Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Summary




Transport
Day
Accommodation
Attractions
Singapore
1)    Qantas/ Emirates SGD 1000 or Etihad SGD 800
2)    Aegan Airlines SGD 100-200

1
-

Santorini
1)    Easyjet SGD 300
(1h)
2)     Airport to Termini, Leonardo Express SGD 23, 30 mins
(or Trevession bus SGD 7, 60 mins)

2-4
5th day: 11am depart

SGD 55 x 3 = 165
·      Kamari beach
·      Amoudi Port, Oia
·      Caldera & Hot Springs tour, Fira SGD 33
·      Skaros Rock, Imerovigli
·      Open air cinema, Kamari SGD 13
·      Akotiri, SGD 13
·      Pyrgos village
·      Perissa beach
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
SGD 43 x 3 = 129
·      Campo de’Fiori
·      Piazza Navona, Fountain of the 4 Rivers
·      Vatican City
o   St Peter’s Basilica
o   Cupola (top of basilica) SGD 12
o   Vatican Museums SGD 25
·      Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hills SGD 25
·      Trevi Fountain
·      Spanish Steps
·      Pantheon
·      Piazza Venezia
·      Borghese Galleria SGD 25 + 10 (guide)
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

8th day:
4pm arrive
8th day:
12mn depart
-
·      Walk around Venice, take in the sights
·      Pack lunch as it’s expensive in Venice
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
SGD 25 x 2 =
50
·      Buy a Budapest City Card SGD 38/2 days
·      Free metro from rail station to airbnb
·      Free walking tour of Buda, 2pm
·      Free Lukacs Bath
·      Free walking tour of Pest, 10.30am
·      Free tram ride to Gellert Hills
·      Free metro to rail station

Prague
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105

11th day:
12pm arrive
11-12
13th day:
depart
SGD 22.5 x 2 =
45
·      Prague Free Walking tour, 3h, SGD 8
·      Prague Castle
·      St Nicholas Church
·      Petrin Tower SGD 7
·      Powder Tower SGD 5
·      Municipal House
·      Old Town Square
·      Church of Our Lady Before Tyn
·      Charles Bridge (bring your own love locks)

Amsterdam
Easyjet Flight + Baggage SGD 105

13th day:
arrive
13-14
15th day:
depart
SGD 40 x 2 =
80
All attractions free, transport – via bike or public transport SGD 20
·      Canals
·      Dam Square, Royal Palace
·      Flower Market
·      Albert Cuypmrkt Market (outdoor)
·      Sex district
·      Jordaan
·      Van Gogh Museum

Manchester
Megabus SGD 11, 5h or
(Virgintrains SGD, 73, 2h)
Check for good deals for trains here and here. As low as SGD 20

15
16th day:
9am depart

SGD 23
·      Man Utd vs Arsenal 16th May 3.30pm
·      Old Trafford
London
SGD 1200
16h day:
2pm arrive
16-19
20th  day:
depart
Stay at sulin’s brother’s apartment?
·      Burger & Lobster SGD 40
·      Gordon Ramsay SGD 80
·      St Paul’s Cathedral
·      Tower of London
·      Tower Bridge
·      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
·      Marble Arch
·      Hyde Park (picnic)
·      Harrods
·      Oxford Street
·      Borough Market

Total
3200
21
500
500

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 


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
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