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Our Honeymoon "Grand Tour of Europe"

A trip from December 10, 2011 to January 01, 2012, travelling to London, MARNE-LA-VALLéE, Paris, Lucerne, Mu …
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The Grand Tour of Europe is still the ultimate travel experience and we did this trip for our honeymoon
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Departure Day

Departure day!  It was exactly 1 week after our wedding.  We brought 2 luggage (25 and 26 inches) and 1 carry-on.  Not ideal for train travel in Europe but we're not used to travel light.  At least we keep the weight down.  about 12 kg each.  The itinerary was set.  London > Disneyland > Paris > Lucerne > Munich > Verona > Venice > Rome.

We've been Singapore Airlines Kris Flyer members for a long time so we took Singapore Airlines to London via Singapore.  Departure from Jakarta was 17:00 but it was delayed for 1 hour but it was okay because we had 4 hours connection time.  It did affect our plan to visit the terminal 3 Silver Kris lounge though.

We arrived in Changi Terminal 2 at around 20.30 and took the monorail to Terminal 3.  Changi, in our opinion, is the best airport in the world.  Terminal 3 was decorated for Christmas and there's a big Angry Birds display in the hallway.  We went straight to our gate and waited for boarding.  We took the suite class in an Airbus A380 plane, which was really nice!

ImageThe stewardess showed us the features of our seat and after dinner, they switched the seats into beds.  We watched a movie but couldn't remember it.  Singapore Airlines also has the best airline food in the world, even in Economy Class.  We went to sleep after watching one movie.  4 hours before landing, they turned on the lights and prepared breakfast.  The breakfast was pretty good as well.  Finally, the captain announced that we were landing in Heathrow soon.  We were so excited.  It was my first trip to Europe in 15 years and my wife's first ever.

 
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great trip.
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Thanks for detailed report. Will use it during our planning.
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i disagree about Singapore. I think it's the only city in Asia that can match London in terms of tourist attractions. London and Singapore are the two greatest cities in the world (that I've ever been too). I don't think Singapore is expensive. You can get Chicken Rice for $4 in hawker centers. Botanic Garden is free. They have the best public transport system in Asia. Second best food in the world (after Indonesia).

Paris is my least favorite among the European "big three" (London, Paris and Rome). I like it but I would stay away from Champs Elysees next time.
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Thank you for a very detailed experience of your trips.I am also from your part of the world - Malaysia and I have done Europe over 20 times as a student studying in London in the early seventies. We now live in Canada and we were there in January and Sepptember this year. We always travel by Eurorail and the experience is exactly what you described. The best is the German ICE trains. I am visiting Paris end of November and bet you it will rain. We were pickpocketed in Paris and spent 2 hours at the Gare de Lyon police station giving statements.We almost became victims in Barcelona too. Your blog will be of great help to others who will be touring Europe. You all must try Eastern Europe. Prague is now my favourite city after Paris. Shopping in Milan is a good experience. Singapore is too expensive and overated. I love Jakarta too and stayed in nice hotels along Jalan Moh Thamrin as guest of Indonesia Sportsman of the Year 1972, Hengky Iriwan Sadly he was killed in a motor race organized by my Club on April 22, 1972.
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Thanks Emmanuel ^^
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Enjoyed reading ur trip story...good work.
Thanks for sharing
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We did rent a car in Venice yes. it was a couple of years ago. and now im planning another trip to Europe, this time London and Paris :)
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Thanks trip planner. Voyajo looks like a cool website. Do you drive in Europe?
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Its so wonderful to read you had such a great time, i didn't have my honeymoon in Venice, but i got engaged there :) it was really exciting, and so we mapped our road well with this http://www.voyajo.com/searchResults.aspx…
and now reading your journal really took me back a couple of years,
cheers to that
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Thank you Giuliano. I was trying to preserve our memory of the trip because we had an incredible time in Europe.
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Sun 12/11/11 (day 2) - London
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Wed 12/14/11 (day 5) - MARNE-LA-VALLéE
Fri 12/16/11 (day 7) - Paris
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Sun 12/18/11 (day 9) - Lucerne
Tue 12/20/11 (day 11) - Munich
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Fri 12/23/11 (day 14) - Verona
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Mon 12/26/11 (day 17) - Venice
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Tue 12/27/11 (day 18) - Rome
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