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Contrary to popular opinion, I have returned from the other side of the world safe and sound. All in all, trip was a total success and we didn't have any problems with anything (besides getting on the "wrong" train at one point, but even that was only a slight detour, ok, maybe an extra 3 1/2 hours is a little more than slight), so it was awesome. Taking off 3 weeks was definitely worth it, even though probably something I'll never do again.

I also don't think I'm as jet lagged coming home as I was going. No, let me restate, I'm DEFinitely not as jet lagged coming home as I was in Madrid. That staying up for 36+ hour thing really messed with me, and when we got home, I passed out at 830pm, and woke up about 45 minutes ago, totally rested and ready to go. I might crash tonight, but let's try and avoid that...

Highlights of the trip?
1. Dude in Gdansk open 3 bottles of beer with a swipe of a lighter. Ridiculous.
2. Auschwitz. Enough said.
3. Being in Spain when they won the EuroCup. And I don't even care about soccer. Or futbol. Or whatever it is, but it was amazing.
4. Epic grocery store meals. Because they're cheap, and the possibilities are endless, and fun.
5. Amstel (not imported) in Budapest = amazing.
6. Hostels with Happy Hours, and free breakfast, and boys from London, who love listening to us "banter" as much as we loved listening to them.
7. Red roofs in Prague, and pizza places that were underground caves.
8. Tyskie.
9. City bikes and epic bike tours.


...Photo documentation will be coming soon...