Liechstenstein - the most difficult place to get to in Europe

A train from Paris to Basel

A second train from Basel to Zurich.

Another train from Zurich to Buchs.

A bus from Buchs to Vaduz-Schaan.

And then a half mile walk to my hostel.

That was the easiest route to take to get into Liechtenstein.

Willkommen in München!!!!!

I took the train from Zagreb to Munich today.  First class baby!  (Because I am an old woman so I don't qualify for 2nd class passes)

I had the entire compartment to myself: six seats and they all could lie flat.  After spending the last couple nights in a stifling hostel with seven guys, one of whom sounds like he is actually sawing logs when he snores: this air conditioned compartment was heaven.

After we crossed into Slovenia, and thus went through my last passport check while in the EU, I took a long nap and awoke in the middle of Austria:

Start with what you know: Washington DC

They say to write what you know, so where better to start than articles on places I'm familiar with?

How to get there

"I'm a woman, Mary, I can be as contrary as I like." --Duchess of Downton, Downton Abbey

In the last 24 hours I have planned and changed and formatted and reformatted and outlined and thrown away the outline, of my entire trip.  There are so many details to be worked out, and everyone thinks they have the right way to do it.