Adventures 2013

Clic's ADVENTURES (not) in Wonderland 2013 82 hours FROM A TO B 32 22 16 VIRGINIA SWITZERLAND NORTH AMERICA BELGIUM US STATES VISITED CONTINENTS COUNTRIES VISITED WALES VISITED FRANCE PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND ENGLAND EUROPE COLUMBIA THE NETHERLANDS O BRS - GLA Bristol - Glasgow BGY - BRS Milan - Bristol 1:15 +0 2:00 -1 GLA - BRS Glasgow - Bristol 1:10 +0 LHR - EWR London - New York 8:00 -5 + BRS - BGY Bristol - Milan 2:00 +1 O IAD - LHR Washington DC - London 7:50 +5 23 KG 8 KG 15 KG 10 KG 10 KG 6 KG 5 KG 5 KG GLASGOW LONDON ITALY ROAD TRIP USA OLLARORATE NYWERE MO New Youk EAN NEW YORK MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE LOTS OF STARBUCKS COFFEES focteloge Pom macy.comporade SET UP BASE AT: Room Mate Grace 125 W 45th St, New York, New York Parade Day Tips. 1. ARRIVE EARLY 4. TAKE SOMETHING TO READ ***** Around 6.30am You'll be waiting for around three hours + Brilliant location + Very affordable + Great breakfast + Swimming pool + Friendly staff 2. WRAP UP WARM 5. TAKE SOMETHING TO SIT ON A folding plastic stool is perfect! Scarves, blankets, handwarmers! RECOMM Budget Hotel 3. DON'T TAKE DRINKS 6. WATCH BETWEEN 44TH - 55TH ST GREAT LOCATION There are no public toilets on the route Cafes are open for snacks f ou - Small rooms PICKACHU BALLOON FACTS macy Other Hightights AS TALL AS: A Four Storey Building FARMERS MARKET AT UNION SQUARE AS WIDE AS: CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS 106 Eight Cars Balloom CENTRAL PARK ICE RINK AS LONG AS: Handlers Seven Bicycles BLACK FRIDAY SALES! PARADE REVIEW: ***** One of the best experiences ever! Alexandria VIRGINIA DISTANCE FROM HOME: 3600 miles Bast Bib 他 危 角 命 的 他 市 OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA FREE OLD TOWN TROLLEY Very classy and easy to get Beautiful part of the USA, Stereotypical American suburb aroumd the small town. THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC 125 S Union St, Alexandria, VA How you imagine Santa's house looks.. PAPER SOURCE 118 King St, Alexandria Beautiful gift and card shop 0- ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington D.C. STAYED AT: The Mayflower Renaissance Absolutely Beautiful! Best Bits. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Beautiful building & good exhibitions ***** A A A A A A * A A A UNITED STATES CAPITOL Incredible architecture O Lincoln Memorial O Reflecting Pool O White House O The Elipse O Washington Monument O Smithsonian Museum O United States Capitol O Library of Congress LINCOLN MEMORIAL Where Martin Luther King made his T have a dream'speech. Iconic IF/THEN Idina Menzel is ineredible! IDINA MENZEL THE NATIONAL MALL IF/THEN DOVER - CALAIS - BRUGES - MAASTRICHT - COLOGNE - HEIDELBERG - BASEL - STRASBOURG - VERDUN - PARIS Roadtrip EUROPE HOME 257 ---. Dover - Calais Dover 257 Calais Bruges 1735 Paris --- miles covered Maastricht Cologne 165 Verdun 150 Heidelberg 148 88 Strasbourg Brugese i ii BELGIUM J tt 由 比 DAY ONE 00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 8PM Catch Fery No. WHEN: BAM Day begins Pack Eat Go! 30 MINS August 2013 11AM STAYED THE NIGHT AT: O HRS 7PM Miss Ferry Hotel T Roodhof Breakfast included - Boosh! Hit the road OVERALL VERDICT: ***** Will definitely return! 