europe 2007 by the numbers

pictures taken with my camera: 2911.

pictures uploaded to fotki before browser crash: 1294.

hours taken to upload 1294 pictures: 17.

flights taken: 14. Chicago to Montreal. Montreal to London. London to Genova. Milan to Amsterdam. Amsterdam to Dublin. Dublin to Warsaw. Prague to Athens. Santorini to Athens. Athens to Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki to Budapest. Budapest to Milan. Milan to London. London to Montreal. Montreal to Chicago.

flights missed/abandoned: 3. Genova to London. London to Amsterdam. Berlin to London.

carriers: 8. air canada, sky europe, easy jet, ryan air, olympic airways, aegean air, alitalia, united.

countries visited: 11. canada, uk, italy, amsterdam, ireland, poland, slovak republic, hungary, austria, czech republic, and greece.

fellow travelers: 9. dan, chris, dave, al, tim, dar, jim, phuc, and beth.

fines paid for having no subway ticket: 2. prague and budapest.

passport stamps: 17.

cost of international text messaging: $65+. (estimated based on usage until 6/18)

cost of international texts and calls: $150+.

lost atm cards: 1.

days i regret not bringing my camera out: 2. budapest - public baths, london - fabric (club).

asian cuisine dinners: 5. indian (london), chinese (prague), japanese (budapest), thai (london), korean (london). i do want chinese food.

hours homeless in milan: 5.

lost luggage mishap: 1. alitalia. budapest to milan to london.

modes of transporation: 17. plane, taxi/car, subway, tram, trolley, bus, double decker tour bus, overnight train, speed train, cable car, canal boat, overnight ferry (with vehicle transport), speed ferry, sail boat, scooter, atv, and donkey.

ratio of women to men in polish clubs: 8 to 1.

percentage of eights-nines-tens in opal (london club): 90%.

times scratched by stray cats: 1.

duration of trip in days: 31.

estimated cost of trip: i don't want to talk about it... better yet... priceless.

Comments

dk said…
you forgot to add: how many times you went into crazed caffeine high states from the double pump triple shot coffee drinks. LOL!
7/05/2007 2:24 PM
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