Friends Joining us

Over the weekend we stayed at a friends place in Benoni and told them about our Eurotrip and they decided to come with us! Paige and Victor have always dreamed of travelling Europe as have we so it will be exciting!!

All in preparation...

Ty and I have decided to go on an adventure. we have decided to go tour Europe next year December - yes Europe in the middle of winter. Coming from South Africa I think it will be very interesting to see hoe we handle to the snow and cold weather. We are planning to go with a tour group called Top Deck and we will travel in quite a large group of up to 30 people! We have to sleep in tents at some of the destination stops and you can just imagine how glad I am that I am going with someone to cuddle and try keep me warm!
Our tour is called the 14 DAY WESTERN WONDER.
Included is:

• 13 breakfasts (B), 7 lunches (L), 9 dinners (D)
• 2 nights hostel upgrade, 11 nights in European campsites
• English Channel Ferry crossing
• Other "on-board" novelties

Our itinerary is as follows
Day 1: London to Paris

Travel to France and in the Evening embark on a 'city of the lights' tour of Paris(D)
Day 2: Paris

Explore the sights of Paris before a Gourmet Picnic besides the Eiffel tower. An optional River Seine cruise or Parisian cabaret follows. (B,D)
Day 3: Paris to Swiss Alps
Views as we travel to the Swiss Alps and the village of Lauterbrunnen. (B,L,D)
Day 4: Swiss Alps

Optional adventure to the top of the Jungfrau mountain (B,L,D)
Day 5: Swiss Alps to Avignon, France

Tour the medieval and walled city of Avignon (B,L)
Day 6: Avignon to Barcelona
The famous Roman aqueduct Pont de Gard is en-route. Then Barcelona. (B,L,D)
Day 7: Barcelona

Spend the day sight seeing! (B)
Day 8: Barcelona to the French Riviera
Follow the Mediterranean coast to the Cote d'Azur. (B,L,D)
Day 9: French Riveira

Sight seeing and the Monaco casinos tonight (B)
Day 10: French Riveira to Venice
Crossing the French-Italian border stopping off in Verona before arriving in Venice (B,L,D)
Day 11: Venice

View the traffic on the Grand Canal from the decks of a vaporetto followed by a walking tour of Venice! (B,D)
Day 12: Venice to Florence

Stopping at the leaning tower of Pisa before arriving in Florence (B,L,D)
Day 13: Florence to Rome

Walking tour including the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. (B)
Day 14: Rome

The trip ends after visiting the Vatican city. (B).

This year (2012) the price of this tour is R6900 + R1600 food fund and will no doubt increase for next year as well as for the festive season.
I will update this blog as our plans get closer to the time :D

Xxx