Retrospect

This is just a quick post with some thoughts of things that went wrong through our trip, it might be useful for people planning future trips:


1. Staying longer than 3 days in any one place. We ended up cutting short our time in Amsterdam because we'd already seen all the sights we wanted to see and felt ready to go home.

2. Getting stuck late at night at the Ramblas in Barcelona because we stayed out past when the Tube service closed. Be sure to check when the Tube closes in your destinations, and make sure you know the address to your hostel in case you need a taxi like we did (We didn't, but managed to get there by saying 'Bone House' multiple times in Spanish and English until he understood us).

3. Getting off at the wrong train station in Florence. Make sure you pay attention to the station names on your journey, some cities have more than one train station and we managed to get off a stop early in Florence.

4. Queueing for hours at the Uffizi. It was worth it once we were inside, but if you can avoid the busiest time for the gallery do so. Also make sure you bring snacks, a drink and something to do or read - Meg and I ended up alternating between one of us sitting on a bench reading and one of us standing in the queue reading.

5. Not being able to find the statue park in Budapest. We found the right bus stop and got on the right bus, but we went round the route 2 or 3 times with our eyes peeled for a sign pointing out the park, but we couldn't see any. In the end we gave up and never got to see the park.

6. Failing to pack any warm clothing. I assumed that since it was July that everywhere we went would be hot and sunny. Very stupid. I didn't take any trousers at all, so I was freezing in Vienna and on the overnight trains. Always take clothes for all weathers just in case! A waterproof jacket would have been great too. Also, a small bag for going out at night. Try not to forget anything!

If anyone reads this blog and wants to ask a question, feel free to comment. Meg and I are both happy to help even though we were too lazy to finish the blog!

- Mojo