København (Copenhagen, Denmark)

After a refreshing and fun-filled time in Germany with my family, (so many thanks and so grateful for their taking such good care of me in Stuttgart!!) I took what seemed like a roundabout flight from Stuttgart, Germany north to Copenhagen, Denmark, in order to arrive south in Bologna, Italy (the cheapest flights always beat out convenience). With a five-hour layover in Copenhagen, I decided to be adventurous and leave the airport for a sunny afternoon in Denmark. I was so glad I took that chance and got on the Copenhagen metro a couple of stops from the airport into their downtown! Immediately when I arrived at the train station, I could feel how clean  and crisp the air was with a sunny blue sky above me. The people were very friendly and I heard Nordic languages along with English around me, which made me feel immediately comfortable. Many bike riders and tall, blonde people everywhere. I could tell just how safe the city was by the signs across the city saying, "There are pickpockets even in Copenhagen," denoting the general understanding of Copenhagen as the clean, safe city it is. 

Stuttgart Zoo, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland

My last couple of days staying in Stuttgart, Germany were full of wonderful day trips and car rides to different countries all in one day. At one point, we had gotten into my cousin's reliable Honda and drove from Germany through Austria into the small country of Liechtenstein, through Switzerland, and back to Germany all in one day. I couldn't believe by the end of the night that I had been in four countries within a span of 24 hours. It's unbelievable how close each of these European countries are to each other and how diverse the cultures, languages, and people are in each section of Europe, even if within a distance of a couple hundred miles. Of all the crazy adventures I've been on in these last 4 months of traveling and living in Europe, that day was one of the most surreal. Here is a recollection of memories in photo form of those moments at the Stuttgart Zoo and my once-in-a-lifetime road trip through all those countries. 

Rothenburg, Germany

So many things to catch up on! After months of traveling and exploring different parts of Europe, I have finally settled into my life living in Bologna, Italy and studying at the University of Bologna and I have time to post the adventures I have been on! So far, I have traveled across a good number of countries throughout Europe and have met the most wonderful and caring people. This trip was taken with my family, Lisa and Cami, as they took me to this walled city that looked like it was made of real-life ginger bread houses. I was expecting Geppetto himself to walk out of his puppet making shop.