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Transport
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Day
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Accommodation
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Attractions
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Singapore
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1) Qantas/ Emirates SGD 1000 or Etihad SGD 800
2) Aegan Airlines SGD 100-200
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1
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-
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|
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Santorini
|
1) Easyjet SGD 300
(1h)
2) Airport to Termini, Leonardo Express SGD 23, 30 mins
(or Trevession bus SGD 7, 60 mins)
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2-4
5th day: 11am
depart
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SGD 55 x 3 = 165
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·
Kamari beach
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Amoudi Port, Oia
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Caldera
& Hot Springs tour, Fira SGD 33
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Skaros Rock, Imerovigli
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Open air cinema, Kamari SGD 13
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Akotiri, SGD 13
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Pyrgos village
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Perissa beach
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Rome
|
Italiarail trains SGD 65, 4h
(or Termini to Airport, Leonardo Express SGD 23 + AlItalia flight SGD 200)
|
5th day:
12pm
arrive
5-7
8th day:
10.30am
depart
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SGD 43 x 3 = 129
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Campo de’Fiori
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Piazza Navona, Fountain of the 4 Rivers
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Vatican City
o
St Peter’s Basilica
o
Cupola (top of basilica) SGD 12
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Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hills SGD 25
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Trevi Fountain
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Spanish Steps
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Pantheon
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Piazza Venezia
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Borghese Galleria SGD 25 + 10 (guide)
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Venice
|
1) Night
Thello Train to Vienna - help for
"cabin A2 -interna (whole)" found here SGD 100/person
2) Vienna
to Budapest SGD 50-68
Total train ride: 24h
Train connections - very useful website
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8th day:
4pm arrive
8th day:
12mn
depart
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-
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·
Walk around Venice, take in the sights
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Pack lunch as it’s expensive in Venice
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Budapest
|
(Keleti or Nyguati)
Czech Republic Night train, 8h
SGD 130/person
or
HungaryTrain Day(5am-12pm or 3pm-10pm): SGD 32/ person, Night
train: SGD 115/person
*need to take the Metro to airbnb
|
9th day:
12pm
arrive
9-10
11th day:
5am depart
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SGD 25 x 2 =
50
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·
Buy a Budapest City Card SGD 38/2 days
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Free metro from rail station to airbnb
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Free walking tour of Buda, 2pm
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Free Lukacs Bath
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Free walking tour of Pest, 10.30am
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Free tram ride to Gellert Hills
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Free metro to rail station
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Prague
|
Easyjet Flight +
Baggage SGD 105
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11th day:
12pm
arrive
11-12
13th day:
depart
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SGD 22.5 x 2 =
45
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Prague Free
Walking tour, 3h, SGD 8
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Prague Castle
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St Nicholas Church
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Petrin Tower SGD 7
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Powder Tower SGD 5
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Municipal House
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Old Town Square
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Church of Our Lady Before Tyn
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Charles Bridge (bring your own love locks)
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Amsterdam
|
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105
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13th day:
arrive
13-14
15th day:
depart
|
SGD 40 x 2 =
80
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All attractions free, transport – via bike or public transport
SGD 20
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Canals
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Dam Square, Royal Palace
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Flower Market
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Albert Cuypmrkt Market (outdoor)
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Sex district
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Jordaan
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Van Gogh Museum
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Manchester
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Megabus SGD 11, 5h or
(Virgintrains SGD, 73, 2h)
|
15
16th day:
9am depart
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SGD 23
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·
Man Utd vs Arsenal 16th May 3.30pm
·
Old Trafford
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London
|
SGD 1200
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16h day:
2pm arrive
16-19
20th
day:
depart
|
Stay at sulin’s brother’s apartment?
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Burger & Lobster SGD 40
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Gordon Ramsay SGD 80
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St Paul’s Cathedral
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Tower of London
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Tower Bridge
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Piccadilly Circus
·
Sight seeing bus?
o
Parliament Square
o
Big Ben
o
Westminster Abbey
o
Churchill War Rooms
o
Trafalgar Square
o
Nelson’s Column
o
Horse Guards
o
Buckingham Palace
·
Kesington Palace
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Marble Arch
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Hyde Park (picnic)
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Harrods
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Oxford Street
·
Borough Market
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Total
|
3200
|
21
|
500
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500
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Wednesday 6 August 2014
Summary
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Amsterdam - activities
Map of Amsterdam here
- Dam Square
- Royal Palace
- Windmills
- Canals (Jordaan area maybe)
- Flower Market
- Albert Cuypmrkt (busiest outdoor market, especially on Saturdays)
- Sex district
- Van Gogh museum
- Space cakes *_*
Monday 4 August 2014
Prague - activities
Day 1
12pm arrive-
2pm - Prague Free Walking tour (3h) here.
- Prague Castle
- St George's Basilica
- St. Vitus Cathedral
- Golden Lane
- St Nicholas Church, Lesser Town
- Lunch
- Petrin Tower SGD 7 (to reach the top)
- Catch the Nostalgic tram Nr.91 at Ujezd tram station (under the Petrin hill) and take a sightseeing trip around the historical city center (direction to Stromovka and back to the town)
Day 2
- Powder Tower SGD 5, Municipal House, Old Towne Square, Astronomical Clock
- Climb the Old Town city hall tower (paranomic view)
- Church of Our Lady before the Tyn
- Charles Bridge, Lovers' Lock
- touch the St John Nepomuk statue plate
- Climb the Old Town Bridge Tower??
- Evening classical music concert, Mirror Hall in the Clementinum SGD ??
