A question I do not mind answering, but one that can consume too much time once I begin explaining and others begin asking questions.

Look to this map.

London, England was my starting point, then I worked south, going somewhat-counterclockwise to Paris, France… Bern, Switzerland… Florence, Italy… Torino, Italy… Pisa, Italy… Rome, Italy… Cortona, Italy… Venice, Italy… Vienna, Austria… Budapest, Hungary… Prague, Czech Republic… Berlin, Germany… Amsterdam, The Netherlands… Bruges, Belgium… and back to London, England.

Miles : 3,500 [approximately, point-to-point]

Number of Cities : 15

Number of Countries : 10

Favorite Small City : Bruges, Belgium

Favorite Large City : Berlin, Germany

At a crosswalk today away from the city center, I was 1 of 10 people standing, and there wasn’t a car in sight for at least 3 blocks in either direction. So, I stepped of the curb to jolt 12 feet to the other side. The other 9 individuals looked at me as if I had just kicked a small child.

About 1 out of every 4 girls I see has a piercing in the oddest of locations. To find this location, take your left index finger and point to the left corner of your mouth. Now, go up one-quarter of an inch, now go in towards your nose one-quarter of an inch. Yeah, told you it was weird.

I thought I was just seeing things at first, but after I passed 10 people within 45 minutes, all carrying their flowes upside down… I took notice. It kinda makes sense though… nevermind, no it doesn’t.

After my last statement, it’s obvious that Hungarians love their floral arrangements. 10 people in 1 hour, all toting flowers? There’s something weird in the water in Budapest.

Wanna go shopping? Grab something for dinner? Better do so before 7:00 PM when around 80% of all businesses shutdown for the day. At first I couldn’t figue out why… that is, until the 5 degree wind hit my face just as the sun was going down.

In another random maneuver, I am headed to Hungary tomorrow… namely, Budapest.

I am really pumped about this city for two reasons. One, everything is sooo cheap. Two, I had not originally planned on going, yet have heard so many great things about this city.

Drew, I know you are a little jealous… I will take some notes for you from what should be a fabulous 72 hours in a new location.