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Follow us at twitter.com/ahitravel Please note: Any payment to AHI International constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out herein, including but not limited to the Cancellation terms. 1-800-775-3465 www.arkansasalumni.org/travel 1-800-775-3465 www.arkansasalumni.org/travel View our webinars at youtube.com/ahitravel 1-800-775-3465 www.arkansasalumni.org/travel Brandenburgerstrasse Philharmonie INCLUDED FEATURES ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodations An Insider’s PerspectiveBerlin on a Fascinating City •Six nights at the deluxe Hilton Berlin, H ILTON B ERLIN ideally located on the historic Gendarmenmarkt. Meals •Enjoy an extensive meal program, including six breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners in addition to in-flight dining service. Tea or coffee is included with all 20th century for Crown Prince Wilhelm. meals, plus wine with dinner. Take This historic country house was where advantage of leisure time to try local Truman, Churchill and Stalin met to cuisine independently. discuss the future of post-war Europe. •Sample authentic regional specialties at Reichstag local restaurants. Local Flavor: Enjoy a lunch of German Local Flavor: Enjoy dinner at a local PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS specialties at Cecilienhof Palace. •Attend a special Welcome Reception restaurant. and Dinner. • Experience an insider’s perspective Independent Exploration: The afternoon The recently refurbished Cultural Event: An Evening of Music. •Gather for a Farewell Reception. on Berlin’s most historic sites, ibrant and dynamic, Berlin has a Promenade along the Spree River is yours to enjoy in Potsdam. Stroll along Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Enjoy an evening of live music performed at Hilton Berlin Hotel sits Brandenburger Strasse, the popular Your Exciting Travel Program including Brandenburg Gate, unique history and personality that Day One one of Berlin’s many excellent concert halls. on Gendarmenmarkt, Pariser Platz and the Reichstag Germany’s history, enjoy a riveting lecture pedestrian shopping street, or through (For full details please refer to the sets it apart from other great Depart for Berlin, Germany, aboard scheduled That Stirs the Heart. Some of the world’s the grandest square in from locals who lived during those tense Alte Markt, the historic old town. Behind Day Seven Building. capitals. Having been a capital since only the jet service.A best and most famous classical musicians day-by-day itinerary.) V times. the Peter and Paul Church, visit the Berlin B Berlin. The hotel is in • Marvel at the many archaeological early 18th century, Berlin is the young upstart hail from Germany. In this engaging lecture, •Informative educational programs, Day Two Excursion: Reichstag and Pergamon Dutch Quarter built in the early 1700s Excursion: Schoeneberg Town Hall. At an ideal location for wonders at the Pergamon Museum. among its European counterparts. The city, discover Germany’s contribution to music. presented by local experts, will enhance Berlin D Museum. For a glimpse into Berlin’s past for craftsmen from the Netherlands. Schoeneberg Town Hall, which was built in sightseeing. Many of • Visit a local home and enjoy the Independent Exploration: The morning your insight into the region. almost completely destroyed during World War Upon arrival at Berlin Airport, transfer to and present, tour the monumental Reichstag, 1911, see the famous balcony where, in 1963, German tradition of kaffee and Day Six is at your leisure. •Personal VOX listening devices allow Berlin’s top attractions II, has been rebuilt, and the differences the Hilton Berlin. In the evening, enjoy a seat of the German parliament and one of John F. Kennedy declared, Ich bin ein kuchen, or coffee and cake. Berlin B/D Excursion: Inside the Philharmonie. you to hear every word from your expert are just a short stroll between the East and West sectors are Welcome Reception and Dinner at the hotel. Berlin’s most historical landmarks. The Berliner — “I am a Berliner.” On the Educational The Philharmonie, home of the renowned English-speaking guides. away. The hotel has a • Tour Cecilienhof Palace, where fascinating. Despite those dark decades Day Three Pergamon Museum is dedicated to preserving building, see a plaque commemorating Allied leaders met for the 1945 Focus: From Berlin Philharmonic, is a Berlin landmark Kennedy’s speech. The Town Hall has •The following excursions: fine-dining restaurant of the Cold War in the last century, Berlin is Berlin B/L treasures of the ancient cultures of Asia Potsdam Conference, and stay for Bach to and an excellent venue to see a musical another link to the United States. Its bell, a – See the highlights of Berlin followed by and three casual celebrating more than two decades of unity Educational Focus: East Meets West. Minor. Marvel at the countless antiquities a lunch of traditional German Beethoven performance. copy of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, was a gift a cruise on the Spree River. Once a divided city, Berlin was reunited and archaeological wonders. Pergamon Altar, restaurants for your specialties. and continues to look to the future. — Music