Monday, August 18, 2008

ITINERARY!!!!!!!

Dear Tour Members:

I am attaching some items of interest to you. They are the following:

1. Our flight information and hotel list (see below)
2. Our itinerary (see below)

I hope you are well into taking your tests. Remember we begin Sept. 8th.

Please note the following:

1. Please change $100 dollars or so into Euro and bring the Euro with you on the plane
2. You should begin walking and breaking in your shoes. We walk an average of 8 miles a day
3. Make sure you bring your 3-5 page paper to the first day of class on Sept. 8th
4. Make sure all of your tests are done by Sept. 8th, the first day of class

Are you all getting excited? I am getting excited myself. I hope all is well with you.

Sincerely, Bro. A


ITINERARY

Thursday, Sept. 25th Salt Lake City to Rome

10:00 a.m.—Meet at the Salt Lake City Airport—Delta International Ticketing Area

1:30 p.m.—Leave for Rome

Friday, Sept. 26th Arrive in Rome

10:45 a.m.—Arrive in Rome, Travel to Hotel

12:00 noon—Hotel Check-in

1:00 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Walk to the Forum 8:30-7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.—Walk to St. Peter in Chains/Michelangelo’s Moses 7-12:30 p.m. 3:30-6:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.—Walk to the Colleseum 8:30-7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.—Walk to the Trevi Fountain

8:00 p.m.—Dinner at the Pantheon 8:30-7:30 p.m.

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Saturday, Sept. 27th Rome

6:30 a.m.—Bernini’s Ecstasy of St.Teresa (Santa Maria Della Vittoria) 6:30-12 Noon 4:30-6:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m.—Michelangelo’s Astronomy Church (Santa Maria Delgi Angeli) 7:30-7:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m.—The Sacred Steps ( Scala Santa) 6:00-12 Noon 2:30-6:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m.—St. John’s Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) 7:00-6:45 p.m.

1:00 p.m.—Metro to Spagna (Spanish Steps), Exchange Money, Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Walk to the Galleria Borghese

3:00 p.m.—Tour the Galleria Borghese (Reservation for 2 hours only) 9:00-7:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.—View of Rome

6:00 p.m.—Walk to Piazza Del Popolo

7:00 p.m.—Visit Santa Maria Del Popolo (Caravaggio’s Peter and Paul) 7:00-12 Noon 4:00-7:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Sunday, Sept. 28th Rome

8:00 a.m.—Walk to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Square and Basilica

9:00 a.m.—Visit the Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel (Last Sunday of Month Free) 10:00-1:45 p.m.

1:00 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Visit St. Peter’s Basilica 9:00-7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.—Walk to Piazza Navona

5:00 p.m.—Dinner at Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, etc. etc.

7:00 p.m.—Visit the Pantheon 8:30-7:30 p.m.

9:00 p.m.—Hotel for Sacrament Meeting

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Monday, Sept. 29th Rome to Pisa: 375 km- 5 hrs; Pisa to Florence: 100 km- 1:30 hrs

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Pisa

1:00 p.m.—Arrive in Pisa, Tour and eat Lunch

3:00 p.m.—Leave for Florence

5:00 p.m.—Arrive in Florence, Hotel Check-in, Walking Tour

7:00 p.m.—Free Time, Dinner

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Tuesday, Sept. 30th Florence

9:00 a.m.—Walk to the Accademia Museum (Michelangelo’s David)

10:00 a.m.—Tour of the Accademia Museum (Michelangelo’s David)

12:00 a.m.—Lunch

12:45 p.m.—Tour of the Uffizi Museum

3:00 p.m.—Tour of the Doors of Paradise, Baptistry, Duomo

5:00 p.m.—Free time—Dinner, Flea Market, Michelangelo’s Hill

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Wednesday, Oct. 1st Florence to Ravenna: 135 km- 2:30 hrs; Ravenna to Padova: 135 km- 2:30 hrs

