31 days trip to Europe/Carlos Pueblo

31 days trip to Europe/Carlos Pueblo

Just arriving home from a 31 days trip to Europe, I have touched

several cities in 6 Nations including 10 days in London, England;

6 days in Barcelona, Spain, 4 days in Malaga, Spain, 3 days in

Valencia, Spain, and 7 days cruise to the Mediterranean. Transportation

by airplane, train, and cruise, I have met so many travelers from the

world, male and female, young and old, got to know parts of the

Europe.

I took a direct United flight from Houston to London, then, 2 Portugal

flights from London to Barcelona, then, a Norwegian Epic to the

Mediterranean  3 nations 5 seaports, finally, 2 Lufthansa flights from

Barcelona to Houston. In London I used Tube subway to get around

And 2 days buses to reach the Oxford and Cambridge while 9 days train

in  Spain to get around 8 cites.

I arrange Hostel stay as my room and board. The hostel is a noble idea,

A non-profit organization to provide for the youths to stay, now also

extends the service to the adults with a budgetary concerns. Food costs

more in Europe, I practice two meals a day discipline one breakfast and

one late lunch. Only at the cruise, I could enjoy a normal room and board

more than 3 meals a day. I hear that the European love to drink wine and

beer, actually, to drink at a restaurant is still expansive. I did buy cheap

beer in order to get to use the toilet.

My medium size luggage can hold 7 day’s supply of changing cloths; therefore,

I need to watch for laundry and also carry some detergent. Most of the hostel

Provides coin operated wash machine and yet two hostels even provide a terrace

for naturally sun drying facility. I did not go to Rome, Italy, instead, I did a laundry

at the harbor city of Civitavecchia, Italy.

I was a month early to see rose blossom in London, this is a second misses in 4

Years, yet I did run into the blooming in Spain, Italy and France. Tulips were right

at the peak in this part of Europe. I witness the Alkebono flowering cherry bloom-

ing in London, Oxford, and Cambridge which were two weeks late that the Tidal

Basin in Washington D.C.

I observed more in details at the great British Museum this time and more completely

See the Royal guards exchange at Buckingham Palace. In Spain, I have enjoyed very

of the remains castles of the Moor Dynasty. I have taken near 2000 photos for my

memory.