Thirteenth June. Six Thirteen in the afternoon. How appropriate! I was up late last night (this morning actually) as I just came back from the airport around one in the morning. My Australian uncle and aunt were transiting here for a couple of hours en route to Europe, so we met up with them and settled our trip once and for all.
So everything is finally confirmed! Finshed, over and done with, finito! And we can really finally breathe a sigh of relief. This time there will be no more cancellations and postponement or changes, as the flights and tour have been booked with the deposit paid. And an exciting tour it will be, as we will be in four countries, namely, England, Malta, Spain and Portugal!
First time in my life I have ever gone on a vacation for so long (the two weeks in Sydney many years back for Christmas did not count as there were more family get-togethers than real sightseeing). I have already exhausted all my leave entitlement for this trip alone, which means I cannot take anymore off days for the rest of the year. :-(
So anyway, here is the proposed itinerary :
July 3 night : Flight to London (via British Airways).
July 4 : Reach London Heathrow Airport at 5:00am. Sightseeing tour of London for the day. Go back to Heathrow Airport for flight to Malta at 8:00pm (via Air Malta).
July 5 : Reach Malta Luqa Airport at Valletta around midnight. Check into apartment, rest, sightseeing and wedding preparations for the rest of the day.
July 6 : Wedding.
July 7 - 11 : Tour of Malta.
July 12 : Back to London Heathrow Airport (via Air Malta). Transfer to London Gatwick Airport for flight to Barcelona. Leisure time at Barcelona.
July 13 : Barcelona Sightseeing - Pamblas, Diagonal Avenue, Gaudi's Sagroda Familia Church, Statue of Columbus at the Pier, go up the hillside of Monjuich to see the Olympic Marina, option of Gothic District, Picasso Museum or shopping spree.
July 14 : Costa Dorado to Peniscola (Spain's Golden Coast). Continue on to Golfo De Valencia, tour of Valencia - city gates of Serranos and Cuarte, Town Hall Square, La Lonja and Bull Ring. Costa Blanca and Alicante.
July 15 : Granada - Alhambra. Cordoba - The La Mezquita.
July 16 : Seville - Sevilla Cathedral, Maria Luisa Park, Plaza de Espana, old Jewish Quarter of Santa Cruz District, optional Flamenco dance show.
July 17 : Head for Lisbon (Portugal) through Sierra de Aracena and "cork" forest of Setubal, leisure time at Lisbon.
July 18 : Lisbon sightseeing - River Tangus, Monument to the Discoveries, Ponte 25 de Abril (the Golden Gate Bridge of Lisbon), Tower of Belem, Jeronimos Monastery, Rossio Square and Marques de Pombal Square. Travel north to Fatima - Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, proceed to Coimbra.
July 19 : Coimbra to Salamanca (Spain) - Cathedral, University of Salamanca and Plaza Mayor. Onwards to Avila, the highest provincial capital in Spain with Sierra of Gredos mountain range.
July 20 : Avila to Madrid - street of Calle Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, Puerta del Sol (Gateway to the Sun), Alcala, Fuente de Neptuno, Plaza de la Cibeles, University area and Giant Bull Ring.
July 21 - 22 : Home sweet home.
Wow, this sure sounds great! This will be the best vacation I have ever been on! Three more weeks, I can hardly wait!
So everything is finally confirmed! Finshed, over and done with, finito! And we can really finally breathe a sigh of relief. This time there will be no more cancellations and postponement or changes, as the flights and tour have been booked with the deposit paid. And an exciting tour it will be, as we will be in four countries, namely, England, Malta, Spain and Portugal!
First time in my life I have ever gone on a vacation for so long (the two weeks in Sydney many years back for Christmas did not count as there were more family get-togethers than real sightseeing). I have already exhausted all my leave entitlement for this trip alone, which means I cannot take anymore off days for the rest of the year. :-(
So anyway, here is the proposed itinerary :
July 3 night : Flight to London (via British Airways).
July 4 : Reach London Heathrow Airport at 5:00am. Sightseeing tour of London for the day. Go back to Heathrow Airport for flight to Malta at 8:00pm (via Air Malta).
July 5 : Reach Malta Luqa Airport at Valletta around midnight. Check into apartment, rest, sightseeing and wedding preparations for the rest of the day.
July 6 : Wedding.
July 7 - 11 : Tour of Malta.
July 12 : Back to London Heathrow Airport (via Air Malta). Transfer to London Gatwick Airport for flight to Barcelona. Leisure time at Barcelona.
July 13 : Barcelona Sightseeing - Pamblas, Diagonal Avenue, Gaudi's Sagroda Familia Church, Statue of Columbus at the Pier, go up the hillside of Monjuich to see the Olympic Marina, option of Gothic District, Picasso Museum or shopping spree.
July 14 : Costa Dorado to Peniscola (Spain's Golden Coast). Continue on to Golfo De Valencia, tour of Valencia - city gates of Serranos and Cuarte, Town Hall Square, La Lonja and Bull Ring. Costa Blanca and Alicante.
July 15 : Granada - Alhambra. Cordoba - The La Mezquita.
July 16 : Seville - Sevilla Cathedral, Maria Luisa Park, Plaza de Espana, old Jewish Quarter of Santa Cruz District, optional Flamenco dance show.
July 17 : Head for Lisbon (Portugal) through Sierra de Aracena and "cork" forest of Setubal, leisure time at Lisbon.
July 18 : Lisbon sightseeing - River Tangus, Monument to the Discoveries, Ponte 25 de Abril (the Golden Gate Bridge of Lisbon), Tower of Belem, Jeronimos Monastery, Rossio Square and Marques de Pombal Square. Travel north to Fatima - Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, proceed to Coimbra.
July 19 : Coimbra to Salamanca (Spain) - Cathedral, University of Salamanca and Plaza Mayor. Onwards to Avila, the highest provincial capital in Spain with Sierra of Gredos mountain range.
July 20 : Avila to Madrid - street of Calle Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, Puerta del Sol (Gateway to the Sun), Alcala, Fuente de Neptuno, Plaza de la Cibeles, University area and Giant Bull Ring.
July 21 - 22 : Home sweet home.
Wow, this sure sounds great! This will be the best vacation I have ever been on! Three more weeks, I can hardly wait!
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