A.G.S.
WESTERN HERITAGE TOUR
Thursday 2 APRIL to Sunday 3 MAY 2015
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Day.
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Date.
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Location.
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Activities.
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1
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Thu 2 April
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Auckland
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Meet at airport by 4 pm; depart at 6.30 pm on flight EK413 from
Auckland to Sydney to Dubai, and flight EK105 from Dubai to Athens
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2
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Fri 3 April
[Good Friday]
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Athens
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Arrive Athens at 2 pm; take airport bus to hotel
Syntagma Square & central Athens
Orthodox Basilica & minor Byzantine churches
Evening walk up Mount Lykevittos
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3
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Sat 4 April
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Athens
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Day trip to Delphi 8 am to 6.30 pm
Evening walk to Monastiraiki Square, Hadrian’s Library, Roman Agora,
Tower of the Winds, Monument to Lysikratos, Hadrian’s Gate, Temple of Zeus,
Olympic Stadium
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4
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Sun 5 April
[Easter]
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Athens
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National Archaeological Museum
Acropolis (Propylaia, Parthenon, Erechtheion)
Greek Agora, Temple of Hephaestos
New Acropolis Museum
Syntagma Square & environs for shopping
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5
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Mon 6 April
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Athens
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Day trip to Corinth Canal, Corinth and Mycenae
Depart from Patras for Ancona by overnight ferry
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6
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Tues 7 April
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[transit]
Rome
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Arrive at Ancona; intercity train to Rome
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7
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Wed 8 April
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Rome
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Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro in Vincoli, Imperial Fora, Temple of
Mars the Avenger, Trajan’s Column, Vittorio Emanuele Monument, Capitoline
Museum, Theatre of Marcellus, Isola Tiberina, Temple of Vesta, Temple of
Fortuna Virilis, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Circus Maximus
Afternoon excursion to Tivoli: Hadrian’s Villa
Night tour of Colosseum & Imperial Fora, Trevi Fountain &
Spanish Steps,
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8
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Thu 9 April
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Rome
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Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Maria della Vittoria
Walk down via Cavour to Il Gesù, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Pantheon,
San Luigi dei Francesi, Piazza Navona, castel Sant’Angelo, Ara Pacis, Piazza
del Popolo, Santa Maria del Popolo
Mid-afternoon tour: St John Lateran and Holy Steps, via San Clemente
Metro back to Piazza del Popolo and evening walk up Il Corso
Free time: Borghese Gallery
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9
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Fri 10 April
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Rome
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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Square & Basilica
Free time: Via del Corso
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10
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Sat 11 April
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Rome
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Day trip to Ostia
St Paul’s Without the Walls
Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Titus, Forum
Romanum
Free time: Palazzo Barberini
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11
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Sun 12 April
[Orth. Easter]
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Rome
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Day trip to Naples National Archaeological Museum & Pompeii
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12
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Mon 13 April
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Rome
Florence
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Travel by train from Rome to Florence, viewing Piazza della Santa
Maria Novella & Il Duomo
Afternoon excursion to Pisa: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral and
Baptistery
Night tour of Florence, including Il Duomo, Piazza della Republica
& La Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio), Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Florence &
the Arno by night
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13
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Tue 14 April
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Florence
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Uffizi Gallery
Mercato Centrale
Afternoon visit to Fiesole
Free time: markets
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14
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Wed 15 April
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Florence
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Santa Croce, Orsanmichele, Santa Maria Novella & cloisters, San
Lorenzo & museum & library, Il Duomo
Afternoon excursion to Sienna
Evening trip: night view of Florence
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15
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Thu 16 April
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Florence
Venice
[transit]
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Travel by train from Florence to Venice
Rialto Bridge, Piazza San Marco & Basilica San Marco, Grand Canal
by vaporetto
Travel by overnight train from Venice to Dijon
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16
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Fri 17 April
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[transit]
Nice/
Avignon
Beaucaire
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Continue by TGV from Dijon to Avignon
Collect cars and drive to Beaucaire
Tour of town & supermarket stop
Tour of l’Église St. Paul, l’Hôtel de Ville, l’Église Notre Dame des
Pommiers, l’Arènes, le Château
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17
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Sat 18 April
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Beaucaire
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Pont du Gard
Nîmes (Maison Carrée & Amphithéatre, Tour Magne d’Auguste)
Free time
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18
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Sun 19 April
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Beaucaire
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Beaucaire markets
Les Antiques & Glanum (St. Remy de Provence), Châteaux des
Baux-de-Provence, Tarascon Castle
Free Time
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19
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Mon 20 April
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Beaucaire
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Excursion to Avignon: Palais des Papes, Pont d’Avignon & township
Excursion to Arles: amphitheatre, theatre, Église de St. Trophime,
obélisque, riverside walk
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20
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Tue 21 April
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Beaucaire
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Excursion to Orange: Théâtre d’Auguste et l’Arche, de Triomphe de
Jules César
Free time
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21
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Wed 22 April
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Beaucaire
Paris
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Drive to Avignon and return cars
TGV from Avignon to Paris (Gare de Lyon)
Take metro to hotel; tour of environs
Notre Dame, l’Hôtel de Ville, Tour de St. Jacques, La Conciergerie,
Sainte Chapelle
Evening Tour: le Palais de Louvre, les Pyramides & les Tuileries
Gardens, la Place de la Concorde, les Champs Elysées, l’Arc de Triomphe
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22
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Thu 23 April
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Paris
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Les Invalides, Military Museum & Napoléon’s Tomb
Eiffel Tower via the Champs de Mars
Afternoon excursion: la Basilique de St. Denis
Evening excursion: Sacré Coeur & Montmartre
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23
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Fri 24 April
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Paris
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Louvre Museum
Panthéon, Rue Mouftard, Gay-Lussac district
La Défence, La Grande Arche
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24
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Sat 25 April
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Paris
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Église de la Madeleine, Fauchon, Opéra House & Place Vendome,
Boulevard Haussmann
Afternoon excursion: le Palais de Versailles
Free time: Tour Eiffel, Champs Élysées, Louvre
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25
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Sun 26 April
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Paris
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Musée d’Orsay
Afternoon excursion: Chartres Cathedral
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26
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Mon 27 April
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Paris
London
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Travel by Eurostar from Gare du Nord to London
Visit Big Ben, Houses of Parliament & Westminster Abbey; evensong
at Westminster Abbey (5 pm)
Return to Buckingham Palace, and walk to hostel via Kensington Gardens
& Hyde Park
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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27
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Tue 28 April
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London
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British Museum
Camden Markets
Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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28
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Wed 29 April
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London
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Excursion to Cambridge (Corpus Christi College, Parker Library, lunch
at Corpus Christi, tour of colleges, Cast Museum)
Evensong at King’s College Chapel
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29
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Thu 30 April
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London
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Bus tour from Paddington to Trafalgar Square
National Gallery
Free time: Sloane Collection, British Library, Wallace Collection,
Madame Tussaud’s, Harrods, etc.
Dinner & free time (evening show)
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30
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Fri 1 May
[May Day]
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London
[transit]
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Brampton Oratory, Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum
Tower of London, London Bridge
Free time
Evening: pack for Heathrow
Train to Heathrow Airport
Depart London to Auckland via Dubai
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31
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Sat 2 May
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[transit]
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In transit
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32
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Sun 3 May
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[transit]
Auckland
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Arrive in Auckland about 1 pm, flight EK6 from London to Dubai to
Sydney, then flight EK412 from Sydney to Auckland
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Mon 3 May
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Auckland
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Back to School (Week 3 of Term II)
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