Trip Statistics

Trip Duration: 2 Months (or exactly 8 weeks and 2 days)

Number of Cities Visited: 19

Number of Countries Visited: 11

Countries Visited: Austria, Italy, Vatican, Greece, Portugal, Spain, England, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary.

Cities Visited: Vienna, Rome, Vatican City, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri, Corfu, Athens, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Malaga, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Munich, Budapest.

Number of Photos Taken: 5265 photos   (20.6 GB)

(Vienna/Austria: 792, Rome: 422, Contiki Tour: 1023, Lisbon: 363, Spain: 710, London: 384, Amsterdam: 353, Berlin: 285, Zurich: 154, Munich: 256, Budapest: 523)

Luggage weight at leaving Toronto: 18 kg

Luggage weight arriving back in Toronto: 56.6 kg   (backpack: 19.2 kg, extra luggage: 22.4 kg, duffel bag sent home with Chad: 15 kg)

Number of Hostels:  3     (for list of Hostels see Appendix A)

Number of Nights sleeping in Hostels:  7 nights

Number of Hotels: 14      (for list of Hotels see Appendix A)

Number of Nights sleeping in Hotels:  34 nights

Number of Hotel mishaps: 2   (Sorrento: two men came into our room in the middle of the night; London: my hotel room door was left unlocked all day by the housekeeping staff).

Favourite Hotels: Cicerone Hotel Rome and Hotel Lutecia Lisbon

Number of Nights sleeping on a Ship:  1 night

Number of Nights sleeping on a Train:  4 nights  (Lisbon-Madrid; Madrid-Paris; Berlin-Budapest; Munich-Budapest)

Number of Nights sleeping for Free: 18 nights   (Vienna at my Mom´s hotel; Amsterdam at Fieke´s sea container; Budapest at my uncle´s apartment; Zurich at Mikaela´s family´s house)

Number of Hours spent on Trains: 91.5 hours   (overnight trains: 45 hours; daytime trains: 46.5)

Number of Flights: 7

Number of Hours of Flying Time: 27 hours

Number of Shoes bought: 5

Number of Scarves bought: 20

Number of Starbucks Mugs bought: 9    (Vienna, Greece, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, London, Germany, Munich, Switzerland)

Number of Shirts bought: 10

Number of Pants bought: 3

Most Memorable: London and Madrid

Most Impressive: Rome

Most Eye Opening: Berlin

Nicest beach: Italian Island of Capri

Most Relaxing: Malaga

Most Fun Locations: Amsterdam, Budapest and The Greek Island of Corfu

Most Heart-Felt Fun: Portugal and Spain

 

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Appendix A: List of Hotels and Hostels

(Note: the number of nights stayed is in (#) after hotel/hostel name)

Hotels:

Vienna: Wien Classic (6)

Rome: Cicerone Hotel (2)

Sorrento: Tourist Hotel (2)

Corfu: Divani Hotel Corfu Palace (2)

Athens: Arion Hotel (2)

Lisbon: Hotel Lutecia (1)

Madrid: Best Western Hotel Los Condes (2) and Prado Apartments (4)

Seville: Eurostars Regina (1)

Granada: Alhamar Hotel (2)

Malaga: Hotel La Chancla (2)

London: Best Western Phoenix Hotel (4)

Berlin: Savor Berlin (3)

Munich: Golden Leaf Park Hotel (1)

Hostels:

Rome: Hostel Pink Floyd (3)

Athens: Students and Travellers Inn (2)

Lisbon: Ritual Backpackers Lisbon Hostel  (2)