Sabbatical – And here I go…..

Part 11/Lisbon

Finally I arrived in Lisbon, the final stop of the hermit phase of this trip, and the only non train voyage on this trip, arriving by plane from Barcelona, as the train connections between Portugal and the rest of Europe aren’t that good. There is a sleeper train I could have taken from Madrid toContinue reading “Part 11/Lisbon”

Part 10/Barcelona

At the start of this trip, one of the cities I was probably most excited to visit was Barcelona. As I started plotting this thing out, and potential routes, Barcelona would be at the end, or near the end of the hermit phase of my trip. Eventually, while in Prague, over a beer at theContinue reading “Part 10/Barcelona”

Part 9/Montpellier

Montpellier wasn’t really on my agenda before going out on this trip. Actually, prior to this trip if someone told me they were going to Montpellier, I would probably thought they were talking about the city in Vermont. However, after booking a flight from Barcelona to Lisbon, I now needed to figure out a wayContinue reading “Part 9/Montpellier”

Part 8/Leon

I wasn’t really sure I should do a section for Leon, since I am in town for less than 24 hours. Leon was certainly on the list of places I would like to visit, but I decided I wanted to visit Montpellier more. However, most of the transit between Zurich, where I was at theContinue reading “Part 8/Leon”

Part 7/Zurich

The train from Vienna to Zurich, for the next part of my trip I knew was going to be long. However, it ended up being even longer than I expected due to delays. Finally, after nine hours on the train, I had arrived in my next destination, Zurich. Once at the train station, I neededContinue reading “Part 7/Zurich”

Part 6/Vienna

I got into the train station at about 5 pm, and then took a short subway ride to the hotel. Once getting settled into the hotel, I ventured out to see what I could find in the hotel area, where i came upon an Australian bar in Austria. I know, its confusing. So, I wentContinue reading “Part 6/Vienna”

Part 5/Prague

Getting into Prague about 8 PM, I do the quick walk from the train station to the hotel. Once I’m checked into the hotel, I decided it was too long of a day for me to go out again for dinner, so instead I ordered room service for the first time this trip, and endedContinue reading “Part 5/Prague”

Part 4/Berlin

I arrived into the Berlin HBF station and made my way to the Hampton Inn in Alexanderplatz via subway. I’m in town for four days this, making Berlin the first significant city on my tour of Europe. Getting around the city is pretty easy, particularly from Alexanderplatz. Between the subways, trams, and busses, there areContinue reading “Part 4/Berlin”

Sabbatical Part 2/Rotterdam

Yesterday I arrived at the airport in Amsterdam, and after picking up my bag and clearing customs, got on the train to Rotterdam, the first destination for this trip. Getting in the Hotel Arriving in town around 10:30 I was unable to check into the hotel until after three, so I had a few hoursContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 2/Rotterdam”

Unplanning

Writing this on a train from Hamburg to Berlin, I have to acknowledge thatI currently have no idea what city I will be in a week from now. I will be spending the next 4 days in Berlin, then the following three in Prague, beyond that, I have no idea. Really, the only thing IContinue reading “Unplanning”