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Europe by the numbers

by Allison on May 11, 2011 in Travel · 20 comments

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1. Years Viktor and I have been saving our pennies to go to Europe: 10

2. Anniversary we’ll celebrate in Prague: 13

3. Number of children traveling with us: 2

4. Number of animals we’re leaving behind: 2

5. Hours it takes to travel to Warsaw from S.L.C.: SIXTEEN

S.L.C.- New York City: 4 hours. New York City- Paris: 10 hours, 30 minutes Paris-Warsaw: 1 hour, 30 minutes

6. Total travel time before we arrive at the family’s apartment in Warsaw: over 24 hours

7. Number of days in Warsaw I’ll spend in bed reading a trashy novel after we land: 2

8. Skullcandy headphones packed: 4

9. Pairs of shoes packed for me: 3, ONLY THREE

10. Number of Delta Sky-miles I’ll acquire on the way to and from Europe: a lot

11. Number of hours until we leave: 12

12. Number of hours I plan on sleeping from N.Y.C. to Paris: 10 hours, 30 minutes

13. Outfits I wanted to pack: 15

14. Outfits I actually packed: 5

15. Pieces of luggage we’re taking with us, including carry-ons: 7

16. Amount of hours I will be available by cellphone in Europe: NONE

17. Number of seats in a row in the middle of the airplane the Czarnecki family will occupy: 4

18. Number of bicker/slap fest/meltdown fights we’ll have in 24+ hours of travel: 24 minimum

19. Time spent dreaming of Europe: 33 1/2 years

20. Time on the ground in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Vienna: 3+ weeks

Catch you on the flip side.

Article by Allison Czarnecki

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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1 emma May 11, 2011 at 4:02 pm

3+ weeks sounds amazing & so worth the other 19 items on the list

2 Qui May 11, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Yay! Have fun.
My husband and I dream of visiting Europe one day.
Seems impossible right now, but you give me hope!
I look forward to your posts about your trip.
You’re gonna post about it, right?!
safe travels ~

3 Donna May 11, 2011 at 4:35 pm

I can’t believe you’re traveling so frugally, clothing wise! And only 3 shoes. I’m not quite sure how you managed that. I guess you’ll need to buy some over there. Have a good time!!!

4 Emily May 11, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Yeah, yeah, yeah! I’m SO excited for you! I’m impressed you only packed three pairs of shoes and five outfits. You should make another post like this after your trip with number of pictures you took, how many European chocolates you ate, and other fun tidbits. Have a GREAT time!!

5 Liz Lemon May 11, 2011 at 5:19 pm

WAY TO GO ALLISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6 Kj May 11, 2011 at 6:38 pm

I haven’t been to Poland or Hungary, but Vienna is magnificent. So beautiful. I’m so happy for you.

7 Heather May 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Lucky!

8 Lillian Hoyt May 11, 2011 at 8:19 pm

Hi Allison, I found your blog through a friend. Is your maiden name by chance Aagard? If so, I went to Cherry Hill with you. If not, disregard

9 Stacia May 12, 2011 at 7:07 pm: Lillian – you got it right – nice to see you here. I really enjoy Allison’s blog. I hope you do too.

10 Kelly May 11, 2011 at 10:41 pm

Hey – what are your plans for Vienna? I live there now and can recommend a few things –

Definitely visit the Spanish riding school morning exercises. Cheaper than the show and you get a feeling for what goes into training the horses. Schonbrunn and Naschmarkt for lunch, of course. And try the Haus Der Musik – It’s a fun, interactive music museum and has a section on famous composers….

11 Kami May 11, 2011 at 10:46 pm

Have a blast!

I declare vacation!!

12 Heather B. May 12, 2011 at 7:02 am

I can’t believe you’re leaving so soon! Have fun. Lots of love and safe travels! xo

13 Alicia W. May 12, 2011 at 9:18 am

Love the photo of Charming at the end. What a cutie.

14 Cher May 12, 2011 at 9:49 am

Have a great time. We have taken our daughter to Europe several times. I have found it helpful if you can to get a hotel with a pool for the kids. Take a million pictures because you wont regret any of them.

15 Kim at the Beehive Blog May 14, 2011 at 9:14 am