I’ve picked up the pace and started moving to my next country on the list. I started in Barcelona, Spain. Then I caught the 8:45AM train out of the country to Montpellier, France. Here I was finally able to buy my train tickets into Italy. I had an hour or so to kill before the next train, so I looked around the city. There are no “Dollar Stores” here, but the closest thing I’ve found has been a 2€ (Euro) store, which is a little over $2. This gives a good idea of the cost of living difference.
The next train was in the afternoon from Montpellier to Nice, France. Nice is on the Mediterranean Sea and is a big vacation spot. Although I was just there for an hour or two, since I don’t think there is much of interest there and the beaches aren’t that great. On both of the trains I got to see a lot of good scenery since the trains went along the water for most of the way. This is where traveling by train pays off.
Then at 10PM I left on a sleeper train from Nice to Venice, Italy. Another new country, new language, and new city.