from the U.S. in 1950. when the infamous wall was torn down. a monumental structure built in the second – Walk through the halls of the convenience. Guest UNESCO Reichstag and visit the rooftop terrace. • Peek behind the scenes at Berlin’s Although it’s now unified, Berlin’s past still century B.C. in what is today Turkey, is one of Educational Focus: Berlin’s History. In rooms are outfitted Berlin’s Museuminsel and the Palaces and a nearby home that overlooks Schoeneberg – Take a step back in time at the Philharmonie, an outstanding is a topic of curiosity. the museum’s greatest exhibits. with every modern Parks of Potsdam and Berlin are UNESCO World Town Hall, learn more about Berlin’s unique Pergamon Museum during a guided concert hall and one of the city’s Excursion: A Tour of Berlin. Expert Independent Exploration: The rest of the TheI was Berlin born in Hamburg andWall grew up in West Germany in the ’50s. Heritage sites featured in this program. These sites history and see some intriguing artifacts and tour. You will receive a full-day pass so convenience to make most recognized landmarks. have been distinguished due to universal scenic, guides offer an insiders’ perspective on afternoon is at leisure. A museum pass allows Travel between West Germany and East Germany was possible, antiques relating to Berlin’s past. Enjoy you can enjoy the rest of the museums your stay as comfort- • Visit Schoeneberg Town Hall, historic, artistic or scientific value. you to spend the afternoon strolling through Berlin Wall in particular in Berlin, where train and bus lines connected the four Berlin’s many historical sites, including the kaffee und kuchen, the traditional German on Museuminsel. able as possible. where John F. Kennedy made his the rest of the Pergamon Museum and the Allied sectors. I remember driving with my family in our little black Volkswagen Beetle through the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Federal snack of coffee and cake. famous 1963 speech. Chancellery, Unter den Linden and the four other museums that are part of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to visit my grandparents in West Berlin. – Explore the palaces of Potsdam. The extravagant gardens Independent Exploration: and fountains of Reichstag. Enjoy a drive along Kurfursten- Museuminsel, Museum Island. Very suddenly one Sunday in 1961, the East German government started closing the border to the The final – Go behind the scenes at the Berlin damm — the Ku’damm, Berlin’s famed Local Flavor: Savor a dinner of local Western Allied sectors by putting up barbed wire and building a wall. Too many people were fleeing afternoon is at leisure to pursue your own Philharmonie. Sanssouci, Potsdam shopping boulevard — and a cruise along delicaciesserved at a restaurant in the city. to the West. Tense weeks followed. American and Soviet tanks faced each other at Checkpoint interests. – Attend an evening concert at a Charlie, but Kennedy and Khrushchev did not want to risk a hot war. Still, many people paid with This evening join fellow travelers during a Spree River in a canal boat that winds through Day Five performance hall. their lives when trying to overcome the fortification. Today you can see a small cemetery near the Farewell Reception. – Explore Berlin’s Cold War history during the heart of the city ending at Tiergarten Park. Potsdam B/L Brandenburg Gate. Day Eight a tour of Schoeneberg Town Hall. Local Flavor: Stop in a restaurant Excursion: Potsdam, Sanssouci & By the fall of 1989, following the freedom movement in Poland and the opening of the Hungarian Berlin B for a lunch of savory German Neues Palais. Potsdam is known for its Many Included Extras and Austrian border, many people in East Germany demonstrated for freedom. I witnessed the last This morning, transfer to the airport for the fare. beautiful landscape of palaces and gardens. •Consultation services of a dedicated hours of the East German state while I was visiting East Germany. I was in Leipzig on November 9 return flight to your gateway city. A Day Four Discover the renowned Sanssouci, the former when I heard that the wall had been opened, and thousands and thousands of East German citizens Passenger Service Representative prior Berlin B/D summer residence of Frederick the Great, walked and drove across the border. Many felt disbelief, astonishment and surprise as no one had Note: Itinerary subject to change. Some events on to departure. this program involve an element of walking. Educational Focus: King of Prussia. This vacation retreat features expected such a drastic change and decision by the East German regime. •Services of a friendly, professional Travel Berlin During rococo architecture, extravagant furnishings A party atmosphere was felt all over Germany before some realization of the enormity of this Included meals indicated each day as Director throughout your stay. B/L/D = Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner. World War II and perfectly manicured gardens. See the development set in. Over the following year, the Allied forces and German Chancellor Kohl reunified •Detailed travel and destination information A and the Cold Neues Palais, a magnificent baroque Prussian the German state, and it has remained as we know it today, some 