May 11
(Tu) |
- Check-in at JFK International Airport no later than 5:15 p.m.
- Depart: N.Y. for Heathrow International Airport, London at 8:00 p.m.
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May 12
(W) |
- Arrive: at Heathrow Int'l Airport 7:50 a.m.
- Change planes. Luggage will be automatically transferred
- Depart: London, Heathrow at 11:20 a.m.
- Arrive: at Shannon Airport, Ireland at 12:45 p.m.
- The group is met and transferred by motor coach to Limerick
- Activity: Short tour of Limerick City on route to hotel: King John's Castle, the Hunt Museum, & Limerick Museum
- Balance of day free
- Dinner at hotel
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May 13
(Th) |
- Irish Breakfast at hotel
- Activity: Morning departure for day excursion to Killarney. View Ring of Kerry, Kilgarvan, Kenmare, Moll's Gap, Ladies View and National Park
- Lunch/Dinner on your own
- Performance: St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral in Killarney. Rehearsal, 3-5 p.m. Choirs perform in service, 6:15-6:45 p.m. Concert, 6:50-7:50 p.m.
- Return to Limerick
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May 14
(F) |
- Irish Breakfast at hotel
- Activity: Day excursion to Galway. Tour of city, Castle, Cathedral, ancient builings in town
- Lunch on your own
- Return to Limerick in the afternoon
- Dinner on your own
- Performance: St. Mary's Cathedral in Limerick. Concert, 8 p.m.
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May 15
(Sa) |
- Check out & load luggage
- Irish Breakfast at hotel
- Depart for Dublin (the capital city of Ireland)
- Arrive late morning
- Lunch on your own if time permits
- Performance: Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. Rehearsal, 11:45 a.m. Concert, 1-2 p.m.
- Balance of day free
- Dinner on your own
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May 16
(Su) |
- Irish Breakfast in the morning
- Activity: Afternoon tour
- Trinity College & Old Library - 200,000 antique texts
- Book of Kells - oldest book of the Gospels, 800 A.D.
- Walking tour
- Dinner provided at local restaurant
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May 17
(M) |
- Irish Breakfast in hotel
- Departure early morning for Waterford
- Performance: Garter Lane Arts Centre. Rehearsal, app. 12 noon. Concert, 1:15 to 2 p.m.
- Activity: Waterford Treasures Museum (around the corner from the Arts Center). Viking Jewelry, Henry the VIII's Cap of Maintenance, Old Glass, & 14th century illuminated scrolls
- Grab a quick bite
- Activity: Tour Waterford Crystal Factory. Watch craftsmen, opportunity to buy "seconds" - pieces with slight imperfections. All purchases must be shipped home
- Dinner on your own
- Return to Dublin
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May 18
(Tu) |
- Check out & load luggage
- Irish Breakfast in hotel
- Group transferred to Port of Dublin
- Depart Dublin by ferry, 9:05 am
- Arrive in Holyhead, Wales at 12:40 pm
- Met by new bus and go to Mold, Wales
- Activity: Journey through Snowdonia National Park. Visit Village of Portmeirion
- Lunch on your own
- Dinner supplied at hotel
- Activity/Casual Performance: Joined in hotel by the Welsh CYMAU Male Voice Choir for joint singing & socializing
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May 19
(W) |
- Welsh Breakfast at hotel
- Activity: Conwy Castle, built by Edward I and is well preserved
- Continue to Chester
- Performance: Chester Cathedral, Chester. Choirs only. Rehearsal, Concert 2-2:20 p.m.
- Balance of afternoon free in Chester
- Dinner on your own
- Return to Mold
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May 20
(Th) |
- Check out & load luggage
- Welsh Breakfast in hotel
- Depart Mold, Wales and travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Activity: Tour of Shakespeare's birthplace, Anne Hathaway's cottage (Shakspeare's wife)
- Free time in Stratford
- Early dinner
- Continue to Chippenham
- Evening free. Possible rehearsals
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May 21
(F) |
- English Breakfast at hotel
- Activity: Travel to Cheddar - have cheese
- Travel to Wells
- Performance: Wells Cathedral. Rehearsal, Concert 1:05-1:50 p.m.
- Lunch on your own
- Travel to Bath
- Activity: Tour of Pulteney Bridge, The Abbey, and the Royal Crescent
- Dinner provided in Bath at nearby restaurant
- Return to Chippenham
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May 22
(Sa) |
- English Breakfast at hotel
- Travel to Bath
- Performance: Pump Room, Roman Baths. Rehearsal, 1:40 p.m. Concert, 2:00-2:30 p.m.
- Free afternoon in Bath
- Dinner on your own
- Return to Chippenham
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May 23
(Su) |
- Check out & load luggage
- English Breakfast at Hotel
- Activity: Travel to Salisbury. 13th Century Cathedral - highest spire in England, Outdoor Marketplace
- Return to Chippenham to prepare for concert
- Performance: St. Andrew's Church, Chippenham. Choirs only. Rehearsal, 3-4 p.m.? Dinner provided after rehearsal. Choral Evensong Service, 6:30 p.m.
- Travel to London
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May 24
(M) |
- Continental Breakfast at hotel
- Activity: Tour of London
- Buckingham Palace
- The Houses of Parliament
- Big Ben
- Westminster Abbey
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Lunch on your own
- Afternoon free
- Dinner provided at nearby restaurant
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May 25
(Tu) |
- Continental Breakfast at hotel
- Morning free
- Performance: St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden. Rehearsal, 12:00 noon. Concert, 1:00-1:50 p.m.
- Rest of the afternoon free
- End of Tour Banquet in Victoria
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May 26
(W) |
- Check out & load luggage
- Continental Breakfast at hotel
- Travel to Heathrow International Airport
- Depart: Heathrow, London at 11:55 a.m. BST (6:55 a.m. EDT)
- Arrive: JFK International Airport, New York at 2:25 p.m. EDT
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