Anniversary Trip Itinerary Part 1: Paris, Highclere Castle, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Anniversary Trip 1 (April 2019) – Paris, Highclere Castle, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Trip itinerary as part of our 30th anniversary celebration including places visited, articles already posted, articles in process. Just for reference.
TRAVEL TO EUROPE
Flight to Paris leaves 4:45pm April 3, through Toronto and Warsaw
Arrives Paris April 4 6:50pm
FRANCE
Paris
Hotel de Berri (https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/parbe-hotel-de-berri-a-luxury-collection-hotel-paris/)
Thursday, April 4. Arrived. Snacks at Le Merzon (?)
Friday April 5 – Musée de l’Orangerie (and Monet’s Water Lilies), Palais Garnier, anniversary dinner with the Cooks
Saturday April 6 – Notre-Dame, Saint Chappelle, Montemarte (nice restaurant at top of hill)
Fontainebleau
Sunday April 7 FONTAINEBLEAU
Reims
Monday April 8 Day trip to REIMS (Museum of the Surrender, Cathedral, Tattinger champagne). Return to Paris, drinks on rooftop of Hotel Raphael
Flight from Paris to Southhampton April 9th morning
Articles
A Visit to Notre-Dame Just Before the Fire
Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition) in Reims, France
Draft – Musée de l’Orangerie
Draft – Reims Cathedral
ENGLAND
Rent car at Southhampton
Visit Winchester Castle and Winchester Cathedral enroute to Highclere
April 9-11 – London Lodge, Highclere Castle. High Tea, Castle tour
Tuesday, April 9 – driving around with Matthew, dinner at The Woodspeen
Wednesday, April 10 – Castle and Egyptian exhibit, plus gardens morning, Afternoon Tea. Then hike to Beacon Hill, hike past Diana Temple and champagne plus a fire.
Thursday, April 11. Touring with Sam – Orphan Lambs, Cathedral and graveyard. Signed books!
Bombay Sapphire distillery. Stonehenge.
Articles
Highclere Castle – London Lodge
A few days at Highclere Castle
IRELAND and NORTHERN IRELAND
April 12 – 17 Dublin and Ireland
flyBE flight Southhampton to Dublin evening of April 11 (leaves 6:40pm, arrives 8:05pm
ALoft in Dublin through Wednesday April 17
Friday, April 12 – GoDublin hop on, hop off, Guinness Storehouse (our faces on Guinness), the Open Gate Brewery (experimental Guinness)
Saturday, April 13 – Day trip to Giant’s Causeway, Rope Bridge, Dark Hedge, Belfast, Castle Dunluce
Sunday, April 14 – St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Chester Beatty Library, Pubs
Monday, April 15 – Marsh’s Library, Trinity College, Book of Kells and Long Room, little Museum of Ireland (ugh)
Tuesday April 16 – Dublin Castle, Dublin Writer’s Museum
Articles
Northern Ireland Game of Thrones sites
Pubs and Breweries of Dublin and Belfast
Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Dublin Libraries
TRAVEL HOME
Wednesday April 17
Flight home British Airways leaves Dublin 9:05am, arrives Austin 4:20pm