lunes, 19 de abril de 2010

INTRODUCTION


We are going to talk about our holidays. They will be 30 days, and we will stay 5 days in each city of the continents.

We will leave from the airport of Barcelona and to head to Crete, a Greece island.
The next five days we will stay at the island and then we will take another flight to go to Antananarivo, the capital of an African country, we will visit it and we will pass an others 5 days.

The tenth day we will take a boat to go to Banc hog an Asian city. We will pass an others 5 days and then we will take a plane to go to Tasmania, in Oceania. And the last week we will go to Hawaii and then we will return to Barcelona, this will be like an around the world.

Now we are going to specify the tourism that we will do in our holidays in those cities.

CRETE



1st day

We will get to the airport at 2 o’clock of the morning and will have to take a cab to get the hotel that it’ll be an hour of car. We will arrive to the hotel, which is called Atlantis hotel, at half past three and will get to sleep. We will wake up at 9 o’clock and will go and have breakfast in the hotel’s dining room and after we will take a bus to go visit the Knossos Palace which is a palace very important in Crete, and also it’s a great palace that was built between 1700 and 1400 BC with periodic rebuilding after destruction and we will spend the whole morning in it.
We will have lunch in the Knossos royal village which is the hotel near the palace, and we will go swimming to the swimming pools which are in the village. We will return to our hotel just in time to have dinner, and after we’ll play a game of cards and we will go to bed.

2nd day

We will wake up at 9 o’clock like every day and we will get ready to catch a bus to go visit Crete’s university which is the principal higher education institution on the island of Crete, it has 13,141 students and 240 administrative staff. This University is supposed to be the best research university in Greece. We will have lunch at the university’s nearest restaurant which is called “you live Alexander”, it has a kind of Mc Donald’s. after we will take another bus a will and we will return to the hotel and have a free afternoon, we will go round the hotel and do whatever we want until dinner time that we will meet all at the front door to go to the hotel’s restaurant where we will see the views to the seas and the other island from far away.

3rd day

We will get up a little bit earlier because the day before we had a lot of rest, so we will get up at 8 o’clock we’ll have a quick breakfast and we will leave the hotel at quarter to nine. And we will take a cab to get to the Archaeological Museum of Hania, which is quite far away. We will get there around an hour later and we will meet a guide which he’ll explain is all about the museum, which I think it will be very interesting. Then we will take another cab and we will go to a restaurant, near the hotel, to have lunch. This restaurant has the typical Greece food which is: the kebabs, the avgolemono, which is made with chicken, rice, eggs and with lemon.
In the afternoon we will go to Toplou Monastery which is a very ancient monastery, but it’s very nice. We will return to the hotel and we will eat something in the hotel’s snack bar and we will go to sleep, because we will be extremely tired.

4th day

We will get up at half past nine and we will have breakfast calmly in the hotel’s buffet. At 11 o’clock we will go to the beach and hire out a boat and we’ll go fishing during the whole morning and we will have lunch in the beach, a sort of picnic with sandwiches, crisps, some drinks, and other things. After we will rest on the beach for an hour sunbathing. At 6 o’clock we will hire out some bicycles and we will go cycling round the island watching the coves.

5th day

We will wake up at 8.30 and we will take a bus and we will go to the Hania, which is a very famous and very beautiful beach, where the entire tourists visit. We will rest on the beach; we will also go for a walk along the beach. We will have lunch in a restaurant that there in the beach, which they have Mediterranean food. And in the afternoon we will return to the hotel with the bus and we will pack all our things to go to airport and catch a flight to Antananarivo.

ANTANANARIVO




6th DAY

We will arrive at 9a.m and we will take a taxi to arrive to the hotel which it is situated in the centre of the city.
We will arrive at it at 13a.m and we will have lunch in the hotel restaurant.
When we finish we will go shopping to the Trip advisor that is a touristic shopping centre.
Then we will stroll along a beach near the mall, to go to the hotel we will take the subway that it stops next to it. We will have dinner at the hotel restaurant too.

7th DAY

We will get up at 7 am and we will take a bus to go to Tsimbazaza, which it is situated at the outskirts of the city, is a huge park with animals of all species of the world. Then we will take another bus to visit a very small town but what we have the pettiest of all Africa, it is called Ambohinanga, this one is very near to the Royal Palace. We will have lunch there next to the Royal Palace, in the evening we will visit it, it´s very small but pretty too.
Then we will take a train to arrive to the city and we will have dinner in the first restaurant we like.

