LONDON'S CALLING all Knitters...
Join Sally Black for a fun-filled tour of one the world's most exciting cities. Meet other knitters and travel in the company of friends. Our group will depart meet at Newark airport on the evening of Oct 10th by 6pm for our transatlantic flight. We'll fly overnight, sleeping on the plane our first night. When we wake up on the morning of Oct 11, we'll be in London! We'll be met at the airport and taken by shuttle bus to our 4 star hotel. No doubt we'll all be a bit jet-lagged so we'll make this an easy day. Perhaps a stroll and a bit of shopping at the world-famous Harrod's department store or maybe a visit to Kensington Palace, former home of Princess Diana. We'll make it an easy day and an early night so that we can all catch up on our beauty sleep and get ready for our next big day out

Rise and shine! After a hearty continental breakfast which will be served to us daily by our hotel, we're off! We'll grab our tube passes and head to the Ally Pally!...that's Brit speak for we'll take our London transportation tickets, head for the subway and go to the Alexandria Palace to attend the Knitting and Stitching show! More than 100,000 people will visit The Knitting and Stitching Show from Oct 12-15 from 30 different countries and spanning four generations, proof that stitching is alive and well. Your trip includes general admission to the show for all three days. Classes and special events will soon be posted on the show's website for all levels of knitters. Here you can register for additional classes and events of your own choosing for an additional fee.

On Sunday Oct 16th, we'll enjoy a guided half day tour of London visiting all the "must see" spots like Big Ben, Westminster Abby, The London Eye, St. Paul's, Piccadilly and ending out tour at the Tower of London. Admission is included to the Tower where we'll enjoy a brief walking tour narrated by one of the Queen's guards explaining the Tower's infamous 900 year history. Afterwards we'll enter the vault for a glimpse of the Queen's Jewels!

Sally has built a great deal of free time into this itinerary. One reason is because this year, starting the week of Oct 14th, England celebrates National Knitting Week. Although their website will be updated shortly for 2006, Sally has been in contact with organizers. This week long celebration includes exhibits, fashion shows, Stitch & Bitch nights, even Pub crawls (that's bar hopping in American English). Sally wanted to leave enough time for our group can take in some of these events, shop for yarn, knit with the locals, shop for more yarn and make some life long knitting friends across the pond. As Sally has visited London more times than she can count, she'll be glad to offer insider tips on many other things to see and do and places to visit in the UK in case a few of us get knitting overload....Respectfully this ailment does takes a lot of knitting but it can happen. Also keep this in mind if you have a friend or loved one that may want to enjoy a trip to London but perhaps is not a knitter. No worries...there is plenty to do in London for everyone.

The London Knit Trip 2006 includes...

• Roundtrip coach airfare on Virgin Atlantic Airlines departing Newark airport on Oct 10
• Roundtrip airport/hotel shuttle bus transportation
• 6 nights standard rooms at the Hotel Russell, London
• Daily continental breakfast
• 7 day London transportation card
• 1/2 day guided coach tour of London
• Admission to the Tower of London
• Admission to The Knitting and Stitching Show
• Travel Protection Insurance
• All taxes and fees

IMPORTANT - NEED TO KNOW FACTS...

Stitchawaytours.com is a division of Vacationkids.com, Inc, specializing in knitting trips. The London Knit Trip is only being offered for the dates of October 10-17, 2006. Space has been held for 15 travelers as this is the minimum required for special group rates. If you are interested in joining us for this London Knit Trip, do not procrastinate. Any additional space will totally be based on availability.

A $200.00 check deposit to Vacationkids.com, Inc. is required to confirm your reservation along with sign authorization forms. Final payments along with rooming assignments are due on or before August 1, 2006. Upon traveler's request, roommates will be assigned whenever possible in order to save the additional $425.00 single supplement fee.

Due to rising fuel costs it is possible that a fuel surcharge can be added to the price of your airline ticket. This fare increase is beyond the control of stitchawaytours and will be passed along to all travelers

All US travelers visiting the UK must have a valid US passport. It is the responsibility of all travelers to obtain a passport and carry it with them at all times during their trip overseas. For security reasons, all airline tickets and hotel reservations must exactly match the legal name listed on a traveler's valid passport. Name changes can result in additional fees and penalties. Failure to produce a valid US passport at the time of departure can result in denied boarding. This means you will not be allowed to board the aircraft and be allowed to travel. Denied boarding is not covered by travel insurance.

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