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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   persons

                                                        April 15 - April 23, 2011
April 15 (Friday)
5.15pm ------ Group I meets at Granite Oaks Middle School for chartered coach to San Francisco airport.
5.30pm
------ Group I departs for Virgin America #358 departs SFO at 10.45pm and arrives in Boston at 7.25am the next day.
5.15pm ------ Group 2 meets at Granite Oaks Middle School for chartered coach.
5.30
pm ------- 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.


April 16 (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 Newton Marriott Hotel.
6.30pm ------- Walking tour to Quincy Market.
7.15pm ------- Dinner in the Marriott
8.15pm - 9.15pm ------- After dinner entertainment. 

Boston Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA, 02466-1733.
Tel: 617-969-1000


April 17 (Sunday)
7.00am ------- Continental Breakfast at the hotel.
8.00am ------- Our buses depart for downtown Boston.
8.30am ------- Meet our guides, Herb 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.
3.15pm ------- Tour ends at Quincy Market. One hour shopping time at Quincy.
4.30pm ------  Arrive by bus at 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 ------- Bus back to the hotel.

Boston Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndales, MA, 02466-1733.
Tel: 617-969-1000


April 18 (Monday)
7.00am ------ Continental breakfast in the hotel.
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 Rockefeller 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


April 19 (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.
6.30pm ------- Dinner at John's Shanghai at 144 West 46th Street.
8.00pm ------- Arrive at ESPN Zone in Times  Square for computer games. One hour of play.
9.00pm ------ Walk back to the hotel.

 Edison Hotel, 228 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10035. Tel: 212-840-5000


April 20 (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
8.00pm ------- Showtime -

Edison Hotel, 228 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10035. Tel: 212-840-5000


April 21 (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 22 (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 23, (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.
1.00pm  ------ Group 2 departs for Dulles Airport for  UA#915 departs at 4.00pm and
arrives in San Francisco at 6.54pm. Meet chartered bus for your destination trip to Granite Oaks Middle School.
2.00pm ------ Group 1 departs for Dulles Airport for Virgin America #97 departs at 5.10pm and arrives in Los Angeles at 7.50pm. Change to VA#233 departs LAX at 8.30pm and arrives in San Francisco at 9.45pm. 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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