Biarritz

Day 2
With barely 4 hours of delay already we are it arrive to our fate. In the end of you count was not like this so bad since the landscapes of the Basque Country are a spectacular. Flat of the day, pick up sun in the Gulf of the Biscay, stayed limited the half. Noon! The food that brought of home finished. By a side is good, because we are not going to have that it carry, by another is bad because we are going to have that begin buy-her. As regards Hendaya is a tiny land of border but very important in the distribution of the railway traffic. That come Biarritz. For the front an endless hot sea gives will of do not leave of him. For backwards a series of mansions with phenomenal sights give will of explore the city. Biarritz is a city of Summer. In this height everything is in its better. Very good. The beach already finished. Did not it give for stayed dark but was enough pleasant. Already we are in the station it be enough to the train for Lyon. The night is going to be past again about rails. Already we have the supper. It was enough to a small stimulus for that pleasant sensation of change every day from small farm come back in big. It gives same will of do this the year all. In this journey for Lyon that French typical landscape is enough visible. Everything green, from time to time appears a river, to the bottom are the mountains, and everything always painted with a little house here another one there. Pretty. The night advinha-itself calm therefore the banks where do we go very comfortable saints. That come Lyon. We pass for Lourdes, one of the Mecca of the catholic religion, where the cathedral is over to everything the else.

Interrail 2007 - Portugal

362 days afterwards here we are we again, it begin our second Interrail around the Europe.
The personages are the same, but the slightly different circumstances.
I am a virtual civil engineer and to Guida a nutritionist in period of training.
I barely did not have time for prepare the interrail, by that had that be to Guida it think of barely everything.
It passed a year but the enthusiasm is still bigger.
That this be at least like the previous one and itself like this will go, is going to be stupendous. Braga/Porto is ah to road and to Trofa continues pretty!!! It arrive to a journey that pleases to everybody is difficult. By the way the general journey is deed but small variations are difficult of reach. The road is going to be deed with the time. Of the afternoon snack brought of home already were 4 loaves of bread with salmon, half bottle of water and half package of fried potatos. Already we are in the train that is going to cause ourselves to Coimbra. Of the revision made to what came and to what is lacking, for a backpack made in 5 alone minutes is lacking a towel. But with the global heating who is that need a towel for itself dry!! Already we are in Coimbra. Now we are going to have that expect a bit. And it is not going to be easy therefore is a heat that is going to sweat the little tows more blocked. For the time pass more quick, we are going to read the book of the countries, we go to the Internet, etc. To first big wait already passed. The road does itself for Hendaya. In this journey we are going to eat some panadinhos and drink a very most greatest one, and expect calm for arrive to the first big stop of this interrail. Biarritz. The journeys have always moments of splendor. In an interrail those moments are so simple as after a day of intense heat and in the expectation of have a night barely without sleep, the fate dictates that we stayed with an alone room for us, we sleep calm, the open window is going to enter a refreshing heat and outside the starry heaven looks after us. And to all the gas arrived the first mishap. The locomotive that hauled our train damaged. Now we are to the wait that arrive a news. When that is going to happen? Do not we know.

London in a weekend

Sunday in London is day of barely deserted city, by that swims better that wake up well early, and try to pick up queen still in pyjamas it stretch to the window of the Buckingham Palace. After the pictures of the normal practice we come down The Mall for arrive to Trafalgar Square with the National Portrait Museum and to Nelson' s Column. They arrived to this point all the imans begin it function and attract us for the House of Parliament, the Big Ben and the Abbey of Westminster. In the road, coming by the Whitehall and to Parliament Street, barely not itself repair in the Downing Street, house of the prime minister. No of the monuments spoken to backwards need big descriptions therefore to his image is more than cemented in the brain of any one of us! Afterwards better nothing than follow for the margins of the Tamise, see the London Eye in the another one margin, and try to arrive to the Tower of London. But as the road still is long is preferably pick up the Underground up to it dictates tower where the blood drained by many feels in each stone. To Tower Bridge stayed there even close by. For it maintain the tradition is necessary pass for St Paul' s Cathedral and feel in the head to still more traditional London rain next to the London Bridge. Again with the help of the Underground we jump to the to stylish Sloane Street. As still excess time is necessary pass for the Soho. See the sex shops, see the frantic movement and a very beautiful one has dinner fish and chips. Already it is barely at the right moment of go to pick up the train of return to the airport in the hope of that to near night, in the ground of him said airport, equal calm for that we be able to savor this of of.

London in a weekend

When itself knows a person have a huge will of the impress… That is still more evident when itself someone knows with who we find that we are going to pass the remainder of our lives. For the first anniversary that I shared with mine more than thing, I decided to take advantage of the miracle of the air companies low-cost and we were pass one from from the London. The price of the journey until can be cheaply, but during the journey the objective looks to be sell everything and more something. By that we buy some said tickets of train that would link our airport to the station of Liverpool Street. The truth is that when we land, and after to have stayed a good one bit it be enough to the suitcases, we leave anxious by arrive to the city of the gentleman. However the last train had finished leaving in direction to the center. Solution: pay more some as much as pounds by a bus that led us like the station of Liverpool Street for afterwards pick up the meter for our inn of the youth. It said and made. When we arrive to Liverpool Street were already two of the morning and looks that to that hour the meter already does not walk. Also it is not perceived like is that in a city as London, to the two of the morning already have not meter! Solution: pick up a "taxi" not official with a sri lankes. Alone after deed and of we will be puied to bed in the bed of our room is that we realize the small danger, in the "taxi" not official, that I had finished running. But the truth is that the official taxi are well more costly and in Liverpool street there was not no… THE new day, begins well early. And what is that there is better for do in London to a Saturday of morning? Go to Nothing Hill, and his colorful houses, and see to marvelous fair of articles in second hand of Portobello Road. But the day began so early that when we arrive to the dictates zone still the tables of the salespersons were not mounted. Then we were give a come back by the roundnesses and we uncover to Travel book store famous tornado in a film with the same name of this area of the city. We find also some scented shops of spices. All Nothing Hill, and her Georgian houses, deserve a sloppy walk. Right away we come down to Kensington Park and to the palace where lived wistful princess of the People. The geese it swim in the lake and the persons it will work the physicist complete the imaginary one more romantic. In the exit of the Kesington Park we find the Royal Albert Hall. All very red and with the glamour of those big nights of spectacles. And it surrounded by the more fancy houses of Chelsea. Coming down to Exhibition Road of the Science Museum, of the Natural one History Museum and of the magnificent one Victoria & Albert Museum already in the Cromwell Road. And who arrives here already cannot come back for
backwards therefore the legendary one Harrods and Harvey Nichols show itself too appetizing for that we refused to enter for have lunch. To because everything the remainder is too costly for a student Portuguese purse. For the late it stayed reserved a visit to the Lady Tussau Museum. They left of him said museum, alone in the remain come down to mysterious Baker Street, in pace accelerated for still pick up the touching end in the afternoon in Hyde Park. And it is that knows even well stroll to the end in the afternoon by the Hyde Park, arrive to Picadilly Street, I went up her, pass for the Royal academy of Arts and arrive to one of the centers of the World, Picadilly Circus. It remove the perfect picture in the neons and resort to Covent Garden for see the movement of the londoners for the hundreds of theaters that are found that way.

