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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

The SCD Birthday Tour 2007

Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Much colder with sun and some clouds
High 44 ° F / RealFeel[TM] 34 ° F , RF Shade 33 ° F


08:05 Depart SFO on United Flight 6 for New York - JFK
16:35 Arrive New York - JFK Airport

Clear and cold
Low 31 ° F / RealFeel[TM] 28 ° F .


18:35 Check into the Marriott Marquis/Times Square http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycmq-new-york-marriott-marquis-times-square/
19:30 Dinner reserved at The Spice Market Restaurant
http://www.jean-georges.com/

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

A good deal of sun
High 42 ° F / RF 40 ° F , RF Shade 39 ° F . Low 36 ° F / RF 37 ° F


09:15 Breakfast Norma’s (at Parker Meridian)
http://www.normasnyc.com/normas.htm
10:30 After breakfast Activity TBD
17:00 TB to Javits
19:45 Dinner Union Square Café (American)
Subway 4-5-6-N-R-Q-L to Union Square
http://www.unionsquarecafe.com/


Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Some sunshine giving way to clouds
High 47 ° F / RF 47 ° F , RF Shade 44 ° F . Low 37 ° F / RF 34 ° F

0900 - 1100 Trevor at at Javits Convention Center
Afternoon: Skating at Rockefeller Center.
18:45 Nobu is confirmed for Dinner
http://www.myriadrestaurantgroup.com/nobu/index.html


Monday, November 26th, 2007
NYC Weather: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon
High 46 ° F / RF 42 ° F , RF Shade 41 ° F . Low 41 ° F / RF 31 ° F

04:00 Depart Marriott Marquis Hotel for JFK Airport
06:00 United Flight 7819 departs JFK for Washington D.C.
07:31 Flight arrives Washington D.C (IAD), change aircraft
09:40 United Flight 922 Departs Washington D.C (IAD) for London
22:00 Arrive Heathrow Airport, London - Terminal Three
22:45 Overnight at Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Berlin Weather: Mostly cloudy and chilly
High 32° F / RF 25° F, RF Shade 24° F. Low 30° F / RF 24° F.


10:00 Check-In at terminal One at Heathrow for BA992 for Berlin
11:00 British Airways flight BA992 departs from LHR to Berlin
13:50 Arrive Berlin Tegel Airport Local time (1 hour ahead of London)
19:00 Reservations for dinner at: Alt Luxemburg Restaurant
Windscheidstrasse 31, Berlin 10627
Tel: 030-3238730
http://www.alt-luxemburg.de/html-en/index.html

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Cloudy and not as cold
High 41° F / RF 39° F, RF Shade 39° F. Low 34° F / RF 27° F


08:00 Visit Wochenmarkt Winterfeldtplatz
Noon: Lunch - Café im Literaturhaus Fasanenstrasse 23
http://www.literaturhaus-berlin.de/
PM Visit 63 Auguste Viktoria Str - SWB
Dillenburger-Helgoland str-Breite Str-Berkaer str-Right on AVS
19:00 Dinner at: Altes Zollhaus, Carl-Herz-Ufer 30,Berlin
http://www.altes-zollhaus-berlin.de/zollhaus_en/index2.htm



Thursday, November 29th, 2007
A mix of snow and rain
High 39° F / RF 31° F, RF Shade 31° F. Low 27° F / RF 29° F


10:00 am The Famous Insider Walk - Hidden Berlin & ALL-main-sites
Meet at McDonalds opposite Zoo Station - 4 hrs
14:00 Tour Ends - Then to Joachim-Friedrich Str 26 - Photo Leisner
EHB 1NOV45 - 30JUN48

18:00 Cocktails at the Green Door at Winterfeldtstrasse 50


Friday, November 30th, 2007
Snow
High 33° F / RF 32° F, RF Shade 32° F. Low 29° F / RF 16° F
.

Today is sightseeing day with an emphasis on:
Curry Wurst!

Must Visits include:

Bier’s Curry 195,

Kurfürstendamm 195, Wilmersdorf, Tel. 881 89 42,


Curry Am Amtsgerichtsplatz

Amtsgerichtsplatz
, Suarez str./Kantstr., Charlottenburg,
Corner of Mehringdamm and Gneisenaustrasse
U-Bahn Mehringdamn Station.


