因為一些很衝動的理由,讓我在離開四年後再度回到英國,想不到一切依舊是那樣的熟悉,最喜歡的市集,常去的排隊小吃店和考驗耐熱力及腳力的倫敦地鐵站。
這趟旅程還特別拜訪了一直很想去卻沒去成的巨石陣Stonehenge、尼斯湖Loch Ness,位於蘇格蘭西北方的斯開島Isle of Sky,以及電影中美麗壯觀的愛爾蘭風景Wicklow Mountains National Park。要用8天的時間走訪這些地方真是種挑戰,各段交通銜接必須要仔細確認,還好英國連小鎮的Bus時刻表都可以在網路上找到,也讓計劃行程更方便了。
以下是此行的Itinerary,原本是準備給海關檢查用的,沒想到只被簡單的問了來訪的原因就順利過關了,讓旅行有個愉快的開始!
Day 01 06 Aug 2010
06 Aug 2010, Fri CX531 TPE HKG 20:20 22:00
06 Aug 2010, Fri CX251 HKG LHR 23:55 05:40+1
Day 02 07 Aug 2010
London Heathrow to London Gatwick (National Express)
London Gatwick 09:35 to Inverness 11:15 (Flybe BE7321)
St Ann's House B&B check in
Things to Do:
1. Inverness City Sightseeing
2. Loch Ness Sightseeing
Day 03 08 Aug 2010
Inverness 11:11 to o Kyle Of Lochalsh 13:45 (Scotrail)
Kyle Of Lochalsh to Portree Bus ( Bus Services 50, 51, 150)
Springfield Guest House Check In
Things to Do:
1. Highland Sightseeing
2. Isle of Sky Sightseeing
Day 04 09 Aug 2010
Portree to Armadale (Bus Services 52, 52c )
Armadale to Mallaig (Calmac Ferries )
Mallaig 14.10 to Fort William 16.00 (West Coast)
Fort William17:37 to Glasgow Queen Street 21:30 (Scotrail)
Express By Holiday Inn Theatreland, Glasgow Check In
Things to Do:
1. Isle of Sky Sightseeing
2. Jacobite Steam Train
Day 05 10 Aug 2010
GLASGOW 08:25 to DUBLIN 09:30 EI3221 (Aer Arann)
Best Western Preimer Academy Plaza Dublin Check In
Things to Do:
1. Dublin City Sightseeing
Day 06 11 Aug 2010
Full day tour to Wicklow Mountains National Park 9:20 – 17:30 (Wild Wicklow Tours)
Day 07 12 Aug 2010
Dublin 08:40 To London/Gatwick 10:00 Ei232 (Aer Lingus )
Gatwick Airport to London Victoria (Gatwick Express)
Things to Do:
1. Shopping
2. English Afternoon Tea (The Palm Court at The Langham)
Day 08 13 Aug 2010
London Waterloo (WAT) 07:50 to Salisbury (SAL) 09:18
Salisbury (SAL) 12:45 to London Waterloo (WAT) 14:19
Things to Do:
1. Half day tour to Stonehenge
2. London City Sightseeing
Day 09 14 Aug 2010
14 Aug 2010, Sat CX256 LHR HKG 20:20 15:30+1
15 Aug 2010, Sun CX470 HKG TPE 17:45 19:25
Things to Do:
1. Shopping
2. London City Sightseeing
3. Portobello Street Market