2004 - Bad Benthein (Germany)

The next stop in the 2004 Interrail trip was the small village of Bad Benthein.

It was supposed to be an one night stop but everything was so peaceful in the place that we simply stayed longer. There are no big attractions but the castle is worth a visit with stunning views once you go to the top. We found a really nice hostel to stay where we found the only person in the village that spoke English with us. Everyone was really nice but communication was quite hard.

Nevertheless I recommend a visit to all that need some time off.

2004 - Amesterdam (The Netherlands)

Second stop in the 2004 Interrail trip was Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

First thing you see when you leave the Amsterdam train station is thousands of parked bicycles. It is one of those feeling you don't forget.

I had two feelings while walking the streets of this city for the first time: everyone seams happy (they must have smoked something weird... it's Amsterdam after all) and I have to live in this country one day (I moved to the Netherlands the next year).

We walked the Nieuwendijk street and remember Santa Catarina street in our home city to finally make a stop in the Dam Square. By night we visited the Red Light District (no photos).

In this trip we got a chance to see some museums but it was a city to return... several times...

2004 - Paris (France)

In 2004 a Interrail trip across Europe had Paris as the first stop.

After 24 hours in a train from Porto to Paris we got to the "City of Light". Home of the Sun King,  Louis XI,V it was a wonderful opportunity to visit this city for the second time. 

The Eiffel Tower is the landmark, but there are other things one must do, like a visit to the Luxembourg Gardens and the Notre Dame Cathedral or walk next to the Seine. French waiters in Paris are really as rude as you expect them to be...