Italy, Switzerland & Paris: Keep calm and travel Europe

Day 1 (SINGAPORE – ROME):
Flight from Singapore (SIN) – Rome (FCO)

Day 2 (ROME):
The Pantheon
Trevi fountain
Spanish Steps

Day 3 (ROME):
Roman Colosseum
The Palatine Hill
Roman Forum
Piazza Venezia
From Piazza Venezia, to Vittorio Emanuele Monument, go up to the Capotoline Hill, to have view of the Roman Forum
Capitoline Hill Museums

Day 4 (ROME):
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican Museums
Piazza Navona
The Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica
Piazza del Popolo

Day 5 (ROME – FLORENCE):
Eurorail Roma Termini > Firenze S.M.N.
Piazzale Michelangelo – Best view of all of Florence

Day 6 (FLORENCE):
InterRail Firenze S.M.N. > Pisa Centrale
Pisa
Cathedral and Baptistery
InterRail Pisa Centrale > Firenze S.M.N.

Day 7 (FLORENCE):
Accademia
Piazza del Duomo
Piazza della Signoria
The Uffizi Gallery
Palazzo Vecchio, then stroll across the Ponte Vecchio
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens

Day 8 (FLORENCE – VENICE):
Eurorail Firenze S.M.N. > Venezia Santa Lucia
Burano
San Marco
The Rialto Bridge
The Grand Canal

Day 9 (VENICE – MILAN):
Eurorail Venezia Santa Lucia > Milano Centrale
Milan’s Cathedral Duomo
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
Duomo Square

Day 10 (MILAN):
Sforza Castle
Last Supper

Day 11 (MILAN – GENEVE):
Milano Centrale – Geneve
Jet d’Eau, the tallest fountain in the world

Day 12 (GENEVE):
United Nations
Place de Bourg-de-Four
Cathedral’s north tower
Place Neuve
Grand Theatre
Music Conservatory
Parc des Bastions
Reformation wall
Pathek Philips Museum

Day 13 (GENEVE – PARIS – ANGOULEME):
Geneve – Paris
Paris – Angouleme

Day 14 (ANGOULEME – PARIS):
Angouleme – Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower

Day 15 (PARIS):
Jardin du Luxembourg
Champs-Elysees
Shopping

Day 16 (PARIS – SINGAPORE):
RER B (Blue) > Paris (CDG) Airport T1
Do the VAT refund at airport before check in
Flight from Paris (CDG) to Singapore (SIN)

Destination: Italy, Switzerland and Paris

Travel dates: 6 November 2015 – 22 November 2015

Season: Winter is around the corner

Weather:

Rome 8 – 17 °C
Milan 1-11°C
Geneve 2-7°C
Paris 4-9°C

Total damage: RM7,813 per person, excluding RM17,172 shopping

	RM	RM	RM	SGD	EURO	CHF
	#1	#2	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL
Flight ticket	2,943	2,943	5,886	2,264	1,519	25,665
Travel Insurance	143	143	286	110	74	1,247
Airport transfer from Rome Airport to Rome	72	72	144	55	37	628
Accomodation 3 nights in Rome	321	321	641	247	165	2,795
Accomodation 2 night in Milan	207	207	414	159	107	1,806
Accomodation 2 night in Paris	356	356	711	274	184	3,101
Accomodation 1 night in Angouleme	207	207	415	160	107	1,808
Accomodation 3 nights in Florence	334	334	668	257	172	2,911
Accomodation 1 night in Vernice	203	203	406	156	105	1,771
Accomodation 2 nights in Geneve	183	183	367	141	95	1,598
Accomodation – City tax	100	100	200	77	52	872
Train Rome-Florence (www.trenitalia.com)	69	69	137	53	35	598
Train Florence-Vernice (http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en)	157	157	314	121	81	1,368
Train Venice-Milan (http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en)	36	36	73	28	19	317
Train Milan-Geneve (http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en)	117	117	234	90	60	1,020
Train Geneve-Paris-Angouleme (www.tgv-europe.com/en)	210	210	420	161	108	1,830
Train Angouleme-Paris (www.tgv-europe.com/en)	86	86	171	66	44	747
Bus from Firenze to the Mall	20	20	40	15	10	174
Bus from the Mall to Firenze	20	20	40	15	10	174
Train from Firenze to Pisa	32	32	65	24.923	17	283
Train from Pisa to Firenze	32	32	65	24.923	17	283
Vodafone sim card	80	80	160	61.538	41	698
Entrance fee	314	314	627	241	162	2,736
F&B	1,378	1,378	2,756	1,060	711	12,014
Transportation	194	194	388	149.2	100	1,691

