here we go! Europe route planning is done. filling in hostels and activities between now and may.
May 16 Arrive in Paris at Charles de Gaulle airport(1:40pm). Shuttle bus to Roissy Rail Station. Take RER train to Gare du Nord metro stop. Take to Jaures metro stop. Walk to Peace and Love Hostel. Use local metro and busses in Paris.
May 17, 18, 19, 20, Full Days in Paris (day trip to Versille one day)
May 21 check out of Hostel 9am. Half day in Paris?
Travel to Bayeux in Normandy (departs from Gare St-Lazare) arrive late afternoon. (Jaures metro stop take 5 Gare de lEst station to 7 line. At 4th stop (Chaussee d Antin La Fayette) transfer to 9 line for ONE stop(Havre Caumartin) take line 3 towards (Pont de Laeallois Becon = end of line) ONE STOP to Gare St-Lazare. Check into Hostel
(Hotel De Brunville-#39109-4877033
25 rue des Bouchers, Bayeux, 14400, France
phone # 02 31 21 18 00 hotel.brunville@wanadoo.fr)
May 22 full day tour of D-Day beaches. Use either D-Day Tours (Normandy-webguide.com) or BattleBus (battlebus.fr) depending on pick up point.
May 23 Check out of Hotel De Brunville. Travel from Bayeux to Mont St. Michel. Check in to Hostel (TBD)
May 24 Depart Mont St. Michel FULL TRAVEL DAY. Mont St. Michel to Paris(Gare Montparnasse station- #4 Metro to Gare de lEst) Paris(Gare de LEst station) to Reims. PM- Reims- Check into Hostel(TBD),
May 25 explore Champagne Cellars in Reims. PM Depart for Epernay or 2nd night. Search for Organized tours
May 26 Option #1 take train to Epernay for more Champagne tours
Option #2 Depart Reims for Nancy Transfer to Dijon. Arrive PM and check into hostel (TBD)
May 27, 28 Tour wineries in Dijon (look into burgundy region tours)
May 28 PM Depart for Lyon, possible stop en route depending on wine tours or Check into Hostel (TBD)
May 29, 30 Tour wineries in and around Lyon (look into beaujulois region tours)
May 31 EARLY depart for Chamonix, check into hostel (get info from Inge), explore
June 01 explore Chamonix, look into trams to Italy and Switzerland, stay 2nd night
June 02 Depart Chamonix as early as possible, train back to Lyon, pick up TGV (high speed train) to Marseille, check into Hostel (TBD), explore Marseille
June 03 Home Base = Marseille. Day trip to Aix en Provance, return to Marseille
June 04 Depart for Nice (Home Base), Check into Hostel (TBD), explore Nice, stay ONE night
June 05 (Option #1) Depart for Cannes, spend day, continue back to Marseille en route to Toulouse
(Option #2) Depart for Monaco, spend day, Continue back to Marseille en route to Toulouse. CHECK INTO HOSTEL IN Toulouse
June 06 Explore Toulouse and stay 2nd night
June 07 AM Depart for Bordeaux, arrive, check into hostel (4 nights) and explore city. Meet up with Mikey Simon? Reserve wine tours
June 08, 09, 10 - Explore St. Emilion, Perigueux if wine tours dont include. Foie and Truffles
June 11 Depart for Bayonne and explore Frances Basque country, stay one night
June 12 SPAIN Enter Spain in San Sebastian, travel to Bilbao (home base) and check into hostel. Explore
June 13 Explore in Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, Casco Viego (vibrant downtown) for food and entertainment
June 14 Look into buses to Laguardia and wine tours of La Rioja, return to Bilbao
June 15 Depart Bilbao for Pomplona. Spend day in Pomplona, stay night?
June 16 Depart for Zaragoza, explore city, Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar
June 17 Arrive in Barcelona
AWA Barcelona Central Hostel
Paseo de Gracia 116, piso 1 & 2, Barcelona, 08008, Spain
+33 970 440 194
aae.hotels@yahoo.com
June 18 Barcelona
June 19 Barcelona
June 20 - Barcelona
June 21 Barcelona
June 22 Barcelona, PM depart for Valencia
June 23 Valencia
June 24 Valencia, day trip to Sagunt
June 25 Valencia
June 26 Valencia, day trip to Guadalest, continue on to Alacant
June 27 Alacant, Benidorm
June 28 Murcia, find info of buses to Granada
June 29 - Granada
June 30 Granada
July 01 Granada
July 02 Depart for Sevilla
July 03 - Sevilla
July 04 Sevilla, day trip to Cadiz
July 05 Cordoba
July 06 - Cordoba
July 07 Cordoba
July 08 - Ciudada Real
July 09 Burgos
July 10 Valladolid
July 11 Open DAY
July 12 Madrid, check in# 4483-4877128
United World International Hostel
Gran via 73 - 3C, Madrid, 28013, Spain
0034 915 480 048
ookings@unitedworldhostel.com
July 13 Madrid
July 14 Madrid
July 15 Madrid
July 16 Madrid
July 17 Fly to United States (flight leaves Barajas Airport 11am, plan to arrive by 9am) Arrive Chicago OHare @ 6:57pm.