7:00 a.m.—Leave for Ravenna

9:30 a.m.—Arrive in Ravenna

10:00 a.m.—Visit San Apollinare in Classe Mosaics and Early Lunch

11:00 a.m.—Visit San Apollinare Nuovo Basilica Mosaics

12:00 Noon—Walk to Arian Baptistry and San Vitale Mosaics

1:00 p.m.—Load Bus and Leave for Padova

3:30 p.m.—Arrive in Padova

4:00 p.m.—Visit Basilica of St. Anthony

5:00 p.m.—Dinner and Visit Cathedral Baptistry

6:00 p.m.—Walk to Scrovegni Chapel (Cappella Degli Scrovegni)

6:30 p.m.—Half of the Group Visit the Scrovegni Chapel; Paintings by Giotto

6:45 p.m.—The Other Half of the group Visit the Scrovegni Chapel; Paintings by Giotto

7:00 p.m.—Load the Bus and Travel to Hotel

7:30 p.m.—Hotel Check-in and Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Thursday, Oct. 2nd Padova to Venice: 40 km- 45 min.

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Venice

9:00 a.m.—Arrive at Boat

10:00 a.m.—Boat to Venice

11:00 a.m.—Arrive in Venice

12:00 Noon—Walk to Basilica of San Marco and St. Mark’s Square; Lunch; Tour Venice: Basilica of San Marco, Doge’s Palace, The Clock Tower, The Glass Factory, The Rialto Bridge, Gondola Ride

5:00 p.m.—Walk back to Load Boat

6:00 p.m.—Load Boat and Travel back to Bus

7:00 p.m.—Load Bus and Travel back to Hotel

8:00 p.m.—Arrive at Hotel in Padova, Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Friday, Oct. 3rd Venice/Padova to Salzburg: 407.4 km- 6 hrs

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Salzburg

12:00 Noon—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Salt Mines

4:00 p.m.—Hotel Check-in

5:00 p.m.—Free Time: Dinner, Hohensalzburg Castle, Mozart’s Birthplace

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Saturday, Oct. 4th Salzburg

9:00 p.m.---Hellbrunn Water Gardens Palace, Sound of Music Gazebo and House

12:00 Noon—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Free Time: Dinner, Mozart Concert, Bike Rides, Eagle’s Nest (45 min. drive)

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Sunday, Oct. 5th Salzburg

8:00 a.m.—Walk to Salzburg Cathedral for Mass

10:00 a.m.—Mozart Catholic Mass

12:00 Noon—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Free Time: Sound of Music Tour

9:00 p.m.—Sacrament Meeting

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Monday, Oct. 6th Salzburg to Prague: 335.8 km- 4:30 hrs

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Mauthausen Concentration Camp- 147.2 km- 1:30 hrs

9:30 a.m.—Arrive at Mauthausen Concentration Camp

10:00 a.m.—Tour Mauthausen Concentration Camp

12:00 Noon—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Travel to Prague, Czech Republic- 253.3 km- 3:21 hrs

4:30 p.m.—Arrive in Prague, Czech Republic

5:00 p.m.—Hotel Check-in, Dinner, Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Tuesday, Oct. 7th Prague

8:00 a.m.—Travel to St. Vitus Cathedral and Climb to the Top of the Tower

10:00 a.m.—Walk down The Golden Lane and the Old Royal Palace (The Defenestration of Prague)

11:00 a.m.—Walk across the Charles Bridge to The Old Town Square and Old Town Hall with the

Astronomical Clock

12:00 Noon—Visit the Jan Huss Monument, Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Free Time: The Tyn Church, The Jewish Quarter (Jewish Cemetery, Old/New Synagogue,

Pinkas Synagogue), Attend a Concert

9:00 p.m.—Meet Bus at Angel Bridge and Metronome

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Wednesday, Oct. 8th Prague to Wittenberg: 535.9 km- 5:31 hrs

