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Our 2007 Departure has
SOLD OUT!!!
Please join us next
year:
Departing
December 28, 2008
DAY
1
We'll 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'll pass through Point
Loma, the Coronado Bridge & Coronado Island, Balboa Park, Sea
Port Village, Mission Bay, La Jolla, and so much
more.
DAY
3
All aboard, the Amtrak
Coaster Train for a rail that hugs the Pacific Ocean as we 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 Old San Juan. If the time allows, we will visit sites in
Orange County before we tour the Crystal Cathedral. Dinner is
included before we attend the "Glory of Christmas" performance at
the 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
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
5
Happy New
Year!
Rise and Shine,
sleepyheads. Our bleacher seating for the 116th 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'll 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'll
even catch a view of the legendary Queen Mary and the Long Beach
coastline as we complete our day.
DAY
6
Today, we will tour
past the Santa Monica Pier and beautiful Malibu enroute to the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which is 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 missile, to
Air Force One!
Later, we'll visit the
fabulous J. Paul Getty Center, a 110 acre complex highlighted by the
museum with its collections of pre-20th century paintings, drawings,
illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and European
and America photographs.
DAY
7
We fly home today with many
fond memories of our New Year's in California
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