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Historical / Hysterical Tour 2019
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I AM STILL WORKING TO FINALIZE ALL TOUR ATTRACTIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS for 2019,
This page is being UPDATED on a daily basis
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Saturday - 5/11/2019
- FLY TO DUBLIN
Everyone has slightly different flights to Dublin. Please check your own itineraries for departure and arrival times on all flights and copy them to this page for easy reference.
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Day # 1
Sunday
Dublin |
Sunday - 5/12/2019
8:30 AM - ARRIVE IN DUBLIN
We arrive in Dublin on SUNDAY MORNING.
Arrive approx 8:30 am
Go through customs - no tomfoolery!
Go to Dublin Express Bus line Take this into the eity and get off at O'Connell street
Cross the bridge, veer left, and head down D'Olier Street to Ashfield Hostel
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Sunday - 5/12/2019
9:30 AM - Arrive Ashfield Hostel
Arrive at Ashfield Hostel by Airport Bus
Drop Bags -
Go get breakfast - Orient to the area
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Sunday - 5/12/2019
10:00 AM - Breakfast
Find a place for breakfast - Maybe KC Peaches
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Sunday - 5/12/2019
11:00 AM - Walk About
Explore O'connel Street or the many touristy "chotchkey" shops near the statue of Molly Mallone
If you want lunch - on your own
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Sunday
Dublin |
Sunday - 5/13/2019
4:00 PM - Check in to the hostel
Check in at Ashfields - Then
Explore on your own or rest
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Sunday - 5/12/2019
6:30 PM - Dinner
Approx 6:30 pm...
1st dinner on the tour. - My Treat!
We will find a suitable restaurant and dine together. Discuss plans for the next day, answer questions and perhaps have a story or two. Perhaps xx
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Day # 1
Monday
Dublin
Accommodations
Monday Night
Dublin
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Monday - 5/13/2019
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Ashfield Hostel --- Type: Hostel
19/20 D'Olier Street
Phone: 00 (353) 1 679 7734
Room Type: 6 bed dorm ensuite
Breakfast
First time at Ashfield
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Monday - 5/13/2019
6:00 AM - Breakfast at Hostel
Breakfast for those who wish - FREE
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Monday - 5/14/2018
6:50 AM - Blarney Castle Tour
Tour Bus to Cork and Blarney Castle
The Blarney Stone is a block of carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from Cork, Ireland.
According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab
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Thursday - 5/18/2017
1:00 PM - Globe Theatre
Then a visit to the Globe Theatre - famous site of many of Shakespeare’s plays. Most of his plays had both a prologue and an epilogue. Sometimes, these could stand on their own as the "bare bones" of the story of the play. Twelfth Night will be presented while we are there and we can discuss attending... or perhaps some other production/show in the evening.
Address: 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, UK
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Thursday - 5/18/2017
2:30 PM - Charles Dickins Museum
30 minute walk or 20 minute underground and 10 min walk from The Globe
Welcome to the Charles Dickens Museum in London. This is where the author wrote Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby. It’s where he first achieved international fame as one of the world’s greatest storytellers.
Visit us to discover the Dickens family home. Uncover the private world behind the author’s public image. Explore his study, the family bedchambers, and the servants’ quarters below stairs. See treasures including Dickens’s desk, handwritten drafts from the novels he wrote here, and his young wife’s engagement ring. Walk through rooms dressed with their furniture, table ware, portraits, marble busts, china ornaments and paintings.
Address: 48 Doughty St, London WC1N 2LX, UK
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Thursday - 5/18/2017
3:30 PM - Rest of Day Free
The Hostel is a short 10-12 minute walk from the Dickens Museum
Dinner on own
Perhaps a show in the evening.- We can see what other shows are playing.
Twelfth Night is at the Globe - VERY limited seating --only the corners of the middle gallery - not great seats
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Accommodations
Thursday Night
London
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Thursday - 5/18/2017
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Day # 3
Tuesday
London |
Tuesday - 5/19/2017
8:00 AM - Breakfast at Hostel
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Friday - 5/19/2017
- Day on your own
Free day in London. There are MANY places one may visit.
