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(Tue, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 24)
continued from: Out of my element in Deutchland, part 1
Berlin

My first impressions
On Friday morning we boarded a very fancy train to Berlin.  At 4 hours, it was a fairly quick trip, but quite an expensive one — the effect of a lack of planning and traveling day-by-day.  The good [...]

(Tue, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 24)
Köln
Me to lady leading the group: Where are we?
Her: ::shrug::
Me: Uh, where’s the metro?
Her: ::shrug::
Me: WTF! (unfortunately only in my head)

Getting our bearings
WEDNESDAY — We stepped off the bus into what literally felt like another world. I finally felt out of my element. Partly because we were dropped [...]

First meal in Budapest… pasteries!
I set off for my second European excursion in 3 years.  The last trip was a 3 week backpacking trip through 5 countries.  Need I say — rushed?  Well I’m entering this trip with the mindset of a slower pace.  In addition to the extra sleep I hope to gain, the [...]