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