So what’s a trip without some Top 3 rankings? I’d do Top 10, or even Top 5 rankings, but we didn’t visit that many countries … and who would want to read it anyway? Maybe I’ll add some more later, but for now, here goes:

Best adult beverages:

1. Sagres Bohemia (Lisbon)
2. Carling Extra Cold (London)
3. Carlsberg Special (Copenhagen)

Best transportation:

1. Germany trains (ICE is their national network of trains)
2. London buses (they’re everywhere — with little waiting time)
3. Lisbon trolleys (hop on/hop off … SF style)

Best caffeine:

1. Barcelona (every cup was perfect)
2. Lisbon (dark and strong — like me)
3. Copenhagen (ahh, homemade)

Best cuisine:

1. Spain (tapas at midnight is a beautiful thing)
2. Germany (meat, potatoes, goodness)
3. Portugal (they put a fried egg on every dish — can’t go wrong)

Best desserts:

1. Denmark (come now…)
2. Portugal (tarts from Belem, pastries)
3. France (apple tarte tartin, etc … just don’t eat it on the Metro)

Worst odor on a human being:

1. Paris (Metro + hot day + Parisian = stank)
2. Barcelona (it’s hot there, but no excuse)
3. Lisbon (not toooo bad, but needed a third)

Worst odor not on a human being:

1. Cheese in France
2. Garbage day in Barcelona
3. The bottom of my backpack

Jamie’s favorite cities:

1. Paris
2. Brugge
3. Copenhagen

Tom’s favorite cities:

1. Lisbon
2. Brugge
3. London

Worst attempt at blending in with the locals:

1. Josh calling a waitress in Spain ‘Senor’
2. Jamie speaking English with accent to hide fact that she’s American
3. Tom blended in very well

Most English speakers:

1. Denmark
2. England
3. Germany

Best names heard along the way:

1. Flip
2. Gert
3. Bent

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