	7,813	7,813	15,627	6,010	4,034	68,134

Shopping:

	RM
	Just Me
Shopping	17,172

Transportation:

Leonardo Express Airport Train from Rome Airport
Metro within Rome (http://www.rome.info/metro/)
Eurorail from/to Italy (www.trenitalia.com)
Eurorail from/to Paris (www.tgv-europe.com/en)
InterRail from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
InterRail from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
Take ACTV (water bus) within Venice (http://actv.avmspa.it/en/content/orari-servizio-di-navigazione-0)
Metropolitana within Milan (http://www.metropolitana-milano.it/)
Take tramway within Geneve (http://www.geneva.info/public-transport/map/)
Metro within Paris (http://www.plandeparis.info/metro-paris/metro-paris.html)
RER B (Blue) to Paris (CDG) Airport T1

Accommodation:

Rome – B&B Vatican Town, RM255.29 per night
Florence – Hotel Montreal, RM205.36 per night
Venice – Abbazia De Luxe, RM419.11 per night
Milan – B&B I Am Here – Gioia 66, RM213.87 per night
Geneve – City Hostel Geneva, RM400.20 per night
Angouleme – Mercure Angouleme Hotel de France, RM456.57 per night
Paris – Hotel Darcet, RM411.76 per night

Destination	Getting around (mainly by public transport)
From Airport to Rome	Leonardo Express Airport Train to Termini Station
The Pantheon	Buy Roma Pass > Bus 40, 64 to Largo Argentina stop
Roman Colosseum	Metro B > Colosseo
Piazza Venezia	Metro > Termini, take bus 40
Capitoline Hill Museums	Metro A > Termini, take bus 40
St. Peter’s Basilica	Metro A > Ottaviano
Vatican Museums	Metro A > Cipro
Piazza del Popolo	Metro A > Flaminio
Campo dei Fiori	Metro A > Barberini, then take bus 62/492
Piazzale Michelangelo	Stazione Parcheggio > Take bus 12 > Stop at Piazzale Michelangelo
Pisa	InterRail Firenze S.M.N. > Pisa Centrale > Board the LAM Rossa bus in front of the Pisa Jolly Hotel > Stop at ‘Torre’
Burano	Take ACTV to Murano island. Then, transfer the boats to Burano
San Marco	Vaporetto line # 2 > San Marco square
The Rialto Bridge	Vaporetto line # 2 > Rialto
The Grand Canal	Vaporetto line # 2 > Rialto
Milan’s Cathedral Duomo	Metropolitana Linea 1 or 3 > Duomo
Duomo Square – Fashion Quadrilatero	Metropolitana Linea 1 or 3 > Duomo
Last Supper	Metropolitana Linea 2 > Cadorna FN (or Metropolitana Linea 1 > Conciliazione)
United Nations	Take tramway no.15 to Nations
Place de Bourg-de-Four	Take tramway no.15 to Plettes, stop at Stand
Arc de Triomphe	Metro lines 1, 2 or 6 > station Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile
Montmartre – Moulin Rouge	Metro line 2 > Blanche
Eiffel Tower	Metro lines 9 > Trocadéro station
Jardin du Luxembourg	Metro line 4 or 10 > Odeon
Champs-Elysees	Metro line 1 > Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau
From Paris to Airport	RER B (Blue) > Paris (CDG) Airport T1