Basc Country

Day 27

The waiting room we today rest to be a true one UN. There was Europeans, African, Asian and American. Now we are to road of Bourdeux and afterwards we go for Irun, a beautiful locality of the Basque parents. Already now the TGV is even quickly that until crack the ears. Already we arrive the Spain, in special Irun. Now we go for Victory, to capital of the Basque Parents. After that soon sees. This journey to Victory is very pleasant. In the environment of the mountains, by between orders and tunnels, with forests brush strokes of small towns. It is the natural beauty of the Basque Parents. We are in Victory. The historical center is medieval but is recuperated and very well conserved. We are going to pick up today train for the Pampilhosa, that do not know correctly where stayed, we expect that have trains for the Port. Be what God will want. In Victory the time is not much, but is more than sufficient for savor a beautiful one tabla of pintxos, the specialty of the land. Very good. It travel is best, but already feel the nostalgia, is going to be good come back, see persons that itself knows very well, pass for localities where already was passed hundreds of times. But the recollections created during the journey, those never again go to disappear, neither get down. It travel through the Europe, of an extreme to another is at least very, but very tasty!! The train that is going to lead us back to Portugal goes full of Portuguese emigrants that are it work in the works of France and of the Germany and that go to pass some days to the Land. The life is hard. Already we arrive to Portugal. Already we pick up the train for the Port. And which was to better reception that we could have??? A little man, immigrant in Spain, it criticize everything and everybody in Portugal. Will have something more Portuguese? It is impressive what happened in this parents, and still more impressive what did not happen. It is a strange sensation have the notion that are the last to knowledge the things. But there are things that continue in the same one, a month afterwards...

Paris

Day 26

Beginning in the Gare of the North, doing I walk by the plaza of the Vendome, with his hotels and shops of luxury that are going to dream, arriving to the park of the Telherias, looking at a side is the Louvre, for the another the plaza of the Agreed and the arch of the Triumph! It is a perfect alignment! Following in the margins of the Seine, for the left margin, up to the gardens of the Luxembourg. Now come back for backwards in direction to the ex-libris of Paris, the tower Eiffel. In the half one we stop 2 seconds for a French one have lunch Baguette. The tower Eiffel does not need more descriptions! We arrive to the Louvre. On the outside is impressive, but inside... Paris never loses the brilliance, the pose. The shops, the coffees, the river, the monuments, look different whenever itself visit Paris. Now already we are it go home. We go stayed in the station of Montparnasse it be enough to our one TGV. It is going to try to rest and arrives. Was an unequaled journey where do we come like a continent, of the smallest one by sign, has a so big variability of people and customs. The journey in itself ran, and we expected that continues, a lot well, with his arguments, indecisions, mishaps, lucks. And now good night and to from here to some hours.

Antwerp Brussels

Day 25

Antwerp has enough things for offer. For beyond some prices well more in count, has the street that leave of the station to upon I laughing Schalde. Monument buildings flood. With home of Rubens, the museum Platin Moretus, Unesco patrimony, the naval museum, that has something of Portuguese, but mainly by be to world capital of the diamonds. The Cathedral of Our Lady, with the its gigantic tower. Platin House Moretus was considered during more of 300 years to bigger publisher of the World and has one of the biggest "backups" of books. All the historical zone is very interesting with her houses of brick. Antwerp was a shot in the dark one, but ran very well. A beautiful city. Now we go for Brussels. The center of the Europe. The zone of Brussels North is impressive. Immense new buildings, mirrored, beside marries older. A gigantic contrast. We go there to Brussels. The real galleries similar to the Vittorio Emanuel of Milan, healthy a localities "perfect" for do purchases. It follow we go to the cathedral of Brussels, with its two towers, white, a lot pretty. A stop and itself possible a supper in one of the restaurants of the street Benhouser is indispensable, to because is going to give to the Grand Place, the center of Brussels. It eat a gaufre with chocolate is also an excellent form of feel Brussels. Now we go to the European Parliament. But before we pass for the building of the European commission, where our friend Zé Manel work. And for who does not know, to Slovenia is going to enter for the Euro in 2007. The European parliament is more than a building, in a huge structure, and that is it to be increased due to the entrance of the new countries. Brussels has of the best one, buildings new or historical a lot well conserved, mainly next to the tourist zone, and of the least good, barely bad, houses degraded between the center and the station Midi. But is worth well the visit. Today still we go for Paris. To first characteristic that feels in Paris is to its multi ethnicity. It is impressive. The fields Elisios has more movement, light, animation at night than many similar avenues by day. It is a spectacle inside the spectacle that is Paris. The Well-read one, the coffees, the arch of the triumph, the Plaza of the Agreed, everything lightened! The French Pleasantness reappeared. We were we it try to perceive the prices and the tickets of meter of Paris, when a pleasant one mister was offered for ourselves open the doors with his pair. Merci Paris.

Amsterdam

Day 24

Of Dortmund his for see the central church, some modern buildings next to the station and for see that the personnels wakes up early, therefore still the sun had not been born and the station already was flood of people. We arrive to the Holland. The Netherlands, and are even short, with small farms with apparent agriculture of subsistence, are going to belong you of the cities that itself you are going to amuse for the field to the of of. Also there is the famous mills, collections, alone still did not I see tulips!!! Amsterdam. First impression: is everything very costly, but even very costly. Second impression: there is immense people to ride a bicycle. Third impression: has channels. Wednesday impression: to near time that we will play with the Holland I am going to celebrate much more to our victory therefore the personnels is a cynic. Fifth impression: the museum of the sex is cheap. The Red light district is indescribable. Alone seeing. The Coffee shops, where not coffee is drunk, the sex shops, the windows with girls, unsubscribe. Amsterdam has a very unstable time. Already it rained and was sunny. Has a hundred of museums. Of Van Gogh to Rembrandt. The museum Rembrandt is for itself a monument, but to his true beauty is in the interior. Still more when this painter does 600 years. The Van Gogh also stayed nearby. Home where Anne Frank lived, now transformed in museum, is localities of mandatory passage. But the most interesting one of Amesterdam is going to stroll for the streets, open him and close of the umbrella, and the frantic movement of the bicycles. A very beautiful city did not go the prices highly of the things. The central plaza also is very elegant as well as barely all of the buildings of the city. Now we go for Antwerp, in the Belgium, for the next day go for Paris. Antwerp is to capital of the Flanders, one of the zones for where the Portuguese sent what brought of the lands of the overseas. Alone by the central station of Antwerp already was worth have here coming. Monumental. The central Plaza is also flood of buildings with history, is penalty be in works. It is interesting verify the difference between the persons of so small and so near countries. The Dutchmen are more libertines, the Belgians have a graver air. The Dutchmen have a cynical tone, the Belgians look more uncles. As few KM do so much difference.

