Round The World and other travels

A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries

This is: Spring Fever 2008

Diary

Part 1 - Prélude Français

1 Mon 07 April 2008 EDI-LHR and London (The Sound of Music)
2 Tue 08 April 2008 LHR-CDG and Paris (L'Opéra, Tuileries, Tour Eiffel, Montmartre)  
3 Wed 09 April 2008 Paris (Notre Dame) and on to Troyes-en-Champagne
4 Thu 10 April 2008 Free in Troyes (exploring the historic city centre)
5 Fri 11 April 2008 Troyes to Reims, to start the Tour de France Champagne Do
6 Sat 12 April 2008 Reims (Tour de France Champagne Do : city walk, visit to Bouzy, dinner)
7 Sun 13 April 2008 Reims (Tour de France Champagne Do : Pommery visit) and by TGV to Strasbourg
8 Mon 14 April 2008 Free in Strasbourg (exploring the city centre and La Petite France)
9 Tue 15 April 2008 Free in Strasbourg (European institutions and city centre revisited)
10 Wed 16 April 2008 Strasbourg to St Louis, BSL-LHR and London (Covent Garden, Billy Elliot)
11 Thu 17 April 2008 Free in London (LT Museum, South Bank lunch, Hampton Court)

Part 2 - The Middle East

12 Fri 18 April 2008 LHR-FRA-DXB
13 Sat 19 April 2008 Free in Dubai (hotel relaxation, Mall of the Emirates)
14 Sun 20 April 2008 Free in Dubai (Wadi Hatta tour)
15 Mon 21 April 2008 DXB-DOH-BAH and relaxing in Bahrain
16 Tue 22 April 2008 Mostly relaxing in Bahrain, and a night out in BA First : BAH-DOH-BAH
17 Wed 23 April 2008 BAH-AUH and an introduction to Abu Dhabi
18 Thu 24 April 2008 Abu Dhabi (city tour plus relaxation) and AUH-MCT
19 Fri 25 April 2008 Free in Muscat (lazy day)
20 Sat 26 April 2008 Free in Muscat (more relaxation and a short walk)
21 Sun 27 April 2008 Free in Muscat (city tour : Grand Mosque, Mutrah, Old Muscat)
22 Mon 28 April 2008 MCT-DXB and Dubai (Festival City)
23 Tue 29 April 2008 DXB-MUC-LHR-EDI

Part 3 - Caribbean Finale

1 Sat 03 May 2008 GLA-LGW  
2 Sun 04 May 2008 LGW-BGI-CIW
3 Mon 05 May 2008 Free on Canouan Island (relaxing at Raffles)
4 Tue 06 May 2008 Free on Canouan Island (relaxing at Raffles)
5 Wed 07 May 2008 Free on Canouan Island (relaxing at Raffles)
6 Thu 08 May 2008 Last morning at Raffles, CIW-BGI and settling into Barbados
7 Fri 09 May 2008 Free in Bridgetown, Barbados
8 Sat 10 May 2008 Barbados and BGI-
9 Sun 11 May 2008     -LGW-GLA and home

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