16 Photos Updated: October 27th, 2007
July 17th, 2007	London, England	we almost missed the eurostar... \| 6 Photos Updated: October 27th, 2007
July 18th, 2007	London, England	Goodbye Europe... \| 3 Photos Updated: October 27th, 2007