http://europebaby.jaranweb.com Aleksander and Jaran take the train. Through Europe. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:14:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're back home. It has been a fantastic trip and we've seen so much and met heaps of excellent people. Might post a longer summary post later, but for now we have uploaded some photos to Flickr and Facebook, so go check them out :) http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/back-home/ A sweatty hello from Venice! We arrived yesterday afternoon after a fun trip on the train. We hadn't reserved any seat, which we were supposed to, so we spent the first hour sitting in the hallway where we met Dan from England which were in the same situation. Gotta love ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/a-short-update-from-venice/ We're sorry for the delay in updates, but it has been a crazy week in Madrid and Barcelona! People there really know how to party, and the hostel we stayed at in Barcelona was amazing too. So many people, so many great people. If you're ever going to Barcelona, Kabul ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/back-in-france-italy-tomorrow/ We've finally arrived in Spain and are now "suffering" the incredible heat of Madrid! We are not able to upload any pictures at the moment, so you'll have to wait a bit for those :) After 2 great days in beautiful Bordeaux with Isabelle and Arnaud, we headed south to Sus, ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/spain-baby/ After two great days in Paris, we've found our way to Bordeaux and enjoying the company of Arnaud and Isabelle. Paris was busy - lots of stuff to see in a very short time, but we got around to the most important places. Except for Louvre, which of course is ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/bonjour-tout-le-monde/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Notre Dame"][/caption] http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintzileos/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Today is departure day and man are we psyched:) This is going to be such an awesome trip and none of us got any sleep last night:) First stop is Paris (well, first stop is Kristiansand, then Copenhagen), and we have two ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/departure-day/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/ / CC BY 2.0 In three days we're on our way, and tonight we'll try planning a little for Paris and Bordeaux while having a beer :) We're only staying in Paris for two days, two short days actually - as we're leaving Paris by train around 4 PM on ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/07/planning-paris-bordeaux/ We've finally gotten our hands on the last piece of the puzzle: The tickets! Now the only thing which really remains is to buy a few necessities and packing! Exactly one week from now we're arriving at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurooooope, baby! Now we just have to see if we ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/06/tickets-acquired/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="San Fermin Festvial, Pamplona - by Eneko Alonso"][/caption] The Running of the Bulls is a well known event during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, from July 6th till July 14th. If all goes as planned we're in Pamplona on the 14th, the last day of ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/06/running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona/ Last week we finally got ourselves onto Amazon.com and ordered the books we want for the trip (it's amazing how Norwegian book stores can survive - many books are almost the double in prize, compared to Amazon!). Europe by Eurail 2009: Touring Europe by Train Lonely Planet - France (Country Guide) Lonely Planet ... http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/2009/06/books-in-the-mail/