CHET’S 2008 EUROPE ADVENTURE

Students,
I am so excited to show you the video that Chet made about his trip to California with me. It will be on the blog this week.

I am even more excited to tell you that Chet is on his way right now to.... Europe! He will be there with some good friends of mine, the Boyd's. (Don't worry, he is in very good hands, they are great people.) They took him to the Build-a-Bear and even got him his own "pawport", so he is all ready for some international traveling. He will be visiting some of the places we have learned about so far our virtual trip around Europe. I can't wait to see the pictures. He is one lucky bear! Check out his itinerary below:


CHET’S 2008 EUROPE ADVENTURE WITH THE BOYD’S

(EVERETT, VALORIE, RETT, RANSEY, BABY GIRL BOYD, BLAIR, and CHET)


Dec.6 Depart Tallahassee 12:55 p.m. Delta # 4989
Arrive Atlanta 1: 25 p.m.
Depart Atlanta 5:45 p.m. Delta # 74

Dec.7 Arrive Milano Malpensa Airport, Italia 8:30 a.m.
AutoEurope Car Rental 9:30 a.m.
Visit da Vinci’s Last Supper 11:30 a.m.
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Tour Duomo di Milano 12:00 p.m.; climb to roof and dome
Snack Milano
Depart Milano; Arrive Sirmione (On Lake Garda) 2:30 p.m.
Lunch at Giorgio and Alberto’s
Depart Sirmione for Venezia; Arrive Venezia 5:00 p.m.
Vaporetta on Grand Canal to Piazza San Marco
Hotel shuttle boat to Molino Stuckey Hilton Hotel Giudeca Island
Initial tour of Venezia; Dinner at Osteria ai Carmini, Campo
Santa Margherita Dusodorma

Dec. 8 Tour Basilica di San Marco and Palazzo Ducale
Climb San Marco Camponile
Explore Rick & Steve’s Venezia thru the back door
Custom-made Christmas ornaments by Daniel Stevens Calle delle
Carrozze San Marco
Dinner overlooking Grand Canal

Dec. 9 Vaporetta to Murano; tour of glass factories
Lunch on Murano
Exploring Venezia; vaporetta to Chisea San Giorgio Maggiore and
Camponile
Fancy dinner overlooking Piazza San Marco
Concert: Interpeti Veneziani Chisea San Vidal
Vivaldi, Rossini, Paganini

Dec. 10 Gondola ride through Venezia and Grand Canal
More exploration of Venezia
5:00 p.m. Shuttle train from Venezia Santa Lucia station to Venezia
Mestre station (on mainland)
8:00 p.m. Depart Venzia Mestre train station


Dec. 11 Arrive Salzburg, Austria 4:00 a.m.; walk to Hotel Elefant in the Altstadt
Two hour nap; Exploring Salzburg Altstadt and Hohensalzburg Castle
Christkindlmarkt; Dinner and concert at Hohensalzburg Castle

Dec. 12 Depart Salzburg AutoEurope car rental 9:00 a.m.
Tour Hallein and Salzbergwerk salt mine
Drive through Bavaria to Hohenschwangau, Germany
Hotel Schloss Lisl & Jaegerhaus ; Dinner at fancy restaurant

Dec. 13 Tour Schloss Neuschwantstein (Cinderella’s Castle)
Depart Hohenschwangau on Romantic Road (via Nordlingen and Dinkelsbuhl)
Arrive Rothenburg ob ter Tabuber Hotel Gastof Goldener Greifen

Dec. 14 Exploring Rothenburg by Rick and Steve’s back door
Reiterlesmarkt (Christmas market); Dinner at fancy restaurant

Dec. 15 Depart Rothenburg; drive through Black Forest
Tour and lunch in Baden-Baden, Germany
Drive across Rhine River to Hotel del Europe- Strasbourg, France
Christkindelsmarik (oldest in Europe) and climb Strasbourg Cathedral

Dec. 16 Depart Strasbourg; visit Meuse-Argonne American WWI Cemetery
Romagne-Gesnes, Meuse, France (near Verdun)
Lunch in Reims, Reims Cathedral (Notre Dame de Reims) climb tower
Arrive Paris Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees
Walk under Arc de Triomphe
Dinner at Restaurant La Litau, Rue Washington
Visit Arc de Triomphe and Tour Eiffel at midnight

Dec. 17 Saint Chapel and Notre Dame Cathedral
Exploring Paris by Rick & Steve’s back door
Boat ride on Seine River; dinner at fancy restaurant

Dec. 18 Visit Musee du Louvre and Musee d’Orsay
Lunch at Rue Cler; visit Musee Rodin
Exploring Paris and Montmartre; dinner at fancy restaurant

Dec. 19 Climb to top of Tour Eiffel
Explore Paris; dinner at Fancy restaurant
Taxi to Hyatt Hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport

Dec. 20 Depart Paris 9:20 a.m. Delta # 29
Arrive Atlanta 1:30 p.m.
Depart Atlanta 5:15 p.m. Delta # 4937
Arrive Tallahassee 6:24 p.m. Finish!