Monday, August 22, 2011

Day before leaving! (DRAFT DAY!)

I am officially packed and ready to head off to Europe. I am just doing some last minute researching and book reading. I also have my Fantasy Football draft today (YAY!). Grandma Mary and Grandpa Stan are here still from the pool party my parents had for me and Kate yesterday (which was an awesome party!), and we are just hanging out watching television as I work on my computer.

So, the plan of the trip is why you all are reading this... so I'll get to it! We leave tomorrow around 3pm from LAX, stopping off in Dallas, TX for a layover before our long flight to London Heathrow. We arrive in London at around 12:30pm.  TIME CHANGE: LAX=0; SXM= +3; London= +8; France and Italy= +9; and Greece= +10 hrs. We will be checking into our hostel when we get there and then be running amok around London! :) We will be seeing Buckingham Palace (and Kate's Wedding dress!!), the London Eye, maybe the Crown Jewels.

We next head to Paris for roller blading (at night), light and water shows at the Palace of Versailles, of course the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Then to the Wine Country of France for some wine tasting as we head on the train down to the French Riviera. We stay in Marseille, St. Tropez and Nice. Then we take an overnight train to Venice for our 1st stop in Italy. Go on a hike in Cinque Terre from town to town on the cliffs for 2 days. Stop in Pisa, and in Florence. Have a couple days to see the Vatican in Rome.

We then fly to Athens, have 4 days there to see all the ruins. Take an overnight boat to Crete where we will explore the Samaria Gorge and the beaches there. Then a boat to Santorini for a relaxing time on black beaches (volcanic rocks). Then our last stop is Mykonos for some fun in the sun and a great end to a crazy vacation.

Katelyne is flying back on the 21st of September from Athens, while I head back on September 23rd from London.

That is all I think to stay now... but keep coming back to see my updates of our trip :)

3 comments:

  1. Alexa, have fun!!! Sorry I missed you at your party!!! I hope we can catch up when you come back from your amazing trip!! I have been to Rome and Greece (Santorini was my fav) and I loved it! Buy some sandals there, I wish I could go back to get more! Love you, have fun!
    Love ya,
    Nicole

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  2. Miss you lady! It was so nice to have you around for a few days. When you are in Italy I'm going to be very jealous! Gosh the wine and food......yummy!!!! Be safe and do everything!!!! Love you!
    Your favorite sister,
    Krista :)

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  3. I thought you left the ruins behind in Redlands ... you don't need to go to Athens to see them.

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