Leave hotel 5:30-6 a.m. FLT Departs 8:18 a.m. Carmel Limousine - to hotel $64.75 + Tolls and Tip ARR 10:30 a.m. June 13th - Thursday 12:00 Check in hotel - Hilton Time Square 12:30-1:30 - Central Park - Eat Lunch 1:45-2:15 - Trump Tower - walk by 2:15-3:15 - The Plaza Hotel - pick up a snack Subway ride - 30 min 3:45 4:30 p.m. 911 Memorial 4:40 5:10 p.m. St. Paul s Chapel 5:30 6:00 p.m. Brooklyn Bridge 6:00 6:45 p.m. Subway to Grand Central Terminal See Chrysler Building 7:15 8:00 p.m. Empire State Building (VIP Express Pass for 3 + tax/convenience fee = $247.71) Sunset around 8:30 p.m. Dinner & back to hotel Time Square
New York City Slang, Jargon and Abbreviations Alphabet City - A Manhattan neighborhood from East 3rd Street to East 14th Street between Avenues A thru D. Avenue of the Americas - Another name for 6th Avenue in Manhattan. B.Q.E. - An acronym for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, (I-278) Interstate 278. Bloomie's - A slang name for Bloomingdale's Department Store. Colyer House - A house filled with possessions. In 1947, the Colyer Brothers, two compulsive hoarders that lived in a Manhattan brownstone at 2078 Fifth Avenue were found dead. 130 tons of garbage, newspapers, books, furniture, musical instruments were removed from the house. Downtown - Anything south of Canal Street in Manhattan is considered to be "downtown". DUMBO - An upscale Brooklyn neighborhood. DUMBO is actually an acronym that stands for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass". FIDI - An acronym that stands for the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. Get a Slice - Buy a slice of pizza. Going to "The City" - You're in any one of the outer boroughs traveling to Manhattan. Houston Street - A street in Manhattan that runs east and west. It is not pronounced like Houston Texas. Phonetically its pronounced "how - ston". Hell's Kitchen - A Manhattan neighborhood that is from 40th to 59th Streets between the Hudson River and Eight Avenue. Johnny Pump - Fire Hydrant. The Big Macy's - The Macy's Flagship Store on 34th Street. The G.W.B - Acronym for the George Washington Bridge. The Island - Refers to Long Island, never Manhattan or Staten Island. The L.I.E. - An acronym for the Long Island Expressway (I-495), Interstate 495. The Meat Packing District - A Manhattan neighborhood that was the central point where all the meat that was shipped to NYC was butchered and packaged for market. Many wholesale meat distributors are still in existence in the Meat Packing District, however the neighborhood has become trendy, with upscale lofts and boutiques popping up all over the area. Its border are Gansevoort Street to the South and West 15 Street to the north, between 9th and 11th Avenues. NoHo - is an acronym for "North of Houston". Its a Manhattan neighborhood that's boundaries are Houston Street to the south, 8th Avenue to the north, the Bowery and Third Avenue on the east, and Broadway on the west. Nolita - A trendy Manhattan neighborhood that is north of Little Italy. Its boundaries are Little Italy (Broom Street) to the south, Houston Street to the north, Bowery on the east, and Lafayette Street on the west side. Schmear - A word used in New York City Delis for coating a bagel with a small amount of cream cheese. SoHo - is an acronym for "South of Houston". Its a Manhattan neighborhood where you can find some of the best shopping in the city. If you're a shopaholic, you can't visit New York City without visiting Soho. Straphanger - A nickname for subway riders. In the late 19th century, subway cars had leather straps for subway riders to hold onto. TriBeCa - An acronym for "Triangle Below Canal". An upscale Manhattan neighborhood that's home to many celebrates and the Tribeca Film Festival. The Burg - A nickname for Williamsburg, a trendy neighborhood in Brooklyn. The Village - Nickname for Greenwich Village, a neighborhood in Manhattan. Its boundaries are Houston Street to the south, 14th Street to the north, Broadway on the east and the Hudson River on the west. The Willie B - Nickname for the Williamsburg Bridge. Upstate - Any place in New York State north of Westchester County.
Sunrise 6:30 a.m. Leave hotel at 5:30 a.m. Dunkin Donuts - opens at 5 a.m. Fox News Rockefeller Center Subway 7:15-1:00 p.m. - Castle Clinton - Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island Good dinner before flight Leave downtown at 2:00 to go to airport Fly into London - DPT 7:30 p.m.