7:00 a.m.—Leave for Wittenberg

1:00 p.m.—Arrive in Wittenberg, Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Visit Lutheran History Museum (Review Lutheran Reformation Movement)

3:00 p.m.—Visit the Castle Church (Luther Nailed 95 Thesis), Luther’s Tomb, Melanchton’s Tomb

4:00 p.m.—Visit St. Mary’s Town Church (Site Luther Preached the Most)

5:00 p.m.—Dinner in Market Square, Monuments to Luther and Melanchton, Cranach House

7:00 p.m.—Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Thursday, Oct. 9th Wittenberg to Berlin: 187 km- 1:30 hrs; Fly to Copenhagen

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Berlin

10:00 a.m.—Arrive in Berlin

11:00 a.m.—Lunch, Visit the Berliner Dom

12:00 Noon—Visit the Pergamon Museum (Babylon, Ishtar Gate and Walls)

2:00 p.m.—Visit Check Point Charlie and Remains of Berlin Wall

5:00 p.m.—Hotel Check-in, Dinner, Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Friday, Oct. 10th Berlin to Munich: 589.7 km- 5 hrs

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Munich

1:00 p.m.—Arrive in Munich, Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Hotel Mirabel Check-in

3:00 p.m.—Walk to Marienplatz; Free Time: Neues Rathaus (City Hall), Frauenkirche (Catholic Mass),

St. Michael’s, St. Peterskirche, The Residenz

5:00 p.m.—Meet at The City Hall for the Famed Glockenspiel (Huge Clock)

6:00 p.m.—Free Time: Dinner, Hofbrauhaus

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Saturday, Oct. 11th Munich

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Wieskirche

9:00 a.m.—Tour Wieskirche

10:00 a.m.—Drive to Neuschwanstein Castle

11:00 a.m.—Tour Neuschwanstein Castle

1:00 p.m.—Lunch at Grocery Store (Buy Chocolate)

2:00 p.m.—Travel to Munich

4:00 p.m.—Free Time, Dinner

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Sunday, Oct. 12th Munich

8:00 a.m.---Walk to Frauenkirche for Catholic Mass

9:00 a.m.---Attend Mass

12:00 Noon---Lunch

1:00 p.m.---Free Time: Visit the Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek, Marienplatz, Neues Rathaus (City Hall), St. Michael’s, St. Peterskirche, The Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, Olympic Park, City Park

5:00 p.m.---Dinner

9:00 p.m.---Sacrament meeting at Hotel

10:00 p.m.---Bed

Monday, Oct. 13th Munich to Geneva: 586 km- 5 hrs

7:00 a.m.—Leave for Geneva

1:00 a.m.—Arrive in Geneva, Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Visit the Floral Clock, St. Peter’s Church, Russian Orthodox Church, and the Reformer’s Wall

5:00 p.m.—Hostel Check-in

6:00 p.m.—Free Time: Dinner, The Jet d’Eau Fountain, Botanical Gardens, United Nations Building

Tuesday, Oct. 14th Geneva to Paris: 537.6 km- 4:30 hrs

7:00 a.m.---Visit St. Peter’s Church

8:00 a.m.—Leave for Paris

1:00 p.m.—Arrive in Paris, Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Hotel Check-in

3:00 p.m.—Metro to Sacre Coeur

5:00 p.m.—Dinner

6:00 p.m.—Metro to Eiffel Tower, Travel to the Top of the Eiffel Tower

7:00 p.m.—Free Time

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Wednesday, Oct. 15th Paris

7:00 a.m.—Breakfast at McDonalds

8:00 a.m.—Walk to the Louvre

9:15 a.m.—Tour the Louvre, Lunch

1:30 p.m.—Walk to the Musee D’Orsay

2:00 p.m.—Tour the Musee D’Orsay

5:00 p.m.—Free Time: Arch de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte Chapelle, Champs Elysees,

