38 days in Northern Europe

A 38-day Summer Vacation to Northern Europe


Day One: FLY / FOOT
Arrive in London. Rest and relax to overcome jet lag. Night in London

Day Two: FOOT
Day to see sights around London.
Second Night in London.

Day Three: RENTAL CAR
Drive to Norwich (2.5 hours)
Night in Norwich.

Day Four: RENTAL CAR
Drive to York (4 hours)
Look around York. Night in York at Queen Anne’s Guesthouse.

Day Five: FOOT
Day in York. Second night at Queen Anne’s Guesthouse in York.

Day Six: FOOT
Another day in York. Third night at Queen Anne’s Guesthouse in York.

Day Seven: RENTAL CAR
Drive north to Hadrian’s Wall (2 hours), spending night at Haltwhistle.

Day Eight: RENTAL CAR
Drive to Edinburgh (2 hours). See Edinburgh. Night in Edinburgh at Balmoral Guest House.

Day Nine: FOOT
All day in Edinburgh. Second night at Balmoral Guest House in Edinburgh.

Day Ten: RENTAL CAR
See Dunfermline Abby in Dunfermline (2 hours). Visit Culross Palace and walk around Culcross (3 hours). Go on to Stirling (30 min) and spend night at Firgrove Guest House in Stirling.

Day Eleven: RENTAL CAR
Visit Stirling Castle and Doune Castle. Late afternoon drive north to Inverness (3 hours). Night in Inverness at Inverness Student Hostel.

Day Twelve: RENTAL CAR
Day around Loch Ness.
Second night at Inverness Student Hostel.

Day Thirteen: RENTAL CAR
Drive to Newcastle Upon Tyne (6 hours). Turn in car. Night in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Day Fourteen: FERRY
Board ferry for Göteborg.
Night on 24 hour ferry to Göteborg.

Day Fifteen: FERRY
Arrive in Göteborg.
Night in Göteborg.

Day Sixteen: FOOT
Full day in Göteborg.
Second night in Göteborg.

Day Seventeen: RAIL
Rail to Oslo (4.5 hours)
Night at Bristol in Oslo.

Day Eighteen: FOOT
Day around Oslo.
Second night at Bristol in Oslo.

Day Nineteen: RENTAL CAR
Rent Car. Drive to Lillehammer and Ringebu (3.5 hours). Night in Lillehammer at Gjestehuset Ersgaard.

Day Twenty: RENTAL CAR
Return to Oslo (3.5 hours), return car.
Night at Bristol in Oslo.

Day Twenty-One: RAIL
Rail back down to Göteborg (4.5 hours).
Night in Göteborg.

Day Twenty-Two: FOOT
Day in Göteborg.
Second night in Göteborg.

Day Twenty-Three: RAIL
Rail to Stockholm (7 hours).
Night in Stockholm on AF Chapman.

Day Twenty-Four: FOOT
Day in Stockholm.
Second night on AF Chapman in Stockholm.

Day Twenty-Five: FERRY
Evening ferry to Helsinki (15 hours)
Night on ferry on Silja Line.

Day Twenty-Six: FOOT
Arrive in Helsinki. Rest in Helsinki
Night in Helsinki at Academica Hotel.

Day Twenty-Seven: FOOT
See sights in Helsinki.
Second night at Academica Hotel in Helsinki.

Day Twenty-Eight: BUS or RAIL
Travel north to Hameenlinna (1.5 hours), enjoy sights there (Häme Castle). Night in Hameenlinna at Hotel Cumulus.

Day Twenty-Nine: LAKE BOAT
Take Silver Line boat to Tampere.
Night at Domus hotel in Tampere.

Day Thirty: RAIL
Rail to Turku (2.5 hours). See Turku.
Night in Turku at Domus Aboensis.

Day Thirty-One: RAIL / FERRY
Rail to Helsinki (4 hours). See some sights in Helsinki. Get 12 hour ferry to St. Petersburg.
Night on Ferry to St. Petersburg.

Day Thirty-Two: FERRY / FOOT
Arrive in St. Petersburg. See Winter Palace Museum (Hermitage). Maybe Peter and Paul Fortress or St. Isaac’s Catherdral.
Night in St. Petersburg

Day Thirty-Three: FOOT
Second Day in St. Petersburg sightseeing. Probably go see Petrodvorets.
Overnight rail to Tallin

Day Thirty-Four: RAIL
Store baggage at train station. Day to see Tallin. Perhaps see Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Kiek-in-die-Kök fortress.
Overnight rail to Riga.

Day Thirty-Five: RAIL
Store baggage at train station. See Riga. Probably see Gunpowder Tower (Latvian War Museum), Riga Castle, St. James’s Church.
Overnight rail to Vilnius.