20 years later. Provided for Air Program participants. to assist you in your planning. War. For a true castle complex. Then visit Cecilienhof Palace, Michael Helmcke •Tipping of excursion guides and drivers. insider’s view into a Tudor-style palace that was built in the early Senior Vice President, Air Transportation, AHI Travel Pergamon Museum •Complimentary travel wallet. Brandenburgerstrasse Philharmonie INCLUDED FEATURES ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodations An Insider’s PerspectiveBerlin on a Fascinating City •Six nights at the deluxe Hilton Berlin, H ILTON B ERLIN ideally located on the historic Gendarmenmarkt. Meals •Enjoy an extensive meal program, including six breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners in addition to in-flight dining service. Tea or coffee is included with all 20th century for Crown Prince Wilhelm. meals, plus wine with dinner. Take This historic country house was where advantage of leisure time to try local Truman, Churchill and Stalin met to cuisine independently. discuss the future of post-war Europe. •Sample authentic regional specialties at Reichstag local restaurants. Local Flavor: Enjoy a lunch of German Local Flavor: Enjoy dinner at a local PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS specialties at Cecilienhof Palace. •Attend a special Welcome Reception restaurant. and Dinner. • Experience an insider’s perspective Independent Exploration: The afternoon The recently refurbished Cultural Event: An Evening of Music. •Gather for a Farewell Reception. on Berlin’s most historic sites, ibrant and dynamic, Berlin has a Promenade along the Spree River is yours to enjoy in Potsdam. Stroll along Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Enjoy an evening of live music performed at Hilton Berlin Hotel sits Brandenburger Strasse, the popular Your Exciting Travel Program including Brandenburg Gate, unique history and personality that Day One one of Berlin’s many excellent concert halls. on Gendarmenmarkt, Pariser Platz and the Reichstag Germany’s history, enjoy a riveting lecture pedestrian shopping street, or through (For full details please refer to the sets it apart from other great Depart for Berlin, Germany, aboard scheduled That Stirs the Heart. Some of the world’s the grandest square in from locals who lived during those tense Alte Markt, the historic old town. Behind Day Seven Building. capitals. Having been a capital since only the jet service.A best and most famous classical musicians day-by-day itinerary.) V times. the Peter and Paul Church, visit the Berlin B Berlin. The hotel is in • Marvel at the many archaeological early 18th century, Berlin is the young upstart hail from Germany. In this engaging lecture, •Informative educational programs, Day Two Excursion: Reichstag and Pergamon Dutch Quarter built in the early 1700s Excursion: Schoeneberg Town Hall. At an ideal location for wonders at the Pergamon Museum. among its European counterparts. The city, discover Germany’s contribution to music. presented by local experts, will enhance Berlin D Museum. For a glimpse into Berlin’s past for craftsmen from the Netherlands. Schoeneberg Town Hall, which was built in sightseeing. Many of • Visit a local home and enjoy the Independent Exploration: The morning your insight into the region. almost completely destroyed during World War Upon arrival at Berlin Airport, transfer to and present, tour the monumental Reichstag, 1911, see the famous balcony where, in 1963, German tradition of kaffee and Day Six is at your leisure. •Personal VOX listening devices allow Berlin’s top attractions II, has been rebuilt, and the differences the Hilton Berlin. In the evening, enjoy a seat of the German parliament and one of John F. Kennedy declared, Ich bin ein kuchen, or coffee and cake. Berlin B/D Excursion: Inside the Philharmonie. you to hear every word from your expert are just a short stroll between the East and West sectors are Welcome Reception and Dinner at the hotel. Berlin’s most historical landmarks. The Berliner — “I am a Berliner.” On the Educational The Philharmonie, home of the renowned English-speaking guides. away. The hotel has a • Tour Cecilienhof Palace, where fascinating. Despite those dark decades Day Three Pergamon Museum is dedicated to preserving building, see a plaque commemorating Allied leaders met for the 1945 Focus: From Berlin Philharmonic, is a Berlin landmark Kennedy’s speech. The Town Hall has •The following excursions: fine-dining restaurant of the Cold War in the last century, Berlin is Berlin B/L treasures of the ancient cultures of Asia Potsdam Conference, and stay for Bach to and an excellent venue to see a musical another link to the United States. Its bell, a – See the highlights of Berlin followed by and three casual celebrating more than two decades of unity Educational Focus: East Meets West. Minor. Marvel at the countless antiquities a lunch of traditional German Beethoven performance. copy of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, was a gift a cruise on the Spree River. Once a divided city, Berlin was reunited and archaeological wonders. Pergamon Altar, restaurants for your specialties. and continues to look to the future. — Music from the U.S. in 1950. when the infamous wall was torn