Berlin

Day 23

Berlin is very pleasant. We arrange a sort of inn of the youth, a lot crazy, all cleaning and cheap. Already now it stayed the publicity the inn is "the circus". Who looks at Berlin of the days of today sees a city apparently without history such is the quantity of new buildings. But it be thought of the recent history of the Humanity, perceives that Berlin has a lot history and that was reconstructed of the ruins of the 2ªWorld War. We begin it visit Berlin by the tower of the television, high and with a fresh air despite of already be of the time of the war-cold one. It follow appears the cathedral of Berlin, protestant, with a green gigantic leadership. The remainder of the building also is magnificent, as looks to be everything in this land. Afterwards appears to Unter den Linden, a huge avenue with museums of the two sides. A walk by the history and art. To the end of the "street" are the doors of Brandenburg. We go there. The doors of Brandenburg cannot have the grandeur of others monuments but has a barely unequaled symbolism. Soon close by is the Reichtag (parliament). Unequaled in the utilization of the historical facades and an innovative one, and adequate to the new needs, building in his interior. Of another side of the doors of Brandenburg finds-itself the memorial to the Holocaust. For never again nobody be forgot. In the Sony center all the power of the architecture and modern engineering are shown to the world. Of they stayed of open mouth. Arriving to the checkpoint Charlie, point of passage of Berlin western for Berlin Oriental, a series of murals count the recent history of the World. This was the point of detachment between 2 worlds, 2 ways of think, 2 forms of life, that itself came face to face not of a direct form, but by obtaining of supremacy. They are explained a series of events, as the War of the Vietnam, the protests and repressions in the East, the crisis of the missiles in Cuba, the end of the Perestroika, up to the unification of the Germany. Another one of the best characteristics of Berlin are the public transports. In special the that walk about rails. Easy it understand, with big cover of the city, and by what gave for see, not paid tourist, at least the entrance is not blocked. By all the city find breaks of the Wall of Berlin, but alone in the East side Gallerie itself to see grafitis, the drawings, feel the frustration that would be for the inhabitants of the Germany of east will not be able to reach the standard of living that existed of another side. Outstanding. Berlin is a so big city but with an apparent organization, that does envy to barely everybody. Did not it give for go up to the revolving tower of the parliament, but stayed for the near one therefore of certainty that is going to have a near to Berlin such was the impression left. Now we go for Dortmund and afterwards for Amsterdam. To road of Dortmund we pass for Wolfsburg. The land of the Wolkswagen, where without leave of the train we come it manufactures original of these cars. There is a new need in this journey. Already it was the hunger, already was the sleep, and also the heat, but now is the coldness. A little blanket knew well. Who came prepared for the Europe of South, in the Summer, arrive to Berlin or Amsterdam and absence clothes. It is necessary to handle it. It find the hot small farms. Dortmund also already is part of the script.

Prague

Day 22

Prague is a full city of tourists, and of fact deserves. The his 8 huge museums for beyond its artistic quality are also beautiful buildings. Beginning for the Narodni, that is found in the end of the central street of Prague, to Vaclavske, one of the big names of this parents. The Narodni, with his roofs you will see with encrustations in gold is a monument by itself alone. In the Neighborhood Nine Mesto finds-itself some calm of the spin of tourists and knows itself the Prague of the Czech. Come back to the Vaclavske, where the shops dominate, we go in direction to the plaza of the Town and his famous astrological clock . Finally the best one of Prague appears. The Plaza of the Town. All she a lot special a lot pretty, colorful. Each building with a refinement. But the jewel of the crown is the astrological clock that to the certain hours presents a different figure. In the Stare Mesto, the old neighborhood, the beauty of the buildings is still there . That opinion be to tonic of all the city. We pass I laugh Vlatava, where the cathedral of Prague, but mainly some small slopes, a lot you will see, floods of shades, a lot well arranged, do the delights whose likes a walk and of some devastating sights about Prague. The Cathedral of S.vito is very interesting, but bad takes a step, such the quantity of tourists. By the way all the zone of the cathedral deserves the visit, the palace of the Presidency and all the other churches that surrounded the cathedral. The zone of Suitcase Strana, with the parliament I check and a series of palaces, form more a magnificent neighborhood of Prague. In the Bridge Karlov the sight for the 2 extremities of the bridge is tasty. Of a side the cathedral and more a series of buildings with extraordinary roofs, of another the Jewish ghetto and the plaza of the town. Fantastic. Of the Jewish ghetto known by Josefov, look alone remain the synagogues, the cemetery and the shops!! The skill for the business does not itself lose. And where that is more visible is in the fact of for see a synagogue has that be paid. Does not deserve more comments. We watch to the engraving of a scene of a film, looked big such the apparatus. To Rep. It checks and in special Prague they deserve the visit. By all the reasons and not barely by the beer and the pretty women (that curiously should live in another one city or were of vacation in the Algarve!). Now we go for Berlin. The European city with more history, history that that still does not go like this there is so long. The near pace of this already long journey is for the parents where speak us public transports is an insult, pass in the red light is crime and step the grass is death penalty! !!Is clear that is not correctly like this, but is nearby. The Germany shows to its pleasantness. We know a medical dermatologist that gave some important hints about Berlin!! Very pleasant and a lot obliged!

Bratislava

Day 21

Bratislava began with a huge walk on foot up to the center of the city, of backpack to the back. Well it was not walk up to the center therefore to half satiates us of walk, we pick up a bus, without pay clear, that we are not on this side. A small city for a capital, but very calm, well arranged. We go now up to the center of the center, the plaza of the theater. Very it arranged, take care, with the Carlton in the environment of the plaza, pretty. The main plaza with its churches. The main palace, rose and with its plaza. In the cathedral of Sto. Martim with his tower where a replica of the Hungarian crown, in gold, gives a brilliance that lightens the remainder of the city. Of the castle of Bratislava the sight is wide. But the castle also has a special charm. Before of it leave, a stop in the palace of the presidency, where the pride of this young nation is exalted to each flag, that itself sample to the world in each puff of the wind. In the end of this third week the swing economic is frankly positive. I have eaten well, slept well, and of the predicted budget were not expense some how many euros. Already unexpected financiers occurred, but already we had some emoluments. In we will have tourist ran everything well and in we will have of resolution of problems and learning with them is it run great. We expect that continues. The sleep yesterday was to the extent that I forgot me of write this. We arrive to the 1 of the morning the Bratislava, we did not we know for where go, did not we have alone and local money there was a taxi driver. We pay in cash Hungarian, some changes, and he led ourselves to a small farm where stayed. Republic Checks, fields you will see, flat, planted, dense forests. We pass Brno. In the train gave for see the cathedral. Pretty. Soon it follow to Brno the prominence of the Republic Checks changed. The plains turned mountains, but the landscape continued very pleasant. Already we arrange where stayed in Prague. In an inn of the youth, the price was not bad, but there is not bathroom in the room. But it is alone by a night. Tomorrow there is Prague, one of the most famous cities of the world.

