TOURS ETC. : TOUR GERMANY, AUSTRIA; SHOPPING TRIP SCHEDULED TO CHRISTMAS MARKETS.Byline: Daily News and Wire Services It isn't too early to plan a trip to the Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas markets This is a list of Christmas markets from around the world. Please note:
Gerhard's Odysseys offers two nine-day tours. The Nov. 28-Dec. 6 trip will highlight Christmas markets in Germany and Austria, with visits to the medieval town of Rothenburg, as well as Heidelburg and Munich in Germany and Scharding, Nurnberg and Salzburg in Austria. The Dec. 6-14 tour will travel through Germany's Black Forest area and the Alsace region of France, stopping in Munich, Rothenburg, Freiburg, Strasbourg and Mainz. Cost is $1,390 per person, double occupancy, and includes first-class hotels, city tours, 13 meals, guides and motorcoach transportation. Air fare is not included. Information: (503) 223-2402. Trick or treat trip: Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an unusual way to spend Halloween? Dream Tours International is sponsoring a Halloween tour to Transylvania and Budapest, Hungary, to follow in the footsteps of Dracula. The tour, from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, begins in Brasov, Hungary, and visits Dracula's Castle Dracula's Castle may refer to:
Visits will also be made to Pelese Castle, the former summer residence of the Romanian royal family The current Romanian Royal Family consists of the family of Michael I of Romania. The Royal Family
Cost is $999 per person, double occupancy; the extension to Vienna is $892 per person, double occupancy. Accommodations, most meals and sightseeing are included. Air fare to Hungary is extra. Information: (818) 956-8397. Off to Portugal: There's still room on a 10-day tour to Portugal that leaves 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. Oct. 6. Sponsored by Bear Treks, the travel program sponsored by the Alumni Association An alumni association is an association of graduates (alumni) or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools (especially independent schools), fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni of the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. , the tour will focus on the history of Portugal Portugal is a European nation whose origins go back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, and Asia. . Participants will visit Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Estoril and several other cities. Cost is $2,695 per person, double occupancy, including round-trip air fare from Los Angeles, accommodations, daily breakfast and some dinners, sightseeing and motorcoach transportation. Information: (888) 225-2586. Caribbean cruise: The new Radisson Seven Seas Cruises' m/s Paul Gauguin will make a pre-inaugural, eight-night Caribbean cruise beginning Dec. 4. The ship, which will be based year 'round in French Polynesia beginning in January, will depart from San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. , and call at the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Mexico and Key West, Fla. The 320-guest Paul Gauguin is scheduled to be delivered in October and will make its first sail (seven nights) in French Polynesia on Jan. 31. Prices for the Caribbean cruise range from $1,995 to $4,995 per person, double occupancy, including one-way air fare from Miami to San Juan. A round-trip economy air fare supplement from Los Angeles to Miami is $295. Information: (800) 333-3333. CAPTION(S): Photo: A winter wonderland usually greets those who visit Christkind lesmarkt - Christmas markets - of Germany and Austria. |
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