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May
2012
| 2012 -
Sunday May 6 (day 1) |
 is a good choice |
Leave
USA for Europe.
Destination will be
Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport)
in the
Netherlands
Arrival time Monday
May 7
before 08:30 am participants usually
use the internet to purchase the ticket that matches their
wishes |
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| 2012 - Monday May 7
(day 2) |
1. 8.30am
early
morning welcome at Amsterdam airport by
Cor Suijk and son Johan.
2. We start with
the Spring Blossom Sightseeing trip - a walk through the world famous Keukenhof Flower park.
3. Noon
lunch
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4. 1.30 pm
arrival
at the
Anne Frank House in the center of Amsterdam
where you may (optional) visit the hiding place of Anne Frank and her
family. Here they were safe for a long time. This is also the place
where Anne wrote her famous diary. The permanent exhibition shows a
part of the original diary. A tour through the house is certainly a
moving experience. 5. 4:00 pm Amsterdam, a truly
multicultural city, we make a
boat cruise through the canals of Amsterdam, a town built in and on the
water. 
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the
bus
5.
6:30 pm
To city center hotel Inntel for buffet dinner
Inntel
Amsterdam T +31
(0)20 530 1818 |
2012 - Tuesday May
8 (day 3)
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1. 08:00
am departure for Bruges
in Belgium
2.
10.00 am visit to enchanting Kinderdijk Mills
Parade.
19 Windmills managed the water
for centuries to keep the land dry.
In 1997, UNESCO inscribed
the windmill area on the World Heritage list, a recognition of its
unique character.
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3. lunch break
4. visit
of the Dutch
Tsunami
Defense System -
We
will see "Neeltje Jans" which is an artificial island, constructed to
facilitate the construction of the Oosterscheldedam. This is part of
the famous Delta Works.
More than half of the Netherlands
lies
below sea level. The Delta Works were built to keep everyone safe and
to prevent a recurrence of the 1953 flood disaster.
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films and a visit to the storm surge barrier itself will
give you an impression of the stupendous power of water. |  |
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5. 6 pmArrival in
Bruges and
check-in
Aragon hotel
dinner
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| 2012 - Wednesday May 9 (day
4) |
1. 09.00 am
Bruges
sight seeing tour
2. leisure
time - lunch break
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3.
1.00pm The Atlantic Ocean coastal ride starts at Ostende (Belgium)
passes by Calais, Boulogne and Le Havre (France) offering some
spectacular views of the Ocean all the way to Caen in France
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4. 7.00 p.m. Caen
check-in
Best Western Hotel
4. dinner
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| 2012 - Thursday May 10
(day 5) |
1. 8.00
am to Normandy
The
artificial harbor,
prefabricated in Great Britain
and
used to bring the
equipment ashore.
In total
500.000 Tons. | All D-day
tour of second world war Normandy highlights
lunch
break is scheduled too
Caen
Memorial museum
A
museum for peace, tells the story of the 20th Century. Its principal
mission is stimulating awareness of the fragility of peace.
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7.00 p.m return to Caen Best Western Hotel
for dinner
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| 2012 - Friday May 11
(day 6) |
1. 8.00 Leave for
Paris
2. 10.00
am a visit in Giverny, a little French town, where painter
Monet had a romantic country
house with a large, delightful garden, open to the public.
Many of his
paintings he made here.
3. 2.00 pm
after noon lunch break we continue our trip to Paris
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4. 3.30
pm we will
admire the Eiffel Tower from the other side of the Seine river,
standing
on the terrace of the Palais.  We will also visit the Dome des Invalides
and the Notre Dame
| 5. 7.00 p.m.
Best Western Hotel
and
buffet dinner
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| 2012 - Saturday May 12
(day 7) |
1. 8.00
am till 1.00 pm by coach to various stops and leisure in Paris, with
around noon a lunch break
Paris Dome Des Invalides
The fountains of Trocadero
(opposite
of the Tour Eiffel)
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 Notre Dame
 the military school in Paris |
3. 8.00 pm
arrival Amsterdam airport and last night in Europe
Van der Valk Airport hotel
4. dinner
Participants
can choose to leave the tour this Saturday in Paris and depart from
Paris to the USA any day they like with the accomodation at their
expense. The rate will reduce to Euro 1510 (for single travellers Euro
1810.)
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| 2012 - Sunday May 13
(day 8) |
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For those who like
to extend their visit to Europe we are glad to help you with the
planning.
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includes:
.. airco hotels with breakfast
.. admission fees and tour guides
.. ground travel in private coach
.. movies, documentaries, and
much
Holocaust information
on the bus
.. en route itinerary changes
possible
if all agree
.. seasoned driver and escort
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Nature
of the tour is that
of a moving classroom. En route Cor presents info re the vital aspects
of the places visited. He also offers challenging views on human
behavior and State policies as well as many anecdotes.
Relevant
movies and documentaries are shown en route on the bus.
Participants
travel in a comfortable business class coach with 2 drivers and Cor
Suijk as fulltime escort. They
stay in center city luxury hotels with buffet breakfast, and an a la
carte 3 course dinner daily. All local guides,admissions
and gratuities included. At meals other than soft drinks will be at the
participant´s expense. Tipping is not expected nor accepted.
If
you bring a roommate we offer the trip for Euro 1,630 per person
exclusive
of airfare, payable April 1,2012 Single room Euro 1,990.
Sometimes
we manage to provide the address of a possible rooommate for you to
contact and to agree with first
Enrollment
requires a non refundable $250 deposit, not later than 10 weeks before
departure date. A personal check made out to Cornelis Suijk should be
forwarded to US manager Joshua Miller, 530 Enright Ave, Cincinnati, OH
45205.
Final payment will decrease by that with Euro 180,-.
This
final payment should be executed by wire not later than 6 weeks before
departure.
Your banker needs the following info:
Cornelis
Suijk, Reumontstrasse 4, 52064 Aachen, Germany,
account
54.19.38.347 with ABN-AMRO bank, branch Maastrichterlaan, 6290
AA Vaals, the Netherlands
IBAN:
NL62ABNA0541938347
BIC: ABNANL2A
We
make hotel and local guide reservations in advance, therefore,
enrollment for the May 2012 journey requires a non
refundable $250 deposit, not later than end of February 2012
I
gladly look forward to your response!
Warm
regards, Cor Suijk
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The videos shown on the bus
partly pertain to the Holocaust sites we will visit shortly before we
are visiting them. For the other part they contain information
regarding the cities we are approaching. One video concerns the life of
Miep Gies, Anne Frank's helper.
Pictures are merely a way to give an impression of what we will
actually see on the trip. Hotels in particular always give pictures of
their most beautiful rooms. |
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