down. a monumental structure built in the second – Walk through the halls of the convenience. Guest UNESCO Reichstag and visit the rooftop terrace. • Peek behind the scenes at Berlin’s Although it’s now unified, Berlin’s past still century B.C. in what is today Turkey, is one of Educational Focus: Berlin’s History. In rooms are outfitted Berlin’s Museuminsel and the Palaces and a nearby home that overlooks Schoeneberg – Take a step back in time at the Philharmonie, an outstanding is a topic of curiosity. the museum’s greatest exhibits. with every modern Parks of Potsdam and Berlin are UNESCO World Town Hall, learn more about Berlin’s unique Pergamon Museum during a guided concert hall and one of the city’s Excursion: A Tour of Berlin. Expert Independent Exploration: The rest of the TheI was Berlin born in Hamburg andWall grew up in West Germany in the ’50s. Heritage sites featured in this program. These sites history and see some intriguing artifacts and tour. You will receive a full-day pass so convenience to make most recognized landmarks. have been distinguished due to universal scenic, guides offer an insiders’ perspective on afternoon is at leisure. A museum pass allows Travel between West Germany and East Germany was possible, antiques relating to Berlin’s past. Enjoy you can enjoy the rest of the museums your stay as comfort- • Visit Schoeneberg Town Hall, historic, artistic or scientific value. you to spend the afternoon strolling through Berlin Wall in particular in Berlin, where train and bus lines connected the four Berlin’s many historical sites, including the kaffee und kuchen, the traditional German on Museuminsel. able as possible. where John F. Kennedy made his the rest of the Pergamon Museum and the Allied sectors. I remember driving with my family in our little black Volkswagen Beetle through the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Federal snack of coffee and cake. famous 1963 speech. Chancellery, Unter den Linden and the four other museums that are part of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to visit my grandparents in West Berlin. – Explore the palaces of Potsdam. The extravagant gardens Independent Exploration: and fountains of Reichstag. Enjoy a drive along Kurfursten- Museuminsel, Museum Island. Very suddenly one Sunday in 1961, the East German government started closing the border to the The final – Go behind the scenes at the Berlin damm — the Ku’damm, Berlin’s famed Local Flavor: Savor a dinner of local Western Allied sectors by putting up barbed wire and building a wall. Too many people were fleeing afternoon is at leisure to pursue your own Philharmonie. Sanssouci, Potsdam shopping boulevard — and a cruise along delicaciesserved at a restaurant in the city. to the West. Tense weeks followed. American and Soviet tanks faced each other at Checkpoint interests. – Attend an evening concert at a Charlie, but Kennedy and Khrushchev did not want to risk a hot war. Still, many people paid with This evening join fellow travelers during a Spree River in a canal boat that winds through Day Five performance hall. their lives when trying to overcome the fortification. Today you can see a small cemetery near the Farewell Reception. – Explore Berlin’s Cold War history during the heart of the city ending at Tiergarten Park. Potsdam B/L Brandenburg Gate. Day Eight a tour of Schoeneberg Town Hall. Local Flavor: Stop in a restaurant Excursion: Potsdam, Sanssouci & By the fall of 1989, following the freedom movement in Poland and the opening of the Hungarian Berlin B for a lunch of savory German Neues Palais. Potsdam is known for its Many Included Extras and Austrian border, many people in East Germany demonstrated for freedom. I witnessed the last This morning, transfer to the airport for the fare. beautiful landscape of palaces and gardens. •Consultation services of a dedicated hours of the East German state while I was visiting East Germany. I was in Leipzig on November 9 return flight to your gateway city. A Day Four Discover the renowned Sanssouci, the former when I heard that the wall had been opened, and thousands and thousands of East German citizens Passenger Service Representative prior Berlin B/D summer residence of Frederick the Great, walked and drove across the border. Many felt disbelief, astonishment and surprise as no one had Note: Itinerary subject to change. Some events on to departure. this program involve an element of walking. Educational Focus: King of Prussia. This vacation retreat features expected such a drastic change and decision by the East German regime. •Services of a friendly, professional Travel Berlin During rococo architecture, extravagant furnishings A party atmosphere was felt all over Germany before some realization of the enormity of this Included meals indicated each day as Director throughout your stay. B/L/D = Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner. World War II and perfectly manicured gardens. See the development set in. Over the following year, the Allied forces and German Chancellor Kohl reunified •Detailed travel and destination information A and the Cold Neues Palais, a magnificent baroque Prussian the German state, and it has remained as we know it today, some 20 years later. Provided for Air Program participants. to