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Graduation is approaching!

Celebrate this milestone and significant achievement with The Ohio State CLASSIC EUROPE University Alumni Association’s trip for graduating seniors, Classic Europe. This comprehensive tour offers the chance to visit some of the world’s UNLEASH YOUR INNER ADVENTURER. must-see destinations before settling down into a new job or graduate school. It offers the opportunity for fun, hassle-free travel with other graduates, insights into other people, places and cultures – a source of personal enrichment, experiences that broaden one’s worldview and provide an advantage in today’s global job market - a vacation to remember and a reward for all the hard work.

Travelers see amazing sites, such as Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, and the Roman Forum on this 12-day, 4-country exploration and can add a 5-day extension to relax in the Greek Isles and explore ancient Athens. Past travelers have commented, “This was a trip of a life-time” – “I learned a lot from other cultures and definitely grew as a person” and “Not only was this a vacation, it was a wake-up call to see the world!”

Travelers can feel confident that they will get the most out of their time in Europe with the aid of a private tour director and local city historians.

Education does not stop after graduation, it is a life-long process and travel is a fantastic way to augment one’s knowledge. After reviewing the information, we hope you’ll agree – this exciting adventure is the perfect way to celebrate!

Best regards,

Debbie Vargo

OR VISIT WWW.AESU.COM/OSU-GRADTRIP VISIT OR FOR DETAILS OR TO BOOK, CALL 1-800-852-TOUR CALL BOOK, TO OR DETAILS FOR UP TO $200 BIRD DISCOUNT - SAVE EARLY DECEMBER 3, 2019 IN FULL BY BOOK AND PAY

Longaberger Alumni House Alumni Longaberger Road River 2200 Olentangy Ohio 43210 Columbus, Director, Alumni Tours The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc.

HOW TO BOOK: Visit: www.aesu.com/osu-gradtrip - click on the ‘Check Availability’ button. Select the length of tour and the tour date, then follow the booking prompts.

For more information, or if you prefer to receive a paper booking form, please contact our tour operator AESU Alumni World Travel at 800-638-7640, email to [email protected] or visit the tour website: www.aesu.com/osu-gradtrip.

US DEPARTURE DATE: MAY 9, 2020 LAND TOUR START DATE: MAY 10, 2020 RETURN FROM ROME: MAY 20, 2020 RETURN FROM ATHENS: MAY 25, 2020

LAND PACKAGE FROM:$3,099 D A Y 8 • F R E N C H R I V I E R A 12 DAYS - 4 COUNTRIES • Enjoy a free day on the dazzling French Riviera • Free time suggestions: soak up some sunshine and relax on the beach, paddle in the azure sea, or sip on a cocktail under the palm trees and check out the ENGLAND - FRANCE - ITALY - VATICAN CITY opulent yachts in the harbor • Join an optional excursion to Monaco and glitzy Cannes, respectively known for Prince Rainier and his Hollywood bride Grace Kelly, and the famous International Film Festival • PLUS AN OPTIONAL 5-DAY EXTENSION TO SOUTHERN ITALY & GREECE D A Y 9 • F R E N C H R I V I E R A - R O M E • Travel past scenic coastal villages on the way to Italy on the“Le Frecce” train to Rome • Dinner tonight is a pasta party complete with Italian specialties • Free time suggestions: explore baroque Rome and sample famous “gelati” ice cream at Piazza Navona •

Next to a good education, the best investment in a student’s future is a trip D A Y 1 0 • R O M E - V A T I C A N C I T Y to Europe. Before settling in to that new job or graduate school, celebrate their • Rome city tour with local historian • Caesar’s Roman Forum, ancient ruins dating from the 8th century BC • college successes with an unforgettable voyage through five wondrous countries. See Nero’s Circus Maximus where chariot races were held • Travel across the Tiber River to Vatican City - the world’s smallest state • St. Peter’s Basilica • Afternoon free time suggestions: use included Roma Pass to visit G O - E X P A N D Y O U R H O R I Z O N S the Colosseum or Borghese Gardens (reservations required) •

