Annual Au Pair River Cruise - Book NOW!

The date for the annual au pair river cruise has been announced! The cruise has been tremendously popular in previous years, so make sure you book your place NOW! You can join us for the Thames River Cruise if you are currently placed with one of our host families. Date: Sunday 12th May 2013 All day excursion from just £10 per person Come and join 100s of other BAPAA au pairs on a private boat trip to Greenwich. You will travel past famous bridges and historic buildings along the river from Central London, with many exciting views of Westminster including the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye, and then head downstream through the city to the Thames Barrier, Greenwich and back again. At Greenw ich you will have time to have a look around – there are lively markets, historic buildings, the famous Royal Observatory and Meridian Line, the Maritime Museum and a beautiful park with wonderful views over London. Bring a picnic or buy lunch in Greenwich.

• 11am – boat leaves Festival Pier
• 1pm – boat arrives at Greenwich
• 4pm – boat leaves Greenwich
• 5pm – boat arrives back at Festival Pier

The trip costs £10 per person or £12 for friends (non-BAPAA) You must arrive by 10.45 am as the boat leaves promptly at 11am from Festival Pier, in front of The Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank. (Opposite side of the river to Embankment tube.) Nearest tube station: Waterloo or Emba nkment. Nearest mainline train station: Waterloo. If you wish to stay in London for the night of Saturday 11th May, hostel accommodation is available through International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1. (www.ish.org.uk) Telephone 020 7631 8310, quoting BAPAA. [caption id="attachment_1689" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Nelleke from the Netherlands took this photo on the boat trip last year![/caption] Payment details: You can pay via PayPal – you do not need a Paypal account! Go to www.paypal.co.uk and make the payment to finance@bapaa.org.uk. You must include your FULL name, the name of your agency in the UK (Smartaupairs) and your host family, plus the names of any friends going on the trip with you (stating BAPAA or non-BAPAA). You must print off the PayPal receipt or ticket and bring it with you on the day, as you will need to show it when you board the boat! We will be running a Smartaupairs photo competition so REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CAMERA! Entries are to be emailed to info@smartaupairs.com by 31st May 2013 and the winner will receive a £20 Amazon voucher. Smartaupairs reserves the right to use any images from the boat trip for the purpose of future promotions. Tip: make sure you are in the photo (with your au pair friends perhaps) - this makes the photo much more interesting than just sending a photo of scenery alone. We look forward to meeting you! Any questions? Please e-mail info@smartaupairs.com