Some friends and I decided to take the opportunity to see the rest of Europe. We stayed in hostels around Europe after the Ireland program ended. This part of the blog is not considered Study Abroad, but I wanted to share. We started in London, then on to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Venice. What a trip it was!
Crossing Abbey Road in London. We got to see the studio in use while they tracked music for a film score.Protests outside Houses of Parliament View of the Eiffel Tower from Montparnasse in ParisHall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles outside ParisBelgian Waffles in BrusselsTaking a canal tour of Amsterdam after visiting the Anne Frank HouseHanging out in Amsterdam, NetherlandsPeeking through a hole in the Berlin WallArt gallery on the Berlin WallSome porcelain and gold at the Charlottenburg Palace outside West BerlinBeautiful ceiling at CharlottenburgCool architecture in Prague, Czech RepublicOld Town Square in Prague. That’s the Astronomical Clock on the left.I can attest that Vienna, Austria has the best wiener schnitzel – better than Germany.Lots of good beer in Central EuropeTook a day trip to old former-communist Bratislava, Slovakia. We’re behind the Iron Curtain now!Streets of Bratislava, SlovakiaHanging out in Budapest – You’ll never go hungry in Hungary!Ceiling of St. Stephen’s Basilica in BudapestHungary uses Forints rather than the Euro – it’s weird buying a bottle of water for 1,000 Forints but that’s only like 2 bucks.Budapest is a party town, but it has a lot of history as well.Soviet-era propaganda somewhere in Eastern Europe Venice, ItalyThat was some mean gelato right thereSan Marco Basilica ceiling in VeniceStreets of Venice
What a summer I had. I saved up for a long time to take this trip and it was worth every penny. 13 countries, 9 planes, 6 trains, 3 boats, and 15,000 miles later it’s great to be home in the good ol’ USA. Until next time, Euope. Peace out. – Eric
Home. Lol, look at that dude in the background.Pins on my backpackIf you travel, be sure to check out this app Polarsteps. It tracks your trip and doesn’t use up any battery life or your data.
