Itinerary Oct-Nov 2019

My previous posting in September gave the overview & background about my trip.  Here is the day-by-day itinerary.  Each post gives slightly different info.

As always, I will post when I have time and internet access.  It might not be daily!  I hope I’ll be able to write while on our plane.  We’ll see. . .

ITINERARY OCT-NOV 2019

DATES

Oct 28             Depart SFO

Oct 29             Arrive London in morning.  Spend day with David & Jenny

Oct 30             Free time on my own until 5 pm when group first convenes

Oct 31             Motorcoach to Stonehenge & Avebury. (This is the only site I’ve already seen)

                        Halloween night on our own in London!

Nov. 1             Board “our” plane & fly to Cairo.  Lecture on Egypt.

Nov 2              The Pyramids, Solar Boat Museum, Sphinx, Antiquities Museum

Nov 3              Fly to Jordon.  Visit Wadi Rum & Valley of the Moon. Hotel in Petra

Nov 4              Lecture on the Bedouin people/culture.  Walking tour of Petra.

Nov 5              Fly to New Delhi

Nov 6              Visit Taj Mahal & Agra Fort.  Visit local market.

Nov 7              Visit Old Delhi, including mosque Jama Masjid.  Visit Sikh temple.

Nov 8              Fly to Shijaziashuang airport, China (near Beijing). Coach to hotel in Beijing.

Nov 9              Great Wall of China & Temple of Heaven. Later, visit Tiananmen Square Beijing.

Nov 10            Forbidden City.  Lunch at home of local families.  Fly to Xi’an (Chinese plane)

Nov 11            Xi’an International Studies University for lecture & visit Terra Cotta Warriors.

Nov 12            Fly to Shijaziashuang airport, then board our plane to fly to Cambodia.  Evening dance performance

Nov 13            Pre-dawn visit to see sunrise at Angkor Wat.  Visit Angkor Thom (Buddhist) . Visit Banteay Srei, Hindu temple.

Nov 14            Visit Ta Prohm, (“Jungle Temple”).  Fly to Myanmar.  Fly to Bagan (Burmese plane

Nov 15            Visit Bagan temples & pagaods.  Irrawaddy River cruise.   

Nov 16            Visit Kuthodaw Pagoda, Golden Palace.  Fly to Oman.

Nov 17            Visit Muscat, Grand Mosque, Al Alam Palace, Mutrah Soukmarketplace.  Lecture on Omani culture.  Dinner cruise

Nov18             Fly to London.

Nov 19            Fly London to SFO.  Then sleep for a month!! ;-)