I moved to Italy: First, you get the money...

Monday, June 15, 2009

First, you get the money...

Sarah broke down the cost of the trip. Here is her breakdown:

Description	Category	Amount
WWW.HIHOSTELS.COM WELWYN GARDEN	Lodging	$7.60
WWW.HIHOSTELS.COM WELWYN GARDEN	Lodging	$7.86
WWW.HIHOSTELS.COM WELWYN GARDEN	Lodging	$11.48
EURAIL.COM BV EURAIL.COM	Travel	$925.00
WP-HOSTELWORLD.COM ONLINE	Lodging	$5.22
DB BAHN REISEZENTRUM GIESSEN	Travel	$82.10
OSTELLO A.I.G. VENEZIA VENEZIA	Lodging	$116.77
A LA BRICOLA 690 VENEZIA	Dining	$65.51
TRENITALIA - VENEZIA VENEZIA	Travel	$42.25
TRENITALIA - FIRENZE S.M FIRENZE	Travel	$70.42
RISTORANTE ORCAGNA FIRENZE	Dining	$50.39
OSTELLO S MONACA FIRENZE	Lodging	$107.92
JUGENDHERBERGE SCHLUCHSEE SCHLUCHSEE	Lodging	$118.92
CIARUS 2049085 STRASBOURG	Lodging	$48.19
AJ JULES FERRY 75PARIS 11	Lodging	$180.70
LE CRUCHON 67STRASBOURG	Dining	$103.98
SNCF 0131790 75PARIS 10	Travel	$72.77
LE GABRIELLE 8273582 75PARIS	Dining	$47.58
LE TRUMILOU 2233285 PARIS 04	Dining	$54.58
STAYOKAY A'DAM STADSD AMSTERDAM	Lodging	$112.15
DB BAHN REISEZENTRUM GIESSEN	Travel	$36.47

	total	$2,267.86

	1/2 total	$1,133.93

So I owe Sarah about $1,000 for our trip. We were there for three weeks. I really don't thing that this is unreasonable. And if you look closely, you will note that the majority of money spent was (by far) on train tickets. Next was hostel stays. Then, food. I was shocked. I thought food would be our biggest expense as I need to eat every 1/2 hour. And really, I don't feel like we scrimped on food either.

I'm ready to go home before I spend any more money.

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