Quite an ordinary day...

Received my Eurail pass today, which means I can start travelling soon. They're really efficient. Ordered one day, delivered the next. Planning to leave on Tuesday now since my uncle and aunt have Mondays off so they want to do a hike up the mountains. Can't wait for that!! If I leave Tuesday, it will be valid until the 26th of December, which is fine since I need to be back before Christmas anyway. Also can't wait for skiing!!




Today was a pretty ordinary day. Didn't do anything particularly exciting/interesting. Spent most of the day catching up on TV series. Prob not the best use of my time whilst I'm in Europe but I have to catch up sometime. Finally caught up on Glee and Survivor. Will prob leave all the other series til I get back to Australia. Went back to Lucerne to explore the night markets. Found out that there's a casino in Lucerne, and was so tempted to go. But prob best that I didn't lol. I need my money to last me three months.

Right now, I'm still not sure where I'm heading. As a result, I can't book accommodation, but it should be OK since it's winter (and apparently no one travels in winter). Have been reading up on scams and pickpockets on Wiki, and am now kind of paranoid. Will just have to make sure I'm super vigilant. Anyways, the thought of starting my travels is scary and exciting at the same time. On the one hand, because I've never travelled alone, it makes me really nervous knowing that I'll be doing everything by myself. The fact that I don't have anything planned, and that I'm winging it, also adds to the nervousness. However, the fact that it's Europe and it's something that I've always wanted to do compensates for those feelings of anxiety. I'm sure once I get out onto the road and start meeting fellow solo travellers, then I'll feel more at ease. Only a few more days to go before I start the real Eurotrip!!

HBL signing out (still) from Emmenbrücke, Switzerland.