Western Heritage Tour 2017

The week in Paris was fun, started off with a lengthy train ride from Beaucaire. We arrived at hotel Gay Lussac to drop off our luggage then headed out for a evening walk to the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, and Champs Elysees. The fellas headed out for a few hours for free time to check out the shops up the Champs Elysees. We the headed to the Arc de Triomphe but were turned away because of our lack of reservation. That concluded our first day in Paris. The following day the group returned to the Louvre and we spent 5 hours admiring the artwork and sculptures dispersed around the gallery, including the Mona Lisa. Later that night we went the a mall to top up on food and buy ourselves dinner, followed by us heading up the only hill in Paris to see the Sacred Heart church, which was nice as it looked over all of Paris. The next day was Bastille day, so the fellas headed to the Champs Elysees to see the grande parade thrown by Paris, which showcased every military plane and vehicles imagi...

Touching down after a turbulent night before in Ancona train station, we dropped our bags of at our hostel. Our accommodation is very nice. The bunks are reasonably comfy and the bathrooms are clean, considering they are shared. I share a room with Hamish, Alex, Tommy, Josh Busch and Josh Jefferies. The first sight was Santa Maria Maggiore, a highly enjoyable experience as we witnessed Mass with a select few of Cardinals in attendance. The church for me was the benchmark in what I considered a good church, with most of the churches in Rome fortunately exceeding this. We have been to a lot of churches, so it's hard to distinguish which church is which, without looking at photos of memorable objects in that particular arena of God. For me, the most amazing and memorable churches we visited were Saint Peter's Basilica and Saint Paul's Without The Walls. Saint Peter's was an incredible experience, from the gold-covered walls, to the large sarcophagi that surrounded deceased...

Staying true to form here is an update on the burn situation - I've actually gotten proper lucky and have a bronze glow, a true Adonis. Peel scarring is minimal, only real backlash I've received is a filthy tan line. Solid effort. The train ride from Venice to Dijon turned out to be pretty hectic - our train was halted and thoroughly searched by Swiss Border Patrol at approximately 3am, meaning many confused/bewildered teens who were extremely tired later on in the morning. After what happened at the Ancona train station I was beginning to wonder if all our travel across borders would be interrupted (luckily Eurostar was pretty decent, if uneventful). Once in Avignon we made our way to our hotel in Beaucaire. After the density/volume of my previous blog posts I truly am sorry to disappoint readers, but there isn't much to say about Beaucaire. - It was definitely the nicest accommodation we encountered on tour, with a spacious 4 boys per room, a pool, and 3 course dinners pr...

Hi Tom Looks like France was amazing, being there for Bastille Day would have been just awesome. We saw a bit of the celebrations on the news here.  Now into the homeward stretch and  being in London and Cambridge  and seeing all they have to offer too will be memorable.  Give us a call when you catch up with Uncle Richard! Dad and Lily are in Queenstown skiing and no doubt missing you! See you on Sunday! Mum 😊 Connect with us The information contained in this email and any attached files are strictly private and confidential. This email should be read only by the intended addressee only. If the recipient of this message is not the intended addressee, please call Staples Australia Pty Limited on +61 2 9335 0555 or Staples New Zealand Limited on +64 9 271 7600 and promptly delete this email and any attachments. The intended recipient of this email may only use, reproduce, disclose or distribute the informa...

Touching down after a turbulent night before in Ancona train station, we dropped our bags of at our hostel. Our accommodation is very nice. The bunks are reasonably comfy and the bathrooms are clean, considering they are shared. I share a room with Hamish, Alex, Tommy, Josh Busch and Josh Jefferies. The first sight was Santa Maria Maggiore, a highly enjoyable experience as we witnessed Mass with a select few of Cardinals in attendance. The church for me was the benchmark in what I considered a good church, with most of the churches in Rome fortunately exceeding this. We have been to a lot of churches, so it's hard to distinguish which church is which, without looking at photos of memorable objects in that particular arena of God. For me, the most amazing and memorable churches we visited were Saint Peter's Basilica and Saint Paul's Without The Walls. Saint Peter's was an incredible experience, from the gold-covered walls, to the large sarcophagi that surrounded deceased...

The week in Paris was fun, started off with a lengthy train ride from Beaucaire. We arrived at hotel Gay Lussac to drop off our luggage then headed out for a evening walk to the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, and Champs Elysees. The fellas headed out for a few hours for free time to check out the shops up the Champs Elysees. We the headed to the Arc de Triomphe but were turned away because of our lack of reservation. That concluded our first day in Paris. The following day the group returned to the Louvre and we spent 5 hours admiring the artwork and sculptures dispersed around the gallery, including the Mona Lisa. Later that night we went the a mall to top up on food and buy ourselves dinner, followed by us heading up the only hill in Paris to see the Sacred Heart church, which was nice as it looked over all of Paris. The next day was Bastille day, so the fellas headed to the Champs Elysees to see the grande parade thrown by Paris, which showcased every military plane and vehicles imagi...

Our journey began with a 17 hour flight to Dubai from Auckland. I had an aisle seat and I sat next to Derek, Sam and Charlie. I watched half of doctor strange and Star Wars rogue one. I successfully finished iron man 3 and trolls. After taking a sleeping tablet I was only able to get a couple hours sleep. I was quite disappointed with the Dubai airport, everything was expensive and over priced. However I was able to buy some cheap cologne for myself. Walking onto the plane for Athens we encountered the immense heat of Dubai. For this flight I  sat next to Derek again and watched Moana and a couple of episodes of the 100. Greece, Athens We arrived in Athens, saw the government building and the changing of the guard and saw some artefacts in the syntagma square train station. We dropped our gear off at the "economy hotel'. I was going to be rooming with Sam Budge and Derek for the next couple of days. We went to the central area of Athens for dinner, this was where I brought my ...

Hey bud, I just checked yr $ & it was very low.  You keep withdrawing € which has left you with very little £. I've topped you up. Travel safe. Mum

Happy Birthday!!! Hope you are enjoying your 18 th in Paris! We are enjoying reading the blog site, so send a blog about your birthday. It’s really quiet at home. Tai has gone back to Otago and Dad comes back from Vegas tomorrow. Ryan and Nico have been in their cave most of the school holidays and have turned into vampires again. Your Supreme top is fixed! Looking forward to seeing the results of your excellent haggling. See you soon. Everybody says Happy Birthday. Love mum. CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. This email was sent by the Bank of New Zealand. You can contact us on 0800 ASK BNZ (0800 275 269). Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily ref...

Heather Golder has sent you a link to a blog: Hi Oliver. Great to see more photos. Must have been amazing to be in Paris on Bastille Day. Molly continues to improve. All missing you - see you next week. xx Blog: Western Heritage Tour 2017 Post: Olliver Wood Link: http://wh2017.blogspot.com/2017/07/olliver-wood.html -- Powered by Blogger https://www.blogger.com/