Auf Wiedersehen Leipzig

This is my final blog post from Germany. A friend from home is arriving on Thursday, and on Friday, the two of us are going to do a bit of a tour of Europe until the 18^th of August. We’ll be visiting Berlin (I’ve already been, but I haven’t seen everything yet, obvy), Krakow, Prague, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Barcelona, Nice, and Paris, so we’ll see a good bit of Europe. And this friend is my roommate from last summer in Ottawa, so I know the two of us can spend time together and get along. I know not all friends are supposed to be good travel companions, but we’ll work. I’ll have someone with me when my appalling sense of direction tries to get us lost, in any case.

Needless to say, this past week and the rest of the coming week were and will be filled with travel preparations and visiting with friends. We’ll be travelling on a Eurail pass. If anyone’s planning on doing so, note that Poland is not included, and that you have to pay a sometimes hefty reservation fee for night trains.

I’ve finally finished my post cards from Leipzig, too. I may have procrastinated a bit, but I also have a fair-sized group of family and friends who deserve postcards, so I’m justifying their lateness that way

Leaving Leipzig is bittersweet. I’m obviously excited to see more of Europe, to explore and have a great holiday. That being said, I really have enjoyed Leipzig and Germany, and the people I’ve met here. My lab skills have improved, I’ve experienced a lovely country, and made fantastic friends, and I’ll be sad to leave all that behind.

Bittersweetness aside, my travel plans are coming along well. I’ll probably update my blog a few times while traveling, and then once more when I return to Canada.

Cheers (for the last time from Leipzig)