Our First Trip

We've been back from our adventures abroad for a few days now and I am finally getting around to sorting through the 750+ pictures to get some blog posts up documenting our travels. But first (mostly to buy me a little more time to sort through those pictures), a little overview:

Cities visited: Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Rheine Valley, Prague, Salzburg, and Munich

Favorite city: Heidelberg (Joe), Prague, closely followed by Heidelberg (Amanda)

Total miles traveled: approximately 2200

Average miles walked per day: a lot

Craziest location for a hotel we booked: Frankfurt's Red Light District

Joe's favorite place to read a map: in the middle of the road

Funniest moment: random stranger giving Amanda's bum a little squeeze while walking past.

City with the most, and very charming, street performers: Prague

City with the most charming street band: Heidelberg

Favorite mode of transportation: Slow train

Most stressful moment(s): driving in Frankfurt

Item most needed and not packed: maps for Frankfurt and Germany, in general

Best Breakfast: All you can eat European breakfast buffet in Prague hotel (museli, yogurt, breads, meats, cheeses, sausages, beans, fried eggs, hard boiled eggs, pastries, fresh fruit, juice, coffee, tea, milk)

Least prepared moment: arriving in Salzburg at 6pm with no hotel booked and no ideas where hotels were.

Best seasonal surprise: Easter markets in Prague

Weather: 55-70 degrees and sunny! Every day (it did actually rain one day, but every single time we got out of the car it stopped).

All in all, it was an amazing trip. I'm disappointed because I don't think my pictures do the cities justice, but I'll start posting them this weekend (along with more details and stories) so you can have a glimpse yourself!