I'm writing at 185mph. At least that's how fast my train is going right now. Seven countries in four days is not usually my style; I prefer to be able to blink at least twice in each country. But if the opportunity arises I also figure I shouldn't let it pass by.
So I've been a little busy with not quite enough down-time / internet access to keep up with the blog. I actually probably slacked off on writing the blog just because I didn't know when I would find internet next. Hmmm... where to begin? I think I will try to backdate a few entries to a little better filling in the gaps, but this will serve as a high-level update.
Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland. In that order. So I flew to Romania and spent about 5 days there. Then I rode with a buddy back to Brussels in his car. I talked him into a slighly less intense drive with about 2-hour layovers in Budapest, Vienna, and Stuttgart. We actually spent the night in Budapest and Stuttgart. I had been to Romania and Germany before but got to see Austria and Hungary for the first time (not a bad combination considering the capitals were once major cities of the same empire).
I got into Brussels late, stayed up late packing and doing laundry, then caught a 8:30am train to Geneva, Switzerland via Paris. I'm bringing the bike on this one, but the high speed trains require them to be packed, so it was great to have a ride to the train station instead of having to bike and then disassemble my bike at the station in a rush before the train. I have never been to Switzerland either, so I am really looking forward to this. Switzerland was my choice when doing a report on a country back in elementary school; the outdoor junkie in me thought the Alps sounded awesome. Rough Itinerary: Spend tonight in Geneva, bike like crazy tomorrow to Morlon (70-80 miles I think, depending on how windy the bike paths are), then it's about 35-40mi to Bern, then 35-40mi to Interlaken, I'll rent a mountain bike and ride there then catch a train to Lucerne, then bike about 35-40mi the next day to Zurich. At least that's the plan. If I survive the first day of biking, then the rest should be pretty relaxed. It's an intense schedule but it takes me through the heart of Switzerland and I'll get to MTB in the Alps (I think there's lifts to take the bike up!). To finish it all off I'll hop on the train in Zurich for a weekend rendezvous with my wonderful girlfriend in Munich for the Oktoberfest! Life is short... Carpe Diem.
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