MY SUMMER TRIP
My slightly impulsive summer trip is only 11 days away! :D :D I'm a little stressed and very excited. I guess that's a good mix and just how I should feel.
I've been writing down in a book all the good advices I got from you guys, along with cut-outs from magazines, maps, papers and so on. I've also written down lots of useful links, plus added a copy of my passport, student card and plane tickets. Feel free to add tips and advices still! My plan so far is:
LONDON: will visit many of the nice fabric shops you adviced me to see. I will suffer greatly by doing so (either because I'll empty my wallet and have no money for the rest of the trip, or because I won't buy anything though I want it desperately.... ;) )! Saturday will be spent seeing "Phantom of the Opera" (bought goddamn expensive tickets for row D in stalls - best they had left), and I will be joined by my sweet friend Christian. He'll take me to see Les Mis as well, but that is probably on Monday. Sunday will hopefully be spent at the V&A museum, which I have YET to visit! *shame* Possibly also National Gallery (been there many times and LOVE it - especially the museum shop with all it's wonderful art books). Maybe Christian will have some saying in what we're to see as well... :lol: Haven't been to the "typical" places like London eye, the Dungeon/Tussaud and similar.
BERGAMO: A cozy Italian city up north. Famous for it's witches (rated at the same level as Blocksberg and Benevento). The cittá alta (old part of the city) is situated up on a mountain and have city walls all around. I only spent one evening there, so I feel I wans't quite finished with the place... Don't know how long I'll stay here, maybe just a day or two. It's where my plane arrives anyway.
VENEZIA: I will somehow travel by train from Bergamo to Venezia. It appears that there is a sort of low-season from mid-July to mid-August (according to Condé Nast Traveller, which has a Venezia special in their latest issue). That appeals to me. They also had lots of good advices on how to make it affordable + what to see. Along with the museum tips offered by you, I think I'll have a smashing time. I need to find an affordable place to stay, and I need to book quickly... But I'm still awaiting my salary, so I can't really make any reservations as of now. A tad stressing.
The journey further... I don't know. I planned on visiting a friend in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, but she hasn't answered me yet on whether she will be home or not. So I'll skip France alltogether. I've booked ticket on a plane from Venezia to FRANKFURT, and I might stay there a day or two or head directly to....
ESSEN: The sole reason for travelling here is to see "Phantom der Oper". :D I'm VERY much looking forward to it, because I love hearing POTO in other languages. Josefine, I will of course pick up a brochure for you. I planned to do so anyway, as a surprise.... I once travelled from Norway to Münster (closeby) solely to see "Which Witch", so though I was given the advice to visit Münster, I won't go there now. Any ideas of what I ought to see in Essen? I tried to pick up some German guide books, but they wasn't too informative on Essen. I am also open for cities closeby.
I might be visiting COPENHAGEN on my way home, because I adore that city. Glypoteket, Det Ny Teater, the new opera house, Strøget, museums... A very nice city. But maybe it's easier to just take the plane directly to Norway. We'll see.