EuroTrip 2016 Julien

Central Europe by train with InterRail — 8 countries, 37 days.

14 July – 19 August 20168 countries · 36 days

Goal and way

My way of traveling is to meet people! Let's use InterRail one last time before my 25th birthday.

I traveled by train with InterRail and I slept with people from CouchSurfing and one hostel.

It was so nice to spend time with people during my trip — THANK YOU EVERYBODY for hosting and sharing your time with me!

Why Central Europe? I didn't know the countries there and I wanted to discover them before the end of Europe… When I listen to the government in France and other countries, with people telling me they are thinking about leaving, I am scared to see the end of Europe :(

8 countries, 37 days!

I started on the 14th of July and finished on the 19th of August in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) at my cousin's place. I purchased a one-month InterRail pass which allowed me to take any train without paying more. I went to a lot of railway stations and took many different kinds of trains! I spent 1 to 4 nights in each city, as planned before the trip — with some surprises.

Take the time, travel alone

The good thing about traveling by train and being hosted by people is that you adapt: sometimes you have "too much time" and sometimes "not enough". You need to take the time to do basic things — watch people in the street, watch the landscape from the top of a tower. And sometimes you have to select what to do and just keep the essential. In both cases, it's your choice!

You can choose to eat or not (to spend more time in a museum, for example). I ate less than usual during this trip and it was enough! I didn't feel bad or sick — it made me understand I eat too much in France…

Nothing bad happens to you when you travel alone: your mind is strong and you can try everything! Even when you are cold or don't sleep enough, your mind is always ready to help you stay strong!

Traveling alone is the best way to meet people, to discover yourself and to learn a lot. Everybody should do it once in their life!

The trailer

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The countries

8 countries in travel order — open one for its places, videos and pictures.

Switzerland#1 · start & finish — my cousin's place in La Chaux-de-Fonds30 photos · 1 video

Also visited: Interlaken · Stans

Church Church Man street house View from the hight tower Art house Sunset of the city Clock Museum Clock Museum Art museum Main fountain White house View from train Luzern Forteresse garden Forteresse view Forteresse view Art House RheinFall RheinFall RheinFall RheinFall RheinFall St Peter Church Harbor Enge Chruch Enge Chruch High view of Zurich High view of Zurich Organ Liebfrauen Little fall
Austria#2 · from the Alps to the imperial capital58 photos · 1 video
Gate with young playing skate Mountain view from my my CS house Royal breakfast for my flatmate's CS birthday Colored house Nice house Graves with the mountain Citer center View at the top of the hill View at the top of the hill Tower at the top of the hill Garden at the top of the hill Art house Nice organ in church Inside church Art head of men Ver Sacrvm The theater Nice monument Wien — EuroTrip 2016 The Parlement City hall Museum Government place Cathedral Organ of the cathedral What time is it? Fountain surf temp event Wien — EuroTrip 2016 owl ? Natural Museum Natural Museum Schönbrunn castle Wien — EuroTrip 2016 Schönbrunn Sissie princess Schönbrunn garden Schönbrunn zoo Schönbrunn zoo Schönbrunn zoo Schönbrunn castle Schönbrunn weddings Schönbrunn castle Front Sky in Schönbrunn Church Steinhof Church Steinhof Kahlemberg Kahlemberg Danube way Danube tower Danube tower view of the top Danube tower view of the top Attraction park Attraction park Wheel view Wheel view Cathedral in the night People angry The Parlement !
Slovenia#3 · the green surprise26 photos · 1 video
Train station Original bridge On the hill The river View of the river from the bridge Maribor — EuroTrip 2016 Maribor — EuroTrip 2016 Maribor — EuroTrip 2016 Maribor — EuroTrip 2016 Cathedral Dragon's bridge Dragon's bridge Ljubljana — EuroTrip 2016 Paddle boat tour Ljubljana — EuroTrip 2016 Dragon's bridge Tourist info Castle Castle Castle Castle art Castle art Museum modern Museum Modern Museum
Croatia#4 · down to the Adriatic35 photos · 1 video
Rijeka — EuroTrip 2016 Shop in the center Rijeka — EuroTrip 2016 Church at the top of the hill Castle at the top og the hill Status in the castle View from the castle Gymnase for the University games Rijeka — EuroTrip 2016 Ohh Marie! Oh the bins? Rijeka — EuroTrip 2016 Rijeka — EuroTrip 2016 Double Arrow Harbor in the dusk Harbor in the dusk Opatija Harbor Opatija beach Opatija coast Train station Museum Zagreb — EuroTrip 2016 Ready to bike? Some toursits! View from the toursit tower Churhc with nice roof Famous market Cathedral Kaptol Zagreb — EuroTrip 2016 Museum Art egg For french chicken? ;) View from the toursit tower Zagreb — EuroTrip 2016 Zagreb — EuroTrip 2016
Hungary#5 · thermal baths and ruin bars28 photos · 1 video

