Sample Schedule
of Events Ambassadors Abroad 2008:
European Grande Tour 21 day
| SAMPLE
ITINERARY |
Day
1: New York City
Ambassadors Arrive at St. Johns
University
Conference Registration
Opening
Ceremonies: Keynote Address, “Leadership
at a Global Level” |
Day
2: New York City
Program Introduction and Briefing
Guest Speaker: European Member
Consulate Representative
Overnight Flight to London |
Day
3: London
Arrival in London
Walking Orientation Tour of London
Visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral
Overnight in London |
Day
4: London
Guided Sightseeing in London
Photo stops at Parliament,
St. Paul’s Cathedral
and Buckingham Palace
Guided Excursion to Windsor Castle,
the preferred retreat of royalty
for the last 900 years*
Overnight in London
*If
the Queen is in residence and/or
the official apartments are closed,
you will visit St. George’s
Chapel or Queen Mary’s
Doll’s House |
Day
5: Oxford
Guided Sightseeing of Oxford
Visit the Sheldonian Theater
and Brasenose College
Guest Lecture at Oxford: The
Place of Europe in the 21rst
Century
Excursion to Blenheim Palace,
the ancestral home of Sir Winston
Churchill
Overnight in London |
Day
6: London/Paris
Visit the Tower of London
Transfer to Paris on the Eurostar
via the Channel Tunnel
Arrival in Paris
Seine River Cruise & Eiffel
Tower Visit
Overnight in Paris |
Day
7: Paris
Guided Orientation to Paris
Visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral
Visit to the Louvre
Evening Visit to Montmartre & Sacre-Coeur
Overnight
in Paris |
Day
8: Versailles and Chartres
Excursion to Chartres (Cathedral
and Gardens)
Guided Visit to Versailles, the
elaborate palace of Louis XIV
Overnight
in Paris |
Day
9: Paris
Visit to La Sorbonne, Paris’ historic
university
Guest Lecture at the Sorbonne:
The French Economy and the Future
of Europe
Afternoon of shopping and cultural
immersion in the heart of Paris
Overnight
Train to Stuttgart in cabin accommodations |
Day
10: Lucerne, Switzerland
Arrival in Stuttgart and transfer
to Lucerne, Switzerland
Guided Orientation of Lucerne
Visit to the Lion Monument
Walk the famous Kapellbrucke (Covered
Bridge)
Overnight in the Lucerne
Region |
Day
11: Lucerne
Ascend Mt. Pilatus via one of
the steepest cogwheel railways
in the world
Descend Mt. Pilatus via cable
car over the serene forests of
the Kriens
Afternoon of shopping and cultural
immersion in the heart of Lucerne
Overnight
in the Lucerne Region |
Day
12: Liechtenstein/Munich, Germany
Transfer to Munich via Liechtenstein
Visit to Neuschwanstein Castle,
the real life model for the
Disney World Castle
Overnight
in Munich |
Day
13: Munich
Guided Orientation to Munich
Visit the Marienplatz
Visit to the Residenz Musuem
Overnight
in Munich |
Day
14: Munich
Excursion to Dachau, the first
Nazi concentration camp
BMW Museum Visit (Factory Tour
included if available)
Cultural Celebration at the
famous Hofbrauhaus
Overnight in
Munich |
Day
15: Vienna, Austria
Transfer to Vienna via Salzburg,
backdrop for The Sound
of Music
Guided Sightseeing of Salzburg
Visit Mozart’s birthplace
See the imposing Domplatz and
the beautiful Franziskanerkirche
Orientation tour of Vienna
Overnight
in Vienna |
Day
16: Vienna
Guided Sightseeing of Vienna
Visit to the Shonbrunn Palace,
childhood home of Marie-Antoinette
Visit to the Hofburg Palace,
the winter palace of the Hapsburg
Dynasty
Overnight in Vienna |
Day
17: Prague, Czech Republic
Transfer to Prague, the former
capital of the Holy Roman Empire
Stroll through the famous Jewish
Quarter on a guided orientation
to Prague
Overnight in Prague |
Day
18: Prague
Guided Sightseeing of Prague
Visit the magnificent St. Vitus
Cathedral and Golden Lane
Afternoon of shopping and cultural
immersion in the heart of Prague
Overnight
in Prague |
Day
19: Dresden & Berlin, Germany
Transfer to Berlin via Dresden,
once called the “Florence
on the Elbe”
Visit the Zwinger Museum, one
of the greatest art museums
in the world
Overnight in Berlin |
Day
20: Berlin
Guided Sightseeing of Berlin
See the Reichstag and the Brandenburg
Gate
Visit the Berlin Wall
Visit Checkpoint Charlie and
the famous Checkpoint Charlie
Museum
Evening of shopping and cultural
immersion in the heart of Berlin
Overnight
in Berlin |
Day
21: United States
Ambassadors depart Berlin for
the United States |
| This
is a proposed itinerary of events
that are planned for this program.
It is not intended as a representation
of a specific schedule for
the program. Due to the nature
of international travel and
planning, all events, speakers
and site visits and the specific
day to day schedule are subject
to confirmation, cancellation
and change by LeadAmerica at
any time before or after the
start of the program, without
prior notice. |