Budapest - Activities
Downloadable map here
For Budapest, buy a city card that allows free transportation, 2 free walking tours with an English guide, free entries into 8 museums, free Pocketguide. (SGD 22/day or 38/2 days) OR free walking tours here. OR PDF guides here.
- A walking tour of Buda with an English-speaking guide starts daily from 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság Square at 2 pm, ends at the Budapestinfo Point on Szentháromság Square. It touches on major places of interest in the Buda Castle district.
- Halászbástya (Fisherman’s Bastion)
- Matthias Church
- Royal Palace and other sights.
- A walking tour of Pest with an English-speaking guide starts daily from outside 3
Andrássy Avenue at 10.30 am, end at the Budapestinfo Point in Sütő Street near Deák Square. It touches on major places of interest on the Pest side. - the Opera
- Heroes’ Square
- St Stephen’s Basilica
- Parliament.
- Free entry to Lucas Bath
- Free entry to 8 museums
- Hungarian National Gallery
- Aquincum Museum and Archaeology Park
- Budapest History Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts
- New Budapest Gallery
- Vasarely Museum
2 OPTIONS
1) Buy the city card (4275 HUF/24 h or 7200 HUF/48h)
Day 1: 2pm Buda walking tour, Lukacs Bath
Day 2: 10.30am Pest walking tour, Central Market Hall, Gellert Hills
2) Go on free walking tours (2000 HUF) + transport tickets (1000 HUF)
Day 1: 2.30pm Original tour of Budapest, Random bath (3000 HUF)
Day 2: Gellert Hills, Central Market Hall, 3.30pm Communist walk tour
11th Day: Metro from Rail station to airbnb (350 HUF)
12th Day: To Gellert Hills, tram 2 (350 HUF)
13th Day: Metro to Rail station (350 HUF)
Summary of Places
Singapore:
British Airways SGD 1,600
Santorini:
Easyjet SGD 250 + Airport to Termini, Leonardo Express SGD 23, 30 mins
(or Trevession bus SGD 7, 60 mins)
Rome:
Italiarail trains SGD 50, 1.5h
(Termini to Airport, Leonardo Express SGD 23 + AlItalia flight SGD 200)
Florence (Santa Maria Novella):
Train, 2h, SGD 35
Venice (Mestre):
Night Thello Train to Vienna - help for "cabin A2 -interna (whole)" found here SGD 100/person
Vienna to Budapest SGD 50-68
Train connections - very useful website
Budapest (Keleti)
Czech Republic Night train, 8h SGD 130/person
or HungaryTrain Day(5am-12pm or 3pm-10pm): SGD 32/ person, Night train: SGD 115/person
Prague:
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105
Amsterdam:
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105
Manchester:
Megabus SGD 11, 5h
(Virgintrains SGD, 73, 2h)
Check for good deals for trains here and here. As low as SGD 20
London:
1200
Total Transport Money needed:
1600 + 250 + 25 + 50 + 35 + 100 + 60+ 32 + 105 + 105 + 11 + 1200 = $3573
British Airways SGD 1,600
Santorini:
Easyjet SGD 250 + Airport to Termini, Leonardo Express SGD 23, 30 mins
(or Trevession bus SGD 7, 60 mins)
Rome:
Italiarail trains SGD 50, 1.5h
(Termini to Airport, Leonardo Express SGD 23 + AlItalia flight SGD 200)
Florence (Santa Maria Novella):
Train, 2h, SGD 35
Venice (Mestre):
Night Thello Train to Vienna - help for "cabin A2 -interna (whole)" found here SGD 100/person
Vienna to Budapest SGD 50-68
Train connections - very useful website
Budapest (Keleti)
Czech Republic Night train, 8h SGD 130/person
or HungaryTrain Day(5am-12pm or 3pm-10pm): SGD 32/ person, Night train: SGD 115/person
Prague:
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105
Amsterdam:
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105
Manchester:
Megabus SGD 11, 5h
(Virgintrains SGD, 73, 2h)
Check for good deals for trains here and here. As low as SGD 20
London:
1200
Total Transport Money needed:
1600 + 250 + 25 + 50 + 35 + 100 + 60
Rome - Activities
Day 1
- Arrival
- Campo de'Fiori
- Piazza Navona, Fountain of the 4 Rivers (lunch)
- Vatican City - remember to dress appropriately, no shorts, no singlets
- St Peter's Basilica, St Peter's Square
- Cupola (top of the basilica- SGD $12)
- St Peter's dome (SGD $10)
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapels (SGD $25)
- Pope's address- Wednesday and Sundays (write in to vatican.va)
- Trastevere (dinner)
Day 2
- Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hills, Trajan Market (SGD $25)
- Lunch
- Trevi Fountain
- Spanish Steps - shopping
- Pantheon - if no time then Day 3
- Piazza Venezia
Day 3
- Borghese Villas (SGD $25 - http://www.galleriaborghese.it/prenota-en.htm)
- Guided tour at 9am/11am (SGD $10)
- Spanish Steps
- Walk around and explore
Day 4
- Departure
Food to try
- Trapizzini (fried risotto ball)
- Gelato
- Gelateria de Teatro (nearest landmark: Piazza Navona)
- cheese almond and fig, rosemary honey and lemon flavours
- Gelateria della Palma (nearest landmark: Pantheon)
- Gelateria Valentino (nearest landmark: Trevi Fountain)
- ferrero rocher flavour
- Gelateria di San Crispino (nearest landmark: Trevi Fountain)
- Giolitti (nearest landmark: Pantheon)
- nutella flavour
- Pasta
Great references
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