The countdown is running...

Still 13 working days or 2 1/2 weeks in total....the countdown is really on and the preparations for packing, final planning and starting are beginning :-)

What do you take with you - if you can't just run to your closet as usual for 4.5 weeks and wear whatever you feel like?

How many shoes can I take? For sports, hiking, normal outings and the beach? What do we really need? Or what can we buy there?

Five thousand questions, two heads and lots of ideas on how to do it...and those who know us know that it's not all settled with one answer :P

And the question about the route - well....that will probably only be finally clarified when we are there and get a feeling for what is important for us to see and what we can do without.

I think we already have a pretty good approximate route thanks to Nadia, various travel blogs and guide books, so there's probably not that much stress anymore. But well - some people like to be a bit more flexible and others don't! We'll see which one we prefer in the end ;)

Until then, we're still busy shopping, packing, meeting friends, attending sports events, instructing dad in the apartment, work events, and traveling to Stuttgart/Frankfurt and days that will pass way too quickly.

So stay tuned...because the countdown begins :P