Category Archives: Europe 2013
Topdeck Britain and Ireland Tour Review
I finished my first Topdeck tour having had a truly amazing time. So five days later, I had no regrets jumping on the Topdeck bus again, this time tackling England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales in 14 days. Like my review of my previous tour, I’ll post day-by-day accounts of the places I visited, …
Topdeck European Odyessey Tour Review
So I’ve finished my first Topdeck tour – an 18 day European Odyessey EuroHotel tour of Paris (France), Engleberg (Switzerland), Florence, Rome and Venice (Italy), Tyrol (Austria), Prague (Czech Republic), Berlin (Germany) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands) with some other stops in between. I’ll be posting a day-by-day account as well, but here’s my review of …
Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water
Upon leaving Rome, we left the sun behind got our feet wet on our sightseeing stop for the day – Verona, famou for being home of Romeo and Juliet. When we arrived in town, we saw the arena, which is similar to the Colosseum but smaller. Unlike the Colosseum, the arena is still used today …
When in Rome…
Where better to start our walking tour of Rome than the ancient gateway to Rome, Porta del Popolo and the Piazza del Popolo (the “people’s square”). From there, we headed to the Spanish Steps and then onto the Trevi fountain where we stopped to have some gelato. After our break, we headed to the Pantheon and …
The Creator made Italy from designs by Michaelangelo
Our first stop in Italy was Pisa to see the famous leaning tower. The leaning tower is a free standing bell tower (campanile) of the city’s cathedral, located in Pisa’s Cathedral Square, along with the cathedral and baptistery. The tower began to lean during construction, which took place in several stages over almost 200 years. The …
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Day three was one of our longest driving days of the tour. We left Paris about 9:30am to begin the long drive to Engelberg, Switzerland. We crossed the Swiss border late that afternoon, driving through some scenic country side including snow covered mountains before driving up the mountains and arriving in Engelberg at 7:30. Our accommodation was the Ski Lodge, Engelberg …
Paris is always a good idea
Paris marked the start of our European Odyssey tour with Topdeck. The tour originally left from London however you could choose to join in Paris if you preferred. We chose to fly into Paris instead and meet the tour group there so we had the day free before having to meet our tour leader and …
Where I’m going…
Everything is booked and ready to go. Here’s my basic itinerary for my Europe 2013 trip so you can follow my journey. 8 April – Fly out of Brisbane bound for Paris, France 9 April – Arrive in Paris, France 9-13 April – Free time in Paris 13-30 April – Topdeck European Odyssey tour 1-4 …
100 Days to Go!!
And so the countdown is well and truly on now – only 100 days until I fly out on the great Europe trip! Time will fly and it will be here before we know it, but still plenty to organise before then – accommodation outside of our tours, transport cards for London and Paris (and …
Tours are booked!
Woohoo! Our two Topdeck tours are booked! First up is a European Odyssey tour – 18 days visiting Paris, the Swiss Alps, Florence, Rome, Venice, the Austrian Alps, Prague, Berlin and Amsterdam before heading back to London. Five days later, we depart London for our 14 day tour of Britain and Ireland. Then after that the …
On The Kase 