Ljubljana

In Ljubljana now (pronounced Lube-li-ana as I learned on the train yesterday). From Berlin I hit Krakow (not really a fan, went mostly for Auschwitz), Prague (fun and gorgeous), Vienna (very, very cultural), and now here. I'm thinking of making a change to my generally planned route, but we'll see if it happens. That's the benefit of backpacking, that I can decide to come to Slovenia or wherever on a whim. I'm looking forward to doing the same in Argetina-Chile-Uruguay next year.

I'm a little worried about the kidnapping of Europeans in Egypt, but hopefully I'm not going to that part and will therefore be safer (fingers crossed). Well, at any rate, I'm not going there now. It doesn't make the tour group seem neccessarily safer, either. I'll miss the relative security of Europe.

Berlin

Just a quick update from Berlin. I'm taking the night train to Krakow tomorrow, so I'm still on my hectic pace. Climbed the Reichstag dome here, went to the Holocaust Memorial, have seen Checkpoint Charlie and what's left of the Berlin Wall by the river, and seen the site of Hitler's old bunker, which is now apartment buildings. Copenhagen was fun as well, and I'm still alive so all is well. When I get to a proper internet cafe and am not just in a hostel I'll do a more thorough update.

Stockholm to Copenhagen

I leave Stockholm tonight for Copenhagen. I had a lovely time running around the city with some Aussie girls. We went out last night and ended up doing a pub quiz at an Irish place which just made us laugh. We were terrible at the quiz but enjoyed a few free drinks from the winners. The girls had Swedish friends they were hanging out with, so I also got a detailed explanation of the Swedish political system (Emily nerd moment there). I also saw the glorious royal palace and Alfred Nobel museum. I hope I can meet some equally cool girls in Copenhagen to hang out with. They're putting pictures on facebook so hopefully those will be up soon.

I also remembered how much I hate international travel (there is in fact more to it than just embrassing moments which become funny travel stories later on). The flight from Frankfurt was a middle seat and I ended up not sleeping on it which led to 15 hours of sleep that night when I got to the hostel. Ugh.

I hope everyone is doing well (leave me comments about your lives)! I'll write again soon.

Three days to go

I leave in three days. I leave in three days. I leave in three days. It still hasn't sunk in yet. I have to keep repeating it to myself. I now have a bag and all the things I'll be packing, but it doesn't seem real.

Evan and I made it cross-country and survived. I've helped Kate plan her wedding. Now, I have nothing else left to do besides get ready to leave. I think I'm going to panic. I'll put up my packing list as soon as I make sure it can all fit in my bag.

In four days I'll be in Stockholm. That's insane.