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In the beginning of December, a web oriented conference was held in Paris, namely Le Web. Given that my schedule was free, done with exams and presentation, I added a couple of days to the stay in Paris and made the return journey go via 4-5 European countries 4-5 countries. | In the beginning of December, a web oriented conference was held in Paris, namely Le Web. Given that my schedule was free, done with exams and presentation, I added a couple of days to the stay in Paris and made the return journey go via 4-5 European countries 4-5 countries. | ||
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Rue+Aristide+Bruant&daddr=Rue+des+Pierres%2FSteenstraat+to:Blankenbergse+Steenweg%2FN371+to:Rue+de+M%C3%BCehlenbach%2FN55+to:Badenerstrasse+to:48.212825,16.376217+to:rynek+Kleparski&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=50.225949,10.147951&spn=7.932208,18.325195&sll=47.561516,16.454103&sspn=2.090638,4.581299&geocode=FdLu6QIdIaIjAA%3BFXLdBwMddGJCAA%3BFTaWDQMdxPEwAA%3BFXg_9QIdHoRdAA%3BFb4M0wIdgpeBAA%3B%3BFTf1-wId50IwAQ&vpsrc=6&t=v&mra=dvme&mrsp=5&sz=8&via=1,2,3,4,5&z=6 Route of the trip] - Fairly correct, Google maps doesn't support rail transport | |||
== Dec. 7th-11th - Paris == | == Dec. 7th-11th - Paris == | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 21 December 2011
In the beginning of December, a web oriented conference was held in Paris, namely Le Web. Given that my schedule was free, done with exams and presentation, I added a couple of days to the stay in Paris and made the return journey go via 4-5 European countries 4-5 countries.
- Route of the trip - Fairly correct, Google maps doesn't support rail transport
Dec. 7th-11th - Paris
- SAS flight landed in Paris, route KRS-OSL-CDG, ~780 NOK (~100 EUR)
- Metro tickets, 10 single trip tickets, 12.50 EUR
Eat
Paris, and France in general, is famously known for spectacular food and dining. A few spots I tried is listed below.
Dec. 11th-12th - Brussels, Bruges
- Thalys express train over to Brussels, super comfortable, power, 29 EUR
- InterCity to Bruges, 10 EUR
Eat
- Moules and fries, a casserole full if cooked moules, typical Belgium dish, first time, tasted great, not chewy, but enough with one time, 21 EUR
Dec. 12th-13th - Luxembourg
- InterCity train to Brussels, InterCity Express connection to Luxembourg, 26 EUR
Eat
- Weihnachtsmarkt, Gromperekichecher, fried potatocakes, 3 pieces, tasted excellent, crispy, 3 EUR
- SushiShop, a medium meny, 18 maki pieces, miso soup, and cucumber salad, self-service, freshly made sushi, maki, sashimi, 13.50 EUR
Dec. 13th-16th - Zürich
- Frence Express train, lovely interior, connection in Bern, 76 EUR
Eat
- Liltl, self-service buffét, first and oldest vegetarian restaurant in Switzerland, 4.5 EUR per 100 gram
- Tidbits, a smaller Liltl, bar and restaurant, 4.2 EUR per 100 gram
- Sprüngli, a breakfast place by the chocolate maker, excellent famous Bircher müesli, 6.5 EUR small bowl
Dec. 16th-20th - Vienna, Krakow
- Swiss RailJet Express train to Vienna, over the Arlberg passge, a quick walk through Vienna waiting for my connection, 248 CHF (~195 EUR)
- Wiener Linien, metro system, 1.8 EUR single journey, 5.70 EUR 24-hour ticket, should've used the latter choice
- Polish Sleepertrain, overnight connection to Krakow, double sleeper cabin, to Krakow, great comfortable beds/bunk, slightly tilted to give a cozy and stable position
Eat
- Glonojad, the best vegetarian restaurant in Krakow, daily specials, self-service by menu, excellent companion salads, 10-15 PLN, tea 5 PLN
- U Babci Maliny, traditional polish food, nice medieval interior, excellent Barscsz z jajkiem, beet soup with eggs, 6.50 PLN
- Polakowski, old traditional polish restaurant, samples available on request, self-service by menu, Zurek with kielbasa sausage is good
- Pierogi 24h, wide selection of pierogi (ravioli) plates, try the Ruskie, 8.20 PLN
Dec. 21th - Torp
- WizzAir back to Norway, arrived laaate but thanks to a crazy polish taxi driver, we manage to get there in time at super speeds, 165 PLN (~37 EUR), placed reservation 1 day before
