Phil's poker travel

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Europe bound for 2 weeks

On June 8th, a couple of my bestest friends (JC and KN) and I are going to Europe for a couple of weeks. Two of us have never been to Europe while one has been but with a tour group. This is going to be fun for sure. Three single guys going off on our own little adventure. We have booked flights and hotels already. We figured that the best way to travel within Europe on a time constraint is via airplane. Tickets within Europe are reasonably cheap too. So far, it looks like it's going to cost us $2100 CAD per person for flights and hotel for 15 days. No food, admission tickets, or entertainment were accounted for. Weed is going to cost us a few bucks too! I've never tried it and neither have my friends. I am a social drinker and smoke once or twice just to see what the shit tastes like. And it tasted like shit! I waited 30 years to try Mary Jane and I hope she tastes sweet!

We will hit London, Amsterdam, Athens, Rome, Barcelona, and Paris in that order. Six cities in 15 days. That's only a couple of days or three to get acquainted with each city. We, with the exception of JC, are first time tourists so I think a taste of Europe is sufficient.

I will post pictures as I go, time and internet connectivity permitting. I will bring my laptop and hopefully I could make a few bucks as I go to cover my travel expenses. I can't wait!

Aside: I'm two third of the way to finishing The Da Vinci Code. I haven't watched the movie yet. It's an interesting book but so far with high accuracy I have been able to guess all the little surprises. So no surprise here for me.