May 16 Arrive in Paris at Charles de Gaulle airport(1:40pm). Shuttle bus to Roissy Rail Station. Take RER train to Gare du Nord metro stop. Take to Jaures metro stop. Walk to Peace and Love Hostel. Use local metro and busses in Paris.
May 17, 18, 19, 20, Full Days in Paris (day trip to Versille one day)
May 21 check out of Hostel 9am. Half day in Paris?
Travel to Bayeux in Normandy (departs from Gare St-Lazare) arrive late afternoon. (Jaures metro stop take 5 Gare de lEst station to 7 line. At 4th stop (Chaussee d Antin La Fayette) transfer to 9 line for ONE stop(Havre Caumartin) take line 3 towards (Pont de Laeallois Becon = end of line) ONE STOP to Gare St-Lazare. Check into Hostel
(Hotel De Brunville-#39109-4877033
25 rue des Bouchers, Bayeux, 14400, France
phone # 02 31 21 18 00 hotel.brunville@wanadoo.fr)
May 22 full day tour of D-Day beaches. Use either D-Day Tours (Normandy-webguide.com) or BattleBus (battlebus.fr) depending on pick up point.
May 23 Check out of Hotel De Brunville. Travel from Bayeux to Mont St. Michel. Check in to Hostel (TBD)
May 24 Depart Mont St. Michel FULL TRAVEL DAY. Mont St. Michel to Paris(Gare Montparnasse station- #4 Metro to Gare de lEst) Paris(Gare de LEst station) to Reims. PM- Reims- Check into Hostel(TBD),
May 25 explore Champagne Cellars in Reims. PM Depart for Epernay or 2nd night. Search for Organized tours
May 26 Option #1 take train to Epernay for more Champagne tours
Option #2 Depart Reims for Nancy Transfer to Dijon. Arrive PM and check into hostel (TBD)
May 27, 28 Tour wineries in Dijon (look into burgundy region tours)
May 28 PM Depart for Lyon, possible stop en route depending on wine tours or Check into Hostel (TBD)
May 29, 30 Tour wineries in and around Lyon (look into beaujulois region tours)
May 31 EARLY depart for Chamonix, check into hostel (get info from Inge), explore
June 01 explore Chamonix, look into trams to Italy and Switzerland, stay 2nd night
June 02 Depart Chamonix as early as possible, train back to Lyon, pick up TGV (high speed train) to Marseille, check into Hostel (TBD), explore Marseille
June 03 Home Base = Marseille. Day trip to Aix en Provance, return to Marseille
June 04 Depart for Nice (Home Base), Check into Hostel (TBD), explore Nice, stay ONE night
June 05 (Option #1) Depart for Cannes, spend day, continue back to Marseille en route to Toulouse
(Option #2) Depart for Monaco, spend day, Continue back to Marseille en route to Toulouse. CHECK INTO HOSTEL IN Toulouse
June 06 Explore Toulouse and stay 2nd night
June 07 AM Depart for Bordeaux, arrive, check into hostel (4 nights) and explore city. Meet up with Mikey Simon? Reserve wine tours
June 08, 09, 10 - Explore St. Emilion, Perigueux if wine tours dont include. Foie and Truffles
June 11 Depart for Bayonne and explore Frances Basque country, stay one night
June 12 SPAIN Enter Spain in San Sebastian, travel to Bilbao (home base) and check into hostel. Explore
June 13 Explore in Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, Casco Viego (vibrant downtown) for food and entertainment
June 14 Look into buses to Laguardia and wine tours of La Rioja, return to Bilbao
June 15 Depart Bilbao for Pomplona. Spend day in Pomplona, stay night?
June 16 Depart for Zaragoza, explore city, Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar
June 17 Arrive in Barcelona
AWA Barcelona Central Hostel
Paseo de Gracia 116, piso 1 & 2, Barcelona, 08008, Spain
+33 970 440 194
aae.hotels@yahoo.com
June 18 Barcelona
June 19 Barcelona
June 20 - Barcelona
June 21 Barcelona
June 22 Barcelona, PM depart for Valencia
June 23 Valencia
June 24 Valencia, day trip to Sagunt
June 25 Valencia
June 26 Valencia, day trip to Guadalest, continue on to Alacant
June 27 Alacant, Benidorm
June 28 Murcia, find info of buses to Granada
June 29 - Granada
June 30 Granada
July 01 Granada
July 02 Depart for Sevilla
July 03 - Sevilla
July 04 Sevilla, day trip to Cadiz
July 05 Cordoba
July 06 - Cordoba
July 07 Cordoba
July 08 - Ciudada Real
July 09 Burgos
July 10 Valladolid
July 11 Open DAY
July 12 Madrid, check in# 4483-4877128
United World International Hostel
Gran via 73 - 3C, Madrid, 28013, Spain
0034 915 480 048
ookings@unitedworldhostel.com
July 13 Madrid
July 14 Madrid
July 15 Madrid
July 16 Madrid
July 17 Fly to United States (flight leaves Barajas Airport 11am, plan to arrive by 9am) Arrive Chicago OHare @ 6:57pm.
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Why are you moving back?!?!