Thursday, May 29, 2008

8 sleeps to go...

Tickets have all been picked up today - nothing else to do but finish up all the jobs that have to be done before we go...

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

And so it begins...

Well not quite - still 10 sleeps to go, but after booking our trip 12 months ago and not buying ANY shoes since then, we are about to embark on our first big OE.
Tony Scott texted me today and asked if we were going to post blogs so that you can all follow our progress around Europe (ooh how exciting!!), and I thought "what a good idea!"
So here you are - our official travel-blog.

Itinerary

June 6 Depart Christchurch 4:30pm
June 6 Depart Auckland 7:15pm
June 6 Arrive Los Angeles 12:30pm - staying @ Howard Johnson Plaza Anaheim
June 6 Evening @ Disneyland

June 7 Hollywood & Universal Studios all day tour

June 8 Depart Los Angeles 4:30pm

June 9 Arrive Heathrow 11:00am
June 9 Depart Heathrow 1:15pm
June 9 Arrive Amsterdam 3:30pm - staying with Alan & Paula

June 11 Depart Amsterdam 3:15pm
June 11 Arrive Durham 6:05pm - staying with Gaynor & Harry

June 16 Depart Durham 1:30pm
June 16 Arrive Paris 4:10pm - staying @Best Western Aida Opera

June 17 Hop-on-hop-off sightseeing tour day pass

June 18 Paris by Night bicycle tour

June 19 Overnight train to Venice 6:55pm

June 20 Arrive Venice 9:40am - staying @ Commercio & Pellegrino
June 20 Afternoon walking tour

June 21 Gondola ride

June 22 Half day boat tour to Murano, Burano & Torcello
June 22 Train to Rome 4:00pm
June 22 Arrive Rome 8:00pm - staying @ Astoria Garden

June 23 Vatican City tour

June 25 Depart Rome 8:50pm
June 25 Arrive Durham 10:55pm

June 26 Depart Durham with Gaynor & Harry
June 26 Arrive Barcelona

June 28 Depart Barcelona
June 28 Arrive Durham

June 30 Train to London 2:30pm
June 30 Arrive London 5:30pm - staying with Simon & Nerissa

July 1 Westend show

July 2 Amelia & Mike joining us in London for the day

July 3 Depart Heathrow 9:05pm

July 4 Arrive Hong king - staying @ the Holiday Inn Golden Mile

July 5 Depart Hong Kong 6:10pm

July 6 Arrive Auckland 8:45am
July 6 Depart Auckland 12:00pm
July 6 Arrive Christchurch 1:20pm