C.W. Post Department of Music

Concert Tour 2006. Spain and France

Long Island University • C.W. Post Campus • School of Visual and Performing Arts

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Agenda for May 27

From the Tour Itinerary

6:45 a.m.	Breakfast at hotel
7:45 a.m.	Load luggage onto local coach for the transfer to the Avignon TGV train station Purchase a sandwich or snack at the train station to eat on the train as there will not be time for lunch upon arrival in Paris.
9:25 a.m.	Board bullet train (#6008) for the 2½ hour ride to Paris
Afternoon	Independent lunch on board the train
12:05 p.m.	Arrive at the Paris Gare de Lyon Station Meet guide and begin a sightseeing tour of the "City of Lights" to include the Eiffel Tower, École Militaire, Place Vendome, Champs Elysées, Louvre, and much more! This will serve as an orientation to the city and the landmark monuments
3:30 p.m.	Check into centrally-located hotel
7:30 p.m.	Reassemble in the hotel lobby and walk together to restaurant
8:00 p.m.	Dinner

Links

• Weather in Paris
• About Paris
• Official City of Paris Web site (English link is in the top right corner)
• Interactive Map of Paris
• The Districts of Paris
• About France's high-speed train system
• About Gare de Lyon Station in Paris
• The Eiffel Tower's Official Web site
• École Militaire
• About The Champs Elysées
• Place Vendôme
• Louvre Museum Official Website

Notes

• Paris is a city in north central France, the capital and largest city of the country. It is located in France’s Île-de-France region, on the Seine River, 370 km (230 mi) upstream from the river’s outlet on the English Channel. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
• Paris is named after the Parisii, a Celtic people who settled on the city's central island—the Île de la Cité—in the 3rd century bc
• About 15 percent of France’s inhabitants live in the Paris metropolitan area
• Why is Paris called the City of Lights or City of Light?
1. In 1828, Paris began lighting the Champs De Elysees with gas lamps. It was the first city in Europe to do so, and so earned the nickname “La Ville Lumiere”—The City of Lights
2. Paris is called the "City of Light" in tribute to its intellectual preeminence as well as to its beautiful appearance
• The Eiffel Tower, erected for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, was only meant to stand for 20 years
• Paris contains around 150 museums (musées)

Department of Music
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548
(516) 299-2474
music@cwpost.liu.edu
C. Culver, Chairman