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In the morning, I participated in a short city tour of the old town, where I learned more about the city's history. The tour began in front of the gates of the Blue Mosque. The...

Pretty hungry, I made my way to my hostel to drop off my large backpack and get a kebab nearby. Feeling refreshed, I walked to the port and explored the area. My hostel was...

For today, I had two interesting tours planned. For breakfast, I bought two pieces of Banitsa from the same baker as yesterday and stood in front of the Justice Palace at 11:00...

In the late afternoon, I went to Sofia's train station and boarded the train to Istanbul. In my 4-person sleeping compartment, I encountered two familiar faces: the first was an...

Because I had not been getting enough sleep in the previous days, I slept in today. Due to the time difference, it was quickly 10:00 AM. I walked to the bakery and bought myself...

In the morning, there was a delicious, balanced breakfast at the hostel, so I was strengthened to walk to the train station. There, I purchased a seat reservation and boarded...

Even the first impression of Bucharest matched my ideas of the country: I was looking at multi-story Eastern Bloc buildings, tightly packed together. The streets were heavily...

On Monday, my last day in Hungary, my alarm clock rang particularly early. Today, I wanted to make the most of my thermal bath experience. At 7:00 AM, I first went to the market...

Already at the platform, a small crowd formed around the conductor, as some passengers, including myself, could not find their sleeping cars. He explained that the sleeping cars...

In the morning, I walked from a bakery after breakfast to Budapest's main train station. There, I reserved a bed in one of the sleeping cars for my upcoming train journey to...

As yesterday was rather quiet, I was ready today to explore Budapest thoroughly. I started with a two-and-a-half-hour free city tour. Beginning with St. Stephen's Basilica,...

After waking up a bit late at Budapest Déli train station, I made my way to a nearby park. It was quite convenient that I could only check into my new hostel at 2:00 PM, as it...

I checked out of the hotel at 10:00 AM, but fortunately, I was able to leave my large backpack there. Since Shun wanted to go to Bled today, we would only see each other again...

After a few minutes of delay, the train to Budapest arrived. Since I had never traveled on a night train before, even finding the correct compartment was a mild challenge for...

At 10:00 AM, I once again went to Prešeren Square, where a second free tour was set to begin. This time, with a different guide, we walked through the Old Town up to the Castle...

Since it was supposed to storm all morning, I stayed in the hostel until 12:00. When the storm front passed, I was able to buy a bus ticket to Bled online. Bled is a town about...

My day started at 8:00 at the bakery, then I went to Prešeren Square, where I participated in a free city tour. Bakery with a view into the bakehouse During the tour, I...

I left Leipzig at 6:48 AM with my train. The train was pleasantly empty and arrived on time in Erfurt. However, there were some minor issues from Erfurt to Munich, as the train...

DiscoverEU is an initiative of the European Union that offers young Europeans the opportunity to travel by train across Europe. Funded by the European Parliament, the project...