assist you in your planning. War. For a true castle complex. Then visit Cecilienhof Palace, Michael Helmcke •Tipping of excursion guides and drivers. insider’s view into a Tudor-style palace that was built in the early Senior Vice President, Air Transportation, AHI Travel Pergamon Museum •Complimentary travel wallet. Brandenburgerstrasse Philharmonie INCLUDED FEATURES ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodations An Insider’s PerspectiveBerlin on a Fascinating City •Six nights at the deluxe Hilton Berlin, H ILTON B ERLIN ideally located on the historic Gendarmenmarkt. Meals •Enjoy an extensive meal program, including six breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners in addition to in-flight dining service. Tea or coffee is included with all 20th century for Crown Prince Wilhelm. meals, plus wine with dinner. Take This historic country house was where advantage of leisure time to try local Truman, Churchill and Stalin met to cuisine independently. discuss the future of post-war Europe. •Sample authentic regional specialties at Reichstag local restaurants. Local Flavor: Enjoy a lunch of German Local Flavor: Enjoy dinner at a local PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS specialties at Cecilienhof Palace. •Attend a special Welcome Reception restaurant. and Dinner. • Experience an insider’s perspective Independent Exploration: The afternoon The recently refurbished Cultural Event: An Evening of Music. •Gather for a Farewell Reception. on Berlin’s most historic sites, ibrant and dynamic, Berlin has a Promenade along the Spree River is yours to enjoy in Potsdam. Stroll along Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Enjoy an evening of live music performed at Hilton Berlin Hotel sits Brandenburger Strasse, the popular Your Exciting Travel Program including Brandenburg Gate, unique history and personality that Day One one of Berlin’s many excellent concert halls. on Gendarmenmarkt, Pariser Platz and the Reichstag Germany’s history, enjoy a riveting lecture pedestrian shopping street, or through (For full details please refer to the sets it apart from other great Depart for Berlin, Germany, aboard scheduled That Stirs the Heart. Some of the world’s the grandest square in from locals who lived during those tense Alte Markt, the historic old town. Behind Day Seven Building. capitals. Having been a capital since only the jet service.A best and most famous classical musicians day-by-day itinerary.) V times. the Peter and Paul Church, visit the Berlin B Berlin. The hotel is in • Marvel at the many archaeological early 18th century, Berlin is the young upstart hail from Germany. In this engaging lecture, •Informative educational programs, Day Two Excursion: Reichstag and Pergamon Dutch Quarter built in the early 1700s Excursion: Schoeneberg Town Hall. At an ideal location for wonders at the Pergamon Museum. among its European counterparts. The city, discover Germany’s contribution to music. presented by local experts, will enhance Berlin D Museum. For a glimpse into Berlin’s past for craftsmen from the Netherlands. Schoeneberg Town Hall, which was built in sightseeing. Many of • Visit a local home and enjoy the Independent Exploration: The morning your insight into the region. almost completely destroyed during World War Upon arrival at Berlin Airport, transfer to and present, tour the monumental Reichstag, 1911, see the famous balcony where, in 1963, German tradition of kaffee and Day Six is at your leisure. •Personal VOX listening devices allow Berlin’s top attractions II, has been rebuilt, and the differences the Hilton Berlin. In the evening, enjoy a seat of the German parliament and one of John F. Kennedy declared, Ich bin ein kuchen, or coffee and cake. Berlin B/D Excursion: Inside the Philharmonie. you to hear every word from your expert are just a short stroll between the East and West sectors are Welcome Reception and Dinner at the hotel. Berlin’s most historical landmarks. The Berliner — “I am a Berliner.” On the Educational The Philharmonie, home of the renowned English-speaking guides. away. The hotel has a • Tour Cecilienhof Palace, where fascinating. Despite those dark decades Day Three Pergamon Museum is dedicated to preserving building, see a plaque commemorating Allied leaders met for the 1945 Focus: From Berlin Philharmonic, is a Berlin landmark Kennedy’s speech. The Town Hall has •The following excursions: fine-dining restaurant of the Cold War in the last century, Berlin is Berlin B/L treasures of the ancient cultures of Asia Potsdam Conference, and stay for Bach to and an excellent venue to see a musical another link to the United States. Its bell, a – See the highlights of Berlin followed by and three casual celebrating more than two decades of unity Educational Focus: East Meets West. Minor. Marvel at the countless antiquities a lunch of traditional German Beethoven performance. copy of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, was a gift a cruise on the Spree River. Once a divided city, Berlin was reunited and archaeological wonders. Pergamon Altar, restaurants for your specialties. and continues to look to the future. — Music from the U.S. in 1950. when the infamous wall was torn down. a monumental structure built in the second – Walk