Eurotour!

DAY 1 - Malmö (Sweden) - Berlin (Germany)
The first of July we left Sweden bright and early in the morning, all 65 (or so) of us got on our double decker bus which we would be on for the next 17 days and we left Sweden! We drove over the bridge to Denmark.. and then from Denmark we took the ferry to Germany.. we had lunch on the ferry. Then once we were in Germany we had quite a few more hours of driving before we finally arrived in Berlin.. Once we arrived in Berlin, we checked into our hostel (which was in a bit of a dodgy area) and then we went out for dinner. We went to a restaraunt and we ate German sausage and sauerkraut.. after dinner we just chilled back at the hostel..

DAY 2 - Berlin
Today we had a small tour of the city on the bus and we visited the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie and also a museum about the wall.. we then got dropped off in the centre of the city and we could spend the afternoon however we wanted.. A group of us went to a german pub and had lunch, which was really nice.. and then we took the subway and went and looked at a few different things, like the brandenburg gates, the jewish memorial and reichstag. It was a really nice day and really hot! then that night everyone went out to different places.. i went with some others to an outside type of club that was right on the riverside... it was really fun and we got some dancing in.
Berlin was a very interesting city to be in, and you could really notice the difference between eastern and western Berlin..

DAY 3 - Berlin - Cracow (Poland)
Today it was back on the bus, as we travelled to Poland.. we were on the bus for a full day.. Once we arrived in Cracow we went and had dinnner at a Polish restaraunt, and ate typical Polish food.. which was also accompanied with some violin and piano accordian playing.. the restaruant was really cool and had such a unique atmosphere.. then that night we just relaxed.

DAY 4 - Cracow
In the morning we had a walking tour of the city.. which was really cool. Poland was very different to all of the other cities we visited.. it was not as developed as the others and felt very 'Eastern Europe'. It was still a very cool city and had lots of pretty buildings.. after the tour we had our own free time for a few hours. So everyone just walked around and got some lunch. Cracow has a massive city square... like massive! there are restaraunts and shops all around and markets in the middle of the square..
Then that afternoon, we went to Auschwitz, which is a former concentration camp where several million people were killed. We had a tour here, which took us all around the camp.. it was a really tough tour, and i did not take any photos while we were here, cos i think it is a place where you need to go yourself and experience.. we went down into the gas chambers and into the torture rooms where so many people have been killed, it was kinda hard to handle. There was also rooms which had big displays of all the human hair and personal belongings which belonged to the prisoners in the camp.. this was really tough and affected lots of peoples emotions..
That night, to lighten the mood we all went out in Cracow and went to different bars and clubs and had a fun night.

DAY 5 - Cracow - Prague (Czech Republic)
Today we had another travel day on the bus.. we arrived at our hotel in the afternoon, which was really really big! it had over 1000 rooms and had a few shops and an indoor pool and gym and a big restaraunt..

DAY 6 - Prague
We had a walking city tour in the morning... Prague is such a beautiful city! there were lovely gardens, and the whole city is covered in pebblestones (which makes walking abit uneven!) the whole city seems to be perfectly layed out aswell.. i really liked Prague! in the afternoon we had free time.. as we had already seen most of the sites Prague had to offer... and also because it started pouring with rain! me and a few other girls decided it was the perfect opportunity to get some shopping in, so we spent the afternoon in a warm dry shopping centre :)
That evening, we all went on a cruise through Prague for dinner.. it was really fun, and so relaxing and beautiful as the sun was going down over the water... after dinner everyone went to a night club... which was 5 stories :) This was probably my favourite night of the whole trip, because everybody was in the same place, instead of all going to different places... it was lots of fun! :)

DAY 7 - Prague - Salzburg - Zell Am See (Austria)
Today we drove to Austria.. we had a brief stop in a small city named Salzburg.. which is the town where Mozart was born, and also where The Sound of Music is filmed and based.. it was a really sweet looking town. Then we kept driving on to Zell Am See.. which is the most beautiful town i have ever been in! its in the Austrian Alps so its surrounded by mountains and has the most scenic and clean lake!

DAY 8 - Zell Am See
Today was definately the most physically exhausting day.. we hiked up a freaking huge mountain! It took us about 4 or so hours to get up the mountain, and not everyone made it all the way up.. it was a really tough walk, but the view from the top definately made it all worth it!
Once we got to the bottom again, we were all quite hot and sweaty, so some of us stipped down to our undies and jumped in the lake ! which was the best feeling in the world! the afternoon was spent at the lake swimming and getting a little extra sun.