Seine River Cruise

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Thursday, Oct. 16th Paris

8:00 a.m.—Load Bus and Travel to Versailles

9:00 a.m.—Tour Versailles

1:00 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Load Bus and return to Paris; Free Time: Arch de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte Chapelle, Champs Elysees, Seine River Cruise

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Friday, Oct. 17th Paris to Chartres: 80 km- 0:57 hrs; Chartres to Normandy: 313 km – 3:15 hrs;

Normandy to Caen: 80 km- 1 hour

7:30 a.m.—Leave for Chartres Cathedral- 80 km- 1 hour

8:30 a.m.—Tour Chartres Cathedral (Daily 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

10:00 a.m.—Travel to St. Mere Eglise, Lunch- 313 km- 3:15 hrs

2:00 p.m.—Travel to Normandy Beaches (Utah, Omaha, Pointe Du Hoc, American Cemetery)

5:00 p.m.—Tour Normandy Beaches (Utah, Omaha, Pointe Du Hoc, American Cemetery=closes at 5 p.m.)

6:00 p.m.—Travel to Caen

7:00 p.m.—Hotel Check-in, Dinner

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Saturday, Oct. 18th Caen to Calais: 340 km- 4:30 hrs; Calais to Dover: 7 km- 2 hrs; Dover to Canterbury:

25 km- 0:30 hrs; Canterbury to London: 100 km- 1:30 hrs

7:00 a.m.—Leave for Calais, Sacrament Meeting on Bus- 340 km- 4:30 hrs

11:30 a.m.—Board Ferry for England

1:00 p.m.—Arrive in England

1:30 p.m.—Drive to London

5:00 p.m.---Arrive in London, Good-bye to Peder and the Elbo Bus

5:30 p.m.—Hotel Umi Check-in

6:00 p.m.---Dinner and Free Time

9:00 p.m.---Special Meeting at Umi Hotel

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Sunday, Oct. 19th London

8:00 a.m.—Leave the Hotel, Travel the London Underground (The Tube)

8:30 a.m.—Walking Tour of London

10:30 a.m.—Travel the London Underground (The Tube)

11:30 a.m.—Buckingham Palace, The Changing of the Guard

12:30 p.m.—Travel The Tube to Tower Hill

1:00 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Tour of the Tower of London (Yeoman’s Tour, Crown Jewels, White Tower, Medieval Palace)

4:30 p.m.—Free Time: Dinner, More Tower of London, British Library, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, Lambeth Palace, Westminster Abbey, Harry Potter Train Station, Abbey Road and Beatles, National Gallery of Art, Piccadily Square

9:00 p.m.---Sacrament Meeting at Umi Hotel

10:00 p.m.—Bed

Monday, Oct. 20th London

8:00 a.m.—Leave Westminster Hotel, Travel The Tube

8:30 a.m.—Visit Speaker’s Corner

9:00 a.m.—Travel The Tube to St. Paul’s Cathedral

9:30 a.m.—Walking Tour of London

1:00 p.m.—Lunch

2:00 p.m.—Free Time: British Library, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, Lambeth Palace, Westminster Abbey, Harry Potter Train Station, Abbey Road and Beatles, National Gallery of Art, Piccadily Square, Play

10:00 p.m.—Hotel

Tuesday, Oct. 21st Fly to Salt Lake City

6:00 a.m.—Leave Umi Hotel for London Temple

7:00 a.m.—Walk Grounds of London Temple

7:30 a.m.—Travel to Gatwick Airport

8:00 a.m.—Check-in to Gatwick Airport (North Terminal)

10:25 a.m.—Fly to Cincinnatti (8:55 hrs)

2:20 p.m.—Arrive in Cincinnatti

5:05 p.m.—Leave Cincinnatti for Salt Lake City

6:49 p.m.—Arrive in Salt Lake City



FLIGHT SCHEDULES

Salt Lake to Rome (Thursday-Friday, September 25-26, 2008)

Delta 48 Leaves Salt Lake 1:30 p.m. Arrives Cincinnati 6:55 p.m.

