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June 14, 2005
Treat yourself: Carlson Wagonlit wants to take you overseas
Have you ever just wanted to pick and leave the country for a couple of days? See some new sites? Meet some new people? Absorb the elements of a different culture?
Well, between Sept. 15 - 26, 2005, people can venture on a 12-day tour of the “Imperial Cities” which include Prague, Krakow and Budapest. There isn’t much planning on your part; all you really need to do is board the plane and the rest has already been arranged.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel, located at 6800 Wooster Pike in Mariemont, and The Travel Authority are offering the Imperial Cities package which includes round-trip air from Cincinnati, cancellation waiver and insurance, hotel transfers and departure taxes for $3,089 per person (for a twin occupancy).
Travelers will be vacationing with other people on the same package, so the opportunity to share the experience and make new friends is also available.
Along with all the sites and cities and hotels, the package also includes 17 meals: 10 buffet breakfasts, one lunch, six dinners
A few of the highlights include: Prague, Hradcany Castle, Jewish Quarter, Krakow, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz, Jasna Gora Monastary, Budapest, Hungarian Horse Show, Mathias Church, Fishermen’s Bastion and Renaissance dinner
An itinerary has already been established to make the vacation easy and relaxing.
Day 1: Overnight flight - Site-seeing, Hungarian horse show
Day 2: Arrive in Prague, Czech Republic - Tour begins in “Golden City” of Prague where you spend afternoon at your own leisure.
Day 3: Prague - Visit the sites, Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge, spend the day at your leisure.
Day 4: Prague - Visit Old Jewish Quarter, its historic cemetary; the oldest working synagogue in Europe; the Holy Ark where the Torah scrolls are kept.
Day 5: Prague - Krakow, Poland - Arrive in Poland and drive along the Carpathian Mountains.
Day 6: Krakow - Wieliczka Salt Mine - Visit the historic Old Town, featuring Market Square, St. Mary’s Church, and Wawal Castle. The salt mines have been operating since the 13th century and is home to many sculptures and famous salt chapel
Day 7: Krakow - Auschwitz - Czestochowa - Visit the museum and former concentration camp. A guide will walk you through the barracks, prison cells and entrance gate and educate you on the history of the prison. Travel to Jasna Gora Monastery for a tour; see the Black Madonna.
Day 8: Krakow - Visit what you want at your leisure. A tour hand will be available to offer suggestions.
Day 9: Krakow - Budapest, Hungary - Travel along the Low Tatra mountain range en route to Hungary.
Day 10: Budapest - Lajosmizse - Travel to the Hungarian Great Plain countryside; learn culture and history of the Hungarian horsemen
Day 11: Budapest - Szentendre - Visegrad - Budapest - Enter the Mathias Church, site of numerous coronations of kings; visit the Fishermen’s Bastion with its white walls, towers and arcades; see Old Buda and Gellert Hill, Parliament and Heroes Square; later, explore Hungarian countryside, Szentendre, and travel to Visegrad.
Day 12: Budapest - Depart for home
To inquire more about the Imperial Cities vacation package, call Carlson Wagonlit Travel at 272-2887.
Posted by johnston at June 14, 2005 03:06 PM
