Mom and Dad's Crazy Summer Itinerary
Unbelievable! When I first read this schedule my jaw dropped. From North Carolina to the Philippines, Japan, Korea, then back to Virginia, to Russia then, finally to Austria. My parents are travelling like mad dogs this summer. Check out their schedule below:
Overall itinerary:
June 20 -- Drive to Raleigh, N.C. to stay overnight in motel. Leave our truck there.
June 21 -- Fly from Raleigh, with plane change in Chicago, to Tokyo/Narita airport. Arrive June 22.
June 22, 23 -- Layover at Holiday Inn near the Narita airport. Our daughter, Ann Marie, will join us in the evening June 22. Ann Marie will go to the Philippine Islands with us. June 23 our Japanese friend form Tokyo, Mrs. Keiko Sugiura, will come out to Narita and have brunch with us.
June 23 -- Fly to Manila to be met by and stay overnight with Bing and Emma Atilano. Emma is a paternal cousin of Helen's.
June 23 till July 9 -- In the Philippine Islands. (See detailed itinerary below.)
July 9 -- Fly to Tokyo/Narita airport and travel by train to Hayama where Ann Marie lives.
July 9-10-- Stay at Sokendai (international center)
July 11-- Go to Fuji (stay in Ohtsuki hostel),
Bernie hopes to hike up Mt. Fuji (elevation 12,385 feet) with Ann Marie and maybe one or two of her friends on the 12th
July 12-- Spend night in Sokendai. See Kamakura on the 13th
July 13-15-- Spend nights at Suzuki-san’s. On July 15 morning, go to Nikko (tentative)
July 16--Spend night in Nikko at the Daiyagawa Youth Hostel
July 17-18--Spend nights at Sokendai
July 19 -- Fly from Tokyo to Seoul, Korea.
July 19 till July 23 -- In South Korea, in and near Seoul. Staying in two different homes of English teacher friends. Expecting to see many English teacher friends in one or two restaurant dinners. Bernie hopes to take one or two dayhikes in the mountains with English teacher friends.
July 23 -- Fly to Raleigh, N.C., arriving July 23. Stay overnight in motel.
July 24 -- Drive to Lynchburg.
July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 -- At home.
July 29 -- Drive to Washington, D.C. area. Leave our car with relatives, the Francos, in Reston, VA. Board plane at Dulles Airport for Russia.
July 29 or 30 -- Arrive in Moscow.
July 30 till August 13 -- In Russia. With Elderhostel tour organization. First visit Moscow (a few days). Then inland riverboat cruise on rivers, canals, and lakes to St. Petersburg with stops in half a dozen towns along the way (about a week). Then visit St. Petersburg (a few days).
August 13 -- Fly to Vienna, Austria (east end of Austria). We will be met by Marlies Schmuck, a very-long-time friend, and her son Philip.
August 13 -- Take train to Brigenz, Austria (extreme west end of Austria).
August 13-18 -- Visit the extended Schmuck family, very long-time friends, in and near Brigenz. Take one-day day trip with borrowed car to visit Hans and Rosie Krapf, very long-time friends, in nearby St. Gallen, Switzerland.
August 18 -- Take train back to Vienna. Stay overnight with Marlies and Philip.
August 19 -- Fly from Vienna to Dulles Airport.
Detailed itinerary for the Philippine Islands:
June 23 -- Fly to Manila.
June 24 -- Fly to Cebu City, Island of Cebu. Overnight on Cebu. Visit relatives on Helen's mother's side (from her mother's side).
June 25 -- Take boat to Siquijor, an island so small that even many Filipinos don't know it. Helen's mother, Maria, lives there.
June 26, 27, 28 -- On Siquijor and in Dumaguete, a city across the "bay" on the south end of the island of Negros. Helen's brother, Morris, lives in Dumaguete.
June 28 -- Take the midnight boat from Dumaguete to Cebu, arrive 6 AM June 29.
June 29 -- Fly from Cebu to Bacolod, a city near the north end of the island of Negros. Other relatives of Helen's mother, Maria, live in Bacolod. These are Maria's half siblings (the Francos) and their descendants. (From Maria's father's side.) One of them is Santiago Franco, Maria's half-brother and the father of Joe Franco of Reston, VA.
June 29 till July 2 -- in Bacolod.
July 2 -- Fly from Bacolod to Manila.
July 2,3,4 -- Travel overland (same island of Luzon) with a tour group to Baguio. This is sight-seeing. We will see some of the famous rice terrace hills.
July 5 -- Commercial tour of Baguio. This is a mountain resort city Helen fondly remembers from her childhood. We have no relatives in Baguio.
July 6 -- Fly from Baguio to Mania.
