This is: Round The World 2006-07
Part 1 - Warming Up
1 | Fri | 07 April 2006 | EDI-LHR |
2 | Sat | 08 April 2006 | LHR-BUD and Budapest (exploring Buda old town and dodging the floods!) |
3 | Sun | 09 April 2006 | Budapest (a walk round the highlights of Pest) and BUD-LHR |
4 | Mon | 10 April 2006 | LHR-GIB, a day in Gibraltar, and GIB-LHR |
5 | Tue | 11 April 2006 | LHR-DXB |
6 | Wed | 12 April 2006 | Free in Dubai (getting to know the city by 'Big Bus' tour) |
7 | Thu | 13 April 2006 | Free in Dubai (a closer look at the Bur Dubai side of the creek) |
8 | Fri | 14 April 2006 | DXB-LHR-EDI and home |
Part 2 - Mostly Asia : Around the World in 20 Days
1 | Mon | 17 April 2006 | EDI-LHR- |
2 | Tue | 18 April 2006 | -HKG and settling into Hong Kong (an early dinner at The Peak) |
3 | Wed | 19 April 2006 | Free in Hong Kong (a DIY grand tour of the New Territories and Lantau Island) |
4 | Thu | 20 April 2006 | HKG-KIX and transfer to Kyoto |
5 | Fri | 21 April 2006 | Free in Kyoto (Path of Philosophy, Ginkakuji, Kinkakuji, Nijo Castle) |
6 | Sat | 22 April 2006 | Free in Kyoto (Heian Shrine, Higashiyama District) |
7 | Sun | 23 April 2006 | KIX-HKG-BKK |
8 | Mon | 24 April 2006 | Free in Bangkok (Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, river trip) |
9 | Tue | 25 April 2006 | Bangkok (checking out a few shopping malls) and BKK-KUL |
10 | Wed | 26 April 2006 | Free in Kuala Lumpur (Petronas Twin Towers, including skybridge visit) |
11 | Thu | 27 April 2006 | Kuala Lumpur (Menara Tower) and KUL-HKT |
12 | Fri | 28 April 2006 | Free in Phuket (a very lazy day in the sun) |
13 | Sat | 29 April 2006 | Free in Phuket (another lazy day in the sun) |
14 | Sun | 30 April 2006 | HKT-BKK-HKG |
15 | Mon | 01 May 2006 | Free in Hong Kong (Wan Chai, Central, Stanley, Tai Tam, Aberdeen) |
16 | Tue | 02 May 2006 | Free in Hong Kong (Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Lantau Link Viewpoint, The Peak) |
17 | Wed | 03 May 2006 | HKG-JFK and a short re-introduction to New York City (Empire State Building) |
18 | Thu | 04 May 2006 | Free in New York City (Midtown walk, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Lincoln Center, Central Park) |
19 | Fri | 05 May 2006 | New York City (42nd Street, West and East) and JFK- |
20 | Sat | 06 May 2006 | -MAN-EDI and home |
Part 3 - AAmerican AAdventure I
1 | Sat | 26 August 2006 | EDI-LHR-ORD |
2 | Sun | 27 August 2006 | Free in Chicago (Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier & Cruise, River Taxi, Sears Tower and The Loop) |
3 | Mon | 28 August 2006 | Chicago (a quick walk in the rain) and ORD-ANC |
4 | Tue | 29 August 2006 | Free in Anchorage (Seward Highway, Portage Glacier, Whittier, Seward) |
5 | Wed | 30 August 2006 | Free in Anchorage (North to Talkeetna) |
6 | Thu | 31 August 2006 | Anchorage (Earthquake Park, Lake Hood, Downtown, Museum) and ANC- |
7 | Fri | 01 September 2006 | -DFW-SAT and San Antonio (Riverwalk, The Alamo, Tower of the Americas) |
8 | Sat | 02 September 2006 | San Antonio (historic buildings, Riverwalk reprise) and SAT-DFW |
9 | Sun | 03 September 2006 | DFW-SEA and Seattle (Museum of Flight) |
10 | Mon | 04 September 2006 | Free in Seattle (Space Needle & Underground Tour) and relocate to Mukilteo |
11 | Tue | 05 September 2006 | Boeing Factory Tour / Future of Flight Exhibition, West Seattle, Southworth Ferry, Tacoma |
12 | Wed | 06 September 2006 | Tacoma to Portland by car, including Olympia and Evergreen Aviation Museum, then PDX-YVR |
13 | Thu | 07 September 2006 | YVR-JFK |
14 | Fri | 08 September 2006 | Free in New York City (The Intrepid, Circle Line cruise, brief Midtown walk) |
15 | Sat | 09 September 2006 | JFK-LHR |
16 | Sun | 10 September 2006 | LHR-EDI and home |
Part 4 - AAmerican AAdventure II
1 | Thu | 15 February 2007 | EDI-LGW-DFW |
2 | Fri | 16 February 2007 | DFW-BGI and Washington DC (Short introductory stroll, drinks and dinner for two) |
3 | Sat | 17 February 2007 | Free in Washington DC (Arlington, National Mall, Hotel Monaco, theatre and dinner) |
4 | Sun | 18 February 2007 | Free in Washington DC (Union Station and Capitol Hill) |
5 | Mon | 19 February 2007 | Morning in Washington DC (Jefferson Memorial), then DCA-RSW and transfer to Naples |
6 | Tue | 20 February 2007 | Free in Naples (Outlet shopping, Tin City, bay cruise and downtown dinner) |
7 | Wed | 21 February 2007 | Free in Naples (more shopping), Everglades (airboat ride), then to Miami |
8 | Thu | 22 February 2007 | MIA-DFW-SAN |
9 | Fri | 23 February 2007 | Free in San Diego (mostly relaxing, plus short trip to Julian) |
10 | Sat | 24 February 2007 | Free in San Diego (Balboa Park, theatre matinée, Hillcrest, gourmet dinner) |
11 | Sun | 25 February 2007 | Free in San Diego (Fr Serra's Mission, Old Town, Point Loma, Oscars & pizza!) |
12 | Mon | 26 February 2007 | SAN-SJC and drive to Monterey |
13 | Tue | 27 February 2007 | Monterey - 17 Mile Drive - Carmel - Route 1 - San Francisco |
14 | Wed | 28 February 2007 | Free in San Francisco (Ferry Building, Pier 39, Little Italy, Coit Tower, Crookedest Street) |
15 | Thu | 01 March 2007 | San Francisco (Chinatown walk) and SFO- |
16 | Fri | 02 March 2007 | -LHR and London (St James's Park, Trafalgar Square, English National Opera) |
17 | Sat | 03 March 2007 | LHR-EDI and home |
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