through the halls of the convenience. Guest UNESCO Reichstag and visit the rooftop terrace. • Peek behind the scenes at Berlin’s Although it’s now unified, Berlin’s past still century B.C. in what is today Turkey, is one of Educational Focus: Berlin’s History. In rooms are outfitted Berlin’s Museuminsel and the Palaces and a nearby home that overlooks Schoeneberg – Take a step back in time at the Philharmonie, an outstanding is a topic of curiosity. the museum’s greatest exhibits. with every modern Parks of Potsdam and Berlin are UNESCO World Town Hall, learn more about Berlin’s unique Pergamon Museum during a guided concert hall and one of the city’s Excursion: A Tour of Berlin. Expert Independent Exploration: The rest of the TheI was Berlin born in Hamburg andWall grew up in West Germany in the ’50s. Heritage sites featured in this program. These sites history and see some intriguing artifacts and tour. You will receive a full-day pass so convenience to make most recognized landmarks. have been distinguished due to universal scenic, guides offer an insiders’ perspective on afternoon is at leisure. A museum pass allows Travel between West Germany and East Germany was possible, antiques relating to Berlin’s past. Enjoy you can enjoy the rest of the museums your stay as comfort- • Visit Schoeneberg Town Hall, historic, artistic or scientific value. you to spend the afternoon strolling through Berlin Wall in particular in Berlin, where train and bus lines connected the four Berlin’s many historical sites, including the kaffee und kuchen, the traditional German on Museuminsel. able as possible. where John F. Kennedy made his the rest of the Pergamon Museum and the Allied sectors. I remember driving with my family in our little black Volkswagen Beetle through the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Federal snack of coffee and cake. famous 1963 speech. Chancellery, Unter den Linden and the four other museums that are part of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to visit my grandparents in West Berlin. – Explore the palaces of Potsdam. The extravagant gardens Independent Exploration: and fountains of Reichstag. Enjoy a drive along Kurfursten- Museuminsel, Museum Island. Very suddenly one Sunday in 1961, the East German government started closing the border to the The final – Go behind the scenes at the Berlin damm — the Ku’damm, Berlin’s famed Local Flavor: Savor a dinner of local Western Allied sectors by putting up barbed wire and building a wall. Too many people were fleeing afternoon is at leisure to pursue your own Philharmonie. Sanssouci, Potsdam shopping boulevard — and a cruise along delicaciesserved at a restaurant in the city. to the West. Tense weeks followed. American and Soviet tanks faced each other at Checkpoint interests. – Attend an evening concert at a Charlie, but Kennedy and Khrushchev did not want to risk a hot war. Still, many people paid with This evening join fellow travelers during a Spree River in a canal boat that winds through Day Five performance hall. their lives when trying to overcome the fortification. Today you can see a small cemetery near the Farewell Reception. – Explore Berlin’s Cold War history during the heart of the city ending at Tiergarten Park. Potsdam B/L Brandenburg Gate. Day Eight a tour of Schoeneberg Town Hall. Local Flavor: Stop in a restaurant Excursion: Potsdam, Sanssouci & By the fall of 1989, following the freedom movement in Poland and the opening of the Hungarian Berlin B for a lunch of savory German Neues Palais. Potsdam is known for its Many Included Extras and Austrian border, many people in East Germany demonstrated for freedom. I witnessed the last This morning, transfer to the airport for the fare. beautiful landscape of palaces and gardens. •Consultation services of a dedicated hours of the East German state while I was visiting East Germany. I was in Leipzig on November 9 return flight to your gateway city. A Day Four Discover the renowned Sanssouci, the former when I heard that the wall had been opened, and thousands and thousands of East German citizens Passenger Service Representative prior Berlin B/D summer residence of Frederick the Great, walked and drove across the border. Many felt disbelief, astonishment and surprise as no one had Note: Itinerary subject to change. Some events on to departure. this program involve an element of walking. Educational Focus: King of Prussia. This vacation retreat features expected such a drastic change and decision by the East German regime. •Services of a friendly, professional Travel Berlin During rococo architecture, extravagant furnishings A party atmosphere was felt all over Germany before some realization of the enormity of this Included meals indicated each day as Director throughout your stay. B/L/D = Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner. World War II and perfectly manicured gardens. See the development set in. Over the following year, the Allied forces and German Chancellor Kohl reunified •Detailed travel and destination information A and the Cold Neues Palais, a magnificent baroque Prussian the German state, and it has remained as we know it today, some 20 years later. Provided for Air Program participants. to assist you in your planning. War. For a true castle