In August 2012 Mike and I once again travelled half way around the world to spend four weeks in Europe. Before we left we planned out the cities we were to visit: Tokyo, Dresden, Vienna, Budapest, Salzburg, Venice, Florence and Rome. These notes are mostly about food, but I do also include other anecdotes and random things I remembered. Some of it was written during the trip but much added at later stages. Saturday 4th Wellington to Auckland Flights to Tokyo always leave early in the morning so we had to fly to Auckland and stay the night there. We stayed at the hotel across the road from the international terminal. From memory it was $168 for the night, but worth it for a comfy bed and no hassle about getting to the airport in the morning. Sunday 5th Auckland to Tokyo This was an Air New Zealand flight. It was an old plane and our seats were on an exit aisle, which has its upsides and downsides. It means there was no one in front of us
