This morning I got a cab to take me to Victoria Station. There was no way I was lugging all my stuff on the tube at 6 am in the morning. I was just in time to catch the next Gatwick Express train, and surprisingly, it was way nicer than the one I'd taken when I first arrived in London. Then I realized I was sitting in first class. Duhhhh. When I arrived at Gatwick I checked in and shopped for a bit, then made my way to the gate. It didn't seem like I waited that long. The plane was only about twenty percent full, it was amazing. I got four seats to myself. It was the best flight I have ever been on. An eight hour flight only felt like three hours. I even ... read more

My most pitiful travel day ever was spent...sleeping. I slept the ENTIRE day today. So nothing good for a travelogue. I was so exhausted from the tour I really needed it. But I feel bad for spending an entire day in London stuck inside my hotel room in bed. Oh well.... read more

Today was our last day. I was really starting to get depressed now that it was finally here. I got up early and had a drunken shower, and then realized all my stuff was still on the bus. I had to wait until breakfast for Russell to open the doors. I was finally ready and we had to say our first goodbyes immediately. Korryn was staying in Paris as she was going to visit her boyfriend in Nantes, France. Then we drove to the airport, where we said goodbye to Amanda T, Summerlyn, Haley, Albert, Adrien, Duncan, Carli, Erica, Paula, Amanda S, and Lisa. There were way more people leaving in Paris than I thought would be. There was only 23 people left by the time we were heading out to Calais. The bus was so ... read more

Breakfast was at 6:45 am today. We left early because today was our longest drive of the tour, to Paris. This was our final city, and the city I was looking forward to the absolute most. It still wouldn’t quite hit me that the tour was going to be over in two days. I was feeling pretty bad from the night before but was nothing a nap on the coach couldn’t fix. I slept for the first three hours, until our first pit stop. Here me and Korryn decided to switch seats. Until now I had always sat in the same seat at the front of the coach with Emily. Korryn wanted to see what the front was like, so I switched to the back of the coach where I sat with Chelsea. Everyone was very ... read more

Today was probably the worst hangover I’d have the whole trip. Also, my muscles hurt so badly today I could barely get out of bed. We were up early, had breakfast, and began our long drive to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. I slept for the first three hours, and then we made a stop in Milan, where I had spaghetti (again). I’m finding that Italy is more expensive than the other countries we’ve been to, or maybe I’m just buying more stuff here. We had a smooth crossing at the Swiss-Italian border, and then we were on our way to Lucerne. About half an hour from the city, Filippo was telling us all about Switzerland, and how they have many rules. Just then a police car sped up in front of us and flashed a sign telling us ... read more