Europe 2010: Itinerary

Wellllllll it looks like I’m off again! Soon I will be making my 4th trip to Europe. It’ll be much like my trip there two years ago in that I’ll be meeting up with the same friends – except this time in different countries! To be honest, the particular countries I’m visiting are not at the top of my must-see travel list, but this just happens to be where my friends are right now. I’m sure I’ll love it anyway!

Here’s an outline of my trip:

Sept 10-12 | Stockholm
I arrive in Stockholm very early on the 10th and have a full 3 days to wander around. I hear it’s a beautiful city and has a few excellent museums. Aside from that, I may take a boat trip around the archipelago – and yes, I am equipped with bonine!

Sept 13-15 | Gotland
Getting to this Baltic island is not exactly convenient, but I want so badly to just be able to bike around for a couple days and not worry about traffic and be assured of seeing beautiful things. I think I read that there are about 94 medieval churches on Gotland! The coast is supposed to be gorgeous too, and I reckon that Pippi Longstocking is supposed to be set here as well? This might be the place I’m most looking forward to seeing, so I hope it doesn’t disappoint!

Sept 16-17 | Copenhagen
I arrive very early on the 16th via an overnight train from Stockholm. I’m not too sure what’s in Copenhagen, so I’ll probably just wander around. I think Christiania is worth checking out, and there are supposed to be some nice parks and gardens around.

Sept 18-22 | Denmark
Then I’ll be staying with a bunch of Swiss kids in a rented house in the town of Juelsminde, on the eastern coast of Denmark. I don’t think there is too much to do in the area, and these friends are not the planning type, so I haven’t a clue what we’ll be doing. I know the first night is going to be Jasmin’s (Danish girl) big birthday party. I also want to do some biking on at least one day while I’m there. Aside from that, it’ll be pretty spontaneous.

Sept 23-25 | The Netherlands
I arrive in Amsterdam the morning of the 23rd via an overnight train from Odense, Denmark and meet up with Melvin, a good friend of mine from my year in Sydney and one of my favorite people ever. His birthday is also in September, so it’ll be another celebration of sorts. We’re staying one night in Amsterdam, then going back to his home in Hoogeveen to hang out. Not sure what we’ll do there other than meet his family and see his village, but I’m looking forward to it!

Sept 26-27 | Belgium
I’ve got a day or two around Brussels, but I think I may spend a day in Bruges since it’s barely an hour away and probably 456353596x more gorgeous than Brussels. Besides, I’ve gotta compare it to the movie ‘In Bruges’, right? I will also probably end up taking home ridiculous amounts of Belgian chocolate with me as gifts I fly out of Brussels the morning of the 28th.