Monday, June 2, 2008

A Dream come True, Touché!

This article highlights my travel itinerary planned so far for the month of July. It may change a bit over the course of time, but any big changes are hard to expect. Nevertheless, I would keep updating the changes as and when they occur. 

Currently,  I live in a student Dorm in Leipzig, just 5 minutes walk from the beautiful City Centre. I haven't signed up for any courses in month of July and have last exam on June 31. Taking full July off for traveling, and for that I'm moving out of my Dorm to save a month's rent, so to have the liberty to spend more while traveling. 

I kick off with Grand Voyage on July 2nd heading straight to London. I would be spending 3days in London, and will leave for Paris on 5th July at 1700 hours on Eurostar train through Channel Tunnel between UK and France.  

In Paris I am gonna take the 1-hour romantic Cruise from Notre Dame to Eiffel tower via the Louvre on River Seine in the night. On 7th, I'll catch a train to Koblenz, Germany ( In English- Coblence). The following evening  I will reach Bonn on spectacular cruise of 4 hours on River Rhine from Koblenz to Bonn. 

Then I will head straight to Amsterdam on 9th. On Friday, July 11, I arrive in Copenhagen, Denmark at 1030 hours, and will be in Stockholm the same day. This train ride will cross the famous Oresund Bridge, the longest combined rail and road bridge in Europe with length of over 16.4 km (10 miles). I arrive in Helsinki, Finland on 14th after 16 hour long cruise from Stockholm to Helsinki, one of the world's best cruises.  I might also spend a day in Lapland to catch the midnight sun, before taking ferry ride to Tallinn, Estonia. On July 18th I fly back from Tallinn to Berlin Schoenefeld Airport.

To Sum Up the Voyage,
  • 17 days
  • 8 Countries
  • 11 Cities
  • 4 Cruises
  • Over 50 hours on the road.
The detailed itinerary can be viewed in the Calendar below, make sure you Select July in Calendar. 



This Map would provide an overview of the places i am visiting -



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

what fun! i;m jealous! ;-)

Rajat Verma said...

If i were you, I would feel the same :-)
Btw who is it anyway ?

Bharat said...

hmm.... best of luck .. for the trip and the blog ..

Red Tulips said...

Wow! You will have an awesome time! I wish I was going with you!

Unknown said...

Enjoy your trip buddy. It would be a shame if you are going alone. If you have a girlfriend/wife, take her. Else, get one before you leave!!!
---
Sandeep

Finterest - VGSOM said...

I have known Rajat since ages now..! to be precise it has been more than 7 years .... he is an avid thinker and now has really transformed into an enthusiast traveler.. either alone or with some company , he can enjoy both ways ... !! wish u all the best for your journey ... Bon voyage