Japan and a Windy trip around the British Isles.

[drron]

Tomorrow begins our next adventure.Only a flight BNE-SYD with an overnight at Rydges with a family dinner there.
From there SYD-SIN-BA F.Overnight CP Changi.
SIN-NRT-JAL J.Overnight CP NRT.
Then pick up our Toyota rental car and off to some spring flowers.First the Hitachi Seaside Park which we hope will look like this.
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Then to Ashikaga Flower park for their wisterias.
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Next flying NRT-ICN-OZ J.Overnight Grand Hyatt ICN.
ICN-FRA-OZ F.Overnight Sheraton FRA.
Then FRA-LHR. BA J.Staying Cheval Three Quays for 2 nights.Picked because just a 100 metres for the tender to the Silversea Wind for a 14 day cruise around the British Isles.

Next comes 10 days driving Southern England.Highlights staying at one of the Gatehouses of Osborne Castle on the Isle of Wight,Bombay gin distillery and dinner at the Waterside Inn,Bray.

Then the flights back-a reverse of NRT-ICN-LHR but no stops.All these are award flights.Overnighting at Royal Park hotel HND.
Then HND-BKK.JAL J.With our usual 6 night layover but split between the ROS and SGS.
BKK-SIN.CX J.
SIN-SYD.BA F.
Stay Peir One hotel.
And finally SYD-BNE.QF J.

 

[tgh]

first aboard (after the royal couple) and 1a bagged.. so there @JohnM (vicariously is likely the only way I will get to sit there)

 

[LadyC]

Sounds fabulous. Is this your first time in ICN? Especially looking forward to the Asian instalments.

 

[craven morehead]

Early aboard by my standards

 

[drron]

We went to Seoul just after they had the Olympics.since then just transiting.

 

[Matt_01]

Seoul is a nice spot spent 5 days there last year.

 

[I love to travel]

Looking forward to hearing about Asiana F as I am doing JFK to ICN in August.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Sounds fabulous. Is this your first time in ICN? Especially looking forward to the Asian instalments.

No- the first time was back in the 80's !!!

 

[LadyC]

No- the first time was back in the 80's !!!

Well I guess it has changed a bit since then! Hopefully you get to see a few things in the brief time you are there.

 

[Quickstatus]

Subscribed!.

 

[Pushka]

I’ll try keep up but I’ll be doing my own thing in Alaska!

 

[ellen10]

Signing on, sounds like a great trip.

 

[tgh]

So where is your ta preamble Pushka… so we can reserve seating

 

[Major]

How many Silversea cruises will this one take you to ?

 

[drron]

This will be our 18th SS cruise and takes us over 300 nights.I could have been rich!

 

[JohnM]

You are - in experiences!

 

[OATEK]

Will be following with interest. When I am in Southern England in August I hope to have a steam hauled train trip from Swanage or Nordern to Corfe Castle. The castle in Dorset is reputed to be the inspiration for Kirin Island in the famous 5 books.

 

[amaroo]

dinner at the Waterside Inn,Bray.

We ate at his brother's place in Marfair.... I think you picked the better brother!

 

[Pushka]

I learnt the other day that the founder and owner of Viking Cruises, Torstein Hagen, is a lifelong friend of Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio who founded Silverseas, and who subsequently named the speciality restaurant onboard all Viking ships, Manfredi.

 

[RB]

Looks like the makings of another epic report. Looking forward to your photos of the wisteria-have a bit of a fascination with them-Dads family house was a Cobb & Co stop & this wisteria dates from those times