Our final blog. If you know us well, it will come as no surprise we like to keep count of things. Little, random things that no-one else really notices or cares about…but we do. Here is a list we (but mostly Rod) have compiled about our travels to Europe.

 

111 – days we spent in Europe

34 – days Jess spent in Europe

49 – number of blogs posted (this will make 50)

24 – ways European meteorologists describe ‘cloudy’ when forecasting the weather:

• Clouds and sun
• Periods of sun
• More clouds than sun
• Mild with clouds and sun
• Partly sunny and mild
• Mild with some sun
• Cloudy
• Sun and some clouds
• Cloudy and mild
• Partly sunny
• Clear with periodic clouds
• Some sun, then turning cloudy
• Times of cloud and sun
• Clouds and breaks of sun
• Mainly cloudy
• Mostly cloudy
• Plenty of clouds
• Considerable cloudiness
• Clouds and sunshine
• Sunny intervals
• Some sun, then turning cloudy
• Sunshine and patchy clouds
• Mostly sunny
• Decreasing clouds

 

170 – number of playlists Hamish created on his iPod, with names such as ‘Vhcjv’, ‘Gfh’ and, our favourite ‘Fug’

8.7km – the longest tunnel of the trip

90m – the shortest tunnel of the trip

10 – modes of transport we used: plane, car, train, ferry, bus, tram, funicular, water bus, horse and carriage and cable car.

7 – Christmas markets visited: Alexander Platz, Prenzlauer Berg, Prague, Salzburg, Krakow, Ulm and Erlangen

3 – hop on/hop off tours done: Krakow, London and Munich

1 – number of items left behind, (Hamish’s baby powder)

3 – emergency pees in a bottle (all Hamish)

2 – Transit police encountered; the only time we did not have a validated ticket

3.14 – the value of Pi to 2 decimal places (it’s the same over here) Belinda bought me a “Pi” badge

0 – tolls in Germany and the Netherlands

103 – average km travelled per day in our lease car

4.8 – L/100 km fuel consumption for the trip

10 – countries visited: Italy, France, England, Scotland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria.

6 – different currencies used: Euro, English pounds, Scottish pounds, Polish Zlotys, Czech Kroner. Plus 2 Greek coins that came into our possession.

0 – value of Greek coins in our possession

25 – separate accommodations

1 – accommodation with no Wi-Fi

1 – night spent in hospital (by Rod)

1 – gall stone passed (by Rod)

93.9 – Euro cents/litre; cheapest fuel price – Salzburg

153.9 – Euro cents/litre; dearest fuel price – Italy

5 – cities in which it snowed: Dijon, Dunbar, Berlin, Warsaw and Salzburg

0.62 – average Euro per Aussie dollar

 

So there you have it, a little insight into how we spent some of our down time. And for the record, we are missing our carefree life of travelling and yes, we can’t wait to do it some more. Thanks for reading, hope you’ve enjoyed.