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"The East Coast Trip"

Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. 

 Tour Leaders are Joanna Cameron and Dan Champ
 

                                                       March 22 - 30, 2013
March 22 - Friday
5.15pm ------ Group 2 meets at the school for chartered coach to San Francisco airport.
5.30pm
------ Group 2 departs for JetBlue #636 departs SFO at 10.51pm and arrives in Boston at 7.20am the next day.
5.15pm ------ Group 1 meets at the school for chartered coach.
5.30
pm ------- Group 1 departs on chartered coach for San Francisco Airport.
8.00pm ------- Check in at United Airlines, UA#1491 departs SFO at 10.33pm and arrives in Boston at 7.10am. Meet Joanna Cameron and Plymouth and Brockton buses.


March 23 (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 Newton Marriott, Newton, MA..
6.00pm ------- Meet in the lobby. Bus to the Hard Rock Cafe in Quincy Market
6.30pm ------- Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe
8.00pm ------- Bus back to the hotel

Newton Marriott  Hotel - 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton,  MA  02466
Tel: 617-333-5105


March 24 (Sunday)
6.30am ------- Wake up call
7.00am ------- Breakfast.
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 .
7.30pm ------- Dinner at Fire and Ice!
9.15pm ------- Bus back to the hotel.

Newton Marriott  Hotel - 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton,  MA  02466
Tel: 617-333-5105


March 25 (Monday)
7.00am ------ Breakfast at your expense.
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


March 26 (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 have a tour at noon at the National September 11 Memorial.
1.00pm ------- Tour ends. We will split into counselor groups for sightseeing and shopping.
5.30pm ------- Dinner at John's Shanghai Restaurant, 144 W. 46th Street
6.30pm ------- Enjoy one hour game cards at Dave and Busters, 234 West 42nd Street.
7.30pm
------- Walk to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at 234 West 42nd Street.
9.45pm ------ Walk back to the hotel.

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


March 27 (Wednesday)
8.30am ------- We will take the #4 or 5 train to Bowling Green as South Ferry stop is closed due to Hurricane Sandy.  ($4.00 needed for fare card)
10.00am ------- Board the Harbor Cruise. We will see but not stop at Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Brooklyn Bridge.
11.00am ------ our afternoon activities in counselor groups
3.30pm ------- Return to the hotel to change clothes
4.30pm ------- Pictures in the lobby
4.45pm ------- Walk to Trattoria dopa Teatro at 125 West 44th Street
5.00pm-------- Dinner
7.30pm ------- Walk to your Broadway Show at the Schubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street.
8.00pm ------- MATILDA!

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


March 28 (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


March 29 (Friday)
6.30am ------- Continental 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


March 30, (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.
2.45pm  ------ Group 1 departs for Dulles Airport for  UA#289 departs at 5.55pm and
arrives in San Francisco at 9.03pm. Meet chartered bus for your destination trip to the school.
1.45.pm ------ Group 2 departs for National Airport for JetBlue #690d at 3.59pm and arrives in Boston at 5.27pm to change to JetBlue#637 departs at 6.10pm and arrives in SFO at 9.54pm. Meet chartered bus for your destination, the 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.