Delta 32 Leaves Cincinnatti 7:30 p.m. Arrives Rome 10:45 a.m. (Friday)

London to Salt Lake (Tuesday, 0ct 21, 2008)

Delta 37 Leaves London 10:25 a.m. Arrives Cincinnatti 2:20 p.m.

Delta 49 Leaves Cincinnatti 5:05 p.m. Arrives Salt Lake 6:49 p.m

HOTELS:


Friday- Sunday, Sept. 26-28, Rome, Italy

Isitituto Santa Giuliana Falconieri

Vía San Giuseppe Calasanzio,1 00186 Roma

TEL: 06-6880-3344

Fax: 06-6871-471

e-mail: s.giulianafalconieri@virgilio.it

Monday- Tuesday, Sept. 29-30, Florence, Italy

Hotel Kursaal Ausonia
Vía Nazionale 24(nero), 50123 Florence, Italy
TEL: 39 55 496324/+39 055.496547
Fax: 39 55 4626615
e-mail:
info@kursonia.com

Wednesday- Thursday, Oct. 1-2, Padova, Italy

Hotel Campanile

Corso Stati Uniti, 54

35127 Padova

TEL: 39 49 6988313

Fax: 39 49 6988320

e-mail: padova@campanile.com

Friday- Sunday, Oct. 3-5, Salzburg, Austria

Jugendherberge Salzburg

Josef-Preis-Allee 18

A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

TEL: 43 662 8426700

Fax: 43 662 841101

e-mail: salzburg@jfgh.at

Monday- Tuesday, Oct. 6-7, Prague, Czech Republic

JSC Travel, s.r.o.

Pristavni 2

170 00 Prague 7

The Czech Republic

TEL: 420-220 80 5684

Fax: 420-220 80 6912

e-mail: jsc@jsc.cz

Wednesday, Oct. 8, Wittenberg, Germany

Jugendherberge Wittenberg

Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wittenberg Schloss

Schloss

06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg

TEL: 49 349 1403255

Fax: 49 349 1409422

e-mail: Jugendherberge.wittenberg@gmx.de

Thursday, Oct. 9, Berlin, Germany

Jugendherberge Berlin- Am Wannsee

Badeweg 1

D-14129 Berlin

TEL: 49 30 8032034

Fax: 49 30 8035908

e-mail: JH-Wannsee@jugendherberge.de

Friday- Sunday, Oct. 10-12, Munich, Germany

Hotel Mirabell

Landwehrstrasse 42/ Eingang Goethestrasse

80336 Munchen

TEL: +49 (0) 89-54-91 74 0

Fax: +49 (0) 89- 55 03 701

e-mail: info@hotelmirabell.de

Monday, Oct. 13, Geneva, Switzerland

Jugendherberge Geneva

Geneva Youth Hostel

Rue Rothschild 30

1202 Geneve

TEL: +41 22 732 62 62

Fax: +41 22 738 39 87

e-mail: booking@yh-geneva.ch

Tuesday- Thursday, Oct. 14-16, Paris, France

Phenix Hotel

5, rue du General LANREZAC

75017 Paris

TEL: (33) 01 44 09 05 05

Fax: (33) 01 44 09 01 21

e-mail: phenixhotel@orange.fr

Friday, Oct. 17, Caen, France

Ibis Caen Herouville

Boulevard Grand Parc

14200 Herouville Saint Clair

TEL: +33 (0) 231 956 000

Fax: +33 (0) 231 060 843

e-mail: H0605@accor.com

Saturday- Monday, Oct. 18-20, London, England

Umi Hotel

16 Leinster Square

Bayswater, London W2 4PR

TEL: 44 20 7221 9131

Fax: 44 20 7221 4073

e-mail: reservations@umihotels.co.uk

www.umihotles.co.uk



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