Vienna

Day 20

Budapest already stayed for backwards. The road now does itself for Vienna. We leave the Europe of South and looks that also we leave the good time! The rain appeared, we expect that be not for stayed. The differences between the Hungary and the Austria, so much in the prominence as in the vegetation, do not be so evident like between the Romania and the Hungary. To big difference is in the persons. In this train there is does not barely talk between groups of persons that travel. Those conversations existed much more in the others trains. There is a certain courtesy of do not insert in the life of the others, and that so far it had not felt as somewhat offensive and including helped to a sloppier journey. Which way begin? By the palace Schonbrunn. The palace of the princesses. As any girl imagined when was small, yellow-toasted, windows you will see, but the best saints even the gardens. Indescribable. In his interior the palace does not disillusion and preserves the imperial brilliance. The visit follows for the center. Leaving in the station of Karlplatz in direction to the operates, magnificent and with the hotel Sacher and his renowned cake of chocolate soon behind. The fame is to the extent that already barely is not going to be entered in him said coffee/hotel. The Hofburg, with all to her enormity, is converted in museums and galleries of art. Good bet. The Hofburg and all of the surrounding buildings should form one of the most magnificent zones of the world. All of the buildings are monumental and are very well conserved and are in use. In the palace lookout Point the charm of a monumental city continues. We find, already we knew that they here were, the uncles of my partner of journey. Vienna already is. Now we are going to sleep the Bratislava. Or at least it try. The uncles offered us a supper in one of the restaurants more in of Vienna. Knew well more this touch of refinement. But with the supper and a bad schedule visa and with a dose of luck and after set out thousand hypotheses, there we go to road of Bratislava.

Budapest

Day 19

When we arrive to the carriage was there a mister of middle age, already comes of Bucharest. It was always pleasant but when comes the reviser he went with him outside and delivered him some notes. In the passage of the border Hungary-Romania, no problem. When already we were arriving the Budapest he asked me for leave of my place, always very pleasant. He raises my bank, magpie in a screwdriver and under the my place begins it remove Cd' s, K7's, tobacco, and a package that did not give for identify the content. Was exciting. Now the problem by itself. Denounce or not. It will be that the risk of an operation of these is compensated by the profits. If it polices wanted to could uncover this easily such is to simplicity. But it will be that it polices is interested. It is like this that enter in the EU some kilos of tobacco, Cd' s and K7, but would be able to be somewhat a lot riskier. It will be that we be us able to feel insurances? When still to the some years they were part of the origin of the traffic. Already we are in Budapest. It was not easy take decisions. Therefore something is going to have that stayed evil sight, therefore the journeys are very short and does not give for pass the night in the journey. By that we go stayed today in Budapest and soon sees. We are going to begin for the Buda and afterwards to the Plague. And which is the best one I besiege for begin it visit Budapest otherwise to its Cidadella. The sight is arrogance. The Danube continues blue as never. In the Central market leave itself a little of the tourist circuit and see the everyday life of the Hungarians. Upon strolling in the margins of the Danube the inspiration that already lightened others, gives us will of continue for the loaded streets of monumental buildings and by others simpler and recent. To near stop is in the cathedral of Sto Estevão (or any similar thing) to bigger of the Hungary. Big on the outside, ostensible inside. Flood of marbles, covered lamps the golden sheet as well as the roofs. Pretty. The opera has his exterior but mainly interior refinement. And we arrive to the parliament, the most important monument of Budapest, perhaps of the Hungary. With his red roofs and the its facades that already were blanks and now darkened by the time and pollution of the city. In the island Margarit (Daisy) find itself relaxing shades and do itself reinvigorate walks. Afterwards there is a series of temples and churches everybody a lot different and interesting. The Imperial Palace, symbol of the Austro-Hungarian empire still has the stateliness of those times. For end of visit the Budapest swims better that a soup Goulash, with paperika, one of the national products. Budapest is also a fate with enough Portuguese, short prices, some quality, healthy the main attraction. Today we find some you mutter, all of surfers. Was of I am going to see them to speech. Tomorrow we go for Vienna.

Romania

Day 18

Bucharest. A frantic movement by car of marks never sights, all of the neighborhoods with appearance of social neighborhoods, the persons with appearance gypsy but done not dress as we are accustomed, but yes of a form westernized, short a lot, a lot prices, alone monuments even the buildings of architecture more or less modern, like the building of the Generalitat, that clashes of everything the remainder. The parliament deserves visit. The tourists look pearls that everybody are going to pick up. And this is the best one that to Romania, in we will have of city has for give. By that we go for Brasov, Transylvania, the land of the Count Dracula. We walk for the north of the Romania and all the plain disappears, for give rise to high mountains, you will see and where for times small farms with a pretty and rustic side are found. The times is difficult perceive as is that this people is going to live. The prices of the things are perhaps the element that more captive in this parents where the poverty is a queen and due to the quantity becomes-itself difficult of assimilate. A more recent building clashes amazingly of the others that look nailed of bullets. Brasov also is like this. Finally Bran, the land of the Dracula. Was not easy there arrive but we arrive. We had that pick up a bus. It is apparently the most tourist localities of the Romania, we are going to see like this did not lose some of his charm. Bran, dominated by his castle of the medieval epoch, immortalized by the histories of the Dracula, was during many centuries symbol of the power in the region. All the region lives of the history of the Dracula, therefore that is to true reason that brings the tourists!! To Romania leaves a good impression, but also some penalty, therefore notice itself that there is, some persons, few, it live well with western comforts, and other that live in extreme poverty. Now we go for the Hungary, already integrated in the EU but still without the medium standards of this. We are going to see. We go also with a vision more widened than there is in the world and relatively nearby we.

