21 March 2012

Tour of Southern Europe

As long as I'm in Europe, I decided it would be a good idea to visit some of the most famous cities here. So, I bought a three-week rail pass (it's the cheapest form of travel, especially with discount passes; see the Transportation Systems article). I'll be leaving tomorrow.

I'm going to visit Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, and Paris, with shorter stops in Venice, Florence, and Genoa. I've roughly plotted my route on the map below:


Since I'll be backpacking by rail, I obviously won't be bringing my computer. I will, however, be taking lots of photos and will post here whenever I get the chance. These posts will be short by necessity of typing on a smartphone keyboard, but I hope I'll still be able to give you an idea of what I'm doing and seeing to get the most out of this trip.

Finally, I want to reassure the readers of my longer compare/contrast posts that I haven't forgotten about that "Translation" post. I simply hadn't gotten to it amidst all my exams and over-zealously corrected physics lab write-ups. As soon as I get back from this trip I'll resume my normal posting schedule.