Penny's Travels: October 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

Albuequerque Balloon Fiesta 2011-10-09

Mary Root Shepherd, Emma Montero, Jeanne Hunt and I had a mini Fillmore High School class of 1964 reunion in Santa Fe. What a beautiful place and what wonderful hosts Emma and Theresa are. Santa Fe has got to be one of the top 5 places to retire!

The Best of China - April 24 - May 14, 2014

Imperial Capitals, Tibet and the Yangtze River

Accommodations

Beijing
April 25 - 28, 2014 (Days 2 - 5 )
Qianmen Jianguo Hotel
175 Yonggan Road
Xuanwu District Beijing, NA 100050
China
+86 -10-6301-6688
Tripadvisor review

Luoyang
April 29 - 30, 2014 (Days 6 - 7)
Friendship Hotel
6 Xiyuan Road
Luoyang, 471003 China
+86 379-6468-5555
Tripadvisor review

Xi'an
May 1 - 3, 2014 (Days 8 - 10)
Grand Noble Hotel
334 DongDaJie (East) Street
Xi'an, NA 710001 China
+86 29 87690000
Tripadvisor review

Lhasa, Tibet
May 4 - 7, 2014 (Days 11 - 14)
Dekang Hotel
No.2 Shengtai Road
Lhasa, 671003 Tibet
+86 891 6307 555
Tripadvisor Review

Yangtze River Vessel
May 8 - 10, 2014 (Days 15 - 17 )
Victoria Cruise Lines
57-08 39th Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
212-818-1680
Web: www.victoriacruises.com

Shanghai
May 11 - 13, 2014 (Days 18 - 20 )
Four Points by Sheraton Daning Hotel
Shanghai
No.1928 Gonghexin Road, Zhabei
District
Shanghai, 200070 China
+86 21 2602 2222
Web: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1986&PS=LGEN_AA_DAPI_CGGL_TPRP

The Alps, Take Two

Penny in the Alps, Sept. 11 to Sept 23, 2013

leaving Weds, Sept. 11 at 7:25 pm from JFK on Swiss Air flight 23,arriving Geneva the next day at 9:15 am, departing Mon, Sept 23 at 12:15 pm from Geneva on Swiss Air flight 22, arriving JFK same day at 2:55 p.m.

I am going with Nancy and we will be staying at:

Sept 12-14 in Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland

Eurotel Victoria Villars 001 412 4495 3131 www.eurotel-victoria.ch

Sept. 15-18 in Cogne, Italy

Hotel Sant'orso, 001 390 01657 4821 www.valledaostapass.com

Sept 19-21 in Chamonix, France

Hotel Prieure 001 33 (0) 4 50 53 20 72 www.bestmontblanc.com

Sept 22 in Geneva, Switzerland

Holiday Inn Geneva Airport 001 411 4229393939 www.expressgeneva.com

Italy and Slovenia 9/16-9/30/2012

Delta 0160 JFK to MXP 16 Sep 05:15 PM arrive 17 Sep 07:30 AM
Delta 0161 MXP to JFK 30 Sep 09:35AM arrive 30Sep 12:45 PM
MILAN - 17 September, leave 19 September

Hotel Arno, Via Lazzaretto 17, Milan, Italy Tel./Fax +39 02.6705509

LJUBLJANA - 19 September, leave 24 September

Travel by train to Trieste, bus to Ljubljana

City Center Apt booked via AirBNB with Metka Dolenec (metka.dolenec@gmail.com) +386 41 979 293

Rožna Ulica, Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia

PADUA – 24 September, leave 29 September

Use this as a base to explore Venice and the Veneto

Hotel Sant'Antonio, Via San Fermo, 118, 35137 - PADOVA Tel.: +39 049 8751393 Fax.: +39 049 8752508

MILAN AIRPORT (MALPENSA) - 29 September Booking Code: KapT618v8u66Firs

First Hotel Malpensa Airport Via Francesco Baraca, 34, Case Nuove di Somma Lombardo – Varese, 21019 tel: +39 033 1717045

EMERGENCY PHONE: The number is 44 793 703 6375 To call from the US, first dial the international code 011, then the number (011 44 793 703 6375) toll free (at no change to you) by first dialing the toll free number (1-866-305-6462) and then at the prompt enter our number.

Switzerland Itinerary 2012

July 30 (Mon) UA 978 depart Newark 6:30 pm
July 31 (Tues) arrive Zurich 8:40 am
travel to Hotel Belvedere in Wengen
Aug 1 (Weds) Wengen - the Majestic Bernese Alps
Aug 2 (Thurs) Wengen - the Grindelwald Valley
Aug 3 (Fri) Wengen - Day in Interlaken & Beatushoehlen
Aug 4 (Sat) Wengen - Maennlichen Walk
Aug 5 (Sun) Wengen - Schynige Platte
Aug 6 (Mon) transfer day - Wengen to Hotel Waldhaus in Bettmeralp
Aug 7 (Tues) Bettmeralp - the Aletsch Forest and Villa Cassel
Aug 8 (Weds) Bettmeralp - the Rhone Valley
Aug 9 (Thurs) Bettmeralp - Zermatt and the Matterhorn
Aug 10 (Fri) Bettmeralp - Aletsch Glacier and Maerjelen Lake
Aug 11 (Sat) Bettmeralp to Zurich Airport, Hotel Best Western
Aug 12 (Sun) UA 979 depart 10:10 am, arrives Newark 1:21 pm

Thailand Itinerary

Feb 1, 2012 Cathay Pacific CX 713, departs JFK 12:20 am
Feb 2 Arrives Hong Kong 5:30 am, Cathay Pacific CX 713 departs 9:10 am, arrives Bangkok 11:05 am
Feb 2-5, Century Park Hotel, Bangkok
Feb 5 travel to Ayutthaya - Kentary Hotel
Feb 6 travel to Sukhothai - Legendha Sukhothai
Feb 7 Sukhothai Historical Park, travel to Chiang Rai
Feb 7-9 Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort
Feb 8 Mae Sai Border Town & Golden Triangle
Feb 9 Travel to Chiang Mai - Feb 9-12 Le Meridien Chiang Mai
Feb 12 Travel to Siem Reap - Feb 12-14 Somadevi Angkor
Feb 13 Angkor Wat
Feb 14 Travel to Bangkok, Kantary House
Feb 15 Cathay Pacific CX 702 depart BKK 7:10 pm, arrives Hong Kong 10:45 PM. CX 888 departs HKG 1 am, arrives JFK 6:10 am

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Albuequerque Balloon Fiesta 2011-10-09

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