Turkey Bulgaria Romania

Day 17

The Turkish border is of indescribable fact. Today for beyond everything what already itself had passed of the again, was infested of people of the countries of east, it stink to knowledge there what and that does not have to smaller capacity of organize a simple thing as a row. (this is to pure truth without any kind of discriminatory attitude). And afterwards they get angry if a woman passes to the front for to be attended first. Experience!! Already we did more some friends. Some Germans that stayed in our room to road of Bucharest. Has good things and bad travel with company. First we should do conversation what is good, but when itself want to sleep is difficult therefore some are not going to sleep. The German looks the doctor Fritz of the SS. The funny one is that the last name of him is Fritz!! Frightening. One of the pleasantest things of travel from train is going to be to the window it feel the resultant wind of the movement of the train and see the landscapes that each I besiege has for offer. Very pleasant. The operation of the trains in this breaks of the Europe is very interesting. Each wagon has a controller that does all the journey that that wagon is going to do. The initial constitution of the train is not to same that to the arrival. Or be we start from Istanbul, where did there were wagons that went for Sofia, Belgrade and Bucharest. But the wagons go turning off itself of that train and linking itself to others adapt their fate. It looks confused but is very simple and the passengers barely do not give for that, and mainly are not going to be it change from train in the environment of the night. Alone leave even for go to have with the frontier guards of the Turkey. The day of today is it to be passed in journey. Just as well that we brought some food. But it has been pleasant, with our German little friends and with the excellent landscapes that the Bulgaria has offered us. Some even fascinating. Basically we have state it give the return to the Bulgaria of train. Already we were next to the Black sea now we are it go in parallel to the border with the Romania. I expect still on time arrive of see something of Bucharest. To the woman of Cesar not sufficiency be grave, has that look and in the borders between these countries that are it travel through, there is always a sensation of traffic. Does not itself know well of that but have that sensation!! One of the professions associated to the trains are some you that do the connections between the carriages, linking some ends and some clasps. Very important and interesting. Already we are in the Romania. And it began soon it leave boa impression. Therefore the frontier police, for beyond do his work correctly, obtained to be pleasant and still sent some jokes. Congratulations Romania. A distance of some KM and everything changes. The prominence, in the Romania a lot more plan and cultivated, the language, now we perceive something than is writing, the person, healthy apparently pleasanter and serviceable. We are going to see. Bucharest should be appearing. After enough hours in the train, a return to the Bulgaria, we are it arrive. Fantastic moment! !!Sunset, the heaven presented a palette of colors between the orange, the yellow one, the blue clear one and the dark blue one. In an instant the heaven stayed dark blue. Unforgettable. The sunset of Romania... Indescribable. Perhaps unequaled. We arrive the Bucharest. It understand the money of them was difficult. Therefore 10000=1. Or it be an is the old note, to another one is to current.

The cost of living is very short. With some pennies bought pastels for several days. And the people is going to remove more some changes to all the cost. It is the life, hard. Tomorrow we are going to see Bucharest and perhaps Brasov, to famous Transylvania of the count Dracula. The bathroom of the hotel where do we go stayed has shower but does not have base, or be we take bath in the environment of the bathroom, it wet everything.

Istanbul

Day 16

Blue mosque! All the traditions were fulfilled! We remove the shoes, we cover the places due. A good experience!! TO mosque as all they, does not have figures human or animal. The personnels prays facing Mecca, with the little tail for the air, has his ritual. We do not enter for the same door that the Muslims. The women have a separate place of the men, incredibly smaller! Where read the Koran. The big Bazaar is big but difficult of find, unlike shops meter in meter and where negotiate is mandatory!! Is also full of personnels to floor of a side for another!! We are not Spanishes!! Portugal exists!! In the Egyptian bazaar or of the spices the smell feels to the distance. In the palace of the Sultan the treasures, barely everybody offered, or coming of lands dominated, can be considered insulting, if we will think of the standard of living of the remainder of the population!! The Palace also has one of the most sacred points for the Muslims, therefore in an of his rooms find itself several objects and mortal remains of the prophet Maomé. We go to road of Bucharest. Do not we know very well what time the train there arrives, neither itself afterwards is going to give for go for Budapest. Soon sees. As regards Istanbul, deserved clearly the visit.

Istanbul

Day 15

The Turkey is not a lot interested in enter for the EU. It is such the bureaucracy for a citizen of the EU enter in this parents that more looks that do not want us here. If do not want us here we also will not want you there, in the EU. The Turkey, in his European part, is flat and sunflower plantations flood. Istanbul should be ah it burst. The biggest desires in this moment are to take bath and eat. We are going to see which is going to be attended first. It eat was first. But already where have we stayed also! While we ate we find a Portuguese that is here it study Byzantine culture! We go with him to the Hagia Sophia!! It is the Hugo. Hagia Sophia, the temple of the wisdom, now transformed in museum. Already it belonged to several religions. Our friend Hugo paid us the entrance and a taxi for Taksim one of the busiest zones of the city. It has us explained everything. It is necessary luck!!! THE PERSONAL FACTS THAT HE GAVE STAYED ALONE FOR US!! What say of Istanbul?? A frantic movement to all to hour, full of very private traditions. The point of meeting of the civilizations is deed with some pacifism, and with a crazy mixture and comic. In Istanbul finds-itself everything. And Istanbul has also the Hugo!! Fantastic!! Tomorrow we go to the imperial palace, to the big Bazaar and to one of the mosques, to blue mosque. If it run everything so as well like today, Istanbul to have stayed in the memory. Istanbul has markets of street, where original pieces of marks with name can be found, that are "lost" in the loadings of the boats. It has the Kebab of fish, is not bad, and has the such movement of persons that is of impressive fact.

Sofie

Day 14

In the Bulgaria, at least up to Sofia, because that soon will see, healthy everything remainders of the golden period of the communism. Little should have deed after that. The own persons look still finish the phrases with comrade!!! Notice itself to each moment the differences for the Europe communal. And the Greece neither is of his maximum exponents. The cars are barely all of models with 30/40 years. Sofia is a contrast between old buildings and others relatively modern. The population tries, at least some personnels remove (with offering of visits, information) some changes to the tourists, that do not be many. It will be alone hospitality?? Sofia is Las Vegas of the Bulgaria. In an alone street are at least 3 casinos. Plan genial, the signals present the time that go to be you will see, red. Like this gives for see a lot wait, if gives for pass! But Sofia has also the statue of his one city "origin", some how many museums, orthodox churches, haircuts like Marco Paulo when he was top of sales. The Memorable-Cathedral Alexander Nevski and the Bulgarian parliament are perhaps the buildings more emblematic and outstanding. Sofia and the Bulgaria are of fact a city and a parents of contrasts. Finds-itself a library that does not see in many places of the countries said 1ºmundo, but also degradation is found and poverty that is not found in another side. Bigger adventure in Sofia... pass a street. There is few crosswalks and in the that there is the not equal cars. Dobradan - Good morning in Bulgarian. In Greek is kalimera. Sofia, leaving a little of the tourist center, finds-itself all that Soviet image. The equal buildings, the equal cars, but with more years in top, what gives for have notion than was the life by these bands to the some times. It has much bad things, but also much good things, what transmits the hope of that exists the possibility of we will be everybody equal but better a little than we were. The cost of living is more or less half of Portugal. We go for Istanbul. Another one culture, another one religion, another one language. It is penalty that the train that in the there is going to lead to be delayed 3 hours. And the fault neither is of the Bulgarians. It is that the train already well of Belgrade. Portugal in Bulgarian: roptyrArNR (or somewhat similar).

