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2012

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Egypt
Tuesday 31 January 2012
• By train to Manchester Airport

Wednesday 1 February 2012
• Manchester Airport to Luxor

Thursday 2 February 2012
• Luxor: west bank temples and tombs

Friday 3 February 2012
• Kom Ombo

Saturday 4 February 2012
• Abu Simbel

Sunday 5 February 2012 (1), (2), (3)
• Sights of Aswan

Monday 6 February 2012 (1), (2)
• Karnak and Luxor Temples

Tuesday 7 February 2012 (1), (2)
• Dendarah Temple

Wednesday 8 February 2012
• Luxor to Giza

Thursday 9 February 2012
• Sights of Cairo

Friday 10 February 2012
• Pyramids in Saqqara and Giza

Saturday 11 February 2012
• Giza to Luxor

Sunday 12 February 2012
• Day in Luxor, without guide

Monday 13 February 2012
• Lazy day at the hotel

Tuesday 14 February 2012
• By hot air balloon over Luxor’s west bank

Wednesday 15 February 2012
• Luxor to Manchester Airport

Norway
Friday 27 April 2012
• 14:15 Ocean Countess, embarkation.
• 17:00 Depart Hull

Saturday 28 April 2012
• At sea

Sunday 29 April 2012
• 09:00–10:30 Ulvik — anchorage
• Cruise Hardangerfjord
• 13:00–18:00 Eidfjord

Monday 30 April 2012
• 08:00–17:00 Bergen

Tuesday 1 May 2012
• 08:00–17:00 Flåm

Wednesday 2 May 2012
• 09:30–15:00 Stavanger
• 17:00–20:00 Cruise Lysefjord

Thursday 3 May 2012
• At sea

Friday 4 May 2012
• 05:30 Arrive Hull
• 08:00 Disembarkation commences

Blackburn
Thursday 7 June 2012
• Mum’s 90th birthday “do”

Italy
Because I tend to record negative thoughts
and feelings but neglect to do the same for
positive ones, please do not read too much
into the former when they occur in the
stories below. I thoroughly enjoyed the
Italy trip.

Sunday 17 June 2012
• 15:00–18:30 Humberside to Verona
• Drago Center Hotel

Monday 18 June 2012
• Drago Center Hotel

Tuesday 19 June 2012
• Trip to Venice

Wednesday 20 June 2012
• Tour round, and on, Lake Garda

Thursday 21 June 2012
• Trip to Verona

Friday 22 June 2012
• Tour of the Dolomites

Saturday 23 June 2012
• Malcesine and Limone

Sunday 24 June 2012
• 11:10–12:50 Verona to Humberside

Russia
Friday 7 September 2012
• 17:26–20:39 Cleethorpes–Manchester Airport

Saturday 8 September 2012
• 09:30 Manchester Airport; 18:35 Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport

Sunday 9 September 2012
• Moscow

Monday 10 September 2012
• Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

Tuesday 11 September 2012
• Moscow to St. Petersburg

Wednesday 12 September 2012
• St. Petersburg

Thursday 13 September 2012
• St. Petersburg

Friday 14 September 2012
• St. Petersburg

Saturday 15 September 2012
• 18:30 St Petersburg Airport; 21:35 Manchester Airport

Sunday 16 September 2012
• 10:44 Manchester Airport; 13:53 Cleethorpes

Israel
Some of the symptoms of auto-immune disease
had come back, specifically inflammation in the
right ankle and heel. I just about survived the
ordeal of trying to keep up with the others on
the trip — not always graciously, though!

Monday 29 October 2012
• Cleethorpes–Heathrow–Tel Aviv, Israel