8th DAY

We will take a bus to visit Ankazobe another town which they don´t have electric light, they don´t neither have luxurious places, but you welcome with much love and kindness and makes the visit more comfortable. We will dinner about sandwiches which they would be buying in the city before we go to town. We will pass all the day there and at night we will take another bus to return to the hotel and we will eat in one restaurant.

9th DAY

We will go to Galleria Mikea museum that it is a two-minute walk from the hotel, in there are contemporizing sculptures. We will be all the morning visiting it, because it has a lot of sculptures.
Then we will have lunch next to the museum and then to the cinema to see one film to be relax, because the fifth and last day of tourism it will be very hard.

10th DAY

We will go to Abohimataza, the second highest mountain of all Madagascar because from there you can see a unique landscape of all Antananarivo but we will have to take a bus which destination is the beginning of our excursion.
We will arrive to the hotel more or less at 10pm and we will have dinner and then we will make the suitcases because the next day we will go to the harbor to take a boat to go to Asia, for these we will have to get up at 9am because the boat will leave at 12am.
To arrive to the harbor we will take another taxi.

HOBART



11th day

We will catch a taxi from the airoport to the hotal. There we will stay to rest a few hours. We will have lunch at the restaurant from the hotel.
We will get a bus to go to visit the Maritime Museum of Tasmania, is one of the most visited places that we can see in the Island.
We will return to the hotel also by bus. We will have something for dinner, and we will go to sleep.

12th day

In the morning we will go to visit the center of the city. We will have lunch in a traditional restaurant.
In the afternoon we will go shopping to the Hobart Corner Shopping Centre, take a coffe… by special buses that take you to the place.
After have dinner we will go for a walk near the river Dearwent.

13th day

Early, in the morning we will get a train and we will go to the Beach of Whineglass, one of the spectacular landscapes that Tasmania island has.
In the afternoon we return and we will go to the chocolates Cadbury factory.

14th day

We will go to wake up early take a bus and go to the suburbs of the city to represent to the Tulip festival in tje Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.
We will go to eat some sandwiches in the park. And then, take a bus to return to the city.
In the afternoon we will go to Salamanca Place, in Sullivans Cove a very tipical place of the city.

15th day

We will go to an old and beautiful port where we will found fantastics buildings. We will have lunch there and after that, we will get a bus to the Beach. We will have dinner there and return to the hotel.

16th day

In the morning we will go to the comercial and tourist part of the city to buy some souvenirs.
After that, we will return to the hotel to pack our suitcases. We will call a taxi and we will go to the airport.

ASIA



17th DAY (Agra)

We will arrive to the hotel of the wonderful and mystical city of Agra, India, at 9 am.
First of all we will have breakfast in one of his humble terraces and when we have enough energy, and then we will continue. At 10 am we will visit the Taj Mahal because this palace is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. When we finish our interesting and cultural excursion we will have dinner at one of its restaurants specialized in spicy Indian food. Later, at 5 pm we will catch a bus that will leave us in the center of Agra and from there we will go walking till the famous bazaars where we will go shopping. At 6 pm we will catch another bus that will leave us in the hotel again, there we will have a shower and we will dress up for dinner. We will go to bed at 11 o’ clock and so we can get up at 8. Good night.

18th DAY (Agra)

We will wake up at 8 am and we will have breakfast, this time we will visit something a bit different, it’s similar to the bazaars but instead of carpets, clothing and species they sell all kind of flowers. We will buy some each. When you are there you can hardly resist to that colorful environment. After we will go to a home where orphans are housed, we will stay there for an hour or maybe two, but at 3 o’clock we will have lunch in the hotel and then we will start our baggage. We will go to sleep at 10 o’clock this time and so we can get up at 7 to arrive on time to the train station.

19th DAY (New Delhi)

The following day we will arrive to the train station at half past seven we will stay on the train 5 hours before we get to the marvelous city of New Delhi. We will get there at half past 1 more or less. We will go to the hotel to leave our baggage and after we will visit Jama Masjid mosque, it’s one of the most famous ones there in India and it’s situated in “Old Delhi”. We will have lunch near the center of Delhi and after we will go for a cultural walk searching monuments and enjoying the beauty if this incredible place. We will have dinner next to the Lotus Temple, it attracts an average of 4 million visitors a year. After this wonderful evening we will return to the hotel to rest a little bit.

