So my final day consisted of an all out assault on several cities aided by many hours on trains. Not sure exactly where I left off, but here's what happened as I departed Budapest. We luckily caught the Metro just in time to make it to the train station with enough time for me to run and catch the train before it waited in order to make a late departure. This train took me to Linz, Austria, about an hour west of Vienna where I hoped off one train in order to immediately switch to the night train departing from the next platform on its way to Frankfurt.
I woke up in the morning in Frankfurt and wandered out of the station with my luggage. Eventually I got a sense of where I was going and did a bit of sightseeing which included the infamous European Central Bank. After a few hours and several breaks, it was cold and rainy, I made my way back to the train station where I waited for my express train to Brussels.
On the train to Brussels I chatted with the Germangirl sitting next to me and we decided to wander around the city together upon our arrival. We split the cost of a locker and left our belongings in the station and wandered around a bit before taking the Metro to the center of town. Lots of waffles, lots of chocolate, and lots of walking.
So, this final travel entry is being written as I sit onboard the Eurostar preparing to make its way back to London. I would promise a series of follow up post reflecting more on themes I noticed during my trip, and my plans for future ones, but to be perfectly honest I shouldn't be doing any of that as I've neglected a lot of work over the past 5 weeks. One post I will try to get up shortly will be a comparison of the cost of my travel with the Interrail pass I bought and the price I would have paid had I bought my tickets separately. I did a fair amount of travel and utilized some of the more costly high speed lines so I'd like to see how that breaks down.
Anyways, that's it for now as I'm back in London and I can pretty much sum up the next 6 weeks right here: Eat, study, sleep, take exams, repeat.
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