Thessaloniki

Day 13

First alteration in the flat of journey. We were thinking to go today for Istanbul but after all we should go for Sofia. The reasons are economic, of planning and convenience. We go for the Bulgaria! The pleasantness of the Greeks leaves of a lot fact it desire! We are the gypsies of the train. We go to road of Thessaloníki and looks that all of the places are busy!! Already we change places some as much as times. It is one of the characteristics of the interrail. The Greece is to the ups and downs, a lot green, in that each mountain could be home perfect for Gods. In this journey already I learned how several things. It value the money, to the comfort, the so simple things as a bed or a bath, it thank you that clears the ground, that in most of the time is pleasanter and serviceable that what is sat down in the counter of the information, it savor intensely the positive moments, to do not shake with the negative film strip even though sometimes they cost In that circumstances will go and many other things that now do not remember!! I remembered myself of another one thing. Many times the persons look at them called backpackers with scorn. They know there they who am or I am going to be. Itself cannot judge the persons by its condition or presentation. At least it should be treaties with respect. Already I felt you will look of persons, with scorn by the simple fact of we will walk of backpack to the back and sometimes we will sleep in the stations while we expect for the trains. The conclusion that with himself remove is that those persons does not have notion of the privilege that is going to have acquaintance 10 cities in 2 weeks, of to have passed by situations that I passed, have them resolved the best possible one and be here full of will of continue! I respect to its will of will live the life of them, and not incommoded. We go to road of Thessaloníki and afterwards we go for Sofia. We have some hours for see Thessaloníki. My name in Greek is vovo (ninvo) or any similar thing. Portugal writes itself roptoyaxia (more thing less thing). Basic Greek alphabet TO IT B C-K D AND THE THE a vertical line) G-V H I-I J N-V M-M L-X THE HIM P-M Q R-P S- (Somatory) T-T OR V X Z. More some little friends, what penalty were not Australians. Greek, students, of Thessaloníki. Gave for know some about the Greece. That the Karagounis and the Katsoranis are sex-symbols. Thessaloníki, hot, busy to the night, flood of publicity, and with the White Tower, perhaps his bigger monument. Modern city, the metropolis of the north of the Greece. And there are also some castles to north of the city and the port. Everything the remainder is boa food and is lacking of time, but deserves the visit. If it had a train that represented the block of East during the war-cold one, would be this that is going to lead us to Sofia. Accents of leather, without acclimatization, without light, a little mirror, everything full of patches. Full of Bulgarians, Romanian and others. Cinematographic. It pass the border and enter in the Bulgaria is an experience, an action of change

Athens

Day 12

Athens. We arrive to a station that was not to main. We go for the central station. But there is not trains for there!! We should go of bus! But where it stayed the stop? Difficult of it uncover when little people speaks English and never of a fluent form. Larissa, Larissa. There we arrive, in the so much central station absence of information as in the another one or be we are full of sleep, we are going to arrange a small farm where stayed and dream that soon we go to the Acropole, the cradle of the society. Athens has a hot a lot, hot wind and also to Acrópole, we are going to see her. To Acrópole is impressive, as well as the price for see her inside. Like this they stayed us on the outside. Nevertheless it is impressive. And unexpectedly the best one of the Acrópole appears. The hill Aeropagos with excellent sights, an excellent sight for the Acrópole and to Ágora and the best one even is the wind that is going to feel, fresh, a delight. The neighborhood of Plaka, a lot well arranged and full of restaurants, taverns, is of the most typical one of Athens. In the Olympic stadium of Athens (the oldest one) feels the sweat of the effort of a marathon, feels the pride of the final victory. In the national garden behind the palace Zappeion, to shade of the trees and the song of the birds function like the perfect antidote for recuperate forces removed by the road and by the heat. There are also some Byzantine churches, all with an architectonic style very similar and private. In the market Flea finds-itself of everything a little, of bijutary to shoes, clothes militarized to jewelery. In Athens, at least in the that we walk, not itself payment in the buses. Measure social of incentive to the public transport. Less pollution, less I travel. Very well. And finally we arrive to the Athens of the Athenians. Already barely without tourists and that has like center the port. It is the zone of Pireu. The port is huge. Of the old port of the Greece old looks alone remain the location and the grandeur. Athens has 2 faces. A transcript, pretty thrilling. Another one grayer, current. In Athens can find itself ruins with 3000 years, that remember that image of society organized and cultural. Already it cannot be like this but the history already is not put out.

Corfu

Day 11

Already we are it go for the city Corfu of bus. Gives for see the green island in land and blue greenish in the sea. Sidari is more a between many colonies of British summer. Corfu is mountainous and has many olive trees, olives those that are very utilized in the local gastronomy. As regards the persons there are some a lot hospitable, other not so much, fact that should not be dissociated of the prominent nose that some present, what confers them a grave air. The Greeks are even curved. Did not it give for see Corfu city therefore evil we arrive of bus, we had alone time of eat any thing and embark route to Patras. But by the map and by what gave for see is a city dominated by his port. Now we are going to do more a journey of boat. Sun, swimming pool and beautiful landscapes is what do there is between Corfu and Patras. Patras, European capital of the culture 2006, has a magnificent one sunset, some mountains that it limit, a port that it opens to the world, as regards the remainder should not give for see. Penalty. Patras astonishes. There is time until resort to Athens. Patras has full streets of bars, restaurants and coffees. It looks to have a nocturnal life access! The habit does the monk! We create and we were caused to that, the habit of put to bed early and wake up early. Now we have to handle a little up to the train for Athens arrive and we are full of sleep...

Corfu

Day 10

We came for a campsite hippie. You with a beach nearby, at least was what that tried us say. Clearly we were tempted by the short price and by the beaches and by the fact of we will be sleepy and alone we will want a small farm for sleep. We are going to see becomes a cataclysm or itself itself tray something! We find a beach with a relatively normal appearance for ourselves. The sea is warm, is sunny, we are going to relax and tan. In the road for this small heaven we had that travel through a small swamp that went stayed with one of our sandals, but saves her!! Hum!! That delights!! It eat a well temperate, Greek salad it see the mountainous coast, but very calm of the Albania. It follow to arrange an umbrella, it hear the sound of the waves, small, it burst in the beach and sleep a nap. Knows still better afterwards of in the last days to have walked it stroll for full cities of tourists. The Greek simply is not perceived. but there is always someone that fails English, but itself there is not, there is always a universal language, gestures. The personnels that is in the camping has even a half crazy style. They are hippies of new generation. Peaceful without cause. But the hot water in the bath, the beach is not bad of all, removing some windstorms that are going to remember Esposende, the landscape is pretty. Was not so bad bet as that. The Greek pricks deserve all the fame that has, healthy delicious. There is also a sort of lasagna with potato that is going to be appreciated. Arranges we go for the city that gives name to the island Corfu. To the night we should go for Patras.

Bari

Day 9

The cleaning in the public Wc are recurring subject in an interrail. Since we begin already we had that pleasure 3 times. It is a trial with phases, always accompanied of the vigilance of our things. 1ª liquids Discharge phase and/or solid. 2ª teeth Washing phase/armpits/log/expensive. 3ª hair Washing phase (complicated but done able, that with the practical one becomes simple) 4ª clothes Change phase 5ª phase we Go for the city that already is afternoon. Bari looks do not have very for see, but we also alone here we came because the boat for the Greece breaks from here. However we are to the wait that the position of tourism open for we will be able to confirm that expectation. Bari after all always has something for give. It calms, at least to a Monday of August, apparently dependable, some elegant theaters, a castle normanno svevo (that should be normando suevo) but there is not certainties, the cathedral of S. Sabino very sober but pretty. It is that city typically of the south of Italy that we know of the film "the life is beautiful". To late it was past it pick up sun in the southeast coast of Italy, in indecisions about as is going to be in the Greece. It see the "handling" that the octopuses receive after catches and dead persons, pleasant nothing. It see crabs it eat and it will walk for backwards. To near night to the contrary one than can think is not going to pass about rails but is going to slide about the waters, in special the of the Adriatic sea. There is not bed, there is boat, there was not shower, now already there is. In conclusion do not I know itself the night is going to be better. Tomorrow see! We know, today, some Dutchmen. With some strange names. We pass a boa breaks of the time to speech and to playing letters. I tried teach them to playing King, unsuccessfully. Also go for Corfu.

