Europe Trip Statistics 2009

Trip Duration: 2 Months (or exactly 8 weeks and 2 days)
Number of Cities Visited: 19
Number of Countries Visited: 11
Countries Visited: Austria, Italy, Vatican, Greece, Portugal, Spain, England, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary.
Cities Visited: Vienna, Rome, Vatican City, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri, Corfu, Athens, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Malaga, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Munich, Budapest.
Number of Photos Taken: 5265 photos   (20.6 GB)

(Vienna/Austria: 792, Rome: 422, Contiki Tour: 1023, Lisbon: 363, Spain: 710, London: 384, Amsterdam: 353, Berlin: 285, Zurich: 154, Munich: 256, Budapest: 523)

Luggage weight at leaving Toronto: 18 kg
Luggage weight arriving back in Toronto: 56.6 kg   (backpack: 19.2 kg, extra luggage: 22.4 kg, duffel bag sent home with Chad: 15 kg)
Number of Hostels:  3     (for list of Hostels see Appendix A)
Number of Nights sleeping in Hostels:  7 nights
Number of Hotels: 14      (for list of Hotels see Appendix A)
Number of Nights sleeping in Hotels:  34 nights
Number of Hotel mishaps: 2   (Sorrento: two men came into our room in the middle of the night; London: my hotel room door was left unlocked all day by the housekeeping staff).
Favourite Hotels: Cicerone Hotel Rome and Hotel Lutecia Lisbon
Number of Nights sleeping on a Ship:  1 night
Number of Nights sleeping on a Train:  4 nights  (Lisbon-Madrid; Madrid-Paris; Berlin-Budapest; Munich-Budapest)
Number of Nights sleeping for Free: 18 nights   (Vienna at my Mom´s hotel; Amsterdam at Fieke´s sea container; Budapest at my uncle´s apartment; Zurich at Mikaela´s family´s house)
Number of Hours spent on Trains: 91.5 hours   (overnight trains: 45 hours; daytime trains: 46.5)
Number of Flights: 7
Number of Hours of Flying Time: 27 hours
Number of Shoes bought: 5
Number of Scarves bought: 20
Number of Starbucks Mugs bought: 9    (Vienna, Greece, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, London, Germany, Munich, Switzerland)
Number of Shirts bought: 10
Number of Pants bought: 3
Most Memorable: London and Madrid
Most Impressive: Rome
Most Eye Opening: Berlin
Nicest beach: Italian Island of Capri
Most Relaxing: Malaga
Most Fun Locations: Amsterdam, Budapest and The Greek Island of Corfu
Most Heart-Felt Fun: Portugal and Spain

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Appendix A: List of Hotels and Hostels
(Note: the number of nights stayed is in (#) after hotel/hostel name)
Hotels:
Vienna: Wien Classic (6)
Rome: Cicerone Hotel (2)
Sorrento: Tourist Hotel (2)
Corfu: Divani Hotel Corfu Palace (2)
Athens: Arion Hotel (2)
Lisbon: Hotel Lutecia (1)
Madrid: Best Western Hotel Los Condes (2) and Prado Apartments (4)
Seville: Eurostars Regina (1)
Granada: Alhamar Hotel (2)
Malaga: Hotel La Chancla (2)
London: Best Western Phoenix Hotel (4)
Berlin: Savor Berlin (3)
Munich: Golden Leaf Park Hotel (1)
Hostels:
Rome: Hostel Pink Floyd (3)
Athens: Students and Travellers Inn (2)
Lisbon: Ritual Backpackers Lisbon Hostel  (2)