complex. Then visit Cecilienhof Palace, Michael Helmcke •Tipping of excursion guides and drivers. insider’s view into a Tudor-style palace that was built in the early Senior Vice President, Air Transportation, AHI Travel Pergamon Museum •Complimentary travel wallet. Brandenburgerstrasse Philharmonie INCLUDED FEATURES ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodations An Insider’s PerspectiveBerlin on a Fascinating City •Six nights at the deluxe Hilton Berlin, H ILTON B ERLIN ideally located on the historic Gendarmenmarkt. Meals •Enjoy an extensive meal program, including six breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners in addition to in-flight dining service. Tea or coffee is included with all 20th century for Crown Prince Wilhelm. meals, plus wine with dinner. Take This historic country house was where advantage of leisure time to try local Truman, Churchill and Stalin met to cuisine independently. discuss the future of post-war Europe. •Sample authentic regional specialties at Reichstag local restaurants. Local Flavor: Enjoy a lunch of German Local Flavor: Enjoy dinner at a local PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS specialties at Cecilienhof Palace. •Attend a special Welcome Reception restaurant. and Dinner. • Experience an insider’s perspective Independent Exploration: The afternoon The recently refurbished Cultural Event: An Evening of Music. •Gather for a Farewell Reception. on Berlin’s most historic sites, ibrant and dynamic, Berlin has a Promenade along the Spree River is yours to enjoy in Potsdam. Stroll along Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Enjoy an evening of live music performed at Hilton Berlin Hotel sits Brandenburger Strasse, the popular Your Exciting Travel Program including Brandenburg Gate, unique history and personality that Day One one of Berlin’s many excellent concert halls. on Gendarmenmarkt, Pariser Platz and the Reichstag Germany’s history, enjoy a riveting lecture pedestrian shopping street, or through (For full details please refer to the sets it apart from other great Depart for Berlin, Germany, aboard scheduled That Stirs the Heart. Some of the world’s the grandest square in from locals who lived during those tense Alte Markt, the historic old town. Behind Day Seven Building. capitals. Having been a capital since only the jet service.A best and most famous classical musicians day-by-day itinerary.) V times. the Peter and Paul Church, visit the Berlin B Berlin. The hotel is in • Marvel at the many archaeological early 18th century, Berlin is the young upstart hail from Germany. In this engaging lecture, •Informative educational programs, Day Two Excursion: Reichstag and Pergamon Dutch Quarter built in the early 1700s Excursion: Schoeneberg Town Hall. At an ideal location for wonders at the Pergamon Museum. among its European counterparts. The city, discover Germany’s contribution to music. presented by local experts, will enhance Berlin D Museum. For a glimpse into Berlin’s past for craftsmen from the Netherlands. Schoeneberg Town Hall, which was built in sightseeing. Many of • Visit a local home and enjoy the Independent Exploration: The morning your insight into the region. almost completely destroyed during World War Upon arrival at Berlin Airport, transfer to and present, tour the monumental Reichstag, 1911, see the famous balcony where, in 1963, German tradition of kaffee and Day Six is at your leisure. •Personal VOX listening devices allow Berlin’s top attractions II, has been rebuilt, and the differences the Hilton Berlin. In the evening, enjoy a seat of the German parliament and one of John F. Kennedy declared, Ich bin ein kuchen, or coffee and cake. Berlin B/D Excursion: Inside the Philharmonie. you to hear every word from your expert are just a short stroll between the East and West sectors are Welcome Reception and Dinner at the hotel. Berlin’s most historical landmarks. The Berliner — “I am a Berliner.” On the Educational The Philharmonie, home of the renowned English-speaking guides. away. The hotel has a • Tour Cecilienhof Palace, where fascinating. Despite those dark decades Day Three Pergamon Museum is dedicated to preserving building, see a plaque commemorating Allied leaders met for the 1945 Focus: From Berlin Philharmonic, is a Berlin landmark Kennedy’s speech. The Town Hall has •The following excursions: fine-dining restaurant of the Cold War in the last century, Berlin is Berlin B/L treasures of the ancient cultures of Asia Potsdam Conference, and stay for Bach to and an excellent venue to see a musical another link to the United States. Its bell, a – See the highlights of Berlin followed by and three casual celebrating more than two decades of unity Educational Focus: East Meets West. Minor. Marvel at the countless antiquities a lunch of traditional German Beethoven performance. copy of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, was a gift a cruise on the Spree River. Once a divided city, Berlin was reunited and archaeological wonders. Pergamon Altar, restaurants for your specialties. and continues to look to the future. — Music from the U.S. in 1950. when the infamous wall was torn down. a monumental structure built in the second – Walk through the halls of the convenience. Guest UNESCO Reichstag