Thursday, 14 April 2016


Europe Trip 1 2016
The Journey

Well here we are again in Sydney waiting for a connection to Dubai and on to Milan. It was an early start this morning, alarm went off at 4 00am, but the travelling has been pretty easy so far. We left Auckland on time around 7 20am and have a longish stopover in Sydney. We could have taken a later flight but that means a very short stay in Sydney and we’d rather be absolutely sure our luggage actually travels with us. The Qantas lounge is pretty good and we have an opportunity here to tidy up any loose ends by email or phone.


We will arrive in Milan about 35hrs after departing Auckland, but we usually manage to avoid being totally jet lagged, by staying roughly on our NZ clock with eating and sleeping routines until we get there (08 30hrs local time). By the time we get to our digs we’ll have an afternoon to do a bit of local walking and sightseeing, then an early-ish night and a good sleep should have us in good shape for the next day and the Last Supper!

It has been a busy six weeks or so for me with just the last three days at home to get ready and packed to go. However I think we have covered everything…..time will tell. Ann has the full itinerary sorted, (and is doing more planning as I write this.) 
We are looking forward to the walking, the canal boating and a little sampling of the local foods and beverages. Will do the first update after we leave Milan.


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