Day Thirty-Six: RAIL
Store baggage in train station. See Vilnius. Probably see the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, old city around Gedyminas Square.
Overnight rail to Warsaw.

Day Thirty-Seven: RAIL
Arrive in Warsaw. See sights. Evening stroll through along Royal Way. Night in Warsaw at Hotel Metropol.

Day Thirty-Eight: FLY
Fly to London to catch connecting flight home. or fly directly home from Warsaw.

 

24-Jun-07

London

Georgian House Hotel

$136.40

25-Jun-07

London

Georgian House Hotel

$136.40

26-Jun-07

Norwich

Crofter’s Hotel

$142.60

27-Jun-07

York

Stanley Guest House

$108.50

28-Jun-07

York

Stanley Guest House

$108.50

29-Jun-07

York

Stanley Guest House

$108.50

30-Jun-07

Berwick upon Tweed

The Old Vicarage Guest House

$117.80

1-Jul-07

Edinburgh

Balmoral Guest House

2-Jul-07

Edinburgh

Balmoral Guest House

3-Jul-07

Stirling

Firgrove Guest House

4-Jul-07

Inverness

Inverness Student Hostel

5-Jul-07

Inverness

Inverness Student Hostel

6-Jul-07

Newcastle upon Tyne

George Hotel

$130.20

7-Jul-07

North Sea ferry to Göteborg

Night on Ferry

8-Jul-07

Göteborg

friend's house

$0.00

9-Jul-07

Göteborg

friend's house

$0.00

10-Jul-07

Oslo

Ellingsen's Pensjonat

$85.71

11-Jul-07

Oslo

Ellingsen's Pensjonat

$85.71

12-Jul-07

Lillehammer or Ringebu

Hotel in Ringebu

13-Jul-07

Oslo

Ellingsen's Pensjonat

$85.71

14-Jul-07

Göteborg

Pontus House

$0.00

15-Jul-07

Göteborg

Pontus House

$0.00

16-Jul-07

Stockholm

Af Chapman Youth Hostel

$40.00

17-Jul-07

Stockholm

Af Chapman Youth Hostel

$40.00

18-Jul-07

Ferry to Helsinki

Night on Ferry

$200.00

19-Jul-07

Helsinki

Hotel Anna

$160.00

20-Jul-07

Helsinki

Hotel Anna

$160.00

21-Jul-07

Hameenlinna

Hotel Cumulus

22-Jul-07

Tampere

Domus hotel

23-Jul-07

Turku

Domus Aboensis

24-Jul-07

Ferry or train to St. Petersburg

Night on Ferry

25-Jul-07

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Youth Hostel

26-Jul-07

Overnight train to Tallin

1st class sleeper on train

$76.00

27-Jul-07

Overnight train to Riga

1st class sleeper on train

$76.00

28-Jul-07

Overnight train to Vilnius

1st class sleeper on train

$76.00

29-Jul-07

Overnight train to Warsaw

1st class sleeper on train

$76.00

30-Jul-07

Warsaw

Metropol Hotel

$104.00

 

6/24/07

Fri

London

6/25/07

Sat

London

6/26/07

Sun

Norwich

6/27/07

Mon

York

6/28/07

Tue

York

6/29/07

Wed

York

6/30/07

Thur

Berwick upon Tweed

7/1/07

Fri

Edinburgh

7/2/07

Sat

Edinburgh

7/3/07

Sun

Stirling

7/4/07

Mon

Inverness

7/5/07

Tue

Inverness

7/6/07

Wed

Newcastle upon Tyne

7/7/07

Thur

North Sea ferry to Göteborg

7/8/07

Fri

Göteborg

7/9/07

Sat

Göteborg

7/10/07

Sun

Oslo

7/11/07

Mon

Oslo

7/12/07

Tue

Lillehammer or Ringebu

7/13/07

Wed

Oslo

7/14/07

Thur

Göteborg

7/15/07

Fri

Göteborg

7/16/07

Sat

Stockholm

7/17/07

Sun

Stockholm

7/18/07

Mon

Ferry to Helsinki

7/19/07

Tue

Helsinki

7/20/07

Wed

Helsinki

7/21/07

Thur

Hameenlinna

7/22/07

Fri

Tampere

7/23/07

Sat

Turku

7/24/07

Sun

Ferry or train to St. Petersburg

7/25/07

Mon

St. Petersburg

7/26/07

Tue

Overnight train to Tallin

7/27/07

Wed

Overnight train to Riga

7/28/07

Thur

Overnight train to Vilnius

7/29/07

Fri

Warsaw

7/30/07

Sat

London


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