First leg of Europe

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June 22nd 2007

Published: August 6th 2007

After 18 months on the road, I finally made it to Europe. My delirious flight from Kuala Lumpur to Vienna went smoothly, after fortunately realizing at the last minute that it left at 2 am on June 3, not 2 pm. Missing that flight would have been such a pain in the ass, not to mention costly. It was a little sad and, oddly enough, a bit intimidating to be leaving Asia. But of course at the same tim... Read Full Entry

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Taking a break

Relaxing at the fountain outside the Presidential Palace in Bratislava.

Happy Hour in Bratislava

One liter is about one dollar.

Jon and Romy

West Point Jon and Slovakian Romy.

Me and Matt

And Australians, at KGB Bar.

Waiting for the train

Going from Bratislava to Budapest.

Our hostel in Budapest

Courtyard of the building our hostel was in.

Synogague

Budapest.

Budapest nightlife

At a bar on an island in the middle of the Danube River.

Food and wine festival

Stumbled upon this while walking around Budapest searching for Hungarian baths.

Desserts

Mmmmm.

Interesting bread

Cooking fresh bread by rotating it over a fire.

BBQ meats

Fantastic.

Castle in the background

Backdrop to the food and wine festival.

Statues

At the end of Ambassy Street in Budapest.

Budapest sunset by the river

Walking along the Danube at sunset.

Concert outside the Parliament building

T&B Fest in Budapest.

Hungarian baths

Huge complex of pools in Budapest.

Budapest to Sarajevo

Adam and Matt on the 12 hour train ride.

Haris and Kenny

Haris of Haris' Guest House in Sarajevo. Hanging out in the Hacienda bar.

Adam, Kenny, and myself

Overlooking Sarajevo on the patio area of Haris' Guest House.

War Tunnel

Outside the entrance to what was a Bosnian-built war tunnel used to get supplies back and forth.

22nd June 2007

richy rich
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asia is cool but europe is just fckin' awesome

22nd June 2007

Caroline
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Confessions of a World Traveler"- I think that should be the name of your book
Damn Brian, you're good- I learned a lot reading your blog. For real, it was nice to know some back-history about some of the places you've been to. I think "Flowers and Bullet Holes" would be a cool name for a band, kind of like an alternate version of Guns N' Roses. Can't wait to see ya for Shawn's wedding- that is, you are coming back, right? :)

22nd June 2007

platt
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dude, im in italy
dude,...meet us in florence...weve been in venice for the last 3 days..meet us in florence biatc

22nd June 2007

Kablau
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How you like me now?
Europe is the bomb diggidy! I like that you made a little trip to my home country! Keep truckin and I'll see soooon. you little ompa loompa.....

8th July 2007

Gianna
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Hello there, We were in Italy driving all through the south and now we are home. I finally got to see my dad's hometown and it was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mountains. I will fill you in on details when you get back. enjoy Italy, it is amazing there.

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