Also visited: Badacsony beach

Szombathely — EuroTrip 2016 Szombathely — EuroTrip 2016 History art Church rebuilt Inside the church Oldest church of the country festival valley of art (müvészetek völgye) festival valley of art (müvészetek völgye) Market hall University Poor Kid Budapest — EuroTrip 2016 Parlement Matthias church Matthias church View top of the Matthias church tower View top of the Matthias church tower View top of the Matthias church tower Budapest — EuroTrip 2016 Royal Palace Royal Palace garden Budapest — EuroTrip 2016 Therm Oldest Theater of the country Miskolc — EuroTrip 2016 Miskolc — EuroTrip 2016 Main place Miskolc — EuroTrip 2016
Slovakia#6 · up in the High Tatras57 photos · 1 video

Also visited: Zvolen

Emraud roof Cathedral Cathedral Music fountain Cathedral Color building Church with arts Awesome arts in church View from the tower View from the tower cathedral Cathedral garden View from my CS's balcon bryndzové haluÅ¡ky - Potato dumplings with sheep cheese The nature! Oldest train station in the mountain Predné Pleso Predné Pleso Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain Predné Solisko mountain City center Poprad Tatry — EuroTrip 2016 Mountain on the road to Zvolen Art on the garden Parlement Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016 Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016 Church = cathedral Cathedral Cathedral Castle Castle Castle Castle View tower of the castle View tower of the castle Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016 Organ of church What are you waiting for? Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016 Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016 Shops Blue church Night is coming Brad Devin castle Brad Devin castle Brad Devin castle Botanika Awesome! YEP, it's Amazon! Bratislava — EuroTrip 2016
Czech Republic#7 · Brno then golden Prague79 photos · 1 video
Tourist info Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Yellow church Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Art wood organ Nice effect Brno — EuroTrip 2016 View from the top of hill Oldest church of the city Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Castle Old Prison Old Prison Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Brno — EuroTrip 2016 Makling coins National museum national museum Look the status Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Don Giovanni Hey! Darling! ;) Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Clock tower Clock tower Main toursitic place Tower of CHarles bridge CHarles bridge Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Harbor Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Petrin Lookout Tower View from Petrin Lookout Tower View from Petrin Lookout Tower View from Petrin Lookout Tower Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Castle Church of the castle Church of the castle Church of the castle Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Nice armor! Torture area :-( Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Garden of the castle Communist museum Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Church of the Most Sacred Heart of our Lord Church of the Most Sacred Heart of our Lord Zizkow Television Tower View from Zizkow Television Tower National Memorial on the Vtiktor hill view from National Memorial on the Vtiktor hill view from National Memorial on the Vtiktor hill Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church Church Infant of Jesus Tower of Charles bridge Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Metronome Hill Metronome Hill view Vysehrad area Vysehrad graves Praha — EuroTrip 2016 Clock tower City haall
Germany#8 · the way back home36 photos · 1 video
Cathedral Cathedral Cathedral Regensburg — EuroTrip 2016 stone bridge Regensburg — EuroTrip 2016 Regensburg — EuroTrip 2016 Church St Emmeram basilik Church St Emmeram basilik Church St Emmeram basilik Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 church st Michael church st Michael City hall City hall church near the tower church near the tower Tower view HofBrauhaus Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 Munchen — EuroTrip 2016 Art on the wall Museums Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Olympia Zentrum area Tower for the festival

The best part of traveling

Encounters

CouchSurfing hosts, friends, and people met along the way — the faces I owe this trip to.

Sandro and his CS Friends in Stans James and Vernon in Innsbruck Johnny and his friends in Graz Johnny and his friends in Graz Alex, Milica and Gregory in Maribor Dana and Amir in Ljubljana Mario and Sascha in Zagreb Zsolt Hanyi and his friends in Szombathely Zsolt, Tamás and his girlfriend Kati (Katalin) in the festival valley of art Ági és Laci Polonkai in Miskolc Katarina, Thomas and the dog Moly in Kosice CS Lukas on the mountain near Zvolen Nadya in Bratislava German in Wien Ladislav and Jana Kracik in Brno Jan, Lenka and Beata in Praha Leonie Götz in Regensburg Andrei M. in München Doris in Schaffhausen Olivier and Suzanne from Genève in Interlaken Ron from Netherldands in Ljubljana Katie and Daniel from Irland in Rijeka Esther and Massa in Rijeka Emma, Iseult, Alice from France in Zagreb Georges and his brother in Praha Cécile D. and Anne D. from France in Praha Chris and Anne Laure in La Chaux-de-Fonds
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