Krasselt's Imbiss (Maybe #1 in Berlin) for Currywurst
Steglitzer Damm 22 - they use their own patented sauce, the best!
S-Bahn = Rathaus Steglitz
Note: Albrecht Strasse turns into Steglitzer Damm

Konnopke’s Imbiss beneath the train line just south of the
Eberswalder Strasse U-Bahn station

on the U2 line in Prenzlauer Berg


The Evening
We will visit two Christmas Markets.
1st The
Gendarmenmarkt Christmas Market
WeihnachtsZawber
Gendarmenmarkt Closes at 2300 Hrs.
Then to:

The Spandauer Weihnachtsmarkt in der Altstadt Spandau
(U-Bahn 7 @ Altstadt Spandau)


Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Berlin weather: Cold with rain mixing with snow
High 39° F / RF 25° F, RF Shade 25° F. Low 31° F / RF 23° F.


06:15 Depart the apartment for Heidelburger Platz S-Bahn
06:34 Depart Heidelburger Platz / S-Bahn Train S42
Direction: Sudkreuz departs for Schoenefeld via Treptower Park
06:53 Arrival at Treptower Park Gleis 4
06:58 Departure from Treptower Park Gleis 2
Direction Schoenefeld Airport
07:21 Arrival at Schoenefeld Airport / Gleis 13
07:35 CheckIn with EasyJet for Flight:4262 at Berlin (SXF)
08:35 EasyJet 4262 departs Berlin for Paris Orly


Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Berlin Weather Forecast: Snow much of the time
High 33° F / RF 26° F, RF Shade 26° F. Low 27° F / RF 14° F
.


Paris Weather

Cloudy with showers

High 45° F / RF 37° F, RF Shade 37° F. Low 42° F / RF 37° F


10:25 EasyJet flight arrives Paris Orly Airport
Transfer to RER via the Orly-Val train system
13:00 Lunch:Restaurant Le Ciel de Paris
Tour Maine Montparnasse, 56 ème étage,
33,Ave du Maine, 75015
Metro-Montparnasse-Bienvenue Line 4,6,12,13
http://www.cieldeparis.com/index.php?home/
15:00 Eiffel Tower - Weather & Time Permitting


Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Paris Weather forecast: Overcast
High 45° F / RF 37° F, RF Shade 37° F. Low 40° F / RF 33° F


AM Visit Farmers Market, Place Monge - rue Monge & rue Lac
5th arrondisement, Paris
Metro: #7 Place Monge, Market: Wednesdays, Fridays,
Sundays ~ 8am - 1pm

13:00: Sunday Lunch at: Bistro Chez Ami Louis is now confirmed.

Balance of the day/evening will be at leisure.


Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Partly sunny
High 43° F / RF 33° F, RF Shade 33° F. Low 35° F / RF 28° F


08:30 To Les Puces via metro Line 4 to Porte de Clignancourt
Market Hours: Monday - 10h30 to 17h30.
12:00 Lunch TBD
PM: Sightseeing in Paris TBD but will include:
Boulangerie Poilane - 8 Rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris, France
Paris Berthillon Ice Cream - 29-31 rue saint Louis en l'ile
Café Angélina, 226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001
Mere de Famille 35, rue du Faubourg Montmarte
.Metro: Cadet
La Grande Epicerie at Le Bon Marche,38, ru e de Sevres (Sevres-Babylon)

*Steak Frites*

Le Relais de l’Entrecote:

http://www.relaisentrecote.fr/uk/index.html
20 bis, Rue St-Benoit, (Odeon)
6th arrondissement, Paris phone: 014-549-1600
and
15, Rue Marbeuf, (Franklin D. Roosevelt) 8th ar
phone: 014-952-0717

If time permits: A visit to : Goumanyat & Son Royaume
3 rue Charles-Francois Dupuis, 75003 Paris (metro: Temple)
www.goumanyat.com.
Map: http://www.goumanyat.com/plan.php


Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Times of clouds and sun
High 39° F / RF 34° F, RF Shade 34° F. Low 30° F / RF 30° F


AM Visit Louvre

13:00 Lunch confirmed at L'Arpège, 84, rue de Varenne
, 75007
Metro:Varenne
Tel : +33 (0)1 47 05 09 06
Fax : + 33 (0)1 44 18 98 39
http://www.alain-passard.com/index.html

PM: Visit - E.Dehillerin, 18 rue Coquillère, 75001 Paris
http://www.e-dehillerin.fr/index.php
Pick up a small Tamis


Some important venues for consideration!
  • Buddha BarBar
  • Hemingway at the Paris Ritz
  • Fauchon
  • Les Galeries Lafayette
  • Harry's Bar
  • George V Hotel Bar


Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Paris weather: Cold with periods of snow mixing with rain
High 36° F / RF 29° F, RF Shade 29° F. Low 32° F / RF 18° F

Lyon weather forecast: Partly sunny
High 38° F / RF 39° F, RF Shade 38° F. Low 28° F / RF 23° F

Day Trip to Lyon
06:30 TGV departs Paris Gare de Lyon T 6641 (Car 2 Seats 83/84)
08:36 TGV arrives Lyon Perrache …..
09:00 Sightseeing
13:00 Lunch Confirmed: Table for two at 13:00 hrs at Le Petit Léon
3 Rue Pléney, 69001 Lyon
Website: http://www.petit-leon.com/ LYON 01 METRO: Cordeliers
17:15 Check-In at Lyon Perrache Station - TGV6628 Car 11 S.65/66
17:47 TGV Departs Lyon Perrache
19:55 TGV arrives Paris Gare de Lyon
20:30 The Buddha Bar



Thursday, December 6th, 2007
(Sally’s Birthday)
Paris Weather; Periods of snow and rain in the morning followed by rain in the afternoon
High 42° F / RF 32° F, RF Shade 32° F. Low 36° F / RF 23° F.


AM Breakfast in Paris
10:30 Check-In at Paris Gare du Nord for Eurostar to London.
TGV Train 9023 Car 12 Seats: 11 & 15
11:13 Eurostar Train departs Paris Nord Station for London St.Pancras
Note: Time change from Paris (One Hour later than London Time)

12:28 Eurostar Train arrives at London St.Pancras Station
19:00 Birthday Dinner for four (4) reserved at:
The Waterside Inn in Bray – Berkshire
http://www.waterside-inn.co.uk/
Michelin 3 stars. Held continuously since 1985
(Fat Duck is in the same village – Drinks before dinner at The Waterside Inn)


Friday, December 7th, 2007 (Sunrise: 07:50)
06:30 Check-In at Heathrow with United Airlines
07:55 United Flight 923 departs London Heathrow for IAD
11:28 Arrive Washington Dulles Airport
12:33 Depart Washington Dulles (IAD) on UA7231
13:58 Arrive Charlotte, NC – Change planes for Tallahassee, FL
In between flights we'll go into Charlotte for a quick look-see.

17:50 Depart Charlotte, NC on US Airways #2277 to Tallahassee
19:23 Arrive Tallahassee, FL (TLH)


Transfer to: Wakulla Springs Lodge located in Wakulla Springs State Park.
http://www.wakullacounty.org/wakulla-24.htm


Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Sally & Uncle Henry’s Birthday & Family Reunion Celebration
Henry G. Healy 13/3/1917 * Sally C. Dobbins 6/12/1957

12:00 Champagne Birthday Luncheon
17:00 Boat Trip
18:00 Buffet Dinner

*Holiday Celebration in the lobby following dinner*


Sunday, December 9th, 2007
10:00 Depart Wakulla Springs Lodge for Charlotte, NC, & SFO
10:15 Check-In at Tallahassee (TLH) Airport with United Airlines)
11:15 United Flight 3170 departs TLH for CLT (Charlotte)
12:28 Arrive Charlotte, NC – Change Planes
16:35 Depart Charlotte on United Flight UA2670 for SFO
19:23 Arrive SFO



Paris

Washington D.C.

Charlotte, NC

Tallahassee, FL

London