Austria & featuring Oberammergau JULY 15 - 23, 2020

Departure Points: Subject to Change Triadelphia - EconoLodge, 87 Jenkins Ln. with host KEVIN CARTER, Weirton - Holiday Inn, 350 Three Springs Dr. Chief Meteorologist Transportation provided to/from Pittsburgh International Airport

Neuschwanstein Castle (“Golden Roof”), a 15th century stone YOUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES balcony covered in gilded copper • All airfare tiles.Afterwards, take a gondola • All fuel surcharges, government cableway up Nordketten mountain fees, airport & departure taxes to visit Karwendel Nature Park, (minimum value of $460 per person) Austria’s largest protected area. B • Holiday Vacations Tour Director DAY 6: NEUSCHWANSTEIN • Experienced European Guides CASTLE • Guaranteed prices & low deposit Today we explore the inspiration • Motorcoach and professional driver for Disney’s Magic Kingdom Castle • All accommodations and one of the most recognized • Baggage handling at hotels KEVIN CARTER castles in the world, the fairytale-like • $100 travel voucher for a future tour Kevin is a 30 year broadcast veteran. Neuschwanstein Castle. Commissioned He began his career in Columbus, Ohio, by King Ludwig II of in the 12 Excellent Meals Featuring as an on-air television meteorologist. mid-19th century, its gothic architecture • Daily European breakfasts His career took him to Presque Isle, and richly decorated rooms were • -themed dinner at the Saint Maine, before returning to Ohio. Kevin influenced by the operas of composer Peter’s Stiftkeller in Salzburg Richard Wagner. We arrive in Garmisch- has been Chief Meteorologist for • Holiday Vacations Farewell Dinner Partenkirchen nestled in the Bavarian NEWS9 since 1991. at the Hofbräuhaus in Alps near Oberammergau for a B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner Thanks to all of the snow days during two-night stay. B,D elementary school, Kevin became Austria & Germany featuring Oberammergau interested in weather at an early age. DAY 7: THE OBERAMMERGAU All Accommodations Featuring He earned a Master of Science degree in JULY 15 - 23, 2020 Additional dates may be available PASSION PLAY • 2 nights at the Imlauer Hotel in Atmospheric Sciences from Ohio State We experience the Oberammergau Salzburg University. In 1988, Kevin was certified Experience the timeless culture of the Bavarian and Passion Play today. In the 17th • 2 nights at the Hotel Grauer Bar by the American Meteorological Society learning about its role in World War II. century, the people of Oberammergau with its Television Seal of Approval and Austrian alps and the renowned Oberammergau Passion Play. This evening we return to Salzburg made a holy covenant to portray • 2 nights in the Garmisch area in 2007 was upgraded to the Certified for a private dinner at St. Peter’s the life and death of Jesus every • 1 night at the Hotel Regent Munich Broadcast Meteorologist level by the AMS. FLY TO MUNICH across the Markartsteg pedestrian DAY 1: Stiftskeller accompanied by a string 10 years if a plague would spare Relax and enjoy an overnight flight to bridge into Old Town and past Mozart’s quartet performing selections by their community. Now a worldwide Attractions & Highlights Kevin and his wife Kathy enjoy visiting Germany. birthplace. Tonight we get to know family and friends in various parts of our fellow traveling companions Mozart. B,D phenomenon, we feel the passion • Salzburg city tour the country in their spare time. They in our hearts as the incredible story • Berchtesgaden salt mine tour DAY 2: SALZBURG at a WTOV9 Welcome Dinner DAY 4: TYROLEAN ALPS also love attending sporting events, in the city. D unfolds before us featuring an • The Eagle’s Nest teahouse on Herzlich willkommen in Deutschland! Board the Achensee Steam Cog Railway taking walks and bike rides, and are We meet our European guide in impressive orchestra, choir, live Kehlstein Mountain and travel from Jenbach to Seespitz avid movie fans. Munich and travel by motorcoach to DAY 3: ALPINE BEAUTY animals, and more than 100 actors with views of Tyrolean mountains, • Achensee Cog Railway Salzburg, Austria. Upon arrival we Depart for the quaint alpine town with speaking roles. B,D Kevin previously hosted several meadows, and forests. The adventure • Lake Achensee cruise enjoy a guided walking tour of this of Berchtesgaden at the foot of the Holiday Vacations tours. Join