This coming July, my dad (1) ____________ (be) at his company for 25 years and (2) he _________ (retire) on his 67th birthday. My parents have decided to have a long holiday and (3) they _____________ (take) the opportunity to visit some old friends in Hungary and then travel around that region. They (4)_________ (leave) towards the end of August, and their aim is to visit as many countries as possible. They (5) __________ (fly) to Budapest on the 25th and then (6) ____________ (stop over) with friends. By the time they leave there, they (7) ______________ (see) nearly all the sights in the city. After that they (8) ___________ (think) of travelling Romania, but they haven't planned anything definite. The whole time they are away, I (9) _____________ (work) in the local pizza restaurant to earn some money. In October, my friends and I (10) _____________ (travel) by train around Europe. We don't know exactly where yet. We (11) _______________ (know) more this weekend as we (12) _________________(research) the journey on the internet. I'd love to go to Greece, but I doubt we (13) ______________ (have) time. Money could be a problem too - I hope the whole trip (14) ______________ (not be) too expensive. I can hardly wait for the summer. Just think, by the end of the year I (15) ___________ (demonstrate) my independence to my parents by getting around Europe without them.