Europe 2005

By Nzelvis

The Route

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

Path Traveled

Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

My roughly three month trip through Europe. My first backpacking experience!

1,298 photos

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Date	Location	Entries
May 16th, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	How it all began Updated: May 16th, 2005
May 17th, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	Touchdown! \| 14 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Paddywagon Tours Updated: October 2nd, 2007
May 18th, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin - Day 2 Updated: May 18th, 2005
May 19th, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin - Day 3 Updated: May 19th, 2005
May 20th, 2005	Drogheda, Ireland	Start of the 6 day Paddywagon tour! \| 4 Photos Updated: October 2nd, 2007
May 20th, 2005	Derry, Northern Ireland	A new country \| 14 Photos Updated: October 8th, 2007
May 21st, 2005	Giant's Causeway, Ireland	The walkway of the giant \| 24 Photos Updated: October 8th, 2007
May 21st, 2005	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Belfast \| 5 Photos Updated: October 8th, 2007
May 22nd, 2005	Manorhamilton, Ireland	Waterfalls and W.B. Yeats \| 2 Photos Updated: October 8th, 2007
May 22nd, 2005	Drumcliff, Ireland	W. B. Yeats' resting place \| 5 Photos Updated: October 8th, 2007
May 22nd, 2005	Galway, Ireland	Galway! \| 4 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
May 23rd, 2005	The Burren, Ireland	The Burren \| 10 Photos Updated: October 10th, 2007
May 23rd, 2005	Cliffs of Moher, Ireland	The Cliffs of Moher \| 8 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 23rd, 2005	Shannon River, Ireland	A trip over the Shannon River...where's the bridge? \| 5 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 23rd, 2005	Anascaul, Ireland	Roughing it in Ireland \| 5 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 24th, 2005	Dingle, Ireland	The magical southwest \| 24 Photos Updated: October 11th, 2007
May 24th, 2005	Killarney, Ireland	Last night of the tour \| 8 Photos Updated: October 12th, 2007
May 25th, 2005	Blarney, Ireland	Yeah I kissed it! \| 3 Photos Updated: October 12th, 2007
May 25th, 2005	Cahir, Ireland	2 castles in one day! \| 6 Photos Updated: October 12th, 2007
May 25th, 2005	Dublin, Ireland	Goodbye Ireland :( Updated: May 25th, 2005
May 26th, 2005	Glasgow, Scotland	Great Scot! \| 5 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2007
May 26th, 2005	Edinburgh, Scotland	Edinburgh - Day 1 \| 11 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: The Undercity Updated: October 16th, 2007
May 27th, 2005	Edinburgh, Scotland	Edinburgh - Day 2 \| 8 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2007
May 28th, 2005	Edinburgh, Scotland	Edinburgh - Day 3 \| Sights & Attractions: Haggis Tours Updated: June 29th, 2007
May 28th, 2005	Stirling, Scotland	Haggis Tour begins! \| 5 Photos Updated: October 18th, 2007
May 28th, 2005	Bannockburn, Scotland	Following the Scottish History Trail \| 2 Photos Updated: June 20th, 2007
May 28th, 2005	Oban, Scotland	End of day 1 Updated: May 28th, 2005
May 29th, 2005	Glen Coe, Scotland	Into the Highlands \| 12 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2007
May 29th, 2005	Glenfinnan, Scotland	Highland Immersion \| 7 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2007
May 29th, 2005	Loch Garry, Scotland	A loch is a lake! \| 2 Photos Updated: June 20th, 2007
May 30th, 2005	Kyleakin, Scotland	Haggis Tour Day 2 - Winding down \| 3 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
May 30th, 2005	Isle Of Skye, Scotland	The Isle of Skye \| 21 Photos \| Restaurants, Cafes & Food: Haggis Updated: November 15th, 2007
May 31st, 2005	Eilean Donan, Scotland	Eilean Donan Castle \| 6 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
May 31st, 2005	Urquhart, Scotland	Ruins of Urquhart \| 2 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
May 31st, 2005	Culloden Moor, Scotland	The final battle \| 5 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
May 31st, 2005	Carbisdale, Scotland	End of day four \| 2 Photos \| Hostels: Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel Updated: July 4th, 2008
June 1st, 2005	Inverness, Scotland	Haggis Day 5 \| 14 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Loch Ness boat tour Updated: November 20th, 2007