D A Y 1 1 • R O M E • Free day to explore La Città Eterna or “The Eternal City” • Pizza party tonight in Trastevere • Free time I T I N E R A R Y & H I G H L I G H T S suggestions: consider shopping on Via Condotti or make a wish at the stunning Trevi Fountain • D A Y 1 • F L Y T O L O N D O N • Overnight flight to London • D A Y 1 2 • T R A V E L H O M E O R C O N T I N U E T O G R E E C E • For some of us the celebratory tour of Europe ends in Rome • The rest of us motor south to Pompeii • D A Y 2 • L A N D T O U R S T A R T D A Y I N L O N D O N The city buried in 79 A.D. by 20 feet of ash • Mt. Vesuvius • Walk the excavated streets • • Arrive in London • Free afternoon to explore • Welcome orientation with Tour Director • Pub crawl Board overnight ship to Greece • with group • Afternoon free time suggestions: browse the many food, craft, and clothing stalls at popular Camden Market or walk in the footsteps of Harry Potter at Leadenhall Market, aka Diagon Alley • D A Y 1 3 - 1 5 • G R E E K I S L A N D • Dock at Patras • Canal of Corinth & Corinthian Sea coastline • Peloponnese peninsula • Stay on the D A Y 3 • L O N D O N island of Poros • Bike ride through town • Toga Party on the last night • Grecian fare served nightly • Free time BASE LAND PRICE • Morning walking tour of the city with local historian • See Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, suggestions: relax with three days of living like a Greek god or goddess - swim, sunbathe, or take part in $3,099 PER PERSON / 2-SHARE • ADD $785 FOR OPTIONAL 5-DAY EXTENSION • Tower Bridge, and more • Afternoon free time suggestions: take a ride on the London Eye for a optional activities such as waterskiing, wakeboarding, parasailing, banana-boating or tubing • birds-eye view of the city, take in some Shakespeare at the Globe Theater by the Thames River or AIRFARE PRICED SEPARATELY * attend a West End show • D A Y 1 6 • A T H E N S *Special alumni land price per person. Airfare priced separately for greater flexibility. Please call AESU Alumni World Travel 800-638-7640 for great low airfares from most U.S. cities. • Morning boat ride to Athens • Athens city tour with local historian • Visit 2,400-year-old Parthenon • D A Y 4 • L O N D O N - P A R I S • Travel to France by high-speed EUROSTAR train via the English Channel ‘Chunnel’ • Acropolis • See Temple of Olympian Zeus • Constitution Square. • Afternoon free time suggestions: last minute shopping in the Plaka District • This evening join our farewell taverna dinner • Paris sightseeing tour with local historian • ‘Quasimodo’s’ Notre Dame Cathedral • Place de la WHAT’S INCLUDED Concorde • Arc de Triomphe • Evening French bistro dinner • Illuminated nighttime Seine The 12-day base land package: River cruise • ‘Glittering’ Eiffel Tower • D A Y 1 7 • T R A V E L H O M E • 10 nights in superior tourist class hotels, 2-share rooms with private bath/shower • Daily • With memories to last a lifetime, already planning the next European getaway • continental breakfast, 4 three-course specialty dinners • EUROSTAR train London-Paris • High-speed D A Y 5 • P A R I S TGV train Paris- Nice, train Nice-Rome • Other intra-European transportation by air-conditioned • Visit the Fragonard Perfume Museum • Visit the Palace of Versailles • Included museum pass with motor coach, as per itinerary • Guided tours in London, Paris, Rome & Vatican City led by a local access to the Hall of Mirrors, the King’s Grand Chambers and more • Paris Visité pass with unlimited historian • 2-day Paris museum pass • 2-day Paris Visité pass with unlimited access to public access to public transportation system • Afternoon free time suggestions: visit the world famous transportation system • 72-hour Roma pass (includes access to the Roman Forum, Colosseum, plus Louvre, housing the Mona Lisa or Musée d’Orsay • Join an optional Moulin Rouge can-can cabaret P L A N N I N G Y O U R F R E E T I M E additional free or discounted admissions to sights in Rome and unlimited access to public show tonight • Visit your tour website for more information and ideas on free time activities transportation system) • Seine River cruise • Tours of Versailles Palace & French Perfume Museum 5 DAY EXTENSION TO SOUTHERN ITALY & GREECE INCLUDES: D A Y • 6 P A R I S • 5 nights in superior tourist class hotels, 2-share rooms with private bath/shower including overnight • Free day to explore the ‘City of Lights’ • Freetime suggestions: venture into the winding tunnels of on ship from Italy to Greece (4-share cabins) • Daily continental breakfast, 4 three-course specialty the Paris Catacombs or make the trip up to beautiful Montmartre • dinners • Guided tours in Pompeii and Athens led by a local historian • Admission to Pompeii excavations and Acropolis • Toga party • Bike rental D A Y 7 • P A R I S - F R E N C H R I V I E R A PLUS: • Travel to the south of France via TGV high-speed train • Brasserie dinner • Free time suggestions: • Private tour director for the entire duration of the land tour • All scheduled sightseeing • explore Nice, Queen Resort of the Côte d’Azur and walk the beaches along the picturesque coast • All service charges and local taxes •

B O O K I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S are included with the alumni association letter in this brochure.