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My rail trip in Europe

Donglun Liu
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Jan 6th

European rail trip

I just got back from rail trip around Europe. I visited Netherland, Germany, Luxembourg, Chezh Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France.

Here is my journey:

Dec 19th: Flight from UK to Amsterdam, Holland

Dec 20th: Train from Amsterdam to Germany Cologne, stayed in Cologne for several hours and then visit my German friend in Bielefeld

Dec 21st: Morning train from Bielefeld to Berlin, stayed in Berlin

Dec 22nd: Afternoon train from Berlin to Prague, Czech Republic

Dec 23rd: Stay in Prague

Dec 24th: Train from Prague to Munich

Dec 25th: Christmas. Newschwansten Castle in Fussen and Ausburg in Germany. Stay in Munich at night

Dec 26th: train from Munich to Zurich (Switzerland) via Innsbruck, Austria.  Alps mountain is gorgeous.

Dec 27th: Travel in Luzern, then to Interlaken. Stayed in Interlaken

Dec 28th: Visit Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Afternoon train to Milan (Italy).

Dec 29th: Travel to Florence.

Dec 30th: Visit Pisa and night train to Nice (Southern France)

Dec 31st : Visit Marseille and train to Paris. New year eve in Paris

Jan 1st, 2012: Morning train to Luxembourg, then afternoon train to Frankfurt, Germany

Jan 2nd: Visit Wurzburg and Rottenburg (nice towns on German Romantic Road)

Jan 3rd: Visit Mainz and train to Cologne along Rheine River, evening train to Amsterdam

Jan 4th: Walked around Amsterdam and evening flight back to UK