Kevin • Tratzberg Castle tour marvelous city. Located along the Watzmann, the third highest mountain continues on a breathtakingly beautiful DAY 8: MUNICH and WTOV9 viewers on a wonderful in Germany. Take a short train ride cruise of Lake Achensee, the largest The fun-loving city of Munich welcomes • Innsbruck guided walking tour vacation! Salzach River, Salzburg is known for its Renaissance and Baroque into the city’s salt mine and learn lake in the Tyrolean Alps.Next we us today. We see some of Munich’s • Hungerburg gondola cableway architecture, being the birthplace about its 500-year history. Next we tour Tratzberg Castle with a knowl- famous landmarks on a walking tour to Karwendel Nature Park of Mozart, and one of the filming visit The Eagle’s Nest teahouse edgeable guide. Discover how this including the Glockenspiel animated • Neuschwanstein Castle tour locations for The Sound of Music. atop Kehlstein Mountain, witnessing Renaissance-era stronghold demon- clock in the Marienplatz, the town • The Oberammergau Passion Play Obersalzberg’s alpine beauty and strates Gothic, Habsburg, and Stroll through the Mirabell Gardens, square. We’ll also see Munich’s oldest • Munich guided walking tour Fugger influences in its exquisite church Saint Peter, the open-air Mirabell Gardens Innsbruck parlor, courtyard, King’s Room, and market Viktualienmarkt, the Bavarian Price Per Person more. In the late afternoon we arrive State Chancellery, and more. The ALL AIRFARE INCLUDED! GERMANY in Innsbruck, Tyrol’s skiing capital. B remainder of the afternoon is ours to Double...... $6599 per person explore the city as we please. Optional Single...... 7299 per person Munich DAY 5: INNSBRUCK Bavarian Alps 1 attractions include a visit to the Beer Triple subject to availability Oberammergau Surrounded by dramatic mountain & Oktoberfest Museum or browsing landscapes and picturesque villages, A valid U.S. passport is required for all U.S. Garmisch 2 2 Salzburg the shops at the Marienplatz. Tonight citizens. Passport cards and enhanced Innsbruck has been the site of two 2 we gather for a joyful Holiday Vacations driver’s licenses are NOT acceptable Innsbruck Winter Olympics, most recently in Farewell Dinner at the Hofbrauhaus, Deposit: $200 per person 1976. Narrow, twisting streets and one of Germany’s most famous beer Guaranteed Price: Your price is AUSTRIA tall houses built in the Late Gothic ITALY halls. B,D guaranteed upon receipt of your deposit. style reflect the city’s medieval past. Final Payment: April 11, 2020 Motorcoach Our guided walking tour of the city DAY 9: RETURN HOME Full refund 96 days prior to departure Flights includes the Imperial Palace, Court We return home with memories of 1 2 3 # of Overnights ACTIVITY LEVEL 4 OUT OF 5 Church, and the Goldenes Dachl our wonderful alpine adventure. B Refer to General Information insert for details Tour Highlights Ascendant performances, Classical Musicians & Astonishing Scenery The Oberammergau Passion Play Join us in a quaint Bavarian village for one of the world’s most famous portrayals of Jesus’ life and death at the Oberam- mergau Passion Play. Inspired by the holy covenant made by their forebearers in the 17th century, the people of Oberam- mergau continue the hallowed tradition that began almost 400 years ago. The story unfolds with 100+ actors in speaking roles, a menagerie of live animals, plus

© Photo courtesy of 2020 Passion Play Oberammergau a magnificent orchestra and choir. Mozart-Themed Dinner in Salzburg Possibly the oldest restaurant in Central Europe, our included dinner in the baroque city of Salzburg is held within the walls of St. Peter’s Abbey at the Stiftskeller St. Peter. Feel the enchant- ment of a luxurious evening out as it might have happened in the late 18th century with a historic menu and musicians in period costumes performing the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Photo Credit Salzburger KonzertgesellschaftPhoto Achensee Cog Railway & Lake Cruise Feel the fresh air of Austria’s marvelous mountains by rail and sail surrounded by soaring peaks, blue waters, pine forests, and picturesque villages. Board a 130 year-old cog railway pulled by a historic steam-operated engine as we travel from Jenbach to Seespitz, then relax on a cruise of Lake Achensee, the largest lake in the Tyrolean Alps. ©Achensee Tourismus ©Achensee

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