June 2nd, 2005	Ruthven, Scotland	Final day in the Highlands \| 2 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
June 2nd, 2005	Pitlochry, Scotland	Peace and tranquility \| 4 Photos Updated: June 21st, 2007
June 2nd, 2005	Dunkeld, Scotland	End of an adventure \| 1 Photo Updated: June 21st, 2007
June 2nd, 2005	Edinburgh, Scotland	Edinburgh one more time \| 1 Photo Updated: June 20th, 2007
June 3rd, 2005	York, England	Onto England! \| 18 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Ghost hunt! Updated: November 30th, 2007
June 4th, 2005	Hadrian's Wall, England	Emperor Hadrian's Wall \| 12 Photos Updated: November 30th, 2007
June 4th, 2005	Liverpool, England	Going out in Liverpool Updated: June 4th, 2005
June 5th, 2005	Liverpool, England	Liverpool \| 20 Photos Updated: December 12th, 2007
June 5th, 2005	Cardiff, Wales	Arrival in Cardiff Updated: June 5th, 2005
June 6th, 2005	Cardiff, Wales	Cardiff \| 12 Photos Updated: December 20th, 2007
June 7th, 2005	London, England	Arrival in London! \| 29 Photos \| Hostels: Astor Victoria Updated: July 4th, 2008
June 8th, 2005	Salisbury, England	Off to Stonehenge! \| 6 Photos Updated: December 20th, 2007
June 8th, 2005	Bath, England	Taking in Bath \| 17 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Roman Baths Updated: December 21st, 2007
June 8th, 2005	London, England	Back to London \| 1 Photo Updated: June 15th, 2007
June 9th, 2005	Canterbury, England	Canterbury \| 7 Photos Updated: December 21st, 2007
June 9th, 2005	London, England	Exploring London some more \| 5 Photos Updated: December 21st, 2007
June 10th, 2005	London, England	Another day in London \| 20 Photos Updated: December 21st, 2007
June 11th, 2005	Greenwich, England	To the Prime Meridian \| 10 Photos Updated: December 21st, 2007
June 11th, 2005	London, England	Goodbye England Updated: June 11th, 2005
June 12th, 2005	Tours, France	A tour in Tours \| 6 Photos Updated: January 3rd, 2008
June 13th, 2005	Blois, France	Searching for châteaux \| 11 Photos Updated: January 3rd, 2008
June 13th, 2005	Amboise, France	More châteaux \| 13 Photos Updated: January 4th, 2008
June 13th, 2005	Tours, France	Wrapping up the day Updated: June 13th, 2005
June 14th, 2005	Blois, France	Day 2 in Châteaux country \| 12 Photos Updated: January 4th, 2008
June 14th, 2005	Tours, France	Leaving Tours Updated: June 14th, 2005
June 15th, 2005	Nice, France	Should I put the obvious? Nice is nice! \| 7 Photos Updated: January 4th, 2008
June 16th, 2005	Monaco	One of the smallest countries in the world \| 16 Photos Updated: September 12th, 2009
June 16th, 2005	Nice, France	Back in Nice Updated: June 16th, 2005
June 17th, 2005	Nice, France	Nice, France \| 7 Photos Updated: January 7th, 2008
June 18th, 2005	Nice, France	Last day in Nice Updated: June 18th, 2005
June 19th, 2005	Paris, France	Bienvenue à Paris! \| 40 Photos Updated: January 7th, 2008
June 20th, 2005	Paris, France	Paris - le deuxième jour \| 21 Photos Updated: January 7th, 2008
June 21st, 2005	Paris, France	Paris - le troisième jour \| 18 Photos Updated: January 8th, 2008
June 22nd, 2005	Versailles, France	A trip to Versailles \| 11 Photos Updated: January 8th, 2008
June 22nd, 2005	Paris, France	Paris - le jour finale Updated: June 22nd, 2005
June 23rd, 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Onto Barcelona \| 26 Photos Updated: January 9th, 2008
June 24th, 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Barcelona - dia dos \| 21 Photos Updated: January 9th, 2008
June 25th, 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Barcelona - dia tres \| 18 Photos Updated: January 9th, 2008
June 26th, 2005	Madrid, Spain	Madrid \| 11 Photos Updated: January 9th, 2008
June 27th, 2005	Madrid, Spain	Madrid - Day 2 \| 7 Photos Updated: January 10th, 2008
June 28th, 2005	Madrid, Spain	Madrid - Day 3 \| 1 Photo Updated: June 21st, 2007
June 28th, 2005	Barcelona, Spain	A quick stop over Updated: June 28th, 2005
June 29th, 2005	Lucerne, Switzerland	Arrival in Switzerland \| 22 Photos \| Hostels: Travel Hotel Lucerne Updated: July 4th, 2008
June 30th, 2005	Lucerne, Switzerland	Taming Mount Pilatus \| 12 Photos Updated: January 11th, 2008
July 1st, 2005	Interlaken, Switzerland	Onto Interlaken \| 14 Photos Updated: January 11th, 2008
July 2nd, 2005	Interlaken, Switzerland	Interlaken - Day 2 \| 14 Photos Updated: January 11th, 2008
July 3rd, 2005	Florence, Italy	Bella Firenze! \| 17 Photos Updated: January 14th, 2008