20th DAY (New Delhi)

This time we will wake up at 8 and a half and we will visit Akshardham, it is a famous hindu temple. The complex displays centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. The temple, which attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi, was officially opened on 6 November 2005. We will have lunch near the Akshardham because there’s a lot to see there. Then we will assist to the musical fontain, that it’s a show in this complex. In the afternoon we will go to a really famous spa to relax and finally we will go for a walk next to the Indian door and the president’s house. We will go to sleep at half past 11.

21th DAY (New Delhi)

To give farewell to this cultured city we will take a touristic bus. When we had finished this huge tour we will go to the most famous gelato and we will have an iced ice-cream to refresh our selves, after a tiring and warm morning. Then, as the last activity in India we will go to the theatre to enjoy a typical Hindu play. At 6 o’clock we will arrive to the hotel again to make another time the baggage but this time with a diferent destination…

HAWAI





22th DAY

When we get there we will get a bus from the airport to Honolulu, that it is a coastal village where we will stay for five days. The first day we are going to visit a small island, which is 10 km from the coast and is known for its exotic animals and plants. Then, we will get into the jungle with the best equipation for, we will wear special hats, sunscreen and a good insect repellent. I´m shure that we will see a big variety of animals such as crocodiles, frogs, monkeys, etc. I hope that the scenery will be wonderful. When we are returning, we will eat sandwiches on the boat. When we are go to the hotel, we will go to bed immediately, because we will be probably very tired from all activities.

23th DAY

The next day we will go to Gold Beach Russy Park, famous for its waves. We will put on the wetsuit, take the table and get a perfect view of the sea. The beach is incredible, fine sand and clear water. The water is warm and there are waves of over 10 meters. Surfing is initially difficult because we can’t get our proper balance, but little by little with the help of other surfers who are able to stand on our forums and navigate. At the end of the day, we will eat coconuts on the beach and we are going to see a dance show.

24th DAY

The third day, we'll go to Pearl Harbor military base. We will go by boat to the island of Oahu, the island is also called ''water pearls''. ancestors believed that the island belonged to the goddess and her brother Shark. We will also see the scenes of a movie called Pearl Harbor. after eating we are going to swimming in a sort of pool with sharks. We will go in a cage and we will plunge into the pool. if there were any problems, we will have to press the emergency button. They say it is an unforgettable experience. and at night we will go to dinner at a restaurant in the harbor, where they cook a very good fish.

25th DAY

We will go to a creek, we will go scuba diving. Where the water is transparent, so we may see many very beautiful fish and corals. We will eat in the same creek and in the afternoon we will go water skiing. we will go to dinner at the hotel. this day will be very tiring.

26th DAY

And the last day we will go to the beach to sunbathe and in the afternoon we will go and buy some souvenirs for our family and friends.

domingo, 18 de abril de 2010

PRICES


CRETE

1st day→ hotel 30€ with breakfast, Knossos palace: 25€ lunch: 60€.
2nd day→ bus 20€, university: 40€, lunch: 105€, dinner: 78€.
3rd day→ cab: 14€, museum: 24€, guide: 45€, lunch: 89€, cab: 12€, dinner: 67€.
4th day→ breakfast: 37€, boat: 30€, lunch: 59€, bicycles: 25€.
5th day→ bus: 26€, lunch: 48€, bus: 26€.

ANTANARARIVO

The first day we will spend money in: flight ticket, taxi and dinner →200 Euros (flight ticket 150 Euros, taxi 25 Euros and dinner 15 Euros)
The second day we will spend money in: Bus, park, another bus, restaurant and a train→31 Euros ( buses three Euros per person each bus, park six Euros , restaurant 15 Euros and train 4 Euros )
The third day we will spend money in: bus, sandwiches and another bus → 10 Euros (buses 3 Euros per person each bus and 4 Euros sandwiches)
The fourth day we will spend money in: Galleria Mikea, restaurant and cinema→ 35 Euros (Galleria Mikea 12 Euros, restaurant 15 Euros and cinema 8 Euros)
The fifth day we will spend money in: bus, another bus restaurant,→23 Euros ( 6 Euros in buses and 15 Euros in restaurant
The last day we will spend money in: taxi and boat→165 Euros(taxi 25 Euros and boat 140 Euros)

HOBART

Bus → 1.50 €
Taxi → airport-hotel: 30 €
Ticket train → 2.00 €
Hotel → 200 €
Meals → 400 €

HAWAI

Hotel → Ala Moana Hotel. 117$/
Plane Ticket → 250$
Bus → bus 19 and 20 the airport to Honolulu. 1.60$
Diving course for one day → 200$
Water activities → 150$