The stunning river in Porto
Jem, Kel and I partying it up in my favourite city Stockholm
The Louvre. Another Paris attraction.
Nightlife was okay, but I'm sure it would've been better if we knew where to go. As for people, they tried to be helpful but most spoke little English. Then there was the prick at the hostel who made us miss our flight (by sending us 20-25 metro stops in the wrong direction). Something tells me he knew that the right stop was just one away from the hostel. Also did I mention the guy in our room who slept with a knife next to his bed?
BEAUVAIS: Quaint little French town which we got to experience because we missed our flight! Nice little place with an impressive cathedral. We only stayed here one night. Slept at a nice hotel which had a shower in the bedroom?
OSLO: One word. Expensive! It's said to be the second most expensive city in the world (the first being Tokyo). I'm pretty sure we paid about $15 for a bottle of coke and a muffin.
However, we were extremely lucky to be staying with a Norwegian family who lived about 15 mins drive out of town.
As for the nightlife, not the best and bars close at 3am (even on a Saturday night), despite people not heading out till 12am.
People-wise, we stayed with a lovely family and met some great people (most of whom Kelly and Jemma already knew from their trip to Asia).
STOCKHOLM: My favourite city. At times I pictured myself living there... weird I know. Picturesque city with great nightlife. Did I mention we had a great tour guide? Also lucky enough to stay in the SoFo district (similar to New York's SoHo area). Good restaurants too.
GOTHENBURG: Only stayed here for one night but liked it. Not much to see scenary-wise, but still easy on the eye.
JONKOPING: What can I say about Jonkoping? Great people, great vibe. Stayed at Alex's house in Kaxholmen and Marci's pad in the city for the duration of our stay. Good to see the Swedish boys again and meet all of Alex's other friends. Bongo bar was a little disappointing... I think our expectations were far too great!
MUNICH: Saw little of the city to be quite honest. Spent the whole four days making the most of the Oktoberfest! Let me just say it is the best festival ever, and there is nothing like it in Australia. Liked the fact how much drinking was encouraged here... beer vending machines on site, tour guides selling longnecks on the 15 minute bus ride to the showgrounds. Needless to say drank way too much beer here... five steins (five litres or 20 pots) in one day was my record. Disgusting, but it tasted sooo good.
People were great. Met mostly Aussies and Poms. Few Canadians, Germans and Americans. Everyone was up for a good time so no complaints there.
PORTO: Gorgeous city. Possibly the prettiest... oh wait, Paris. Very hilly, set on a beautiful river and not far from the beach. Some nice people at our hostel, just wish we were in more of a party mood. We had food poisoning from some Chinese we ate in Germany so were feeling a little worse for wear. Not sure how the nightlife was... we only headed out on the Monday night and were the only people in the first bar we visited.
BARCELONA: The party city. I know because we backed up three nights in a row! Seriously though, good bars although the pub crawl we went on left a little to be desired. Great shopping and loved the history of the place. People were generally nice and helpful. Cheap beer during happy hour too!!
FRANKFURT: The transit city. Spent three nights here, although didn't really see much of the place. Just used the airports here. Oh and this is where we got food poisoning. And on my last night (alone) the bus driver told me I couldn't get on his bus even though it stopped at Frankfurt city airport. Apparently they lose their permit if they let people off, but that's not what I was told when I asked about 12 hours earlier. Standing in the rain at 2am, I had checked out of my hostel and had no where to go. Needless to say, I was pissed and freaking out. Lucky for me I ran into a German guy and his girlfriend and we shared a cab to the airport. Turns out the fare was cheaper than the 12 euro bus ride!
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