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Day # 4
Saturday
London/ travel to Canterbury |
Saturday - 5/20/2017
7:30 AM - Breakfast at Generator Hostel
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
8:30 AM - Train to Canterbury
Train from Kings Cross Station to Canterbury East. Close to a two hour ride.
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
10:15 AM - Arrive in Canterbury - Transfer to YHA Canterbury
Short Taxi to YHA Canterbury & drop bags.
Address: 54 New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3DT, UK
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
10:30 AM - Walk to Canterbury Cathedral
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
10:45 PM - Tour Canterbury Cathedral
Self-guided, recorded tour of Canterbury Cathedral.
The city is steeped in both religious and literary history. There is an enjoyable "street fair" ambiance with many "busking" performers, food carts and interesting sights.
Hotel check in is at 2:00 PM, so we will drop our bags and head to the Cathedral for a tour. There is much history in this lavish old cathedral. The massive ceilings tower over visitors and there are many displays of the riches of the church. There are many preserved artifacts, such as the armor of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Night.
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Accommodations
Friday Night
London
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Friday - 5/19/2017
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Day # 4
Saturday
Canterbury |
Saturday - 5/20/2017
12:15 PM - Lunch
Many places to eat
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
1:30 PM - Eastbridge Hospital
Eastbridge Hospital/Hostel
The Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr of Eastbridge was founded in the 12th century in Canterbury, England, to provide overnight accommodation for poor pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas Beckett. Was also considered an insane asylum.
Address: 25 High St, Canterbury CT1 2BD, UK
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
2:30 PM - Roman Museum
Discovered remains of Roman pavement and artifacts.
The museum contains a reconstructed Roman house with kitchen, and a Roman market place - probably situated in the forum - with cobbler, haberdasher, greengrocer and fast food seller. The cobbler exhibit is a consequence of archaeologists finding cut-out pieces of leather for sandals. The original cut-out leather pieces are exhibited along with reconstructions of the sandals being made.
Address: Longmarket, 11A Butchery Ln, Canterbury CT1 2JR, UK
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
3:30 PM - Free Time
The rest of he day is free to discover the town and wander. We can check in at the hostel anytime.
I believe there is Evensong at the Cathedral.
Perhaps a little busking and stories???
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Accommodations
Saturday Night
Canterbbury
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Saturday - 5/20/2017
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Day # 5
Sunday
Canterbury |
Sunday - 5/21/2017
8:00 AM - Breakfast
The kitchen and breakfast room are downstairs, so we will need to get breakfast for Sean and bring it up.
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
9:00 AM - *Optional - Morning Services at the Cathedral
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
10:00 AM - Canterbury Tales Experience
The Canterbury Experience (a “walk through” of several of the Canterbury Tales). You may recognize some of the stories both told and represented by the characters in the displays. Perhaps you didn't know they came from Chaucer's famous book. Or maybe you did, and are aware of the mutations they have gone through.
Address: St Margaret's St, Canterbury CT1 2TG, UK
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
1:00 PM - Canterbury Heritage Museum
This remarkable building, housing the museum’s vast collection, has lived through six centuries of the city’s history. Rebuilt in its current form in 1373, it stands today as one of Canterbury’s finest surviving medieval buildings.
On arrival visitors are taken on a journey through time from the days when mammoths walked our coastlines to the Second World War bombings in Canterbury.
From Anglo-Saxon treasures and rare Tudor finds to the ‘Invicta’ steam engine and even the original Bagpuss, this double-story museum and its collections capture the eclectic character of Canterbury and the wonderful things that make it the historical and cultural centre it is today.
Address: Stour St, Canterbury CT1 2NR, UK
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
2:30 PM - Mill Stream Boat Ride
We'll enjoy the flat bottom "punting" boat guided tour of the mill stream. Back in the day, it was a major thoughrofare for getting products to and from the mills and other businesses.
