2007 will be the fourth (?) time Wellington College, Wellington, New Zealand has sent a group of students to visit Turkey, Italy, France and England on the ‘History and French Study Tour’. We hope to share our experiences with you on this blog.
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26 June, 2007 at 12:37 pm |
Keep the blog coming, I have you bookmarked and am with you in spirit every step of the way. Enjoy the weather it was 8 degrees and unattractive here, with the Rimutaka Hill road all but closed by snow/ice overnight.
Be safe and look out for each other.
28 June, 2007 at 10:01 pm |
Can you please paste your itinerary on this blog site.
All the best to you all.
1 July, 2007 at 11:36 am |
Here is something to help the French scholars especially in preparation for France:
Enjoy Italia in the meantime. It is a brilliant country, one of my favourites.
“A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.
After careful planning, he stole the paintings, got past security, and
made it safely to his van.
However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas.
When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and the make such an
obvious error, he replied, “Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the
paintings.
I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh.”
.. . . And you thought that I wouldn’t have de Gaulle to forward this on
to someone else?
I figure I had nothing Toulouse”
3 July, 2007 at 11:02 am |
Hello Tourists! Looking forward to joining up with you in Paris tomorrow.
4 July, 2007 at 1:13 am |
OK. Heres the itinerary thanks to Jenny Horsley.
Itinerary for Wellington College French / History Trip June / July 2007
Saturday 23rd June: Meet at Wellington Airport at 0900
Depart Wellington NZ424 at 1130
Arrive Auckland 1230
Depart Auckland SQ286 at 1515
Arrive Singapore 2045
Depart Singapore SQ490 2325 via Dubai
Sunday 24th June Arrive Istanbul 0740: Meet reps from Peten Tours and Mr Mcnulty
Depart for Canakkale (5 hours in coach)
Lunch en route for Cannakale
Arrive Kolin Hotel 2 p.m. approx
Relax at hotel
Dinner at Hotel
Monday 25th June After a buffet breakfast we head into Cannakale where we board our private boat to Cape Helles and Anzac cove. We disembark at Kabatepe, where we visit the museum. We then head by coach to Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Quinn’s post and Chunuk Bair. We will conduct a short ceremony at Chunk Bair.
Today we have a picnic lunch.
Return to the Hotel for dinner.
Tuesday 26th June After a buffet breakfast we check out of the hotel and head to the city of Troy. We then drive back to Istanbul stopping en route for lunch. We check in at Yasmak Hotel and relax before heading to the Bosphorus. Tonight we have a private cruise on the Bosphorus with dinner.
Wednesday 27th June Full Day in Istanbul
Our day starts with a visit to the Hippodrome, one of the most famous monuments from Byzantine Constantinople. We then head to the famous Blue Mosque, one of the most prominent landmarks of Istanbul. At the Topkapi Palace we see the stunning wealth of the Ottoman Sultans. Here we have lunch. We then visit the Basilica Cistern. Our final visits today are to a carpet shop and the Egyptian Bazaar
Thursday 28th June We check out of hotel after breakfast and head to the Grand Bazaar. After some time exploring this huge market we drive to the airport. Lunch will be in Istanbul
We then fly to Rome. Flight AZ 703 departs at 1735. Arrive Rome at 1915
We meet our Italian guide and check in at Cilicia Hotel, Rome http://en.venere.com/hotels_rome/san_giovanni/hotel_cilicia.html
Friday 29th June After breakfast we travel on coach to Monte Cassino. We visit the famous monastery, the Polish Cemetry and the museum.
Packed lunch
Dinner at hotel
Saturday 30th July We start the day with a half day guided tour on foot of Rome seeing St Peters Square, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Forum, the Colosseum. We then spend some free time exploring Rome
A packed lunch is provided and dinner is at the hotel.
Sunday 1st July We check out of our hotel after breakfast and head to the Airport. Depart Rome 1055 on AZ703. Arrive Paris 1305
We meet our Galloway Coaches travel to Normandy stopping en route for lunch.
Settle in at Hotel Novotel Bayeux http://www.novotel.com/novotel/fichehotel/gb/nov/0964/fiche_hotel.shtml
We have the opportunity to do some washing today.
Dinner is at the hotel.
Monday 2nd July After breakfast we visit the Bayeux Tapestry.
We then travel on coach to visit the D-Day Beaches: We will visit the Cinema 360 at Arromanches, the gun battery at Longues-sur-mer, Omaha Beach and the American Cemetry and Pointe du Hoc
A packed lunch is provided and dinner will be at the hotel.
Tuesday 3rd July This morning we check out of the Hotel Novotel and head into Caen where we visit the Memorial Museum of Peace.
After a packed lunch we travel on to Rouen, checking in at the Comfort Hotel.
Dinner at Hotel
There will be further opportunity today and tomorrow to do some laundry.
Wednesday 4th July We spend the morning in Rouen sightseeing. Cathedral, Place Jeanne d’Arc, Palais de Justice, Rue du Gros Horloge.
Lunch in Rouen
We then travel to Paris checking in at our hotel Hotel Kyriad La Villette http://en.venere.com/hotels_paris/19e_arrondissement/hotel_kyriad_la_villette.html
Dinner is at the Hotel. Tonight we may have an evening / night tour of the city
Thursday 5th July Today we spend a full day sightseeing in Paris. We will be using the metro. Our visits today will include the Eiffel Tower, a boat cruise on the Bateau Mouche on the Seine, the Arc de Triomphe, les Champs Elysées, Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame.
We will provide money for lunch in Paris. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Friday 6th July Today we have the option of either visiting Versailles or the
Louvre Museum.
We will provide money for lunch in Paris.
We then travel to Arras checking in at the Express by Holiday Inn.
Dinner will be at a local restaurant
Saturday 7th July Today we pick up our history of the NZ Division. It is now 1916. We start with a visit to Notre Dame de Lorette, before looking at July 1st 1916.
Packed lunch, dinner in local restaurant
Sunday 8th July We leave Arras and visit Vimy Ridge.
Our day today will focus on the battle of Messines in 1917. We will have a short ceremony at the New Zealand memorial.
Packed lunch
We check in Hotel Novotel in Ypres
Dinner will be at local restaurant. We then go to the Menin Gate ceremony. Here we hope to be involved in the wreath laying ceremony representing the college and New Zealand.
Monday 9th July Our day starts with a visit to the Clothhall museum. We then head out into the Ypres Salient. Lunch will be at the museum in Sanctuary Wood. We then head on to Paschedael and
Tyn Cot cemetery
Dinner is at a local restaurant
Tuesday 10th July We check out of hotel and begin our final day in France. It is now November 1918 and today we look at the liberation of Le Quesnoy.
After lunch in Le Quesnoy we head to Calais stopping at the Cité Europe
We then take the Channel tunnel and travel to London checking in at the Ramada Docklands Hotel in London. http://www.ramadadocklands.co.uk/RunScript.asp?page=1&p=ASP\Pg1.asp
Dinner is at the hotel.
Wednesday 11th July Today we have a full day sightseeing in London. We will see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Picadilly Circus
We will provide money for lunch will be in London
Dinner will be at the hotel
Thursday 12th July We will have a very lazy morning at the hotel before checking out and heading in to London for some final visits. We then travel to Heathrow to check in for our flights to NZ.
Depart Heathrow SQ321 at 2215
Friday Arrive Singapore at 1800
Depart Singapore SQ285 at 2100
Saturday 14th July Arrive Auckland at 1120
Depart Auckland NZ439 at 1300
Arrive Wellington 1400