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Volume 29; Issue 4
Inside this issue:
Montreal & Quebec
Holland River
Cruise Preview
1
Jungle Jim’s
Brickyard Café &
Octagon House
Tour
Adriatic Sea &
Dalmatian Coast
2
July 17-24, 2016
Grand Tour of Spain 3
American Queen
American Queen
(continued)
MONTREAL
& QUEBEC
4
CURRENTLY SOLD
OUT, but please call if
you’d like to get your
name on the waiting list.
For those of you going,
we will depart from
Elizabethtown Christian
Academy at 8:00 a.m.
on July 17.
HOLLAND
RIVER
CRUISE
Preview Party
August 11—5 PM
www.first-citizens.com
Make plans to attend
this preview party so
you can see what our
next Holland River
Cruise will include. Our
very first river cruise
JULY—AUGUST 2016
was for the tulips, as
this one also will be, but
it will take in a different
route, more in Northern
Holland. Please RSVP
so that we may adequately plan for
refreshments. T he trip
will take place on April
29, 2017.
Day One—Arrive in
Amsterdam. Drive to
Haarlem and board ship.
Day Two—Tulip fields
abound. A morning
excursion takes us along
the growing areas. Sail
to Enkhuizen (the
eastern-most point in
Northern Holland), a
quintessential fishing
village. Visit the quaint
town center and the
Zuiderzee Museum.
Day Three—Choose
between guided walk of
Enkhuizen or the
“Dutch Experience” to
meet some of the locals.
Cruise southwest to
Friesland, dock in
Lemmen to visit the The
Royal Eisinga Planetarium, a Unesco site.
Day Four—Peaceful
morning sailing to
Lelystand. Visit the
Batavia Shipyard, board
the “Batavia,” originally
built in 1628 and
wrecked on its maiden
voyage, taking ten years
to reconstruct. Later
sample the local cheeses
and more.
Day Five—Sail in the
morning. Enjoy onboard lecture and taste
sweet local specialties.
After lunch visit the
Airborne Museum, dedicated to the Battle of
Arnhem. Or visit the
Kroller-Muller Museum…your choice.
Day Six—Rotterdam.
After lunch excursion to
Gouda. Or visit the
Gardens of Keukenhof,
70 acres with seven million flower bulbs planted every year.
Day Seven—Guided
sight-seeing canal boat
tour. Afternoon free.
Amsterdam is one of my
favorite cities—or you
may choose an optional
excursion. Disembark
the next morning.
Don’t forget to join us
for the preview party on
August 11 to see what
this one’s all about!
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General Store in Franklin,
Kentucky. The interior is awesome!
JUNGLE JIM’S
August 19, 2016
ITALY
Preview Party
September 13—5 PM
You’ve been asking me for
another trip to Italy. Believe
me, it’s no chore to return—as
I simply love Italy!
We need more to make this a
go! Don’t miss out on this
fun day.
Discover a world of food and
more at Jungle Jim’s, an international market destination of
more than 200,000 square feet
filled with food demonstrations, gift shops, and more.
You can take a trip around the
World, 70 different countries,
to sample food products.
There are spices from India,
international teas, coffees, not
to mention a huge selection of
wines (tasting is available for
only 25 cents each). Then
we’ll top it off with a visit to
Skyline Chili for whatever you
choose to eat.
The price is only $65 for this
fun outing that includes
transportation, tour at Jungle
Jim’s, lunch, and gratuities.
You may even pick up a cart at
Jungle Jim’s and shop during
the tour. Plus we’ll allow
additional time to grab whatever you missed on the first goround!
We will depart from ECA at
7:30 a.m., tour at 10:30 a.m.,
enjoy lunch at 1:30 p.m., and
return home around 6:00 p.m.
I’ve chosen “The Best of
Italy,” and here’s just a sample
of what to expect: visit the
Vatican, Colosseum, Roman
Forum, St. Mark’s Square,
Venice, Michelangelo’s
“David” in Florence, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Pompeii,
Isle of Capri, and so much
more. This tour literally
covers most of the country.
RSVP today for the preview
party so that we can
adequately plan for
refreshments.
BRICKYARD
CAFÉ &
OCTAGON
HOUSE TOUR
October 7, 2016
Jake Simic, a restauranteur
from Bosnia, and Robert
Stupar, a baker from Croatia,
left war-torn Yugoslavia. In
1998, they opened the Brickyard Café in Bowling Green,
Kentucky. In the summer of
2005, they saw the perfect
place for a new restaurant, PJ’s
After lunch we’ll visit the Octagon House and Museum, the
only eight-sided house within
the state of Kentucky. Imagine
that!
This is another of Kentucky’s
undiscovered places to visit for
us, and I’m betting that none
of you have even heard of it!
This fun one-day adventure
will be $66 per person and
includes tour, lunch, transportation, and gratuities.
