MARCH 2011

INTERIM TRIP TO FRANCE

Meeting on Sunday, March 6 Huntsville Airport at 8:15 am

FLIGHT INFORMATIONSunday, March 6

10:17 Depart Huntsville UA 155 13:01 Arrive Washington-Dulles 17:25 Depart Washington-Dulles UA 914 6:45Arrive Paris

Monday, March 14 11:10 Depart Paris UA 915 14:47 Arrive Washington-Dulles 16:47 Depart Washington-Dulles UA 7127 17:47 Arrive Huntsville

WHAT TO TAKE?CARRY-ON / PURSE BAG / SUITCASE

Passport! Medicine labeled in bag Envelop with $20 for tips Money for eight lunches

and three dinners, entrance to monuments in Paris, plus personal expenses.

Get Euros or a debit card Minimum change of clothes Toiletries in quart size bag Scarf and gloves

Casual clothes (Friday dress code)

Sweater or fleece Rain gear Walking shoes Paper, pen, pencil and

camera Battery charger, converter

(France uses 220V)

MONDAY: NORMANDY

Guided walking tour of the old Rouen

La place de l’Horloge La cathédrale

REACHING THE COAST

Le port de Honfleur

Cabourg: la promenade Marcel Proust

TUESDAY: from medieval times to WWII

Bénouville Pegasus bridge,

June 6, 1944

Ouistreham: a typical Norman

Romanesque church

WWII REMINDERS

Arromanches The artificial harbour St. Laurent-sur-mer

The American cemetery

THE RICHNESS OF NORMANDY

La tapisserie de BayeuxThe conquest of England

The old city of Bayeux and the cathedral

WEDNESDAY: from Normandy to Touraine Evening in Tours

LE MONT ST. MICHEL

Guided walking tour of Angers, visit of the cathedral

THURSDAY: RENAISSANCE

Le château d’AmboiseThe wars of religions Le Clos-Lucé

Da Vinci in the Loire Valley

Second night in Tours

Le château de Chenonceaux

Walking tour of the medieval quarter of

Tours

FRIDAY: arrival in Paris late afternoon

Le château de Chambord

La cathédrale de Chartres

SATURDAY: Discovering Paris on foot

L’Ile de la Cité: Notre Dame, la Sainte Chapelle,

la Conciergerie

Le Quartier latin: le Panthéon,

la Sorbonne, le Luxembourg

WALKING and a chance to shop?

Classical Paris: Le louvre

XIXth century Paris: L’opéra et les grands

magasins

SUNDAY

Early morning visit to Montmartre Les Invalides,

les Champs Elysées, l ‘Arc de Triomphe

WHERE ARE WE? Cabourg: Hôtel Mercure-Hippodrome Bayeux: Hôtel Brunville Tours: Hôtel Quality-Harmonie Paris: Hôtel Novotel-Pont de Sèvres

All hotel rooms are equipped with a hairdryer. Students will be two per room.

Check about our trip on the Raider’s Digest site!