Auto Club: Travelers to Paris Dig into Da Vinci Secrets.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks will be deciphering clues to a murder mystery this weekend as "The Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. Code" opens in theaters. But people whose appetite has only been whetted for fictional mysteries surrounding the Holy Grail can tour Da Vinci sites in Paris and London on the exclusive AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Travel tour, The Da Vinci Experience, offered by the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . "The Da Vinci Experience takes guests on walking tours of both Paris and London, where common tourist attractions take on new, hidden meanings in both the movie and book," said Diana Meinhold, vice president of travel products and service for the Auto Club. "After this tour, you'll never think of the Hotel Ritz, the Louvre Pyramid The Louvre Pyramid is a large metal and glass pyramid which serves as the main entrance to the Musée du Louvre and has become a landmark for the city of Paris. Commissioned by the French president François Mitterrand, it was built in 1989 by the architect I. M. in Paris and the London landmarks of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine. The first church on the site is believed to date from early in the 7th cent. and the Knights Templar Church in the same way." The Da Vinci Experience begins in Paris with three nights at a four-star hotel. The Paris walking tour includes the Hotel Ritz, Jardin des Tuileries, the Louvre Pyramid, St.-Germain-des Pres, and St. Sulpice. Travelers then board the Eurostar Train for a first-class trip beneath the English Channel to London. While in the British capital, guests spend three nights in a four-star hotel, then visit Westminster Abbey, Fleet Street and the Knights Templar Church. The six-night Da Vinci Experience tour costs $927 per person and is based on double occupancy for travel in July. Daily breakfast is included, along with enough time to explore the locations for any hidden clues to the mystery of the Holy Grail. Airfare, taxes and government fees are extra. The package can be upgraded to five-star hotels and additional nights can be added. For more information, log on to www.aaa.com/travel, call 1-877-222-1020 or visit the AAA Travel store in an Automobile Club of Southern California office in your area. The Da Vinci Experience is not endorsed by or affiliated with the author, publisher or producer of "The Da Vinci Code" novel or movie. |
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