ADRATIC SEA &
DALMATIAN
COAST
September 15-23, 2016
Only two spaces remain on
this small ship that is chartered exclusively for us! Trip
includes three meals a day,
wines and beer at dinner,
local guides, wine-tasting
tours, and Wi-Fi (available on
board the ship). We will live
just like the “rich and famous” for sure, feeling like
we’re on our own yacht! It
even has an access platform
to the sea for swimming and
snorkeling. Join us for this
fun adventure. The price for
the lower deck is just $4,494;
upper deck is $4,694 and includes meals, sightseeing
tours, transportation, accommodations, and all flights.
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GRAND TOUR
OF SPAIN
October 14-29, 2016
and so many more great experiences.
How can you pass this one up
at this price? Call us today for
detailed brochure.
PIGEON FORGE
Now if you’re looking for an
overseas bargain and a really
interesting country to visit,
Spain is for you! We’ll spend
13 glorious days (with two
travel days), all for only
$3,649 per person.
November 8-10, 2016
Want to do some Christmas
shopping at the famous outlet
malls in Pigeon Forge and
enjoy some great food and
shows, too? Well, here’s your
chance!
You’ll
begin22-24,
in Madrid,
visit
June
2016
the Royal Palace, the old town
of Cuenca, see the “hanging
houses,” and explore Valencia.
Next we’ll drive along the
Mediterranean Coast and stop
at a historic castle on the way
to Barcelona. Stops on the
way include Pamplona, famous
for the “Running of the Bulls.”
Visit San Sebastian, port city
of Bilbano.
This is always a fun, laid-back
sort of trip, and it’s happen just
in time to put you into the
Christmas spirit without breaking your pocket book.
Head to Seville, Ronda, Alhambra Complex in Granada,
and enjoy the Moorish quarters. Travel along in Don
Quixote’s footsteps and see the
windmills and castles of La
Mancha.
Day Two—After continental
breakfast, it’s on to the “Tis
the Season” show with outlet
shopping afterward. Tonight
we’ll enjoy a dinner show at
the Hatfields & McCoys
Theater.
The end of our tour will bring
us back to Madrid.
Day Three—Visit the Titanic
Museum..it’s like being on
board the fated ship in all its
glory...grand staircase, artifacts, and you can see what the
cabins looked like, hear
This trip includes flight, transportation to/from airports,
lodging, buffet breakfasts daily, seven dinners, tour guides,
Day One—Travel to Pigeon
Forge and check into hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant before heading to the Smoky
Mountains Opry Christmas
Show.
passenger stories, and then
head out for more shopping
before we travel home.
The price for this three-day
getaway is $359 per person
and includes hotel, transportation, shows, meals, and driver
gratuities.
Because this will be here
before you know it, a $75 per
person deposit will be
required with reservation, and
we must have 30 by August
31.
AMERICAN
QUEEN
December 3-12, 2016
We’ve had great success with
our three “sister” banks joining
together for this “American
Queen Christmas” riverboat
trip. So much success that we
are now down to stand-by if
space is available only. The
price is what’s selling this one!
Call me if you think you might
be interested in going.
Our Decembers can be fairly
mild, and we’re going south,
so that should make it warmer.
And it’s early enough not to
interfere with Christmas plans.
Hey, what better Christmas
gift to yourself!
Continued
You’ll be sure to catch the holiday spirit southern-style
when you see everything along the way decorated for
the season. Festive Christmas markets, live music, bonfires, and lighting along the levees will all come together
to get you right into that Christmas spirit.
Day Ten—Arrive in Memphis where our bus will be
waiting to bring us home. We’ll drive straight through
stopping only for breaks, snacks, and lunch.
Day One & Two—Bus to New Orleans. Overnight en
route at hotel in Alabama. Also overnight in New
Orleans.
Cat. D (Veranda): 140-159 sf with tub & French
doors—$3,595
Day Five—St. Francisville, historic small town charm
all decked out for the holidays.
Day Six—Natchez. Who doesn’t love this place? Lots
of shops, beautiful homes, and pralines sold right on the
street. Yum!
Day Seven—Vicksburg and all its Civil War history.
Day Eight—Greenville and its huge Christmas market
with vendors, regional wines, and entertainment...a
merry stop!
Day Nine—Catch your breath, relax, eat, nap on this day
spent steamboating.
Cat. B (Veranda): 190 sf with tub & French doors—
$3,845
Cat. A: 210 sf with sitting area—$4,165
Cat. AA: 210 sf with private balcony—$4,365
Insurance is available for all categories, and there is a
single special in category F available for $3,671 per
person.
Life is too short to miss out on opportunities like this!
You’ve earned it, so contact us today to sign up. To
secure a cabin, you need only deposit $500 per person with your reservation. Final payment will be
due on August 16.
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Day Four—Magic and Christmas in the air at Nottoway
Plantation.
Cat. C (Veranda): 190 sf with tub & French doors—
$3,725
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Day Three—Check in for cruise, then we’ll have a
chance to explore the Big Easy and have a beignet
before boarding.
Cat. F (Inside): 132-140 sf with shower—$3,275