hey, first time on here, anyone going August 5th, 2006? let me know.

hey, im going on the tour, im flying over on the morning of the 6th, flight lands bout 9.30 and i was guna head straight to the hotel, if u have no other plans maybe we could meet a bit earlier
do you know what time we meet everyone, i havent really heard much from contiki cept payment confirmations and im a bit in the dark

Hey, this is Claire from Canada replying to your message...
I'm leaving from Canada on the 5th and arrive in Rome on the 6th, not too sure what time, but it would be nice to meet up with someone before we go wherever we're going, i am also a bit in the dark.

ok great, well let me know what time ur flight gets in and maybe we can organise something, that way we can be in the dark together

I am arriving at Rome/Fiumicino at 9:55am i believe. Hopefully that works. Not to be nosy, but it my be helpeful to know your gender? age? I am 18. Also where are you from in the UK, i know some ppl from there and my dad is from Oxford. 
Hope to hear back soon.
Claire w. 

im louise, im 19, i live just south of london, im flying to rome ciampino at 9.35am and making my way straight to the hotel. where in canada are you from? hope that helps you a bit

Hi Louise, yeah i guess that helps, we're pretty close in age! I'm from the lesser known London Ontario, two hours south of Toronto. So i guess we'll just meet at the hotel. I still don't know what hotel we're at, where it is and how i get there once i'm off the flight, i suppose this information is pretty accessable, but i haven't figured that bit out yet, any info on that would be great.
-claire w.

hey claire, sorry i havent replied sooner, im on holiday in the US at the mo and the internet is very expensive so i havent used it til now, im using a company called terravision to get from the airport to the centre of rome and then i looked on a website about the hotel n it sed its accesible by public transport so im going to give it a try which should be interesting especially as i dont speak italian, we could try and meet in the centre and make our way together, or we could meet in the hotel lobby
louise

Hey Louise,
So, I found out from my travel agent that i actually have a shuttle booked from the airport to the hotel. So i am just giving a ticket to this shuttle bus and it takes me right there. Sorry, i wont be able to meet you before hand. Good luck with getting there, i'm sure there will be many buses, trains or cabs available...but i could meet you in the lobby (i think you will be arriving a bit earlier than me). Write back if this works for you.
-Claire w.

im sure i will be fine, i wont be much earlier than u, i think our flights arrive same time ish at different airports, but yes meeting in the lobby sounds good, probably will be about 1ish local time.
i have short straight red/brown hair, duno what i will be wearing but i will have a black case and a red handbag

louise

Wow, 1ish eh? i guess it will take a while to get through the airport and to the hotel. Well, I will see you in the lobby then. I have light brown long hair ( though it may be up).
Just so you know though...i may want to have a wee nap once i get there since it's at least a 7 hour flight from Canada, but maybe we could do something after, before the dinner where we meet everyone else.
-claire w.

a nap is absolutely fine, i will be up at 3 to catch my flight and its my parents 25th wedding anniversary party the day before, so i doubt much sleep will be had that night. i reckon i will get to the hotel at 1ish, but whenever you get there is fine. any idea what the situation re room check in is?

louise

Good to know i'm not alone in napping.
As for checking into hotels, we have a voucher with all our documents that we show at the hotel desk and they will probably have things arranged for us. It's all kind of mysterious, but i feel like once we get there, things will get sorted out.
We have a lot of free time throughout the trip. Is there anything in particular you want to see? I know for sure that i want to check out the Uffizi in Florence, St. Mark's in Venice, probably the Colosseum and the ancient city in Rome.  Not to mention some good wining and dining throughout. If you're up for this stuff, let me know.
-claire w.

im sure it will all fall in to place - wont you be a bit jetlagged, how much is the time difference?i really want to go on the gondoler trip in venice and really just see all the usual tourist stuff, and have some sun!!
see you in a few days time, have a good flight
louise