So this is the tenative schedule for our trip to Europe. We leave April 16th for 1 month. I'll be updating this on a daily basis until we leave. Any questions?
| Date | Travel | Lodging | Activities | Resources/Notes | Reservation? |
| Sunday 4/16/06 |
7.15am - Depart SFO | Airplane | Reading, Yoga, Sleeping | www.delta.com | Confirmed |
| Monday 4/17/06 |
8.15am - Arrive
in Amsterdam |
ArDewolf B&B, Brugges | Afternoon Teahouse
for Belgian Waffle (mmm) Dinner with Carlton Deal? |
Reserve trains Get cash for B&B and bus |
Hotel Confirmed |
| Tuesday 4/18/06 |
Walking/Biking in Town | ArDewolf B&B, Brugges | Climb
the Bell Tower |
Internet: Coffee Link | Hotel Confirmed |
Wednesday |
Train to Paris (4
hours) Metro/Walking in Town |
Y&H Hostel, Paris | Check into Hostel Lunch @ Cafe Le Sufflot Notre Dame Walk/Boat the Seinne Dinner near hotel |
Hostel closed between
11 and 5. Pick up Pariscope Magazine. Buy Museum Pass for Thursday. |
Hotel Confirmed |
| Thursday |
Metro/Walking in Town | Y&H Hostel, Paris | Museum
Day: Museum Pass Arc de Triumphe Stroll Champs-Elysées Louvre Orsay Marais Neighborhood Picasso Museum Dinner in Marais? |
Hostel closed between 11 and 5. | Hotel Confirmed |
| Friday 4/21/06 |
Metro/Walking in Town Night Train to Burgos, Spain |
Overnight Train | Picnic Lunch Montmartre (Moulin Rouge?) Trocadero Dali Museum? Evening at the Eiffel Tower |
Need Reservation for Train | |
| Saturday 4/22/06 |
Train
to Aranda de Duerro, Spain |
Overnight Train | Scenic
Train Ride Dinner in Madrid |
Need Reservation for Train | |
| Sunday 4/23/06 |
Metro/Walking in Town or Train up to Figueres |
Hostal Residencia Neutral, Barcelona or Figueres |
Las Ramblas or Dali's Hometown |
Meet up with Daniel? St. George's Day (celebration of Catalunya's patron saint, "Sant Jordi"; book and flower stalls everywhere — men give roses to women, women give books to men) |
Emailed/Faxed to make hotel reservation. |
| Monday 4/24/06 |
Train to French Riviera (Antibes) | Auberge Provencale, Antibes, France | Scenic Train Ride to Antibes | Faxed reservation. | |
| Tuesday 4/25/06 |
Train into Nice |
Auberge Provencale, Antibes, France | Cannes Film Festival | Faxed reservation. | |
| Wednesday 4/26/06 |
Train
to La Spezia, Italy Train to Cinque Terre, Italy |
Cinque Terre | Hiking Kayaking |
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| Thursday 4/27/06 |
Cinque Terre | Do the 5-city Hike | Market Day in Monterosso (8am-1pm) | ||
| Friday 4/28/06 |
Train
to Pisa Night Train to Montreaux, Switzerland |
Overnight Train | Leaning Tower of Pisa, Florence | Meet
up with Savannah? Get Swiss Francs (no Euros accepted) Confirm Hotel Mittaghorn! |
Need Reservation for Train |
| Saturday 4/29/06 |
Train to Interlaken,
Switzerland Train to Gimmelwald, Switzerland |
Scenic Train Ride(s), Hike into Gimmelwald | Reserved. | ||
| Sunday 4/30/06 |
Hotel Mittaghorn, Gimmelwald | Hiking | Reserved. | ||
| Monday 5/01/06 |
Hotel Mittaghorn, Gimmelwald | May Day - Switzerland Closures | Reserved. | ||
| Tuesday 5/02/06 |
Train
to Zurich Train to the Rhine Area |
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| Wednesday 5/03/06 |
Boat
the Rhine River Train to Frankfurt |
Frankfurt | Scenic Cruise on the Rhine | Meet
Mark? Call to reserve room @ Rock B&B |
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| Thursday 5/04/06 |
Bus to Fussen, Germany | Rock B&B, Fussen | Romantic Road | Internet: Videoland | No advance hotel booking |
| Friday 5/05/06 |
Bus to | Rock B&B, Fussen | Bavarian Castles | Internet: Videoland | No advance hotel booking |
| Saturday 5/06/06 |
Bus
to Innsbruck, Austria Train to Vienna |
Vienna (@ Birgitte's Parent's) | Internet: TI (bignet.at) | Lodging Confirmed | |
| Sunday 5/07/06 |
Vienna (@ Birgitte's Parent's) | Iron and Wine concert? | Lodging Confirmed | ||
| Monday 5/08/06 |
Vienna (@ Birgitte's Parent's) | Lodging Confirmed | |||
| Tuesday 5/09/06 |
Train to Prague (6 hours) | Prague | Upon
arrival, get $$$ @ ATM Internet: Bohemia Bagel Get 3 day transportation pass |
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| Wednesday 5/10/06 |
Prague | ||||
| Thursday 5/11/06 |
Prague | "Prague Spring" Music Festival | |||
| Friday 5/12/06 |
Train to Berlin | Berlin | |||
| Saturday 5/13/06 |
Germany | ||||
| Sunday 5/14/06 |
Train to Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Meet up with Klaas Jan and/or David Fong? | ||
| Monday 5/15/06 |
Train to Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Meet up with Klaas Jan and/or David Fong? | ||
| Tuesday 5/16/06 |
10.20am
- Depart Amsterdam 7.20pm - Arrive San Francisco |
USA | Sleeping, Aurora Borealis? | www.delta.com |