Thursday, May 30, 2024 Our first activity of the day was the Vatican tour at 9am, so we woke up early and grabbed some nearby pastries and coffee at Checco Er Carettiere. The walk from Trastevere to the Vatican is about 35 minutes, along the riverside mostly. Once we reached the main square, we could …
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2024 Italy – Day 1 of 12 – Rome
Highlights – WithLocals tour, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Trastevere, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps May 29, 2024 – Wednesday We arrived into the FCO airport late Tuesday night and took a taxi to the Airbnb. When we arrived in Trastevere, the square was hopping with activity, people singing and dancing. We were all exhausted from the …
Day 4 of 16 – Bournemouth beach day
Highlights of the day: Bournemouth Beach Friday, June 14th – During a long trip like this, it’s a good idea to schedule an off-day, with no big plans. Ours was a day-trip outside of the city to Bournemouth beach. We took the tube to Waterloo station and hopped a train to Bournemouth (2:10 hours). Once …
Day 3 of 16 – London, still raining
Highlights: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London, Crown Jewels, City Cruise Boat Tour Big Bus, Hyde Park Thursday, June 13th – We decided to use the tube as our source of transportation today, since traveling on the Big Bus meant sitting in traffic for mulitple hours. Our first stop was St. Paul’s Cathedral. We took …
Day 2 of 16 – London in the rain
Highlights of the day: Big Bus, Tower Bridge, Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, St. James Park, Buckingham Palace, Hamley’s Toy Store Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – The plan for the day was to roll out of bed once we felt rested from the flights and jet lag. That happened somewhere around 10am and by …
Day 1 of 16 – The Arrival – Windsor, London
Highlights of the day: Windsor Castle Tuesday June 11, 2019 – We were all fairly exhausted when we landed in Heathrow Terminal 2 at 5:55am, fully expecting to spend quite a bit of time de-planing from the United flight and going through customs. Since it was so early, the process went quickly. We were a …
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