Summer of 2012

In August 2012, I followed the European tourist trail. I have been back for a few months now, with Christmas and New Year in between. I haven't really had the time to stop and think about my trip. I feel that the stories I have shared with family and friends don't do justice to the amazing experience that I went through. This is the first real opportunity I have to sit down and finally commit it into words, and hopefully allow other to share in that experience.

The other day at work I smelt coffee and it transported me back to Mykonos in Greece. I don't know why the smell of that particular coffee brought me back to Greece. The memory of meandering down cobbled lanes, trying to find Little Venice towards the windmills. The funny thing was, I didn't have coffee in Mykonos.



Mykonos, Greece

Little Venice, Mykonos, Greece

It is perhaps time to document in my blogs my two months travels across Europe.

Highlights

• Two months, twenty countries
• Western Europe - Swiss Alps, Rome, Venice, Mykonos and Amsterdam
• Eastern Europe - Gallipoli, Istanbul, Sarajevo, Plitvice Lakes, Budapest 

Most Memorable

• Swiss Alps - Lauterbrunnen, Murren and Jungfrau
• Colosseum and Roman Forum 
• Mykonos - white houses, blue doors
• Gallipoli - history coming to life
• Istanbul
• Sarajevo - history so recent, happening in my lifetime
• Dubrovnik -
• Plitvice Lake - Long, eight hours walk
• Budapest - exploring this unknown (to me) city
• Amsterdam - well...!

I hope you get enjoy reading about my experience and the photos that come with them.