July 4th, 2005	Pisa, Italy	The leaning tower \| 7 Photos Updated: January 14th, 2008
July 4th, 2005	Siena, Italy	Siena \| 7 Photos Updated: January 14th, 2008
July 4th, 2005	Florence, Italy	An evening in Florence Updated: July 4th, 2005
July 5th, 2005	Florence, Italy	Back in Florence \| 10 Photos Updated: January 18th, 2008
July 6th, 2005	Cinque Terre, Italy	Cinque Terre \| 33 Photos Updated: January 21st, 2008
July 6th, 2005	Florence, Italy	Last evening in Florence Updated: July 6th, 2005
July 7th, 2005	Rome, Italy	Rome! \| 38 Photos Updated: January 23rd, 2008
July 8th, 2005	Vatican City, Italy	The Vatican \| 22 Photos Updated: January 23rd, 2008
July 8th, 2005	Rome, Italy	Back in Italy \| 3 Photos Updated: January 23rd, 2008
July 9th, 2005	Rome, Italy	Rome day 3 \| 11 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Catacombs S. Callisto Updated: January 24th, 2008
July 10th, 2005	Vatican City, Italy	Back to the Vatican \| 6 Photos Updated: January 24th, 2008
July 10th, 2005	Rome, Italy	The hunt for gelato \| 3 Photos Updated: January 24th, 2008
July 11th, 2005	Venice, Italy	Checking out Venice \| 17 Photos Updated: January 24th, 2008
July 12th, 2005	Venice, Italy	Back to Venice \| 12 Photos Updated: January 24th, 2008
July 13th, 2005	Vienna, Austria	Vienna Austria \| 15 Photos Updated: January 25th, 2008
July 14th, 2005	Vienna, Austria	Day 2 in Vienna \| 19 Photos Updated: January 28th, 2008
July 15th, 2005	Vienna, Austria	Day 3 in Vienna \| 7 Photos Updated: January 28th, 2008
July 16th, 2005	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburg and the Austrian Alps \| 24 Photos \| Hostels: Yoho International Youth Hostel Salzburg Updated: July 4th, 2008
July 17th, 2005	Salzburg, Austria	A castle and a palace \| 21 Photos Updated: January 29th, 2008
July 18th, 2005	Prague, Czech Republic	The beauty of Prague \| 25 Photos Updated: January 30th, 2008
July 19th, 2005	Prague, Czech Republic	The good luck statue didn't work \| 21 Photos Updated: January 30th, 2008
July 20th, 2005	Prague, Czech Republic	Last day in Prague \| 5 Photos Updated: February 1st, 2008
July 21st, 2005	Berlin, Germany	Crazy day in Berlin \| 33 Photos Updated: February 2nd, 2008
July 22nd, 2005	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Day 2 \| 21 Photos Updated: February 4th, 2008
July 23rd, 2005	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Day 3 \| 11 Photos Updated: February 4th, 2008
July 24th, 2005	Munich, Germany	München away \| 14 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 25th, 2005	Fussen, Germany	Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles \| 16 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 25th, 2005	Munich, Germany	Back in Munich Updated: July 25th, 2005
July 26th, 2005	Dachau, Germany	Dachau Concentration Camp \| 14 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 26th, 2005	Munich, Germany	Munich Day 3 \| 15 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 27th, 2005	Nordlingen, Germany	Nordlingen \| 9 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 27th, 2005	Munich, Germany	Leaving Germany Updated: July 27th, 2005
July 28th, 2005	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Arrival in Amsterdam \| 18 Photos Updated: February 5th, 2008
July 29th, 2005	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Amsterdam Day 2 \| 14 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
July 30th, 2005	Zaanse Schans, Netherlands	Windmill hunting \| 2 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
July 30th, 2005	Kinderdijk, Netherlands	Windmill hunting - part 2 \| 9 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Kinderdijk Updated: February 6th, 2008
July 30th, 2005	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Saying goodbye to the Netherlands Updated: July 30th, 2005
July 31st, 2005	Brussels, Belgium	Arrival in Belgium \| 18 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
August 1st, 2005	Brugge, Belgium	Bruges \| 12 Photos Updated: August 25th, 2009
August 1st, 2005	Brussels, Belgium	Back in Brussels \| 5 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
August 2nd, 2005	Antwerp, Belgium	Antwerp \| 7 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
August 2nd, 2005	Gent, Belgium	Gent \| 12 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
August 2nd, 2005	Brussels, Belgium	Final evening in Europe \| 6 Photos Updated: February 6th, 2008
August 3rd, 2005	Paris, France	Goodbye Europe Updated: August 3rd, 2005