With some time off, I am finally getting around to posting about my travels from this past summer. I traveled through Germany, Belgium, Austria and the Czech Republic with my good friend Amanda and we had a blast navigating the trains, buses, and maps of each town we visited! Before we left, we bought a 4 country-2 month Eurail pass. Fortunately for us, the cheapest option were 1st class tickets. We weren't too sure if it would make that big of a difference, but oh boy-did it ever!! On most trains, there were whole personal cabins for first class travelers! It was so private, quiet, cozy, and included "room" service! We felt so spoiled and depending on what we were wearing or how long it had been since we showered....we got lots of puzzling looks from other travelers and some train employees! It kept us laughing.
We flew from San Fran to Switzerland, where our friends picked us up and drove us across the border to Germany!
The first town we were in was verrrrry small, so most travel there was by foot. After a few days there we took a train to Ulm, and from there to Stuttgart.
Here we go!
We rode the metro just about daily in Stuttgart for a few euros a trip. It was a bit expensive so sometimes we opted to walk instead! From Stuttgart we went to Frankfurt and I got my first experience driving a car in Europe! This lovely night, it was raining and my co-pilot didn't think it was important to give me clear directions....we made it home just fine but I was stressed (hence the hand on the forehead posture)!
In Frankfurt, there was this cute little train that served Apple Wine and rode around the main sights of the city. So darling!
Here you can see a better shot of our lovely 1st class cabin! We could spread out, do our makeup, sleep, or listen to music without disturbing our neighbors. Fab!
Here's a sneak peek of our entertainment while aboard.
From Germany we rode northwest to Belgium!! We traveled around 3 major cities there and also rode trains, metros, and many buses! Here I am enjoying a 2 euro bus ride...now that I'm thinking about it, thats really expensive for such a short trip...
Here we are saying goodbye to lovely Belgium on our way over to Austria. Don't mind the gentleman behind us....
This was an overnight, crazy long hour trip so we literally wore every layer we had packed because it was cold! I bet you didn't know anyone could wear so many prints and colors at once ;)
Surprise! We somehow ended up on a sleeper train, so we thought we'd purchase a bunk ticket! Not so much space in the cheapy ticket rooms!!
We made it to Salzburg, Austria! We loved this sweet city and thankfully didn't have too much rain there.
Our last major train ride was from Austria to the Czech Republic. We were actually really sad knowing it was our last leg, these train rides were a blast!!
We were riding along in our cabin when......
After a train, bus, and another train, we made it to Prague!! We spent about 4 days there and it was a perfect end to our journey!! Here's our Eurail pass after being stamped and lugged around for 3 weeks! The money was well worth it; it was so relaxing knowing we didn't have to make any reservations and could just walk on a train and we loved having our own rooms to spread out and rest in! I highly recommend paying a little extra for the 1st class ticket if you ever purchase a pass!
Happy traveling!! I hope you enjoyed seeing how we explored our way through these beautiful countries!! Bye for now, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, and sbohem!
Love,
Bus Girl
