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History & Heritage Tour of Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE History & Heritage Tour of Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands May 28 – June 11, 2018 Directed by Dr. Donal O’Sullivan and Dr. Jody Myers Directed by Dr. O’Sullivan [email protected] Dr. Myers (818) 677-3007 [email protected] Tour Cost $3,895 per person from Los Angeles, Sign up by Jan. 9 based on double occupancy to be entered in a drawing to win a $350 With prior permission from Dr. Myers, tour discount register online at bookings.wittetravel.com use booking code 052818OSUL or complete and return the printed registration form. Tuesday, May 29 Thursday, May 31 Arrive Warsaw Warsaw After changing planes in Using public transportation, Amsterdam, we’ll arrive in we have a full day to explore Warsaw by late afternoon. Warsaw under the direction Following customs formalities, of our professors. Since today we’ll board the waiting is a holiday in Poland (Corpus motorcoach and transfer to the Christi), people will be off work hotel, where we’ll check in for and we will watch religious a three-night stay and enjoy a processions in the streets. welcome dinner. (B-in flight, D) It will be an interesting time to be in Warsaw! We will Wednesday, May 30 also have a get-together with Warsaw Warsaw college students. (B) After a good night’s sleep and breakfast, we’re ready to do Friday, June 1 some exploring! We’ll meet Warsaw, Kraków our local guide and take a bus This morning, we will store and walking tour of Warsaw’s our luggage at the hotel Old Town. Our tour includes while we visit the Uprising visits to the Cathedral of St. Museum. Then we’ll transfer by John, the Monument to the motorcoach to the train station Ghetto Heroes, and the POLIN to take an afternoon train to Museum of the History of Kraków. Upon arrival in Kraków, May/June, 2018: Polish Jews. We plan to attend we’ll transfer to the hotel to Monday, May 28 a concert this evening (or this check in for a three-night stay. Departure from may take place a different We will attend a Shabbat Los Angeles evening, depending on service this evening. (B, D) performance schedules). (B) The day of departure has Saturday, June 2 arrived! We’ll meet at the Kraków airport in Los Angeles to check Dr. Myers will lead us on a in for our transatlantic flight. Castle Square, Warsaw walking tour of the Kazimierez (D-in flight) Kraków town square Replica of the B-24 Liberator, district, Kraków’s “Jewish Old Uprising Museum, Warsaw Town.” A local guide will then Monument to the Ghetto lead us on a walking tour in Heroes, Warsaw central Kraków, with visits to Wawel Castle, Kraków Wawel Royal Castle and Wawel Cover: Prague Cathedral. (B) Sunday, June 3 Tuesday, June 5 Kraków Prague We will attend a worship This morning we’ll take a service this morning. Then, walking tour of the city with using public transportation, a local guide that includes St. we’ll visit the Schindler Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Museum, where a local guide and St. Cyril & Methodius will take us on a guided tour. Cathedral. The rest of the day is We’ll also take a boat cruise on at leisure to explore Prague. (B) the Vistula River. The rest of the day, we will be free to explore Wednesday, June 6 Kraków. (B) Prague A local guide will take us on Monday, June 4 a walking tour of the Jewish Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Quarter today, with visits to Brno, Prague the Old-New Synagogue, the Departing Kraków, we’ll travel Jewish Cemetery, and the by motorcoach to Oswiecim Jewish Museum. (B) to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. A local Thursday, June 7 guide will join us and headsets Prague will be provided. Then we’ll Using public transportation, travel across the Polish-Czech we have a full day to explore border and make a stop in Prague under the direction of Brno, Moravia’s capital city. our professors. (B) Our day concludes in Prague, where we’ll check in at the hotel for a four-night stay. (B) Friday, June 8 Saturday, June 9 Prague, Amsterdam Amsterdam We’ll transfer by motorcoach Traveling by bike, we’ll visit to the Prague airport this the Anne Frank House and the morning to check in for the Rijksmuseum, Holland’s state flight toA msterdam. Upon treasure house. We’ll enjoy a arrival at Schiphol Airport, we’ll canal boat cruise this evening. transfer by motorcoach to our (B) hotel to drop off our luggage. Then we’ll pick up the bicycles Sunday, June 10 that will be used today and Amsterdam tomorrow, and meet a local We plan to attend a worship guide for a city sightseeing service this morning. The tour. During our tour, we’ll rest of the day will be spent see St. Nicholas Church, the exploring Amsterdam under Begijnhof, and Dam Square the direction of our professors, with its Royal Palace, National and we’ll have a farewell dinner Liberation Monument, and together. (B, D) Nieuwe Kerk. We also plan to visit synagogues and attend a Monday, June 11 Shabbat service this evening. Return to Los Angeles (B, D) After breakfast, we’ll transfer to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to check in for the flight back to Los Angeles. (B, L-in flight) Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Prague city skyline Anne Frank statue courtesy Stephane D’Alu Old Jewish cemetery, Prague Dam Square, Amsterdam Reserve your spot today! Warsaw Amsterdam Oswiecim Prague Kraków Brno 3250 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 616.957.8113 | 800 GO WITTE [email protected] | wittetours.com.
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