TOURS, ETC. : D.C. TOUR CATCHES FETE IN FULL BLOOM.Byline: Daily News A visit to the annual Washington, D.C., Cherry Blossom Festival, as well as historic sites in Virginia and Pennsylvania, are included in Corliss Tours' 13-day ``Historic Cherry Blossoms'' tour departing April 9. Five days will be spent in the nation's capital for the festival, which includes a parade, concerts, a marathon race marathon race, long-distance foot race deriving its name from Marathon, Greece. According to legend, in 490 B.C., Pheidippides, a runner from Marathon, carried news of victory over the Persians to Athens. and the Cherry Blossom Ball, all held in tribute to the 6,000 Japanese cherry trees that burst into bloom each spring. Participants also will take a city tour, see Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, 420 acres (170 hectares), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; est. 1864. More than 60,000 American war dead, as well as notables including Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, Gen. John J. and visit Mount Vernon. The tour also features stops at Colonial Williamsburg and Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia and Gettysburg National Military Park, Valley Forge, the Pennsylvania Dutch country Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that by the American Revolution had a high percentage of Lutheran, German Reformed, Moravian, Amish, Mennonite and other German sectarian inhabitants and where the Deitsch language was historically common. and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Cost is $1,645 per person, double occupancy, $2,245 single occupancy. Included are first-class accommodations, motorcoach transportation, sightseeing, admissions and some meals. Air fare is additional. Information: (800) 456-5717. Greek odyssey: A tour of the ancient sites of Greece will be sponsored June 11-29 by New York's School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts (SVA), is an art school in the New York City borough of Manhattan, and is one of the nation's leading independent colleges of art and design. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. , Department of International Studies. Visits to the Acropolis acropolis (əkrŏp`əlĭs) [Gr.,=high point of the city], elevated, fortified section of various ancient Greek cities. The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c. , museums in Athens and the ancient cities of Delphi, Corinth and Epidaurus, as well as the islands of Mykonos and Delos, will be featured. Time will be allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. for students to photograph, draw, paint and sketch the sites. Three college credits may be earned. Cost is $2,500 per person, including round-trip air fare from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , accommodations, bus tour, cruise to Mykonos, some meals, admissions and lectures. Information: (212) 592-2543. Civil War tour: HistoryAmerica Tours will explore the 1862 torpedo sinking of the Union gunboat gunboat, small warship for use on rivers and along coasts in places inaccessible to vessels of larger displacement. In the U.S. Civil War both sides used as gunboats, on the Mississippi and other rivers, any boat that had an engine and had room to mount a gun. USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Cairo and the six-year restoration project that followed in its ``Inland Navy'' motorcoach tour March 22-27. The tour, lead by Edwin C. Bearss, retired chief historian of the National Park Service who played a role in the restoration of the Cairo, will take participants on the tour that begins in Memphis, Tenn., and follows the war along the Mississippi River, including a stop at Vicksburg, Miss. Cost is $869 per person, double occupancy, or $1,049 single and includes motorcoach transportation, all admissions, accommodations and some meals. Air fare is not included. Information: (800) 628-8542. Self tour: A 15-day, self-guided tour sponsored by Inta-Aussie South Pacific Tours takes in Sydney, Australia, the Hunter Valley wine region and Lake Macquarie, the country's largest coastal lake. Cost is $1,485 per person, double occupancy, from April 1-Aug. 31. Costs with upgrades to first-class or deluxe accommodations begin at $1,875 and $2,695, respectively. Included are round-trip air fare from Los Angeles, accommodations, car rental for nine days with unlimited mileage and a three-day Sydney Travel Pass good for airport transfers and unlimited travel on Sydney Explorer Buses, state transit commuter buses harbor and river cruises, ferry trips and the Cityrail network. Information: (800) 531-9222. |
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