| Dr. Judy Reese and student travel
Italy and Greece--March '03
China and Mongolia--June '02
Mayan Experience--June '01
Navajo Reservation--Aug. '00
Costa Rica--April '00
Greece and Turkey--April '99
Western Europe--April '98
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Italy & Greece--March 2003
Itinerary nights: Rome (1), Night boat (1), Athens (1), Greek Island Cruise (4)
Highlights: Rome City Tour, Colosseum, Evening Walking Tour, Pompeii Tour, Delphi Tour, The Acropolis, Ephesus Shore Excursion.
Cruise Ports: Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, Santorini.
Option: Catacombs of St. Pricilla Tour
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Day 3--Night Boat & Pompeii
Option: As you leave Rome this morning tour the Catacombs of St. Pricilla along the Old Appain Way to see the tombs of early Christian martyts.
Then travel to Brindisi to board a night boat bound for Greece. Along the way tour Pompeii with its excavation sites that display the remains of the destruction caused by Mt. Vesuvius in 79AD. You'll find the reality of Roman life in the bakeries, wine-shops, groceries, villas and temples buried in showers of cinders and volcanic pebbles. |
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Day 1 & 2-- Fly to Rome, Italy
Welcome to Italy! Your Travel Selections courier will meet you at the airport. Then you're off on a Rome City Tour with a licensed city guide to visit the Colosseum, the place where gladiators of old would announce "Morituri te Saluttant" (We who are about to die salute you) before entering combat. Also see Circus Maximus, the Arch of Constantine, Piazza Venizia, the Roman Forum and other highlights. This evening discover twilight Rome on a walking tour of the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Piazza Novona. Toss a coin into the beautiful Trevi Fountain to guarantee your return to Rome.
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Day 4--Delphi & Athens, Greece
Welcome to Greece! Your first visit will be to Delphi, the site of the Oracle of Delphi, where pilgrims from throughout the Greek world came seeking answers at the sanctuary of Apollo. Even now an aura of mystery invests the sparse ruins exposed on the rocky slope above the River Pleistos gorge, set against the backdrop of impossing Mount Parnssos. Walk the Sacred Way to the sanctuary, and visit the Archeological Museum to see the famous bronze charioteer. Arrive in ancient Athens, the cradle of Western Civilization.
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Day 6 & 7--Cruise to Kusadasi, Patmos and Rhodes
Day 6--Ports of Call: Kusadasi and Patmos. Arrive in Kusadasi, Turkey and join an excursion to the ancient Roman port of Ephesus, formerly home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Among other impressive ruins dating back to the Roman period, you'll see temples, porticoes, fountains and frescoes. Cruise on to Patmos, Greece and choose to visit the grotto and monastery where St. John the Devine wrote the Book of Revelations. See priceless religious and historical treasures on this island of natural beauty.
Day 7--Port of Call: Rhodes. Explore the beautiful "island of roses," at your leisure. The old town is a fascinating web of Byzantine, Turkish and Latin ruins. Cool yourself in a palace paved with marble and mosaics or stroll the same cobblestone streets the Knights of St. John once walked.
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Day 5--Athens, then cruise to Mykonos
Climb the Acroplis this morning, then board your luxury Royal Olympic ship in Piraeus. Cruise to Mykonos, a mountainous island with dazzaling white houses. See the ancient Acropolis and the three famous windmills. Stroll through the town's narrow streets filled with trendy boutiques and quaint tavernas. |
Day 8 & 9--Cruise to Heraklion and Santorini, then Depart
Day 8--Ports of Call: Heraklion and Santorini. Sail into Heraklion and explore Crete, thought to be the birth place of Zeus and home of the mythical King Minos. Visit the legendary Knossos, the palace in which Daidolos and Ikaros were imprisoned. Volcanic eruptions have made Santorini the most spectacular island in the Aegean. The village of Thera's whitewashed houses, narrow streets, open-air cafes, and glittering boutiques cling to the steep cliff, accessible by cable-car or mule.
Day 9--Depart. Disembark in Piraeus and return home with new knowledge of the classical world and grand memories of your adventures in historical Italy, exotic Turkey and mythical Greece.
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