I always like to end our trip posts with a summary, so here goes:
Total miles traveled: 7,082
Average mileage by foot per day: 4.8
Most miles walked in a single day: 8.3
Easternmost destination: Vamosujfalu, Hungary (6,733 miles from Laguna Beach)
Highest altitude: Epenalp, 5,381 feet above sea level
Highest tower climbed: Schlossberg Observation Tower, Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany, 153 steps
Modes of transport: feet, plane, car, bus, boat, funicular, gondola, subway, bike
Longest bike ride: 24 miles (John’s ride along the western side of the Bodensee)
Favorite hotel: Steigenberger Inselhotel, Konstantz, Germany
Favorite guesthouse: r40, Mad, Hungary
Most “adorable” town: Appenzell, Switzerland
Currencies: 3 (Euro, Swiss franc, Hungarian forint)
Languages: 6 (English, French, German, Swiss German, Hungarian, Hebrew)
Performances: 3 (2 concerts, 1 marionette)
Religious services: 2 (one Catholic High Mass, one Shabbat)
Most interesting relic: Head of an unnamed saint
Best library: Melk Abbey
Laundromats: 2
Friends along the route: Jean, Claire, Huges, John B., Cecile, Roland, Lea, Arthur, Noah, Karesz
Pastries eaten: No idea, but a lot
And finally, most amusing gargoyle: The “pooper” on the Freiberg Munster, apparently the work of a disgruntled stonemason, who was not paid well for his work:
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