Journey Of Europe Tour From 12 June 1998 Until 2 July 1998 (21 Days)

 

12/6/98 Day 1

6.15 To Cherbourg By Super Star Express From Portsmouth P&O Ferries.

7.15 Depart To Cherbourg, It Was A Very High Speed And Horse Power Boat.

10.15 Arrive Cherbourg

12.11 By Train To Cean (1.40) And Change Train To Paris

4.45 Arrive At Paris. Get Map, Look For The Location Of Our Accommodation.

7.00 Le-Rollin Residence

8.50 Triumprio

10.30 They Are Celebrating The Winning Of World Cup Of France.

1.15 Arrive At Our Hostel And It Was Closed, Lucky They Are Still Somebody To Open It After Waiting For About 5 Min.

 

13/6/98 Day 2

8.30 Notre Damn

11.30 Louvre Museum

12.00 Lunch At The Garden With The Little Bird.

2.30 Le Defense

5.30 Eiffel Tower

 

14/6/98 Day 3

9.00 Disneyland

10.15 Arrive Disney Land

1.30 Depart To Versailles

7.30 Depart From Versailles.

9.30 Visit The Paris With Karen.

12.20 Eiffel Tower

    1. Depart From Eiffel

 

 

15/6/98 Day 4

8.00 Louvre (5 Hours)

4.45 Depart From Paris

9.30 Bern

12.00 Sleep In Eccholazt Camp.

 

16/6/98 Day 5

9.00 Visit Town

3.30 Arrive Interlake

5.00 Sonnenholz

7.00 West Of Interlaken

9.00 Packing Of Bag.

11.10 Sleep In Sonnenholz Hostel. Very Good Facilities.

 

17/6/98 Day 6

12.00 Bern

2.05 Zurich.

4.35 Depart From Zurich.

7.00 Geneve

10.45 Depart Geneve

 

18/6/98 Day 7

8.00 Nice

9.30 Monaco

2.34 Dept From Monaco

3.05 Arrive Nice

6.00 Rest (Gary Was Not Feeling Well)

8.34 Dept From Nice

 

19/6/98 Day 8

7.10 Arrive Rome

9.30 Triniti Monte

10.30 St. Peter

4.00 Castle Of Angle.

5.00 St. Peter Cantivova.

6.30 Went Off After Wait Gary From 5.00

7.00 Shower And Rest.

10.30 Search For Gary With Chee Wong

11.00 Sleep.

 

20/6/98 Day 9

8.30 Colosseom

11.30 Forum Roma

11.30 Venezia

1.30 Bus Lost

2.00 Cosmaria Pizaza

3.00 Berberni Cappucini

4.00 Sam Pietro Invincoli

4.30 Pizlazzo Laterano Scala Santa. S.Giovanni In Laterano.

5.30 Hostel, After a Hot Shower, We Enjoy a Great Chicken Meal

7.30 Chit Chat .

11.00 Sleep

 

21/6/98 Day 10

7.00 Weak Up

8.18 Train Ot Napoli

10.45 Arrive Napoli

12.11 Depat To Pompeii

12.45 Arrive Pompei ( Visit Scavi).

5.16 Dept From Pompeii To Sorrento

6.00 Arrive Sorrento – Nice Cliff 6,2000 Life To Capri.

9.30 Arrive Napoli

10.00 Piza At Restoran 12,000 Per Person Total 26,0000 1,000 Tips.

2,000 Sit And 3,000 Service

11.25 To Casserto.

2.19 Dept To Brindisi. Change Train Overnight Train.

 

22/6/98 Day 11

8.45 Arrive Brindisi,

9.00 Get Ticket 10,000 For Tax.

10.00 Wait Until 8.30 p.m.

12.00 Lunch With The Old Man.

3.30 Walk Around.

Waiting Boring For Departure.

8.000 Being Kick Off From Laurana because I Don’t Have A Visa.

10.30 Night Train To Rome.(Overnight Train At The Train).

 

23/6/98 Day 12

6.30 Arrive Rome.

7.00 Look For Greece Embassy.

12.00 Arrive Embassy Walking Change £100 about2870 lire.

12.10 Depart To Florence

2.22 Arrive Florence (Accommodation Full).

4.43 Dept To Pisa.

6.15 Arrive Pisa Search Accomodation Most Full And Expensive.

8.30 Take Bus 3 To Youth Hostel Move Out To Pisa By Bus Opposite Road.

10.30 Walk Home And Sleep Stay In The Hostel.

 

24/6/98 Day 13

8.00 Weak Up Long Queue For Toilet.

9.00 Get Off At Pisa Take Photos And Go Off.

10.35 Dept To Firenze.

11.45 Arrive Florence No Place To Stay.

12.30 Walk Around Duomo. Santa, Basillica. Meet Li Chu, Soo, And Other From Business School.

2.30 Uffize 12,000 Arts Photos 10,000 ( Went Into Wrong Place ).

5.30 Croces Historical Games At The Filed. Very Interesting.

7.00 Up To St. Michaelangelo Status Of Pavio,

10.00 Fire Work At Florence.

 

25/6/98 Day 14

12.00 Arrive Milano, Duomo

2.30 Emanatee II Victogia Shopping Mall.

3.30 Michael Produt But Is Closed.

4.00 Sfronze Free Entrance.

5.000 Status Of Triumpoh , I Lost My Cab Of Switzerland Here. Shit

6.30 Water Leak, Chocolate Leak What A Bad Time I Ever Had. It Was Due To Didn’t Sleep Well Yesterday In The Station Of Florence.

