Itinerary for: Magic & Make Believe 2010 (FLPS)
- Paris
- Windsor
- Buckingham Palace
- Westminster Abbey
- Big Ben
Day 1 To Day 4 - London (4 nights)
Hello London !! Your adventure begins the moment you step out of the airport and see those black London taxi cabs and the bright red double-decker buses!! After checking into your hotel, time to start to explore – first maybe go and see the Royal Horse Guards on Whitehall and ask a London Bobby or policeman how to get to Platform 9 ¾ at Kings Cross station to see where Harry Potter left for Hogwarts! On Day 2 you will have an included morning excursion to the historic town of Royal Windsor, with time to visit the castle and possibly see Queen Mary’s Dolls House. Your morning sightseeing tour on Day 3 will show you Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace with the chance to see the Changing of the Guard. Then plenty of time to meet the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, learn about the executions at the Tower of London from the Beefeaters and you will have a Harry Potter’s eye view of the city on the London Eye observation wheel!
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch
Day 5 To Day 7 - Paris (3 nights)
This morning we are off to Dover to take the Channel ferry to Calais in France and drive across the First World War battlefields to Paris with the chance to see the fabulous illuminations tonight !The next day we enjoy a sightseeing tour which includes the ascent of the Eiffel Tower to the very top , views of Notre Dame Cathedral,where you can just imagine the Hunchback lurking in the background and a drive along the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe where the traffic is amazing! Then time to explore – take the funicular railway up to the top of Montmartre for fantastic views over the rooftops , or glide along the River Seine in a huge glass topped boat to see the sights from a different angle, go to any one of the many parks or take the train out to visit Euro Disney!
Hotel: Novotel Tour Eiffel
Day 8 - Paris - London
We travel back through Northern France and learn about the First World War when we see the memorial to the battles at Vimy Ridge. Then we take the Channel ferry back to Dover and drive back to London at the end of a fantastic trip.