There are some beautiful sights and we should get a bit of a short history lesson from the guides. We will assess the skills of the guide as it pertains to storytelling in interpretive settings.
Address: Water Ln, Canterbury CT1 2NQ, UK
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
4:00 PM - Free time
The rest of he day is free to discover the town and wander.
Perhaps a little busking and stories???
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Sunday Night
Canterbury
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Sunday - 5/21/2017
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Day # 6
Monday
Canterbury/ to Salisbury |
Monday - 5/22/2017
7:30 AM - Breakfast at YHA
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Monday - 5/22/2017
8:30 AM - Train to Salisbury
Taxi to train station.
Train into London Leaves: 9:09
Transfer at Waterloo
Transfer at Clapham Junction
Arrive Salisbury Arrives 12:42
Total travel time about 3 1/2 hours
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Monday - 5/22/2017
12:00 PM - Arrive in Salisbury - Drop bags at Kings head
It's a short 8 minute walk from the train station.
Address: 1 Bridge St, Salisbury SP1 2ND, UK
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Monday - 5/22/2017
12:15 PM - Lunch (at Kings Head)
Reasonably priced and good food.
AFTER Lunch - Walk across the street to The Cornish Bakery for at least a pan aux raisin
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Monday - 5/22/2017
2:00 PM - Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury is our next stop, where one may eat a Salisbury steak (yet the Brits have a history of over-cooking meat).
Arrive and drop off bags at Sarum College - lunch.
After lunch Salisbury Cathedral, it bears the tallest spire in England, and is one of the five places that hold original copies of the Magna Charta. Recently finished renovations have both strengthened and restored this building which has no actual foundation set in the ground!
For those who want to brave the spire, there is a special tour for an extra 10 pounds.
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Monday - 5/22/2017
4:00 PM - Poundland
A visit to Poundland the English equivalent of the Dollar Store, will call upon your improv skills.
Afternoon - possible improve story workshop (or maybe free time)
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Monday Night
Salisbury
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Monday - 5/22/2017
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Address: 1 Bridge St, Salisbury SP1 2ND, UK
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Day # 7
Tuesday
Salisbury |
Tuesday - 5/23/2017
- Breakfast
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Tuesday - 5/23/2017
9:00 AM - Market Day in the Square
One of my favorites...Market Day. The town square turns into an open air market with baked goods, cheeses, meats, and produce. There are also vendors of many kinds, leather, clothing, watches, snacks and lots of chotchkis. You will hear many "hawkers" promoting their wares...expecially produce vendors barking out, "Pound-a-bowl!"
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Tuesday - 5/23/2017
12:00 PM - Lunch - Free time
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Tuesday - 5/23/2017
4:30 PM - Escape Rooms
A fun mystery to solve for the whole team! We'll assess the claustrophobic concerns of Pam & Marian. No worries!
Address: 11A Fisherton St, Salisbury SP2 7SU, UK
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Tuesday Night
Salisbury
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Tuesday - 5/23/2017
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Address: 1 Bridge St, Salisbury SP1 2ND, UK
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Day # 8
Wednesday
Salisbury/ Travel to Bristol |
Wednesday - 5/24/2017
7:45 AM - Checkout & Breakfast
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Wednesday - 5/24/2017
8:00 AM - Train to Bristol
Be at the train station by 8:30
Leave 9:03 from Salisbury,
arriving at 10:28 in Bristol Temple Meads
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Wednesday - 5/24/2017
10:30 AM - Meet Up with Storyteller Tim Sheppard
-- Meet with Bristol Storyteller Tim Sheppard
A full day of visits to these venues
-- Bristol Ferry
-- The Mathew - Tall Ship
-- St Mary Redcliffe
-- Llandoger Trow
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Wednesday - 5/24/2017
5:00 PM - Dinner Somewhere
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Wednesday - 5/24/2017
6:30 PM - Pam Faro's Story
We'll meet at the Hostel to hear Pam's story, "Uncle Olas Survives the Titanic". She has told this true story all over the world, including the Beyond the Borders Festival in Whales!
