Blogging Holiday!

So, for the next month, I'll probably be on a blogging holiday. I'm doing my big travels and am not able to easily update my blog, since the little interent is spent replying to important emails, booking places to stay, etc. However, I'll include my travel itinerary below. (I'm doing this from Amsterdam, so the Ireland and Egypt bits are over and were both fantastic!) More about each place and complete with pics in May.

Mar 12: UK to Ireland - Trace, Steph, (& Anna?) leave London Stnstd at 12.05pm and arrive in Dublin at 1.15pm

13: Dublin to Kilkenny - Leave on Shamrocker tour 08.15am; Glendalough, Kildare, Rock of Dunamase, Kilkenny

14: Kilkenny to Killarney – Rock of Cashel, Blarney Stone, Cork, Killarney

15: Killarney to Doolin - fishing villages, Dingle Peninsula, Cliffs of Moher, Doolin

16: Doolin to Galway – Doolin, Burren landscape, Pol na Brone Dolmen tomb, Galway

17: Galway - St. Patrick’s Day in Galway

18: Galway to Dublin to UK - Clonmacnoise, Dublin distillery, Meath; return to Dublin c. 5.30pm, leave Dublin 9.15pm and arrive in London at 10.25pm.

19: UK to Cairo – Leave Heathrow at 6.20am and arrive in Cairo at 2.35. Join Topdeck Tour that afternoon.

20: Cairo to Luxor – Egyptian Museum, Giza and Pyramids, night train to Luxor

21: Luxor – Temple of Karnak, Temple of Luxor, markets

22: Luxor to Aswan – Valley of the Kings. Ramesseum Temple, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Aswan

23: Aswan – Abu Simbel and Temple of Hathor, Temple of Isis and High Dam, bazaars

24: Aswan to Cairo – felucca ride at Elephantine and Kitchener Islands, Nubian village, night train to Cairo

25: Cairo – Saqqara, Coptic churches, market

26: Egypt to Amsterdam – Tour ends in morning, leave Cairo at 3.20pm and arrive in Amsterdam at 10.20pm. Katie flies in 10.30-11.00am

27: Amsterdam – museums/anne frank house, shopping/markets, biking, red light district, etc.

28: Amsterdam – (see above)

29: Amsterdam to Bruge - train w/ maybe stops in Antwerp/Ghent; Market Square, Beginhof if nice

30: Bruge – bikes, city walk, canal cruise, museums, Straffe Hendrik brewery tour, etc.

31: Bruge – bikes to Damme along canal, Oostand, North Sea visit, maybe late train to Brussels or another night in Bruge

Apr 1: Bruge to Brussels – Grote Markt Walk, museums, shopping, etc.

2: Brussels to Luxembourg – Katie still working on plans

3: Luxembourg to Mosel Valley – Katie still working on plans, travel to Mosel Valley

4: Mosel and Rhine Valley – biking and tour, Rhinefels Castle

5: Mosel and Rhine Valley to Koln – finish bikey, to Koln, Koln Cathedral

6: Koln to Munich – Katie flies out of Amsterdam at 1.00pm. Trace and Steph to Munich (07:54 – 12:30)

7: Munich – day trip to Nuwanstien Castle

8: Munich to Milan – finish Munich, night train to Milan (20:56 – 07:45)

9: Milan to Naples – early train to Naples (08:00 - 14:30?, if miss, then prob have to take train that changes in Rome)

10: Naples – day trip to Pompeii (08:50 – 9:18?)

11: Naples to Rome – train to Rome (2 trains/hr, c.2 hr)

12: Rome – meet Shauna and Anna and probably Morgan

13: Rome –

14: Rome to Florence – (1-2 trains/hr, 1.5-2hr.)

15: Florence – day trip to Pisa (1-2 trains/hr, 1.5 hr)

16: Florence – EASTER, Florence Easter firework thing?

17: Florence to Venice – (10/12:39 – 13/15:28)

18: Venice to Milan to Barcelona – Express trains to Milan every 1-2 hrs (14.22 – 17:05) Night train to Barcelona (leaves c. 19:50 – 09:02)

19: Barcelona to Sevilla – day in Barcelona (day trip?), night train to Sevilla (22:30 – 08:40)

20: Sevilla – meet Amanda and Ross

21: Sevilla – day trip to Costa de Luz/Gibraltar/Cadiz…?

22: Sevilla -

23: Sevilla to Granada – (07:00 – 10:05?)

24: Granada to Barcelona – night train to Barcelona (21:25 – 9:20)

25: Barcelona -

26: Barcelona to Paris – night Train to Paris (21:05 – 8:48)

27: Paris -

28: Paris – day trip to Versailles

29: Paris -

30: Paris to UK – Eurostar to London (1-2 trains/hr at least, c. 2hr)

May 1: UK - Steph leaves Heathrow at 3.40pm.