Best Island: Mont Saint-Michel
Best historical thing: Combarelles and Font de Gaume prehistoric cave engravings and paintings
Best View: G-the view from next to the castle in Beynac, E - view from the Eiffel Tower
Best Beach: Not applicable
Worst Beach: Not applicable
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Worst Hotel/Hostel: Labyrinth Hostel
Best Chocolate: Côte d'Or, purchased in France
Worst Chocolate: Kit Kat chocolate
Best Hike: G - in St. Anton, E - from the top of the Mount Fløyen to the Bottom
Worst Hike: None
Best Dessert: Strawberry custard tart things at E. Leclerc grocery store in France
Worst Dessert: the Mont Blanc at Angelina's in Paris
Best Bread: G - no specific bread, E- the Viennoise bread at the Carrefour grocery store in Paris
Best Pastry: anything at Douceurs et Traditions in Paris
Best Cheese: Camembert mushroom appetizer at Le Tribeca in Paris
Best Museum: Tie Between National Museum in Copenhagen and the Louvre in Paris
Worst Museum: None
Best Castle: Commarque in Les Eyzies
Best Palace: Versailles
Best City: Paris
Worst City: None
Best Restaurant: Angelina's in Paris
Worst Restaurant: KFC because they didn't have biscuits
Best Nightlife: Paris Cafe Culture
Best Landscape: France
Worst Landscape: None
Best Subterranean Experience: Tie between Combarelles and Font de Gaume prehistoric caves and the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Best Local Brew: Dark Lager in Prague
Worst Local Brew: None
Best Local Liquor: None
Worst Local Liquor: None
Best-Preserved Old City: Mont Saint-Michel
Best Backdoor Destination: Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Best Weather: First Day in Paris
Worst Weather: All the Other Days
Best Backpacker Meal: ?
Worst Backpacker Meal: Bread and cheese over and over
Most Interesting Language: French
Most Challenging Language Barrier: G- Eastern Austria tied with gas stations in France, E - Czech Republic
Least Challenging Language Barrier: Denmark
Most Interestingly Dressed Locals: Paris
Most Relaxing Place: St. Anton
Least Relaxing Place: Paris
Scariest Moment: G - stuck in the Catacombs in Paris
Biggest Culture Shock: Christiania in Denmark
Cheesiest Tourist Trap: G - Moulin Rouge -- but it was still cool, E - Trolls in Norway
Most Picturesque: Grounds of Versailles Including Marie Antoinette's Cottage
Longest Distance Walked: Paris
Longest Travel Day: G - Trip back home
Hardest Border Crossing: G - in London, E - None
Easiest Border Crossing: No Problems. Sometimes, we didn't even notice there was a border crossing.
Best Europop Song Sung by an American (aka Most Frequently Heard Song on the Radio): Not Applicable
Most Mosquito Bites Received: 0
Best Swim Spot: E - Blue Lagoon
Best Inside Joke: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Most Expensive Country: G - Denmark, E - Norway
Least Expensive Country: Czech Republic
Best Fortress: G - Kastellet in Denmark, E - Akershus Fortress in Oslo
Worst Hawker Experience: Gypsy Ladies Under Eiffel Tower
Best Serious Funny Statement from a Foreigner: None
Biggest Revelation: You Can't Buy Biscuits or Mashed Potatoes at KFC in France
Added for the 2013 Experience
Worst Ad: E- Restaurant Cafe Next to the Leprosy Museum
Most Bedbug Bites Received: E - At least a dozen at the hostel in Stockholm
