We didn't have the best sleep on our first night in Paris; a combination of living in a tissue box with no air conditioning to cool the room, which forced us to open the window, and the fact that this area of town must've had a packed bar in the middle of the night, meaning the sounds of drunks, glass being smashed and the street being cleaned travelled through said open window quite easily, were probably a pretty big factor. No matter anyway, we were in Paris, a...

Day 8 started early in Frankfurt as we were catching the 8:57am train out of there to head to Paris. We got up and got ready, stuffing all our belongings back in our bags, and headed downstairs for the massive breakfast. After breakfast we went back upstairs and grabbed our things, and I once again felt a little bit backpackery carting my pack out of the room. It was like a game of tetris in the little lift of the hotel, as there was already someone in it when th...

Our big day in Frankfurt began with a pretty big breakfast at the hotel, complete with everything I think you could ever need to fuel your day. It was good to get a big meal in as this was our only full day in Frankfurt so knew it could be a long one. After we were done we made our way across the road to the station to where we knew the tourist bus stop was. We'd decided yesterday that it might be the best way to get around the city to the sights we wanted to see...

Day 6 dawns, and it's time to get out of Amsterdam. It's sad because I'm starting to get my bearings here, and I feel that schlaucheijkn is really starting to take off as a word. But it's sort've exciting; in a couple of hours I'll be in a completely new country. That doesn't happen every day at home. For the first time ever I feel like a bit of a backpacker, as I re-stuff all my belongings into my pack, and unzip the shoulder straps so now I can carry it on my b...

Day 5 began with a truly satisfying event - Daniel realised that it was a real d*** move to Gerald me the other day when he discovered over a thousand photos I took on his phone from last night when he'd passed out totally exhausted. That'll teach you p**** After yesterday's massive itinerary we were completely worn out, so we all decided a bit of a sleep in was on the cards. Plus, as we'd already seen a man in clogs (holy **** WOW), that excitement had dissipate...