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