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Backpack Europe 2010!

A trip from May 18, 2010 to July 29, 2010, travelling to Houston, London, Salisbury, Paris
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05/18/2010 to 07/29/2010
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Tue 05/18/10 (day 1) - Houston


City
Houston, Texas, United States
Tue May 18 12:00am
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Thu 05/20/10 (day 3) - London, Salisbury

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City
London, United Kingdom
Thu May 20 12:00am - Tue May 25 12:00am
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Known as both the London Eye and the Millennium Wheel, this huge 450-foot ferris wheel on the South Bank gives a fab …
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London Eye (Millennium Wheel)
Westminster Bridge Road
London, SE1 7
United Kingdom
+44 870 990 8883
Thu May 20 12:00am
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http://www.londoneye.com/

13.95 pounds regular and
25 fast track
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The Tower of London is mainly perceived as a medieval place of imprisonment and execution. Nine hundred years of his …
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Tower of London
Tower Hill
London, EC3N 4AB
United Kingdom
+44 84 4482 7777
Thu May 20 12:00am
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14 with student discount
13 if bought online

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/admi…
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Westminster Abbey is regarded as a Medieval architectural masterpiece. It has been the venue for most of the country …
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Westminster Abbey
20 Dean's Yard
London, SW1P 3
United Kingdom
+44 20 7222 5152
Thu May 20 12:00am
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Trafalgar Square was built following the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The man responsible for this famous naval vict …
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Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
London, WC2N 5DX
United Kingdom
Thu May 20 12:00am
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FREE
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"Big Ben" is the name of the clock inside the famous tower that also forms part of the Houses of Parliament. Its imp …
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Big Ben
Bridge Street
London, SW1A 2
United Kingdom
+44 20 7219 3000
Thu May 20 12:00am
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FREE
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Designed by Sir Horace Jones and opened in 1894, Tower Bridge is famous the world over. Due to the volume of river t …
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
London, SE1 2
United Kingdom
+44 20 7403 3761
Thu May 20 12:00am
Notes
Walk Across and get good pictures from afar

FREE
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Located in London's Buckingham Palace , Queen's Gallery is a place where you can view fine art from the Royal Collec …
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Queen's Gallery
Buckingham Palace Road
London, SW1W 0
United Kingdom
+44 20 7766 7301
Thu May 20 12:00am
Notes
14 or 25 for students
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For over 900 years this impressive assemblage of Gothic buildings has been the home of British government. The build …
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Houses of Parliament
Westminster Bridge
London, SW1A 2
United Kingdom
+44 20 7219 3000
Thu May 20 12:00am
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8 for students
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First built in 694 but destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, the beautiful building that stands today was designed by …
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St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
London, EC4M 8
United Kingdom
+44 20 7236 4128
Thu May 20 12:00am
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8.50 for students
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The British Museum is one of London's top tourist attractions as well as a major scholarly resource. Its collection …
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
London, WC1B 3
United Kingdom
+44 20 7323 8299
Thu May 20 12:00am
Notes
FREE
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Probably the most famous ancient stone monument of the western world, it is hardly the largest or the most magnifice …
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2 miles west of Amesbury
Salisbury, SP4 7
United Kingdom
+44 1980 62 4715
Thu May 20 12:00am
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Explore the natural history of the planet Earth from the prehistoric era to the present day at one of London's most …
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Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5
United Kingdom
+44 20 7942 5000
Thu May 20 12:00am
Notes
free
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"Featuring everything from full-size tanks to the personal letters of prisoners, this museum presents an informative …
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Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London, SE1 6
United Kingdom
+44 20 7416 5000
Thu May 20 12:00am
Notes
free
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National Gallery is a magnificent Georgian edifice, on the northern side of Trafalgar Square, housing a massive coll …
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National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London, WC2N 5DN
United Kingdom
+44 20 7747 2885
Thu May 20 12:00am
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free
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The changing of the guard is common in most European capitals, but nowhere is it more famous than in London. The new …
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Buckingham Palace
London, SW1A 1AA
United Kingdom
+44 870 156 6366
Thu May 20 12:00am
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free
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London, United Kingdom
Thu May 20 12:00am
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Wed 05/26/10 (day 9) - Paris

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Paris, France
Wed May 26 12:00am - Tue Jun 1 12:00am
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Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, at 300 me …
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Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
5, quai Anatole France
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4411 2323
Wed May 26 12:00am
Notes
Top 12,00
2nd floor 7,80
1st floor 4,80
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Distinguished architect I. M. Pei has constructed this 450-seat, oak paneled auditorium. It fuses state-of-the-art a …
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Louvre Auditorium
99 Rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
+33 1 40 20 51 51
Wed May 26 12:00am
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Every Friday from 6 to 10 p.m., free admission for young people under 26.

Tickets for the Permanent Collections


€9
This ticket provides full-day access to the Louvre, except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon. It is also valid for the Musée Eugène Delacroix.

Free admission to the museum on July 14, 2007 (Saturday).

€6
(from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.)
This ticket provides access to the Louvre, except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon, on Wednesday and Friday evenings.


Tickets for Exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon


€9.50
This ticket is valid for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon.
Free admission to the museum on the first Sunday of every month does not include the exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon.


Combined Ticket


€13
The combined ticket provides access to the permanent collections, as well as all temporary exhibitions in both the Louvre and the Musée Eugène Delacroix.

€11
(from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.)
The evening combined ticket provides access to the permanent collections, as well as all temporary exhibitions in the Louvre on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
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