and visit the rooftop terrace. • Peek behind the scenes at Berlin’s Although it’s now unified, Berlin’s past still century B.C. in what is today Turkey, is one of Educational Focus: Berlin’s History. In rooms are outfitted Berlin’s Museuminsel and the Palaces and a nearby home that overlooks Schoeneberg – Take a step back in time at the Philharmonie, an outstanding is a topic of curiosity. the museum’s greatest exhibits. with every modern Parks of Potsdam and Berlin are UNESCO World Town Hall, learn more about Berlin’s unique Pergamon Museum during a guided concert hall and one of the city’s Excursion: A Tour of Berlin. Expert Independent Exploration: The rest of the TheI was Berlin born in Hamburg andWall grew up in West Germany in the ’50s. Heritage sites featured in this program. These sites history and see some intriguing artifacts and tour. You will receive a full-day pass so convenience to make most recognized landmarks. have been distinguished due to universal scenic, guides offer an insiders’ perspective on afternoon is at leisure. A museum pass allows Travel between West Germany and East Germany was possible, antiques relating to Berlin’s past. Enjoy you can enjoy the rest of the museums your stay as comfort- • Visit Schoeneberg Town Hall, historic, artistic or scientific value. you to spend the afternoon strolling through Berlin Wall in particular in Berlin, where train and bus lines connected the four Berlin’s many historical sites, including the kaffee und kuchen, the traditional German on Museuminsel. able as possible. where John F. Kennedy made his the rest of the Pergamon Museum and the Allied sectors. I remember driving with my family in our little black Volkswagen Beetle through the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Federal snack of coffee and cake. famous 1963 speech. Chancellery, Unter den Linden and the four other museums that are part of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to visit my grandparents in West Berlin. – Explore the palaces of Potsdam. The extravagant gardens Independent Exploration: and fountains of Reichstag. Enjoy a drive along Kurfursten- Museuminsel, Museum Island. Very suddenly one Sunday in 1961, the East German government started closing the border to the The final – Go behind the scenes at the Berlin damm — the Ku’damm, Berlin’s famed Local Flavor: Savor a dinner of local Western Allied sectors by putting up barbed wire and building a wall. Too many people were fleeing afternoon is at leisure to pursue your own Philharmonie. Sanssouci, Potsdam shopping boulevard — and a cruise along delicaciesserved at a restaurant in the city. to the West. Tense weeks followed. American and Soviet tanks faced each other at Checkpoint interests. – Attend an evening concert at a Charlie, but Kennedy and Khrushchev did not want to risk a hot war. Still, many people paid with This evening join fellow travelers during a Spree River in a canal boat that winds through Day Five performance hall. their lives when trying to overcome the fortification. Today you can see a small cemetery near the Farewell Reception. – Explore Berlin’s Cold War history during the heart of the city ending at Tiergarten Park. Potsdam B/L Brandenburg Gate. Day Eight a tour of Schoeneberg Town Hall. Local Flavor: Stop in a restaurant Excursion: Potsdam, Sanssouci & By the fall of 1989, following the freedom movement in Poland and the opening of the Hungarian Berlin B for a lunch of savory German Neues Palais. Potsdam is known for its Many Included Extras and Austrian border, many people in East Germany demonstrated for freedom. I witnessed the last This morning, transfer to the airport for the fare. beautiful landscape of palaces and gardens. •Consultation services of a dedicated hours of the East German state while I was visiting East Germany. I was in Leipzig on November 9 return flight to your gateway city. A Day Four Discover the renowned Sanssouci, the former when I heard that the wall had been opened, and thousands and thousands of East German citizens Passenger Service Representative prior Berlin B/D summer residence of Frederick the Great, walked and drove across the border. Many felt disbelief, astonishment and surprise as no one had Note: Itinerary subject to change. Some events on to departure. this program involve an element of walking. Educational Focus: King of Prussia. This vacation retreat features expected such a drastic change and decision by the East German regime. •Services of a friendly, professional Travel Berlin During rococo architecture, extravagant furnishings A party atmosphere was felt all over Germany before some realization of the enormity of this Included meals indicated each day as Director throughout your stay. B/L/D = Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner. World War II and perfectly manicured gardens. See the development set in. Over the following year, the Allied forces and German Chancellor Kohl reunified •Detailed travel and destination information A and the Cold Neues Palais, a magnificent baroque Prussian the German state, and it has remained as we know it today, some 20 years later. Provided for Air Program participants. to assist you in your planning. War. For a true castle complex. 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