Cathy's Travels

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Traveling to London Covid Style

Did you have a trip to London that got cancelled? Or want to "travel" to London while staying at home? The itinerary below was designed for my 13 year old niece after our trip got cancelled.

London: Day 1

Private Zoom tour of London - 1 hour. I used London Walks and our guide was Adam. It was great--we got to tour London in a black cab on a wet rainy day. You can get much more British than this.

London Walks: https://www.walks.com/

Meet Adam: https://www.walks.com/guides

View Map of London & Tube

London Phone Booth. Take Photos!

Dimensions for Telephone Booth: 8 feet x 3 feet. We made ours smaller.

Send postcards!

Harry Potter Activities

Walking Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBZAv-a7crQ Oxford

Rick Steeve’s Oxford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzSoPYDiefw

Eat British Dinner - Fox & Goose - Pub Food Dinner and buy scones.

https://foxandgoose.com/lunch-menu/

Go to the Theatre

Hamilton https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKhSqWRvBtjlivrs_xeT5aQ

Disney Plus: Watch Hamilton

Shop at Harrod’s - shopping/gift

I purchased food and souvenir items and had them wrapped up to let my nice "go shopping."

Tour: https://youtu.be/rSnpVgxpAUE

Watch British TV

The Big Flower Fight

Other options: Mary Poppins, About A Boy

London: Day 2

Breakfast - Scones

Tour with Rick Steeve

London: Historic & Modern 24:57. https://youtu.be/4p1rzw-7Jho

London: Modern & Traditional 26:06 https://youtu.be/IUyQzpMODBI

Tower of London Jewels

https://youtu.be/ZsuSGrZAhmM

https://youtu.be/xNZ_DRahMSo

Watch Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inKSvLk7kiI

Make crowns.

https://www.firstpalette.com/printable/king-queen-crown.html

Get Inspired: Best Bakeries London 6:30 - https://youtu.be/fhf8xJ-4uR0

Have a tea!

Make shortbread. Eat with strawberry jam and clotted cream.

Go to Kew Gardens

Drone View. 1:17 - https://youtu.be/8IV-YANXP8g.

More gardens. 6:33 - https://youtu.be/8IV-YANXP8g

Top 10 attractions at Kew. 6.00. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ioG_Vfh0Kxw

Dinner at Elk Grove Fish & Chips

Watch British TV:

Great British Baking Show

Sunday, May 23, 2010

New York 2009 with Megan

I have a tradition of taking each of my nieces or nephews to New York City when they turn 11. They love the trip--except the Guggenheim! Here is the itentary for our trip. It was a busy 8 days!

July 1—Wed

· Flight –Depart 11:59 pm Sacramento Confirmation #Q54ZCS JetBlue

July 2 –Thursday

· Flight – Arrive 8:15 am JFK

· Hotel Belvedere 319 W 48^th St (48^th/9^th Ave)

· Time Square (43^rd St/7^th Ave): Toys R Us (1514 Broadway), M&M ‘s World (1600 Broadway & 48^th) Area--42nd Street at 7th Ave. & Broadway.

· Canal Street

· Whole Foods …Pizza

July 3—Friday

· Manhattan Comprehensive –Motor Coach Tour #193034 9am – 6 pm

· Gray Line, New York Sightseeing. 49 W. 45 St.

o Ground Zero; St. Paul’s Cathedral

o Rockefeller Center: St 5th & 6th Ave., between 48th and 51st Sts.

o Boat to Statue of Liberty

o Bronx

· Theatre

July 4—Saturday

· Guggenheim 1071 5^th Ave 10:00 – 5:45 (Closed Thur)

· Fireworks –4:30 at Pier 83 @ 42nd

July 5 – Sunday

· 11:00 A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour

Girimaldi's Pizzeria, 19 Old Fulton Street

Gr Coney Island, Cyclone

July 6 –Monday

· 1:05 Yankees Game, Section 212 (shady side of ballpark)

July 7 –Tuesday

· 9:30 American Girl Brunch (arrive 15 min early); 609 5^th Ave/49^th St.

Shopping in Manhattan

· 5^th Ave: Apple (R); FAO Schwartz 58^th St (R), Bergdorf Goodwan 58^th (L), Tiffany & Co 57^th ( R), Trump Tower (R), The Disney Story: 711 5^th Ave/56^th (R), Takashimaya 55^th (This is a fantastic place! Japanese Dept Store)(R ), St Patricks Cathedral 50^th (R ), Saks Firth Ave 12 E. 49^th (R )

· Madison Avenue: Barney at 6600 Madison at 61^st (L), DKNY at 60^th (R ); Bally of Switzerland 58^th (L) and FAO Schwartz 58^th (L)

· 3^rd Ave: Bloomingdale’s 1000 3^rd Ave; Dylan’s Candy Bar 1011 3^rd Ave (near Bloomingdale’s)

· Central Park (Horse Ride) 59th to 110th Streets

· Natural History Museum Park West/79^th St ..10:00 – 5:45 daily

· Theatre

July 8-Wednesday

· Bronx Zoo 2300 Southern Boulevard (10 – 5pm daily) Note: Do not go on “Free Wednesdays.”

o Subway #2 or #5 train to East Tremont Ave/West Farms Square. At street level, walk straight ahead (follow train uptown) on Boston Road 21⁄2 blocks to the Zoo’s Asia gate entrance (Gate A).

· Macy's 151 W. 34^th Street

Theatre

July 9 – Thursday

· 10:00 NY FTB Office. 1212 Ave of Americas 6^th, between 47/48

· Central Park Merry-Go-Round (Enter park @ 6^th)

· Met 1000 5^th Ave (82^nd St/5^th Ave) Friday & Saturday 9:30am to 9:00 pm

· Ellen's Stardust Diner 1650 Broadway @51st. Diner with theatre singers.

· Flight –Depart 7:51 pm JFK Confirmation #Q54ZCS JetBlue

· Flight—Arrive 11:02 pm Sacramento

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Hawaii (Big Island)

http://hawaiiparadisebythesea.com/index.html

This is a fantastic rental near Hilo on the big island. Sandy and Bob Nutt are very friendly.

Email: 4AlohaSandy@gmail.com
Phone: 808.963.6160

Friday, January 30, 2009

India: Local Villages

The people in India were so warm and happy. Several times we'd stop along the way to view what local living was like. This is a a woman from a village that made pottery. Photo by Alan Kondo.

A local house which was very special due to the blue paint and drawings on the wall.

The family who lived at this home.

Another painted house.

IndIa: Town of Abhaneri

iABaoris, intricately carved step wells
These were so amazing! The 13 stories of a step well which have been beautifully restored.
After the Taj, this was my favorite site in India.