It turns out I had run into a holiday weekend, and everybody was leaving town on Friday night. So my time in Europe comes to an end. It's been a great 4 months, but I'm ready to move on. Europe is so diverse, but also in some respects it is all the same. Even St. Petersburg and Belgrade are western.
People look the same, dress the same, and listen to the same music.
Nike, McDonalds, Hard Rock Cafe, and Planet Holleywood are everywhere. As I write this I am on the Eurostar, going through the Chunnel. London is about an hour away, and in 5 days I'll be in Cairo. I'm looking forward to warm weather, some great diving, and to seeing some history that will make the old things I've seen in Europe seem modern by comparison. I'm a bit nervous about landing in Cairo next week, but I was nervous when I borded the plane for London in June, and I was nervous going through the chunnel in the other direction at the end of August.