Good to be "home"

Wow, what a trip. Fun, random, but exhausting. It's great to be back to Budapest and to our flat, to sleep in our own beds, and to get a few days of rest before we fly to Milan on Thursday (more on that later). Some info about the trip:

Driving was pretty fun for me. I can't say I'm the most experienced driver, so I was a little nervous about driving along the Autobahn and through cities I wasn't familiar with. Thankfully, this wasn't a problem for too long and I got the hang of it quickly enough. My philosophy was that if I could drive and survive in Lebanon, I could surely do the same in Europe. We pushed our poor Opel Astra to the limit and maxed it out at around 205 kph. Poor thing.



Hotels The hostel in Munich was great. For only 10 Euro a night in a 40-bed room it was a pretty good deal. Before leaving, though, some greasy, slightly overweight, tattooed Spanish dude tried to pick a fight because my bag was leaning against his. Some people must really hate their lives huh? The "hotel" in Amsterdam was tiny and crappy and the one in Cologne was similar. The sheets were always clean though and that's all I ask for.

Cities Mike's post gives you a good idea of what we were up to. The trip was largely spontaneous and unplanned, and that's what really made the trip a great experience. We definitely ended the trip with a bunch of good stories.

Photos I was pretty lazy this weekend and only managed to take 92 photos, most of which were pretty crappy. My favourite is the one below. I took it while we were walking around Munich, a few hours before driving away to Amsterdam.