Venice

Day 8

Venice, what say of this city? Unique in everything, in the his channels, in the its gondolas, in the its traditions, in the its bridges, in pay the map that is going to be sought to the position of tourism (so far was to 1ª time). The bridge Rialto, the bridge of the sighs, the basilica of S. Landmark, the big channel, the tower of Campanille, healthy some of the landmarks of this city, but the most interesting one is going to stroll in the streets and bridges. It see the movement of the channels, the boats-patrols, the boats-taxi, the boats-ambulance, Japaneses in the gondolas (is that is very costly and alone even they can pay!!) The line of boat-bus that gives the return to the city is very pleasant, despite of we will be outdated by everybody, by all of the sides! But the best one of Venice comes when already to the end in the afternoon, already nearby the farewell, with the muscles tired, to a shade, the song begins it touch, pure jazz to the alive one leave for all the plaza of S. Landmark. Knows well. The night of yesterday for me was slept, but in the ground of the train, went being slept, fast. To my partner scared itself with the "terrorist" Pakistani that did tik-tak and that did not stop to stir in the belt!

Rome

Day 7

A true procession up to the Vatican. The meter was full. The row for the Museum of the Vatican gives the return to the state of the Vatican. The Vatican is surrounded! !!Enter in the museum of the Vatican 20000 persons daily, the medium price of the ticket is 10€, do you count them!!! The plaza of the Basilica of S. Pedro is calm, feels peace. In the Basilica of S. Pedro we come the graves of the popes. The grave of the pope John Paul II is incredibly simple. The Basilica of S. Pedro does not look a localities of worship, but yes purely tourist. We come the sepulture of S. Peter, to Pietá (Christ dead in the lap of Maria), the chapel of the Sto. Sacrament. The dress code of the Vatican is interesting. It cannot be entered having to the sample knees and shoulders. We already knew about that and by that we came from trousers and longer t-shirt of sleeve. But soon after exit of the Basilica and in full plaza of S.Pedro, we remove the trousers and we stayed of shorts and skirt... The Plaza Navona, flood of restaurants, artists of street, springs. The Pantheon is of the time of the Roman emperors, is very well conserved and is one of the best copy of those times. We eat a gelato Italian, a true experience, the pastes and the pizzas also are very good. Via venetto has a glamour of few, with his hotels and coffees of refinement. After a very good night, next one seems difficult. We go to road of Venice. The night could have run thousand worse times. We sleep in the train and afterwards in the station of Venice.

Rome

Day 6

We arrive to Rome, we arrange a room for stayed and we were sleep. The pleasure that is going to be puied to bed in a bed!!! We sleep to the to 1 in the afternoon, this afternoon we are going to visit Rome. The Romans should be crazy. We were raise 40 euros in the moneymachine and gave ourselves 100€. The most probable one is the notes of 20€ will be changed with the of 50€. Began Rome. The Coliseu is colossal, the Palatino and the forum (assembleia/parliament) are a little in ruins, but gives for feel the weight of the time. Fontana de Trevi is tourist, barely there is not space for more nobody, but is pretty and gives luck!!! The steeps of Trinitat dei Monti (famous by his fashion show) is equally very full of tourists. We has dinner paste that tastes of life. Tomorrow there is Vatican and more Rome.

Milan

Day 5

It live a huge experience in my life. We arrange, even without even know the names, 1 couple of Canadians, that arrived to the station of Genova to the same hour that we, without I besiege for where go, with train to the same hour. We stayed it sleep in the ground of the station. We combine that 1 of the boys stayed of guard. Until at 4 o'clock localities I stayed I arranged. Afterwards it stayed he. International cooperation to the more high level. We have a beggar here it sleep close by. The work of guard is a trial of evaluation. Evaluation of risks and potential risks. There is an attention base posture that always should be maintained. Afterwards when someone appears is necessary evaluate the potential of risk that that individual can cause us. In cases in that that risk grows is important a change of position, a pull taut of muscles, for show that we are aware and prepared for enter in action. We expect that that be not necessary, but we are prepared. Already this way passed Africans, Asian, Latin, but with apparent Italian appearance not. It is the globalization. The rank of concentration is such that a small wind comes, stirred a small piece of paper, does a noise, the attention turns-itself soon for that point of where comes the noise. There is another beggar by nearby, I hear crawl him of the cards in the ground. There for the 2.23, when still absence a hour for the end of my shift, entered in the station an ambulance. It came to seek something, or give support to someone. Already it goes although, I saw nobody it to be led for inside the ambulance, is because was false alarm. The first beggar loosened some sighs whose does not know as arrived where is, the second already calmed not the scraches are heard. My partners sleep, look calm. After some initial movement, everything that disappeared. Nobody passes this way. They should have intimidated by my physical power!!! hehe. This alone it has an evil, gives drowsiness, softens. For fight that, some exercises of yoga. Resulted, already I am more awake. It finished passing people. Did not I obtain to remove the mole, the nationality. There is fireworks noise, the beggar also itself farts. The beggar 1 should have stayed blurry. It entered in the station an "apparent" beggar to the search of a "room" vague for sleep, did some noise. Woke up mine 3 partners and the beggar 1. But without nothing say turned itself for another side and continued it sleep. If it arranges speak them of this, the most probable one is will not remember. A beggar 4 appeared it sell a book, and nail a cigarette. I done not stay with the book, he done not stay with the cigarette, to because I did not have the cigarettes even!! It entered now a fat old man with the white hat in the head and saints 3.14. Very strange. Who is that to this hour decided to do changes?? They heard itself 2 crashes. It will be that I am it dream?? Not. One of the things that think when I am alone is us dramas, in the joys, inside each image that our eyes see. It is funny and make the time fast. It left of pass people, but came a wind more cold, there is that do some exercises!! Andrea and Cedric, still we have of ourselves find. Milan, the elegant city, is going to be faced with sweat under the arms, but a bigger bit as the person. "It take bath" in the WC was turn, and by incredible that look stayed it smell well.

Milan has a thing, the persons cannot be pretty, but have style. Has also a mega store of armani with everything what can imagine. Since armani i flowers, armani i marries, and so on. The theater Scala barely passes unnoticed, alone has even mythic interest, the galleries Victor Emanuele are very interesting, the cathedral of Duomo is magnificent. We eat a pizza, we are in Italy certain?? To the late we walk to the "purchases" in the streets more of Milan, we were still to the localities where the Leonardo of the Vinci painted to "last supper". The tiredness begins-it feel, arranges probably we are going to rest. It is a hard rhythm. Nevertheless today we go for Rome. Already we arrive to Rome. The journey was very exquisite, flood of coincidences. Strange things. The arrival also was strange a little, therefore we were sleeping, we wake up, we ask where we were and was the station where we should have left.