ARR 7:50 a.m. - TURN OFF PHONE GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS Uber $40 or Hoppa Bus $10 Spend the night at Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Ride subway from Airport to Hatton Cross Station and walk 1 block to hotel. Possibly book new hotel Hilton Garden Inn Term 2&3 Heathrow - Open Feb 2019 / 50,000 points / near train station 12:00-1:00 / Lunch - The Golden Chippy - Uber to Next place 1:30-3:00 / Royal Observatory - 47.30 3:45-4:15 / Big Ben / Parliament 4:45-5:45 / Kings Cross / St Pancras Underground - 9 3/4 store (8 a.m. - 10 p.m.) 6:00-7:00 / Dinner - Pizza Union 7:00-8:15 / Ride back to Hotel 8:16 / Social hour at the hotel with King Reggie :-)
Get on Cruise in Southampton, England - Depart 4:00 p.m. Leave hotel 8:45 a.m. / private car to port / 146 for 6 people / 1 hr 40 min / Twelve Transfers
June 17 - Mon - Bruges, Belgium - 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. June 18 - Tues - AT SEA June 19 - Wed - Copenhagen, Denmark - 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. June 20 - Thurs - AT SEA June 21 - Fri - Stockholm, Sweden - Arrive 11 a.m. June 22 - Sat - Stockholm, Sweden - Depart 4 p.m. June 23 - Sun - Tallinn, Estonia - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. June 24 - Mon - St. Petersburg, Russia - Arrive 7 a.m. June 25 - Tues - St. Petersburg, Russia - Depart 6 p.m. June 26 - Wed - AT SEA June 27 - Thurs - Berlin, Germany - 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. June 28 - Fri - AT SEA June 29 - Sat - AT SEA June 30 - Sun - Southampton, England - Arrive 6 a.m.
Shore Excursions BELGIUM - Burges Sightseeing & Free Time - $59 DENMARK - Christiansborg Castle & Tivoli Gardens - $79 SWEDEN TALLINN - Town and Country Life - $49 RUSSIA - St. Petersburg 2 day Exclusive Tour - $359 GERMANY - Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp & Berlin (by Coach) - $249 SOUTHAMPTON - Stonehenge and Heathrow Airport - $119
Arrive 6 a.m. (stay at Hilton Heathrow Airport Hotel) Leave hotel at 2:30 p.m. 7:30-2:00 / Shore Excursion to Stonehenge - will drop off at Airport Drop off luggage at hotel Take subway to Term 5 to Airport Buy dinner to carry on plane Flight to Edinburgh, Scotland DPT 5:35 p.m. - ARR 7 p.m. Airlink 100 Shuttle from Airport to Waverly Bridge Stop WA 5 min walk to Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Sunset 8:30 p.m. The Real Mary King s Close / underground - Tour 9:00 p.m.
Mon - Sunrise 4:30 a.m. 8:00 - Elephant House to get coffee Check out of Hotel 9:30-10:30 - Palace of Holyroodhouse where Queen stays 10:30-12:00 - Royal Mile Shops, Etc 12:00-1:00 - Lunch - Makars Gourmet Mash Bar 1:00-2:00 - Whisky Experience - Alex and Allison shop for Cashmere!!! 2:15-4:15 - Edinburgh Castle - 10:00 p.m. - 2 hours to tour (Tickets entry time 1:30 to 3 p.m.) Book in mid April Leave hotel at 4:30 / DPT to London 7:40 p.m.
9:00-11:30 / Tower of London 11:45-12:45 / Lunch 1:00-2:30 / Tower Bridge 2:45-4:45 / The Shard 31 5:15-6:00 / Twining's Tea Dinner London Eye
3:30 a.m. / Leave Hotel / Uber to train station 5:40 a.m. / Train Leaves / ARR 9:17 a.m. / Gar Du Nord Station 10:15-1:00 / Eiffel Tower (10:30 tour) Book in mid April 1:00-1:30 / Lunch 2:20 - R - Arrive L'Arc detriomphe - Metro Green #6 2:30 - E - Arrive Jim Morrison's Tomb - Metro Blue #2 3:30-4:30 / Meet at Notre Dame 5:00-6:30 / Louvre Museum 7:00 / Train to London / DPT 8:04 / ARR 9:39
8:45 / Leave Hotel 10:00-11:30 / Changing of the guards 11:30-12:00 / Lunch 12:30-2:00 / Churchill War Room - Book in mid April 2:30-3:30 / Westminster Abbey Dinner