Option 2 ended up winning, although I never made it to Russia.

Also, I was way harsh on Munster here. Munster is a fine place! But, yes, slightly dull. (The exciting Martin Luther stuff is an Eisenach.)

Right, this time I’m going to do something slightly different. I’m not going to talk much about what I’ve done over thew last few days, because frankly they’ve been boring. Synopsis: two days forced in Dortmund (dull), two days in Münster (pretty but dull), two days in Eisenach (nice but ongoing). There you go – up to speed.

I bet you wish these posts were all like that, huh?

No, this time I’m going to introduce a note of democracy into the proceedings. Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books? It’s like those. (Those books were awesome for getting kids to learn how to read. I expect they’re single-handedly the reason why literacy rates are so high in the English-speaking world. Let’s face it, everybody who now reads regularly – e.g. everybody reading this – read them at some point. Actually, that’s probably really depressing if it’s true… although, having said that, no more so than Harry Potter for this generation. Digression ends!) Yes, I want input on what to do next.

The plan was always thus: Month 1 – Paris, Belgium, Luxembourg, half of Germany. So far so good. Month 2 – other half of Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czek Republic if we’re speedy. However, a new plan has arisen, and I need to decide now.

So, option A is the original Month 2.

Option 2:, I’ve been pretty good with money over the first month, and have thus decided I want to go to some contries I previously thought too expensive – Norway, Sweden and Finland, then approach Poland via Estonia etc, maybe take a swing at Moscow or St Petersberg if I can afford the visa. This is all well and good, but it does mean missing out on a lot of Germany, potentially including Hamburg, and may also leave me short at the end of the trip – the Turkey, Croatia, Greece and of the holiday, which I’m quite looking forward to. Also, I may have someone temorarily joining me at the end of October, and I don’t want to be somewhere completely antisocial.

OK, so it’s not a terribly interesting dilemma, but a tricky one nonetheless. In the morning I leave for Berlin, where I must decide whether to head North or East; anyone with a strong feeling either way, let me know!

Peace out.