Europe- August 2014 – Fire Round the World

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary. This was the furthest east we made it on our European adventure and it took some extra travel time to make it- but it was so worth it!!! I would LOVE to travel back here again some day! One day just didn’t seem like enough with all this city had to offer. NotContinue reading “Budapest, Hungary”

Vienna, Austria

Vienna was a very beautiful city and we enjoyed our time there immensely. But it did not make the cut for one of my favorite places on the trip. It was very full of fancy and beautiful architecture, so if that’s your thing, definitely plan to stop! That doesn’t interest me as much but weContinue reading “Vienna, Austria”

Prague and Brno, Czech Republic

Prague was extra fun because we met our good friend, Tom, there! It was good to see him again after he had moved back to Prague this past May. He was an excellent tour guide showing us all around the city and a huge help with the language difference. It was nice not to haveContinue reading “Prague and Brno, Czech Republic”

Munich, Germany

Munich was a fun stopping point from Fuessen on our way to Prague. Pablo had been there before and we really didn’t have anything on our list as must-see’s, just walked around the city a bit. The metro tickets in Munich were pricy! We arrived on a Saturday night and weren’t leaving until lunch timeContinue reading “Munich, Germany”

Fuessen, Germany

Our poor couchsurfing host in Fuessen. We changed our arrival time on him multiple times do to late trains during the day, missing connections and then missing the stop near his little village! One couchsurfing tip: Be willing to search for hosts right outside the area you’re looking for. This gentleman and his family livedContinue reading “Fuessen, Germany”

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a tiny little country, but the photos looked pretty and we talked to other friends of ours who said it was cute. We knew we only needed a couple hours there, and it was a perfect stop between Bruges and Fuessen so that’s where we headed from Belgium. My mom has an oldContinue reading “Luxembourg City, Luxembourg”

Bruges, Belgium

Bruges is beautiful. This was a destination not originally on my itinerary until speaking with a few friends who all highly recommended we include it. I’m so glad we did, it was my favorite stop of the whole trip! Bruges is a beautiful little town in Belgium. While most people visit Brussels, we opted forContinue reading “Bruges, Belgium”

Paris: Day Two

Our second day in Paris was the first of how the rest of the trip would go: full of rain. Versailles was on our list of places to see and we opted to visit there on Wednesday rather than Tuesday. Tuesdays at Versailles include a musical water show in the gardens which sounded super cool!Continue reading “Paris: Day Two”

Paris: Day One

We spent 2 days in the city of love and crammed a whole bunch into it! It started off to an exciting adventure by traveling on the Eurostar through the Chunnel from London. Tickets for this are available around 3 months in advance and I’d advise you book as early as possible! We saved aContinue reading “Paris: Day One”

London, UK

We flew into London Heathrow via Chicago-Dublin-London and it was our first stop in Europe. I was very happy that AerLingus didn’t make us check our backpacks at all but let us take them as carry-ons for our flights. This meant we didn’t have to wait for our luggage! Our flight landed at 12:30pm andContinue reading “London, UK”