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  • World Trip 2024: Day 4 – Berlin, Germany

    Sunday 08 April 2024
    Highlights: Brandenburger Gate, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, The Canals of Berlin, the stunning Berlin Cathedral, visiting the remaining section of the Berlin Wall, exploring an underground bunker.

    Today our Tour CEO Christin kindly offered a tour of Berlin that wasn’t part of the official G Adventure tour. Originally this extra was to take 1 to 1.5 hours but Christin kept expanding it as we asked questions. Most of the group started this unofficial morning tour but only 5 remained for the entire walk.

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 3 – Helsinki to Berlin, Germany

    Sunday 07 April 2024
    Highlights: Getting lost trying to get to our hotel, meeting our tour group

    Today we ended our short pause in Helsinki to get to the start of our G Adventures Eastern Europe, Croatia and the Balkans tour starting in Berlin.

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  • Flight Review – AY1433 Helsinki to Berlin

    Finnair
    Date: 7 April 2024
    Gate: 23
    Seat: 5A & 6A (Economy Class Seats)
    Plane: Airbus 320
    Boarded: 10:55
    Pushback: 11:23 (Scheduled 11:25)
    Arrived: 12:19 (Scheduled 12:30)
    Duration: 1 hours 56 minutes
    Distance: 1,129 kms

    This flight was from Helsinki-Vantaa (Finland) Airport to Berlin Brandenburg (Germany) Airport Willy Brandt.  This flight was between two countries in the European Schengen travel area so similar to domestic Australian flight.

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  • World Trip 2024: Day 2 – Singapore to Helsinki, Finland

    Saturday 06 April 2024
    Highlights: Landing in a snow-capped Helsinki, exploring the Senaatintori (Senate Square), climbing the steps to the magnificent Helsinki Cathedral, visiting the Kauppatori (Market Square) on the edge of the Baltic Sea, exploring the Temppeliaukio Rock Church.

    Our trip exploring Europe began today after a 13.5 hour overnight flight from Singapore to Helsinki (review). The first surprise was how much snow there was on the ground, and this is second month of Spring in Europe!

    About to land at Helsinki Airport – look at the snow!
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  • Flight Review – AY132 Singapore to Helsinki

    Finnair
    Date: 5 April 2024
    Gate: D33
    Seat: 33D & 33H (Economy Class Seats)
    Plane: Airbus 350-900
    Boarded: 21:10
    Pushback: 21:48 (Scheduled 21:45)
    Arrived: 06:25 (Scheduled 06:15)
    Duration: 13 hour 37 minutes
    Distance: 9,271 kms

    This flight was from Changi (Singapore) International Airport to Helsinki-Vantaa (Finland) Airport.

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