Liza is currently in Germany. Or rather, well… she spends more time in Germany than anywhere else. She’s taking full advantage of the opportunity to study in Europe. From her base in Braunschweig, over the past month, she has visited Prague, Berlin, Hanover, Hamburg, London, and most recently Munich last weekend. Liza is on a tight budget, and her trips are all about maximizing savings. She bought a monthly pass (apparently a BahnCard) that covers, conditionally, all regional trains in Germany. But because of this, her routes to destinations tend to be rather circuitous. For example, it took her 10 hours to get to Munich from Braunschweig using regional trains, and 13 hours to get back. The trip to Munich included 9 changes, including at Herzberg, Nordhausen, Leinefelde, Bad Langensalza, Augsburg, Nürnberg, Seesen, Erfurt. On her way back, she accidentally boarded the wrong train, which added a few more changes and an extra three hours to her journey. Isn’t she a hero?
She is now planning a ten-day trip to the Netherlands, Belgium, and France next week. Wow, I’m jealous.