DAY 9 - Zell Am See - Lido di Jesolo (Italy)
Today we drove to Italy.. and seen some of the most amazing scenery on the way.. we arrived in the afternoon, and had a few hours to look around and explore the new place.. which was a beach side resort town.. it was also very hot in Italy! we spent the afternoon at the beach and also a lot of the night. we were staying in a really great spot.. on the main street which had shops and lots of pizzerias and places to buy gelati!

DAY 10 - Lido di Jesolo
Today we had the whole day to do whatever we wanted, so we spent the morning looking around at some shops and then the rest of the day at the beach and eating ice cream... it was really hot today! that night, after some pizza for dinner.. most people went back down to the beach.. they had a big screen set up and were playing the soccer.. so there were lots of people there watching that.. then we went to a club that night..

DAY 11 - Venice
Today we took the boat over to Venice and spent the day there.. Venice was really something different.. the city is sinking and alot of the streets are water.. we all went on gondola rides here through the city, which was sooo cool and i felt like i was a character in a movie.. after that we could explore on our own.. Venice has soo many tiny narrow streets and small bridges.. it was kinda surreal.. it was also swarming with tourists.. which kinda lost a bit of its appeal for me.. it was TOO touristy.. it was also kinda dirty and the narrow streets made me glad taht we werent there at night.. i was happy just to be spending the day here and go home to our awesome beach town..
that night it was the Soccer world cup Final.. so we went back to the beach and watched holland lose to spain.. it was a really cool atmosphere. and it was a perfect warm summer night..

DAY 12 - Lido di Jesolo - France
It was finally to leave our relaxing beach town and head to France. we spent the whole day driving.. and then spent the night in some random small town in France..

DAY 13 - Paris
We had another pretty full day of driving today before we finally reached Paris.. we arrived at our hotel.. and had a bit of time in the afternoon to check out our surroundings... we realised that once again we were staying in a bit of a dodgy area, kinda ghetto like.. but our hotel was really nice.. that afternoon we also drove by the eiffel tower and got to take photos.. after dinner.. we got to do whatever we liked.. so everyone split off in there seperate ways.. we walked around alot and seen the Arc De Triomphe at night time, and then also the Eiffel Tower at night.. with its flashing lights display..

DAY 14 - Paris
We had a free day to do whatever we wanted today, and this particular day it was Bastille day in France... so there was a big parade in Paris and also LOTS of people! we seen some of the parade.. through the massive crowd.. however then it started pouring with rain! none of us had rain jackets or umbrellas.. so we ended up running around and dancing in the rain.. which was kinda cold..but also kinda fun :) then some of us decided that wed had enough of being in the rain, so we ducked in and out of a few shops along Champs Elysees - the famous shopping street.. where all of the big designers have stores..
that night there was fireworks by the eiffel tower, so most people went and checked them out.

DAY 15 - Paris
Today we had a tour on the bus of Paris and dove by some of the famous sites.. and had another stop at the eiffel tower for some photos etc.
The rest of the day we had to ourselves, so it was a perfect opportunity for some more shopping! :)
That evening we went to a fancy restaraunt.. so everyone got a bit dressed up which was kinda nice..

DAY 16 - Paris - Brussels (Belgium) - Hagen (Germany)
We had a really early start today and we left the beautiful city of Paris and headed towards Belgium... we stopped in Brussels for a few hours and got a chance to look around... Brussels was a cool city, and i think it would have been nice to spend a full day there.. while we were there, almost everybody had to try some belgium waffles!
Then we kept driving till we reached a town called Hagen in Germany.. this was the last official night of the tour.. this night we had a dinner all together, and then we had our own party... where some people gave out funny awards to people and we all signed each others flags and just talked and had fun.. a small group of us didnt sleep at all this night.. which was lots of fun.. and kinda convenient that there was a 24 hour mcdonalds just next door to our hotel..

DAY 17 - Hagen - Malmö (Sweden)
We were driving all day again today.. and we took the ferry from Germany back over to Denmark, then the bridge... and we were finally back in Sweden! Once we arrived back in Malmö it was time for alot of us to say goodbye... as some people were heading off straight away.. this was quite the emotional goodbye.. with lots of tears... as a lot of us will never see each other again.. i stayed in Malmö that night though, as did quite a few others.. and then i took the train home the next day..
it was the best 3 weeks of my life! and i met so many amazing people and everyone became really close by the end of the trip.. it was kinda special.. i loved all of the countries we visited and they were all so different :)


The last few weeks have also been pretty busy... oh and i turned 18! :)