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"The
East Coast Trip"
Boston, New
York City, Philadelphia, Washington,
D.C.
Tour Leaders
are Joanna Cameron and Dan Champ
Tour size is 95 persons
March
26 - April 3, 2010
March 26 (Friday)
4.15pm ------
Group I meets at Granite Oaks Middle School for chartered coach to
Oakland airport.
4.30pm
------
Group I departs for Jetblue #476 departs OAK at 9.15pm and arrives
in Boston at 5.34 am.
5.15pm
------ Group 2 meets at
Granite Oaks Middle School for chartered coach.
5.30pm -------
Group 2 departs on chartered coach for San Francisco Airport.
8.00pm ------- Check
in at United Airlines, UA#180 departs SFO at 10.35pm and arrives in
Boston at 7.02am. Meet Joanna Cameron and Plymouth and Brockton
buses.
March 27 (Saturday)
Early arrival in Boston. Sightseeing today to the USS Constitution, the Ship
Museum, Bunker Hill and we will walk along the Freedom Trail to
visit Copp's Graveyard, the Old North Church and Quincy Market.
3.00pm ------- Check
into the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
6.30pm -------
Walking tour to Quincy Market.
7.15pm ------- Dinner
at the Hard Rock Cafe. Quincy Market
9.15pm -------
Return to the hotel by the "T"
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116. Tel:
617-426-2000
March 28 (Sunday)
8.30am ------- Meet
our guides, Naomi and Richard, for a guided tour of Boston to include
downtown Boston, a walk on Beacon Hill, Granary Burial Ground and a
stop for lunch (your expense) in Cambridge to stroll through the
grounds of Harvard. After lunch we visit Lexington and Concorde.
3.30pm ------- Tour
ends at the hotel.
4.15pm ------
Walk to the Charles Playhouse at 74 Warren Street to see "Blue Man
Group"
5.00pm -------
"Blue
Man Group" Showtime
7.00pm ------- Walk
to
Fire + Ice (205
Berkeley Street - one block from the hotel).
7.30pm ------- Dinner
at Fire and Ice!
9.15pm ------- Walk
back to the hotel.
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116. Tel:
617-426-2000
March 29 (Monday)
8.00am ------- Depart
for Plimoth Plantation
9.00am ------- Arrive
at Plimoth for a film followed by a walking tour
11.30am ------ Tour
the Mayflower
12 noon ------
We depart for New York City. Lunch (your expense) en route at the
Independence Mall.
6.00pm ------- Arrive
at the Hotel Edison in Times Square and check in
7.00pm ------- Walk
to Applebees at 205 West 50th for a buffet dinner.
8.00pm ------- Time
for some shopping on Fifth Avenue or in Times Square in counselor
groups.
9.15 - 9.30pm ------- Arrive
at the GE Building (home of NBC) in Rockeller Plaza to take the
elevator up to see the view from the top of "The Top of The
Rock".
Edison Hotel, 228 W. 47th
Street, New York, NY 10035. Tel: 212-840-5000
March 30 (Tuesday)
8.00am ------- Board
bus for guided tour of the Big Apple. Drive uptown for a walking
tour of Central Park. Stop also at St John the Divine Cathedral ($2
donation please) Drive downtown to see Greenwich Village, Little
Italy and Chinatown. We will also stop to see the site of the former
World Trade Towers.
1.00pm ------- Tour
ends. We will split into counselor groups for sightseeing and
shopping.
6.00pm ------- Dinner
at John's Shanghai at 144 West 46th Street.
7.15pm ------- Arrive
at ESPN Zone in
Times
Square for computer games. One hour of play.
8.30pm ------- Arrive at
Ripleys - Believe it or Not,
on 42nd Street!! Ghoulish
entertainment and a scavenger hunt!
10.00pm ------ Walk back to the hotel.
Edison Hotel, 228 W. 47th Street, New
York, NY 10035. Tel: 212-840-5000
March 31 (Wednesday)
7.45am -------
Because of security consideration - we request that you do not bring
back packs for today's excursion to the Statue of Liberty. Walk
to 50th Street subway station. We take the #1 train to South Ferry
($4.00 needed for fare card)
9.15am ------- Catch
the Ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We do have
tickets to go inside the pedestal of the Statue!
12.30pm------
Shopping time at Battery Park before we subway uptown for our
afternoon activities in counselor groups
4.00pm ------- Return
to the hotel to change clothes
5.00pm ------- Dinner at
Trattoria dopa Deatro on 44th Street
7.30pm ------
Walk to your Broadway Show at the Imperial Theatre, 1564 Broadway
8.00pm -------
Showtime -
West
Side Story!
Edison Hotel, 228 W. 47th Street, New
York, NY 10035. Tel: 212-840-5000
April 1 (Thursday)
7.00am ------- Bring
luggage to the bus
7.30am ------- Depart
for Philadelphia
9. 45am ------ Arrive
in Philadelphia at the Constitution Center.
10.00am ------ Enjoy
the film and visit to the Constitution Center
12.00pm ------ Lunch
at the Bourse Building
1.30pm ------
Reserved tour for Group 1 of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
1.45pm --------
Reserved tour for Group 2 of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
3.00pm --------
Return to the buses at the Constitution Center and depart for Washington, DC
6.00pm --------
Arrive at the Capitol Holiday Inn and check in
7.15pm --------
Dinner at Vie De France
8.15pm --------
Evening walk to see the Memorials and the Washington Monument
Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C
Street, SW, Washington DC 20024. Tel: 202-479-4000
April 2 (Friday)
6.30am -------
Breakfast at Vie De France
7.30am ------- Board
bus for guided tour to include Mount Vernon,
Lincoln, FDR, Jefferson, Viet Nam, World War 2, and Iwo Jima
Memorials. We will see the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier and the Kennedy Gravesites
3.30pm -------
Afternoon visit to the Smithsonian Museum.
5.30pm --------
Dinner at Vie De France.
7.00pm --------
Board bus for the Kennedy Centre.
8.00pm --------
Showtime - "Shear Madness"
10.30pm ------ Return
by bus after the show
Holiday Inn Capitol, 550
C Street, SW, Washington DC 20024. Tel: 202-479-4000
April 3, (Saturday)
9.00am
------- Breakfast at Vie De France
9.30am
------- Bring bags to the buses.
10.00am
----- Sightseeing today to the Archives, the
Capitol Building and Smithsonian Museums.
11.45am
------ Group 2 departs for Dulles Airport for UA#219
departs at 2.48pm and arrives in San Francisco at 5.56pm. Meet
chartered bus for your destination trip to Granite Oaks Middle
School.
3.30pm
------ Group 1 departs for Dulles Airport for Jetblue #321 departs
at 6.50pm and arrives in Oakland at 9.48pm. Meet chartered bus for
your destination, Granite Oaks
Middle School.
Thank you for traveling with Cameron
Tours and special thanks to our teachers who give their Spring Break
vacation to travel with their students.
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