Final Itinerary Posted!

The final itinerary is now posted in Google docs.  Please look over it carefully, and notice that it has all flight information, including departure/arrival times and flight numbers.  We are now only days away from departure! Exciting!

New Documents Available

Hi Tour Participants!

Please visit the link to Google Documents on the upper right-hand corner of the blog page to view the most current itinerary, as well as your room assignments while in Spain.

Ms. Mullen

Germany-Spain 2010! Trip Highlights!

In Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany You Will...

-Stay with a German host family (along with at least one other District 99 orchestra member)

-Perform 2-3 concerts

-Attend school for a day with your host student

-Visit the amazing Neuschwanstein Castle (http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/palace/index.htm)

-Visit the Ulm Cathedral and see the highest church tower in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm_Cathedral)

-Go on a day trip to the German town of Heidelberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg)

-And much, much more!!!

In Barcelona, Spain, You Will...

-Ride on a catamaran for a harbor and coastal tour

-Go to La Festa de la Musica, Barcelona's largest music festival, where we will also perform!

-Spend a day relaxing, swimming, and picnicing at the beach in the Village of Sitges

-Spend a day at Figueres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figueres)

-Visit the famed Picasso and Salvador Dali museums

-Explore the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, including his buildings and Park Guell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell)

-Hear traditional Spanish music by Barcelona's renowned Tuna performers (http://www.tunadebarcelona.com/)

-Make your own Spanish tapas (2 meals a day are covered; the cost of 6 optional meals are not covered)

-Eat Spanish churros and chocolate at the famous
-Visit Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia (http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/)
-Go to a Flamenco performance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco)
-Go on a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter (www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/areas/gothic-quarter-barcelona.html)