Trip Overview: Numbers, Faves, Least Faves
Between June 22nd and August 7th, I backpacked around Europe. It’s going to take forever to make posts about all the places I went to, so for now, I’ve written up a little overview in the style of these posts by my fellow-traveler friends.
Days Traveled:
46 days, 48 nights
Countries Visited:
9 (UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Ireland)
Countries Visited For the First Time:
6 (UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland)
Cities or Places Visited:
25
Beds Slept In:
23 including 2 night trains
Types of Currency Used:
4 (British Pounds, Euros, Swiss Francs, Danish Kroner)
Number of Languages Encountered:
9 (English, Italian, Swiss German, German, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, French, Irish Gaelic)
UNESCO World Heritages Sites Visited:
14
Favorite Big City:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Runner Up: Berlin, Germany
Honorable Mention: London, United Kingdom
Favorite Medium-Sized City:
Florence, Italy
Favorite Small Town:
Gimmelwald, Switzerland
Least Favorite Place:
Naples, Italy
Honorable Mentions: Bologna, Italy, and Milan, Italy
Easiest City to Get Around:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (bikes are king!)
Most Difficult City to Get Around:
Naples, Italy (you call that a metro?)
Runner Up: Rome, Italy (why only 2 metro lines?)
Most Affordable Places:
Berlin, Germany
Belgium
Honorable Mention: Florence, Italy
Most Expensive Places, in no order:
London, United Kindom
Paris, France
Copenhagen, Denmark
Switzerland
Capri, Italy
Cleanest City:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dirtiest City:
Naples, Italy
Favorite Historical Site:
Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy
Runner Up: Ancient Roman Ruins
Favorite History Museum:
German History Museum, Berlin, Germany
Favorite Art Museum:
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Runner Up: Orsay, Paris, France
Favorite Specialty Museum:
The Titanic Exhibition, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Runner Up: The Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Country With The Best Train System:
Switzerland (you really can set your watch by them)
Country With The Worst Train System:
Ireland (cars are king)
Big Cities With The Best Public Transport, in no order:
Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
London, United Kingdom
Big City With The Worst Public Transport:
Naples, Italy (you call that a metro?)
Runner Up: Rome, Italy (why only 2 metro lines?)
Place With The Friendliest Locals:
All of Ireland
Strangest Tourist Attraction:
Loraly, Rhine River
Most Worthwhile Tourist Attraction:
Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy
Runner Up: Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Places I Wish I Had More Time In:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Swiss Alps
Berlin, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Places I Wish I Had Skipped:
Naples, Italy
Bologna, Italy
Milan, Italy
Heidelberg, Germany
Erin Explores 
Hello Erin. That’s a lot of countries you have visited lately. I love your blog and I’m now following along via Bloglovin. Looking forward to visiting often. Thank you for having followed mine as well and for the cat photos. I’ll publish them in a few days and will send you the link when they’re online. Have a lovely weekend.
~Vanessa