Two months in an all too brief review

Hey all,

I am glad to finally be checking back in.

One thing has made itself clear on the adventure so far is that the fun to blogging ratio is disproportionately in favor of the fun. It has been entirely too long since I have caught up with our (very loyal I'm sure) blog following so there are many adventures to be grossly under-described because the reality is: you just have to be here to fully understand the value of all these experiences and be able to take them for what their worth.

So much has happened that I feel the best way to at least overview my travels is a timeline of my journeys outside of London, keeping in mind I first arrived here in the British capital on January 8th.

January 16-18: Edinburgh, Scotland
January 24: Cambridge, England
January 31: Oxford, England

(Spring Break: February 6-15)
February 6-8: Budapest, Hungary
February 9-10: Prague, Czech Republic
February 10-11: Venice, Italy
February 11-12: Florence, Italy
February 12-14: Rome, Italy

Among the list of firsts that my adventures have provided include:
first overnight bus ride (London to Edinburgh),
first intra-Europe flight (London-Budapest),
first overnight train ride (Budapest to Prague),
first time sleeping in an airport (Prague airport waiting for a Venice flight),
first and best Italian pizza (Venice),
first water public transportation (Venice),
first missed train (Venice to Florence),
first Italian gelato (Florence),
best Italian gelato (Rome),
as well as a fair sampling of what I imagine to be typical European cab driver experiences,
and I couldn't forget the absurd prevalence of the baffling tourist phenomenon of "Selfie Sticks" (seriously, look this up and ask yourself if you would buy one from a sketchy dealer among dozens in any public square in Italy)

And that is not even including the trip that I leave on today through Athens and Corfu, Greece, as well as Istanbul Turkey.

In fact I am having to cut this blog short to head to Stansted airport to catch my flight to Athens. Stay tuned on what should be a great week around the Aegean, and I'll do my best to balance out that fun to blog ratio.

Until next time Cheers!

-Harris Smith