6PM Miss Fery Best Bits..CHOCOLATE | CANALS | ARCHITECTURE | BEER Maasetricht THE NETHERLANDS 10:00am 12:30pm WHAT WE DID: PROVINCE: Limburg OVERALL REVIEW: ***** Lunch in The Netherlands Amazingly tasty panini Maastricht Town Square POPULATION: 122,776 DISTANCE: 485 miles TIME ZONE: CET (+1) Cotogne GERMANY Best Bits. STAYED A FEW DAYS AT: CAFE REICHARD W COLOGNE CATHEDRAL Aparthotel Adagio Köln City A modern, apartment in the centre of Cologne Unter Fettenhennen 11 (Right by the Cathedral) Cologne ***** Dompropstei, Margarethenkloster 5 Height: 157 m Opened: 1880 ***** ***** DISTANCE: 540 miles THE BARS ALONG THE RIVER Great fum on sunny or rainy days! (Ask for the German red wine) 青 ★★★ ☆ A METRE OF BEER, YOU SAY? Rhine GERMÀNY WHERE WE STAYED: BOPPARD SANKT GOAR Hotel Heidelberg Hmm.there are probably better hotels. German sausages with spätzle. DISTANCE: 690 miles WE SAW: World's largest free-hanging cuckoo clock. WHERE WE ATE: LENGTH: 766 miles A glamorous Lidl picnic! (Great fun.if you remember cutlery.) DISTANCE WE SAW: 20 miles Basel SWITZERLAND Best Bits. BASEL TOWN HALL DISTANCE: 750 miles (Roothuus) Marktplatz, Basel Beautiful, huge, red building MIRGOS Switzerland's largest supermarket Real Swiss cheese & chocolate Real Swiss CURRENCY: Swiss Franc Cheese BASEL MÜNSTER Real Swiss Picnic overlooking the Rhine (Great fun.if you remember cutlery.) Chocolate 1 Swiss Frane 1 Pound Strasbourg FRANCE Best Bits. CATHEDRAL LIGHT SHOW WHERE WE STAYED: Hotel Des Arts, Strasbourg Dated but very central with lovely street Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg Beautiful cathedral by day, made in to an exciting piece of art by night. views and entertainment outside. AMORINO ICE CREAM DISTANCE: 670 miles Possibly the best ice cream ever tasted.. WHERE WE ATE: PETITE FRANCE WEATHER CULTURE La Corde a Linge Busy, bustling, nicely designed Medieval half-timbered houses Picture perfect. A Paris FRANCE Best Bils. CREPES AT THE SACRE COEUR Rue du Chevalier de la Barre Nutella Crepes from the stall at the bottom of the steps (Highly recommended) SET UP BASE AT: B&B Hôtel Marne La Vallee Four girls in a family room with bunks.. **** EIFFEL TOWER MIDDAY NAPS DISNERLAND Sunshine, sandwich, friends Perfect time for a nap! 30° PARIS OVERALL: 青 ★★★★ EIFFEL TOWER BY NIGHT I'm not a fan of Disney or Theme Parks 17° Boiling evening. Clear skies Even watched the police arrest someone. Glasgaar SCOTLAND Best Bits. THE MACKINTOSH HOUSE / The Hunterian Gallery, University of Glasgow Free Entry. Free guided tour WHEN: February 2013 SNOOZED AT: Marks Hotel, Bath Road, Glasgow WILLOW TEA ROOMS Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Great cup of tea, beautiful slice of cake I LIKED IT: The breakfast was amazing! THE LIGHTHOUSE / Mitchell Lane, Glasgow Views of the city from the roof ***** DISTANCE: 400 miles London ENGLAND STAYED AT: Travelodge, Covent Garden Cheap, clean and central! ***** Travelodge, Southwark Accessible and clean. ***** Sarah's House, Kensington Nothing like a friendly host. ***** Covent Garden Southwark West Kensington ONCE THE MUSICAL THE BOOK OF MORMON Good to see it once! Hillariously funny! Highly reccomended! ***** ***** London Population: 8.174 million Lake Garda ITALY Best Bits. PADDLED IN THE POOL AT: Sirmione Villa Maria Villas, Desenzano Beautiful, just boautiful! THE POOL (Big, blue & silent! THE PIZZA (In Italy.enough said) 青 ★★★★ THE TIME TO READ (Plenty of books!) THE SALADS (Fresh & cheesy WEATHER Desenzano Bardolino Bristol Bergamo Brescia Desenzano Thanks! To everyone I travelled with and met during 2013. An incredible year of adventures! @aliceled tiafidesign.co.uk NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY DISTRICT 71 142 65 180 162