It has been a long arduous journey to get where we are now. I started planning this trip January of last year. I remember that my original plan had us going to over twenty different countries in the span of a month. I think it suffices to say that I was a mite bit idealistic. However, seven countries in the span of five weeks isn't all that bad, either, so kudos to myself.
I used airbnb.com to book the majority of our accommodation. It's a website in which people can rent out their homes to visitors. I emailed over a hundred people and ended up with five or six apartments. It can be hard to book places when many people don't regard teenagers with utmost respect. Many were worried that we would not be responsible enough to manage an apartment. I've never had to manage an apartment before, but I assume that we can handle with some degree of effectiveness. Our apartments that we booked are all unique in nature and beautifully decorated.
I used statravel.com to book our flights. I managed to get return flights to Iceland for under a thousand dollars. We will be flying with Delta and Icelandair.
I then had to plan smaller details, such as train rides and other methods of getting from point A to point B. I spent months on these plans and put in at least four to six hours every week.
I must say, my friends do really trust me. I ask for certain amounts of money to pay for trip things, and they give it to me with nary a question. I wonder if I can use that to my advantage . . . :)
We have less than a week until our plane takes off. It's still entirely unreal to me that we are going on this trip. I can't believe that my parents are letting me go or that everything has worked out so wonderfully well. Hopefully, all that good mojo continues for the duration of the trip. I'll definitely be counting on it.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Our Itinerary
We are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. It's a large undertaking, and hopefully we'll be able to make it through in one piece with stories to tell and memories to last a lifetime. Here is our tentative plan for the five weeks, subject to change due to unexpected circumstances and acts of God.
June 3rd: Morning flight to New York for a four hour stopover. Then a flight to Keflavik.
June 4th-7th: Spend time in Iceland. See the Golden Circle and the South Shore. Explore Reykjavik and bathe in the blue lagoon.
June 8th-10th: Go to London. See the Tempest with Colin Morgan in it. Go on the London Eye. See Les Mis in theatre. Go to Cardiff for the day.
June 12th-16th: Go to Paris. See the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Go to Montmartre and marvel at Sacre Coeur. Go to a bunch of museums.
June 19th-21st: Go to Berlin. Meet with Nick's cousin. Picnic in parks. See the Berlin wall.
June 21st-23rd: Go to Munich and visit family friends. Go into the city or see Neuschwanstein
June 23rd-26th: Go to Interlaken. Live in a tent village. Take a train to see the Matterhorn. Hike up Reichenbach Falls.
June 26th-29th: Go to Florence. See David and the Birth of Venus. Visit the Duomo. Watch the sun set from the terrace of our apartment.
June 29th-July 2nd: Go to Rome. Live in an apartment right next to the Coliseum. Visit the Coliseum. Visit the Vatican City. Eat gelato. Lots of gelato.
July 2nd-7th: Go to Freiburg. Explore the Black Forest. Celebrate Nick's 18th birthday. Show people my(Sarah) second home.
July 7th-8th: Fly back home.
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