It was a quick decision, having searched on Tuesday and found a relatively cheap flight to Cairo from Athens for Wednesday morning I was saying farewell to Europe.
It was an interesting and exhilarating two months. Looking back there were many high points; the Prague concerts, relaxing in a Budapest steam bath, marveling at Viennese elegance, standing top of a mountain in Slovenia, driving along the Croatian coast. Less good were the kidney-busting train and bus journeys, washing facilities that wouldn't be out of place in the Tower of London, and realizing I left my swimming shorts behind in the Budapest steam bath once I reached Bratislava!
There are places I want definitely to return to; Bled in Slovenia and Dubrovnik. Others I'm glad I've been but may never visit again (Thessaloniki!). People I really hope I meet again. Cuisine was great in Athens, Budapest and Bratislava. My worst hangover probably travelling from Berlin to Prague, my longest period without a drink an impressive nine days from Ljubljana until Sarajevo.
Next is Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs, pyramids, temples, the Nile, Cairo a city of 20 million people and beyond that the Middle East beckons, deep breath....
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