T-Dizzle and I opted for the 4-day Scandinavian Eurail pass which basically means we can use it any four days in a one month period. That might not seem like much for a $250 pass, but when you start adding up the train costs from city to city they really start to add up. The Eurail pass definitely saves money! Imagine traveling all over the US for only $250?! That'd be quite the bargain.
The whole "4-day" thing means that we can travel on any train to any place for any distance 4 different days of our trip. This works out well for us because we have 3 major travel days planned: Copenhagen to Hirtshals, Bergen to Oslo, Oslo to Stockholm, and one day that we'll use the last day as "flex". If we had purchased those legs of the trip without the Eurail pass, it would have been well into the $300 range, especially considering the Oslo-Stockholm leg is a night train.
On my trip to Europe in 2007 I was completely new to the concept of a Eurail pass and didn't realize that some longer trains still require you make a reservation despite the fact that you have the pass. I ended up on a train from Paris-Amsterdam literally sitting on the floor in between cars with all the luggage. It was horrible torture. And loud. And long. And I felt like a loser. This time around I'll be making sure we have seats!
In other trip planning news, we may be adding another fabulous addition to our trip...my bff KRIS!! She currently lives in London but is hoping to make at least part of the trip with us. I'm crossing my fingers she can make it work because we'd have a ridiculous time if the three of us get together :)
What can I say? I heart her.
In other, other news, how beautiful is my grandmother?! I never actually got to meet her, but wow, she's awesome!!! I think she looks a lot like my two cousins, Tamsin & Chelsea. I'll be visiting them in the Netherlands :)
p.s. I totally cupcaked in April and May...I'll be sure to mention my recipes in the next post!
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