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Wednesday Night
Bristol
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Wednesday - 5/24/2017
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Address: 22 Nelson St, Bristol BS1 2LA, UK
Maybe some late night BOWLIING???
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Day # 9
Thursday
Bristol/ Travel to Dublin |
Thursday - 5/25/2017
- Breakfast
May or may not be viable as the flight leaves so early. we will get things organized Wednesday Evening!!!
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
7:00 AM - Leave for the airport -Fly to Dublin
All flying together. We must Leave early for the Bristol Airport - It's a bit of a ride.
Ryan air Flight #FR505
Leaves: 8:05 am
Arrives Dublin: 9:05 am
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Thuirsday - 5/25/2017
- Head for Abbigails Hostel
Bus from airport to NEAR Abbigails
Head to the hostel - Drop bags
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
- Catch up - breakfast???
We'll see what's happening and how people feel. Perhaps take a walk up O'Connel street, good bakery by the Spire.
My friend Carl Cooke (Cookie) is leading a Psychology tour and will be in Dublin on Today. We will try to meet up with them, maybe exchange stories, etc.
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
10:40 AM - Tour of Trinity College
Authenticity Tours provides the official guided tour of the College campus. We offer a combined ticket which incorporates the cost of a guided tour of Trinity College Dublin and the admission fee to the Book of Kells and Old Library Exhibition.
The Book of Kells is Ireland's greatest cultural treasure and the world's most famous medieval manuscript. The 9th century book is a richly decorated copy of the four Gospels of the life of Jesus Christ.
Lasting 35 minutes, the tour encompasses the four major squares of the College. It provides visitors with an insight into the more than four-hundred-year history of the College, its buildings and their use, its traditions and its life today. All of our guides are knowledgeable and enthusiastic students of Trinity College Dublin.
Monday - Friday
10:15, 10:40, 11:05, 11:30, 11:55, 12:20, 12:45, 13:15, 14:00
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
1:45 PM - Storytelling Bus Tour
Irish Storytellers and singers perform in several venues across the city.
Tour Departs outside Extreme Ireland College Green Tourist office daily at 1:45pm
This tour is 2 hours long
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
4:00 PM - Free time
Free time & dinner on own
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Thursday Night
Dublin
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Thursday - 5/25/2017
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Ashfield Hostel --- Type: Hostel
19/20 D'Olier Street
Phone: 00 (353) 1 679 7734
Room Type: 6 bed dorm ensuite
Breakfast
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Day # 10
Friday
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Friday - 5/26/2017
7:00 AM - Breakfast
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Friday - 5/26/2017
8:00 AM - Tour Belfast & Titanic Museum
All-Day Tour
Returns to Dublin approximately 6:30 pm
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Friday - 5/26/2017
7:00 PM - Dinner Somewhere
A pub with irish singing and maybe dancing too!
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Friday Night
Dublin
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Friday - 5/26/2017
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Ashfield Hostel --- Type: Hostel
19/20 D'Olier Street
Phone: 00 (353) 1 679 7734
Room Type: 6 bed dorm ensuite
Breakfast
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Day # 11
Saturday
Dublin |
Saturday - 5/27/2017
- Breakfast
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Saturday - 5/27/2017
- Free Day in Dublin
Go Shopping, Wander around, Boook a tour to Blarney, Wicklow mountains or other places, ride the city train/tram to the end of the line - whatever tickles your fancy
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Saturday Night
Dublin
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Saturday - 5/27/2017
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Ashfield Hostel --- Type: Hostel
19/20 D'Olier Street
Phone: 00 (353) 1 679 7734
Room Type: 6 bed dorm ensuite
Breakfast
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Day # 12
Sunday
Dublin/ Depart for USA |
Sunday - 5/28/2017
- Depart for USA
Every one on separate flights - Get to the airport EARLY!
US Customs is at the dublin airport. You go through the process HERE, not in Phoenix.
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