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Departing
December 28, 2011
DAY
1
We will leave winter behind
as we fly to Southern California. Southern California averages
328 days of sunshine a year. San Diego is twenty miles from
the Mexican border and is the birthplace of
California.
DAY
2
This morning our visit to the
San Diego Zoo includes a tram pass through the park. Its 100
acres is also home to over 4,000 animals and 800
species. Not to be missed are the Polar Bear Plunge,
Tiger River, and the lush botanical gardens.
This afternoon, we will tour
San Diego, America's Finest City. We will pass through
Point Loma, the Coronado Bridge & Coronado Island, Balboa Park,
Sea Port Village, Mission Bay, La Jolla, and so much
more.
DAY
3
-
Breakfast, Dinner
- Crystal
Cathedral Tour
- Crowne Plaza
Hotel
This morning, we will
head north to San Juan Capistrano where we will visit the mission
that was made famous by the famed returning swallows. Lunch
will be on your own in the gorgeous artist colony, Laguna
Beach. After lunch, we'll continue along the Orange County
Coast through Newport Beach. Later, we'll take a tour of
the magnificent Crystal Cathedral. The Cathedral was
built in 1977 and now has a 10,000 member congregation. The
structure has 10,000 windows and a 290 foot door behind the
pulpit.
DAY
4
Today, we will tour past the
Santa Monica Pier and beautiful Malibu enroute to the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library perched on a mountain-top over Simi
Valley. You'll be able to see everything from the President's
high school yearbook to a deactivated missle to Air Force
One!
We will also visit the
fabulous J. Paul Getty Center, a 110 acre complex highlighted by the
museum with its collections of pre-20th Century European paintings,
drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and
European and American photographs.
DAY
5
- Breakfast,
Dinner
- Rose Parade Float
Viewing
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City Tour of Los
Angeles
Happy New
Year!
This morning, we will view
the frantic workers putting the final touches on tomorrow's
floats. After our float viewing, we'll tour the City of
Angels. You'll view Chinatown, Union Station, Wilshire
Boulevard, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the Kodak Theater and the Walk
of Stars.
Day 6
Rise and Shine,
sleepyheads. Our bleacher seating for the 121st Rose Parade is
waiting for us. Prepare to be enchanted with floats, totally
covered by live flowers and vegetation, bands and equestrian
participants as we join thousands along the parade
route.
Later, we will take in
the spectacular Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, with its 17
major habitats and 30 smaller exhibits depicting the Southern
California/Baja, Tropical Pacific, and Northern Pacific Zones.
We will even catch a view of the legendary Queen Mary and the Long
Beach coastline as we complete our day.
DAY
7
We fly home today with many
fond memories of our New Year's in California
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