7.00 Duomo, Shopping.

8.000 Rest

10.30 Go Out Again To Duomo Again.

12.00 Clean Up

1.30 Sleep.

6.05 Train To Venezia

 

26/6/98 Day 15

9.00 Arrive Venice

10.30 San Macro

12.00 Murano

1.30 Live Show Of Glass Making

2.30 Back To San Macro 4,500 Single Way. About 20 Min Journey To The Murano.

3.30 Meet Yih Min And James Here.

4.30 Shopping Gray Bough A Empario Sun Glass.

170,000 Lire

6.30 Finish.

7.000 Very Stickey And Hot.

8.45 Dept To Wien.

9.00 Hot Like Hell No Air Condition Sin The Train . No Ventilation.

11.00 Air Condition Working.

Sleep.

 

27/6/98 Day 16

6.30 Arrive Wien

9.50 Hostel In The Church Very Cheap . We Made Our Hostel Card Here

11.30 Move Out After Good Shower.

12.30 Stephne Dom. A Very Dark Building.

1.30 Hordof Museum

2.30 Mozart Garden.

3.30 Big Garden By D Tram.

6.30 Scholott Palace

8.30 Dept To Get Chicken Fry.

9.000 Get Station Check Time To Salzburg.

10.00 I Go Home, Gary Went To Look For Danish.

Chit Chat With A Hong Kong Guy Who Travel Like Us.

11.000 Sleep He Back On 11.45

 

28/6/98 Day 17

5.00 Weak Up Make Break Fast At Kitchen.

6.28 We Miss The Train.

7.28 Train To Slazburg.

10.40 Get The Hotel Plan For The Map Of City Otherwise We Have To Buy One.

12.00 Locker 40 Schilling.

1.30 Festung 60 Schiling ( Traditional Party In There )

2.00 Rain.

3.000 Grauste Street

4.000 Mozart Museum But Gary Is Not Interested To Go In.

4.20 Bus 55 To Hellburn, But Didn’t Make It To Anif Castle Get Down Too Early.

5.00 Bus Back To Leoparolron.

8.00 Take Bus Go And Back By No . 5

9.05 Train To Munchen Ttax 7 Dm.

10.48 Change Train To Frankfrunt Overnight

5.00 Train Did No Stop At Franfrunt But At Bonn.

 

29/6/98 Day 18

7.30 Arrive Koblez

8.00 Get The Boat Ticket Half Price. About 7 Pound For 4.5 Hours Boring Journey On The Boat.

10.00 Start Of The Boat To Cochem.

3.30 Arrive Cochem Boring Like Hell And Also Cold.

Bought A Chicken. But Not Tasty.

4.15 Take A Train Back To Koblenz Take Our Bag Pack For The Toilet And Walk Back For Train At Koblenz Station At 6.45

Worst Night Train Ever Had.

1 – Change At Muchen.

2- Require Reservation And Very Costly So Have To Change At Fluda.

3. Change Again At Hannover

Arrive Amsterdam.

 

30/6/98 Day 19

6.58 Arrive Amsterdam

9.00 Wait For The Bob’s Hostel To Open .

Went Out Walk At The Daam And Sex Museum. 2.5 Fl

12.00 Take Shower Sleep Until 4.30 Due To Rain

4.30 Went To Flower Market But Is Close.

7.00 Albert Curpt Is Closed Too.

8.30 Red Light District.

10.30 I Watch A Live Show . But Gary Didn’t Join Me.

Finish At 12.00 .

Meet Gary At The Bridge.

Can’t Sleep Well Tonight

 

1/7/98 Day 20

9.00 Breakfast At The Hostel. Egg. Bread And Tea.

10.00 By Train To Rottendam.

11.45 Arrive.

12.34 By Bus To Kinderfijk Take About 50 Min.

Very Costly. 15.50 Fl To Go. 11.,50 Fl From Rottendam To Kinderdkil

1.30 Arrive At The Windermill.

2.00 Entrance 2 Fl Take Lot Sof Photos Here.

4.00 Bus Back After Wait For 45 Min Shit.

5.20 Drop At The Kubik

5.32 Train Back To Amsterdam.

7.00 Arrive

8.00 Walk To Hostel. Eat, Sleep And Packing

9.00 Sleep.

11.00 Gary Came Back And Have A Last Chat And Sleep.

 

2/7/98 Day 21

5.30 Weak Up And Pack Go To Brussel. Gary Still In Amsterdam And He Will Go To Switzerland.

6.24 Dept To Brussel.

9.30 Arrive Brussel .

Buy Choclate 28 Sfr Belgium Postcard 85 Fr belg.

10.30 Change Train To Midi.

10.40 TGV To Paris … 115 Fr Shit £11.6

12.05 Arrive Paris

1.04 Dept To London.

2.45 Tunnel – Take About 20min. (One Hour Earlier In UK)

3.30 Arrive London.

4.00 Underground To The Victoria Coach Station £1.30

Bought A Ticket Back To Portsmouth At 6.00

Meanwhile I Walk To Buckingham Palace ..

6.00 Bus Start Using The Village Road And Not The A 3 Road Or M Road Back To Portsmouth

8.40 Arrive The Hard Interchange And I Walk Back To Pains Road.

2.00 Chit Chat With My Housemate And Sleep.

 

I have finished my journey to Western Europe in 3 weeks and back to portsmouth on 2 July 1998. I have a great time in my journey and Experience lots of different environment, culture, weather, historical and people.