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On Friday September 27th, I  left my Airbnb in London, then took three trains from London to Germany. My Airbnb kitchen  Airbnb living room Airbnb living room It was a long day but cool to check out the countryside and various countries. The high-speed trains here travel in excess of 300 miles per hour, so it only takes 2 hours each from London to Paris, Paris to Luxembourg, and about an hour from Luxembourg to Trier, Germany. Eurostar: London to Paris My Eurostar train from London to Paris was delayed, which made me very nervous about possibly missing my train from Paris to Luxembourg. Thankfully, a passenger behind me overheard my discussion with the conductor and offered to help. As soon as we arrived in Paris, I had to change to another station (also in Paris) which was a 10-minute walk away. He said it's easy to get lost on the way there, and suggested taking the Metro which is Paris' subway, to the next train station instead. He gave me his extra ti...

A year and a half ago, I came to Europe on a solo trip to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. This time around  I'm joining a Rick Steve's tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Nice to have someone else plan out all the details for a change! I will see how I like the group tour structure. If not, I will go back to doing my own thang. Thinking of England, plus Ireland and Scotland for my next trip. Leaving Portland Leaving Portland As with the last trip, I first flew from Portland to Seattle, then from Seattle to Heathrow. I could have flown into Frankfurt since the tour starts in Germany, but the airfare was outrageous, so I decided instead to fly Virgin Atlantic into London again. Plus, I just love the Brits and really dig London! I love how Virgin Atlantic names all their planes with female pop culture icons and similar. My plane for this flight was Birthday Girl, and they also have in West End girl playing that was inspired by the Pet Shop Boys. Unf...