Western Heritage Tour 2017

Message for Jack - Toon is on the left holding that cup!!

Message for Jack - uncle Toon with THE CUP!!

Well a looooooong flight of eighteen hours, two meals, at least four movies, and a lot of fidget spinning, but we're all safe and sound in Dubai Airport. The boys are currently foraging for food and finding a quiet corner for a rest with a stopover of around three and a half hours. Two lucky boys are sitting their Latin exam as I write..... They can't quite believe I've made them sit it, laugh!! Something to tell their grandkids.... No incidents at all so far; I'll let you know when we get to the hotel in Athens, but I suspect we'll have some pretty tired boys by that stage!! Hope you're all well and are missing us already!!

Itinerary for London Accommodation Smart Hyde Park Inn Station: Bayswater (on Circle or District lines) 48-50 Inverness Terrace, Bayswater London, W2 3JA Tel +44 (02) 0 7229 0000 Email hpi.bookings@smarthostels.com Monday 17 July Arrive in London at King's Cross, St. Pancras Station at 14h00. Take underground to Hostel (Rotherhithe Station). Visit Big Ben, Houses of Parliament & Westminster Abbey (Westminster Station). Evensong at Westminster Abbey, 17h00. Return to Buckingham Palace and walk to hostel via Kensington Gardens & Hyde Park. Tuesday 18 July British Museum (Tottenham Court Road Station). Camden Markets (Camden Town) Evensong at St. Paul's (St. Paul's Station), 17h00. Evening: Free Time. Wednesday 19 July Take Underground to Paddington; bus tour from Paddington to Regent Street (via Edgeware Road and Oxford Street). Hemley...

Itinerary for Paris Accommodation Paris — Hôtel Gay-Lussac Metro Station: Luxembourg 29 Rue Gay Lussac 75005 Paris, France Tel +33 (0) 1 43 54 23 96 Fax + 33 (0) 1 40 51 79 49 Email info@paris-hotel-gay-lussac.com Wednesday 12 July Arrive at the Gard de Lyon at 15h23 & drop off luggage at the hostel. Walk into city centre and visit Notre Dame & Île de la Cité, l'Hôtel de Ville, Tour de St. Jacques, La Conciergerie, Sainte Chapelle. Dinner at La Défense. Evening Tour: Take métro to Louvre-Rivoli (yellow line 1) and walk through Le Palais du Louvre, Les Pyramides & Les Tuileries Gardens to Place de la Concorde; walk up the Champs Élysées to the Arc de Tiomphe; then back to hostel from Charles de Gaulle Étoile to Saint Paul (yellow line 1). Thursday 13 July Take the métro to Les Invalides. Tour the Military Museum and Napoléon's Tomb. Walk to the Eiffel Tower via the Champs de Mars. ...

Itinerary for Beaucaire Accommodation Le Robinson Route de Remoulins 30300, Beaucaire, France ph. +04 66 59 21 32 fax. +04 66 59 00 03   Saturday 8 July Depart Dijon at 09h21, arriving at Avignon at 12h09 (about 10 mins after going through Lyons). Collect minivans. Drive to Beaucaire, and drop bags at hotel. Get lunch at hypermarket, then swim. Tour of Beaucaire, including l'Église St. Paul, l'Hôtel de Ville, l'Église Notre Dame des Pommiers, les Arènes, le Château. Get food for Sunday at hypermarché. Free time.   Sunday 9 July Beaucaire Markets. Pont du Gard, Nîmes (Maison Carrée, Amphithéâtre, Tour Magne d'Auguste). Les Antiques & Glanum (St. Remy de Provence). Château des Baux-de-Provence. Free time.   Monday 10 July Avignon: Palais des Papes, le Pont, township. Excursion to Arles: amphithéâtre, théâtre, Égli...

Itinerary for Florence & Venice Accommodation Hotel Casa del Lago Via Lungarno Vespucci 58 50123, Florence (Firenze) info@hotelcasadellago.com +39 055 216 141   Tuesday 4 July Leave for Florence from Termini Station at 09h20, arriving around 11h00. Leave bags in Hotel. Take train to Pisa and back at any time with no seat reservations. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral and Baptistery. Return to Florence about 19h00. Have dinner in Santa Maria Novella Piazza. Night tour of Florence, visiting Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, Baptistery, Il Duomo, Palazzio Vecchio, Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Florence by night.   Wednesday 5 July Tour of the Uffizi Gallery. Mercato Centrale. Visit to Fiesole. Free Time.   Thursday 6 July Visit Il Duomo, Baptistery, Or San Michele, Santa Croce. Free time (markets). Excursion to Sienna. [Buy food for...

Itinerary for Rome Accommodation Hotel Alessandro Palace Downtown Via C. Cattaneo, 23 00185, Rome Rome, Italy ph. +39 06 443 40 147 Wednesday 28 June Arrive at Ancona on the eastern coast of Italy from Greece at 16h30 (17h30 Greek time) and walk to train station. Visit supermarket. Depart for Rome on 18h21 regional train, arriving at Roma Termini at 22h25. Head to Hostel. Thursday 29 June Walk to Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Prassede, Santa Maria degli Angeli, Santa Maria della Vittoria, San Pietro in Vincoli, Imperial Fora, Temple of Mars the Avenger, Trajan's Column, Vittorio Emmanuele Monument, Ara Caeli, Capitoline Museum, Aqua Marcia & Mamertine Prison, Tarpeian Rock, Theatre of Marcellus, Ponte Fabricio, Isola Tiberina, Ponte Cestio & Ponte Paletino, Temple of Vesta, Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Circus Maximus. Head to metro station (Circo Massimo). ...

Itinerary for Greece Accommodation Economy Hotel 5 Kisthenous St Athens 105 52, Greece Tel. +30-210-5220520 Fax. +30-210-5220640 Email. htlecono@otenet.gr   Friday 23 June Meet at Auckland International Airport at 15h00 for a 17h55 flight. [Transit] Depart Auckland to Sydney [EK413]; Sydney to Dubai; Dubai to Athens. Arrive in Dubai at 05h15. Depart for Athens at 10h05 [EK105]. Arrive in Athens at 14h05 on 24 June.   Saturday 24 June Collect luggage & transfer to Syntagma Square via the Athens bus system. See changing of the guard at Parliament Buildings. Transfer luggage to hotel. Evening Walk at 18h00. Visit Orthodox Basilica and minor Byzantine churches, walk up Mt Lykevittos & around the environs of Athens.   Sunday 25 June Full day sightseeing tour to Delphi, departing 08h00, returning 18h30. See Sanctuary of Apollo with tem...

Well, just under two weeks to go, and the excitement is mounting! The final parents' meeting and dinner is tomorrow night, and then we're on the plane the Friday of the following week…