Saturday, January 20, 2007

Xuefeng's Grad Trip

5 May (Sat)
Arrive in London in the morning. Chauffeur to pick up Tau Yee, Meng Yang and Xuefeng from Heathrow to Canary Wharf. To fight the jetlag, no staying at home for the morning and afternoon.
Visit Greenwich in the morning and then take a river cruise down the Thames from Cutty Sark to Tower Bridge. Visit Tower Bridge and Tower Hill, then proceed to Borough Market for lunch. Visit Tate London and then to London Eye for an 1hr ride. Sightseeing at Westminister (Big Ben, Parliament House).
Finish off with dinner at Covent Garden (either Spanish or Belgian). Walk down the river towards Waterloo and then proceed home for an early night coz adventure starts tomorrow!
6 May (Sun) - 8 May (Tue)
Fly via Easyjet to Venice (depart at 730am). Visit Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) and Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square), and enjoy a gondola ride on the canals. Leave in the afternoon for Milan.
8 May (Tue) - 9 May (Wed)
Milan is a stopover for us going into Switzerland since there is only one train leaving from Venice. Spend the day shopping and do some sightseeing in Milan (Lake Como for me, shopping for the ladies). Spend a night in Milan and leave for Luzern in the evening of Wed
9 May (Wed) - 13 May (Sun)
Luzern will be our launchpad for most Swiss activites. We will be travelling westward towards Gevena. Things to do:
Eiger - Jungfrau Glacier Panorama View
Mount Titlis
Interlaken
Geneva
Xueyan and Yibao will depart from Geneva to London. The rest will continue on a train towards Paris. Reach Paris on Sunday night (which is good since all retail shops are closed in Paris on Sunday)
14 May (Mon) - 16 May (Wed)
Visit Eiffel Tower, Shopping at Champs-Elysees, art appreciation at the Lourve, Dame hunting at Notre Dame, cruise down River Seine. Leave for Amsterdam in the afternoon via train.
16 May (Wed) - 18 May (Fri)
Arrive in Amsterdam. To stay at Marriot Renaissance. Spend the afternoon touring the small town of Amsterdam, visit Anne Frank's House. Thursday morning - take Half Day Tour to Alkmaar Cheese Market and Schermerhorn Windmills. Afternoon in Amsterdam. Friday morning - take Half day Tour to Keukenhof tulip garden. Afternoon return to Amsterdam for free and easy. Depart for London in the evening (Reach 5pm). Musical in the evening in London West End (either Phantom of the Opera or Mama Mia!)
19 May (Sat)
Day trip to Cambridge. Dinner at Royal China.
20 May (Sun)
Free and easy in the morning - Xuefeng to decide. Afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Leave for Singapore at night

3 comments:

Bored at Work said...

hello... really, everything looks fine, coupled with the fact i wanna relax and enjoy w/o having to do research. dunno if xf has any comments though... hahaha. she's the one all keen on reading up before going over. ;)

Shem said...

Xueyan, Yibao.... SOB... I want to go... it sound really happening and fun. But cannot.. no money.. SOB... I wish i got sister paying for me to go there now. You looking for god-brother? SOB....

Eeps & Weexy said...

You are my bro-in-Christ!
Hope onto a plane for London and you can stay here for free. We can go sightseeing around in the UK. Better if you bring your camera!