July 6, 7, 8 -- In Manila with the Atilanos. Commercial tour(s) of Manila.
July 9 -- Fly to Tokyo/Narita Airport.
Overall itinerary:
June 20 -- Drive to Raleigh, N.C. to stay overnight in motel. Leave our truck there.
June 21 -- Fly from Raleigh, with plane change in Chicago, to Tokyo/Narita airport. Arrive June 22.
June 22, 23 -- Layover at Holiday Inn near the Narita airport. Our daughter, Ann Marie, will join us in the evening June 22. Ann Marie will go to the Philippine Islands with us. June 23 our Japanese friend form Tokyo, Mrs. Keiko Sugiura, will come out to Narita and have brunch with us.
June 23 -- Fly to Manila to be met by and stay overnight with Bing and Emma Atilano. Emma is a paternal cousin of Helen's.
June 23 till July 9 -- In the Philippine Islands. (See detailed itinerary below.)
July 9 -- Fly to Tokyo/Narita airport and travel by train to Hayama where Ann Marie lives.
July 9-10-- Stay at Sokendai (international center)
July 11-- Go to Fuji (stay in Ohtsuki hostel),
Bernie hopes to hike up Mt. Fuji (elevation 12,385 feet) with Ann Marie and maybe one or two of her friends on the 12th
July 12-- Spend night in Sokendai. See Kamakura on the 13th
July 13-15-- Spend nights at Suzuki-san’s. On July 15 morning, go to Nikko (tentative)
July 16--Spend night in Nikko at the Daiyagawa Youth Hostel
July 17-18--Spend nights at Sokendai
July 19 -- Fly from Tokyo to Seoul, Korea.
July 19 till July 23 -- In South Korea, in and near Seoul. Staying in two different homes of English teacher friends. Expecting to see many English teacher friends in one or two restaurant dinners. Bernie hopes to take one or two dayhikes in the mountains with English teacher friends.
July 23 -- Fly to Raleigh, N.C., arriving July 23. Stay overnight in motel.
July 24 -- Drive to Lynchburg.
July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 -- At home.
July 29 -- Drive to Washington, D.C. area. Leave our car with relatives, the Francos, in Reston, VA. Board plane at Dulles Airport for Russia.
July 29 or 30 -- Arrive in Moscow.
July 30 till August 13 -- In Russia. With Elderhostel tour organization. First visit Moscow (a few days). Then inland riverboat cruise on rivers, canals, and lakes to St. Petersburg with stops in half a dozen towns along the way (about a week). Then visit St. Petersburg (a few days).
August 13 -- Fly to Vienna, Austria (east end of Austria). We will be met by Marlies Schmuck, a very-long-time friend, and her son Philip.
August 13 -- Take train to Brigenz, Austria (extreme west end of Austria).
August 13-18 -- Visit the extended Schmuck family, very long-time friends, in and near Brigenz. Take one-day day trip with borrowed car to visit Hans and Rosie Krapf, very long-time friends, in nearby St. Gallen, Switzerland.
August 18 -- Take train back to Vienna. Stay overnight with Marlies and Philip.
August 19 -- Fly from Vienna to Dulles Airport.
Detailed itinerary for the Philippine Islands:
June 23 -- Fly to Manila.
June 24 -- Fly to Cebu City, Island of Cebu. Overnight on Cebu. Visit relatives on Helen's mother's side (from her mother's side).
June 25 -- Take boat to Siquijor, an island so small that even many Filipinos don't know it. Helen's mother, Maria, lives there.
June 26, 27, 28 -- On Siquijor and in Dumaguete, a city across the "bay" on the south end of the island of Negros. Helen's brother, Morris, lives in Dumaguete.
June 28 -- Take the midnight boat from Dumaguete to Cebu, arrive 6 AM June 29.
June 29 -- Fly from Cebu to Bacolod, a city near the north end of the island of Negros. Other relatives of Helen's mother, Maria, live in Bacolod. These are Maria's half siblings (the Francos) and their descendants. (From Maria's father's side.) One of them is Santiago Franco, Maria's half-brother and the father of Joe Franco of Reston, VA.
June 29 till July 2 -- in Bacolod.
July 2 -- Fly from Bacolod to Manila.
July 2,3,4 -- Travel overland (same island of Luzon) with a tour group to Baguio. This is sight-seeing. We will see some of the famous rice terrace hills.
July 5 -- Commercial tour of Baguio. This is a mountain resort city Helen fondly remembers from her childhood. We have no relatives in Baguio.
July 6 -- Fly from Baguio to Mania.
July 6, 7, 8 -- In Manila with the Atilanos. Commercial tour(s) of Manila.
July 9 -- Fly to Tokyo/Narita Airport.
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