Nice Monaco

Day 4

French Pleasantness. I and my partner, we stayed in different rooms (beds), but the pleasantness and the French romance did the difference and joined ourselves. And this would stay much costly, but done not stay, we do not pay nothing more. It is the French pleasantness.
Wake up and see the sea of the Riviera, a sun that heats, sailing boats in the sea, mansions in land, and in addition I slept relatively well. It is of those moments in that I desire to say: life is really good. Nice is pretty and everything is in it place, but is full of works. The heaven of the engineers. Nice, where a small lunch stayed more costly than several lunches and has dinner joined, (Nice is also costly) and a hamburger in the McDonalds in Barcelona stayed 50 cents more cheap than in Nice. Afternoon is going to be in Mónaco, seeing powerful cars and powerful boats and powerful houses. If Nice is costly we are going to see in Mónaco. Mónaco is everything what already said and more tourists. Lives at the expense of that, of the procession to the real palace, to the marine, to the casino. Little more there is it say. Removing clear the office where 18 ferraris rested. There was also one for sale. And it was in a good price. But as still I have barely a month of interrail by the front, I rsent alone reserve and I will come and bring him home in the return. The casino of Mónaco is indescribable, by the way not the casino, the outside of the casino. I think that they are here all of top cars that exist. I find that is no lacking. We are already in road to Italy, to the third different language and such time of the most difficult night of all interrail. We are going to sleep, or try, while we expect for train for Milan. Home-bed-station, for some hours, is going to be the station of Genova. In the near days we are going to have that hold tight the costs. It is night of full moon and the night promises.

Barcelona

Day 3

What say about Barcelona? Each Rambla with his movement own, each building with its refinement, each country with its representative. It is a very personal movement, that everybody see but few are going to feel. Gaudi has his own style, Domenech is also present. Barcelona vibrates and feels. La Pedrera is different, Casa Battló also, Sagrada Familia is in works, Casa de les Punches is more sober, the University zone is huge, Columbus, the end of the Ramblas (where to the night who reign are the wives of the life) is flood of people. Barcelona is like this, flood of people, flood of heat. Now we have a pair of hours before of resort to Nice. They are going to be past between the Ramblas and the Plaza de Catalonia. I find that I am addict in this of change from landscape every day. It is very good.
Interrail already gives money... in a machine to buy tickets for the trains was a currency stuck. Finding is not steal. 1 euro... Barcelona is for the back. In the journey for Cerbere (that afterwards is going to lead us for Nice) we already did 2 friends. Australian, already were in the Asian Southwest, in London 4 months and now walk around Europe. Also go for Nice. Cerbere revealed itself the beginning of the interrail. We pass the barely 2 hours of wait it converse with 4 Portugueses from Oporto. Very pleasant. History here, history there and we already are on the road to Nice. One more night that am going to sleep in a bed. Surrounded of Asians, Polish and a lot more. The interrail goes on rails.

Madrid

Day 2

The ticket already served for something. This night I not sure I slept, but correctly I had the luck to maintain the open eyes without they hurt me. There is not hurt of back. To first arrival hour half to a full train of interrail people is strange, but when we notice that they, as we, alone are going to give a return and know the Europe, we obtain to close the eyes. The light that initially is access in the carriages disturbs for who want to go to sleep, but as I said is only initially. Madrid is red in the buildings, plan in the mountains and busy in the persons.
A remark... interrail people is peaceful (at least for already) and pleasant (already offered me a cracker and a good hint for sleep). We seeking for Barcelona.
Fact: The bathroom of this carriage is very spacious, in special the lavatory that was full of somewhat a lot similar to male sexual liquids, I find that was alone similar therefore did not I promote no diligence for verify it.
Madrid began. It runs evil. At least was not perfect. But here goes.
We arrive delayed a few minutes, we pick up the train for Atocha, but we were in contrary way, soon we do not pick up the train that will want for Barcelona. We go later. We have 6 hours to enjoy Madrid. Museum of Prado, Queen Sófia Museum, Museum Tissen, Plaza Cibeldes, Spring of Neptune go to be sights, at least from the outside. Interrail is "bombing".
We spend more some how many Euros in backups of the future trains.
We don't pass from the hell to the heaven, because the last train in that we walk was not completely bad, but this one we are doing the journey Madrid/Barcelona should be the heaven of the trains. With comfort, hygiene, good environment, quickness. These trains are nothing good for who writes, therefore there is not nothing to aim, perhaps barely the excess of air conditioned, is cold. The station of Zaragoza is very pretty, at least sight of inside a train. Barcelona is barely ah, we are going to have that arrange where sleep, arranges we visit the city and to the night the road does itself for the Riviera French. Barcelona begins in big. Afterwards of in the such train heaven will have appeared some brutes everybody drunken and a very old pleasant one have fact some hints, to the exit of the train, absence of information. They think that we are on this side? For it continue the beginning and already in the train to road of the Plaza de Catalonia, to my partner stayed prey in the door of the train, better of the history: we do not lose that train what itself was not the last was the next-to-last one. Already we are lodged, where we are going to sleep, under a roof. The details are reserved to the participants. Arranges there is Barcelona.

Portugal

Day 0

What still not done

- Catch backpack in the room
- Do sandwiches
- Print things from the pen
- Buy notebook to Guida
- Buy food
- Buy piles to photographic machine

Diary
Day 1

Today was the day/night of the goodbyes to parents, the anxiety is already there and reflects itself in a clinging perspiration. I have already did my backpack, is heavy, but I think I can handle it. I will bring my tent for some emergency. Photocopies asked by parents are taken. I haven't still put the foot in a train but I already feel its sleeping turbulence. My interrail ticket is valid since there is 20 minutes. The adventure began. Braga/Oporto is done. Trofa is pretty! The first wait passed at full blast. They were barely two hours and looked less than 20 minutes. The adventures of today were: the sandwiches, they are really good, and leave the car, it stayed in a safe place, I hope. The train Oporto/Entromcamento should be here in a whistle.
My God time passes quickly. A few moments before we were in Oporto and we are already in the Entromcamento. The journey was past between some beautiful sandwiches, some sandwiches with little kisses, an outside coming stench , a reading of the main characteristics of the country of nuestros hermanos, a game of poker, that if we weren't in a train would be of stripoker and a game of Bisca.
To first night inside a train is arriving and I think it isn't going to be sleeping, soon will see. No one is able to say good-bye to our country with eyes closed. The dawn is going to be in Madrid.
Event: We were amused to take the time, and try to uncover the song through slams in a bottle of water empty (is funny!) when a bold grownup, with a lot absence of sex, begins it shout abuse, it grumble. It should have been for us. We stop a/two seconds, when arises to bright plan of choose the news touch of the cell of my partner... Leave the people amuse itself.