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DAY 1 - BOSTON
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Welcome at the airport
by your tour director. Welcome to "Bean Town". Lodge in Boston.
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DAY 2 - BOSTON / NEW YORK
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| Breakfast. Begin with
a guided city tour of Boston, the oldest metropolis in the United States:
the historical Charleston Harbour, the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides",
the Old State House, the Boston Massacre site and Freedom Trail…lunch
at Quincy Market. This afternoon takes us through Connecticut to
New York, the largest city in the United States. Dinner and lodging. |
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DAY 3 - NEW YORK
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| Breakfast. A local guide
takes you on a tour of the city's most famous landmarks: Rockefeller Center,
Times Square, Greenwich Village, the Financial District, the United Nations
building… After lunch, a cruise allows you a better view of the Statue
of Liberty, given by France to the United States in 1884. The reflection
of the Manhattan skyline on the Hudson River will give you an even
greater sense of the magnitude of this city. In the afternoon, enjoy time
at your leisure to explore the myriad of sights in this extraordinary metropolis
at your own pace. Dinner and lodging. |
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DAY 4 - NEW YORK / PHILADELPHIA
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Breakfast. This morning
is given to a visit of Harlem, an important cultural center of New York
with its many museums and huge outdoor art gallery with an array of artists.
You may have the possibility to experience a lively Gospel Mass (Sundays
only). Following lunch, you will be transfer to Brooklyn Heights, the city's
oldest example of urban planning. Continue to Philadelphia. Dinner and lodging.
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DAY 5 - PHILADELPHIA / BALTIMORE / WASHINGTON
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| Breakfast. Tour the
city that has written the most important page in American history. You will
see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration
of Independence was signed and the Constitution was written. Lunch. Continue
your route towards Baltimore, where some neighbourhoods still scrub the
stoops of their row houses and paint landscapes on their screens. Head for
Washington. Dinner and lodging. |
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DAY 6 - WASHINGTON
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| Breakfast. Experience
a guided city tour of Washington, the Federal capital, which rivals the
capitals of Europe, but with pure American style. Your tour includes: the
White House, the Capitol, and the Lincoln Memorial…
Lunch on the banks of the Potomac. In the afternoon, experience an emotional
visit to the Arlington Cemetery, the final resting-place of President J.F.
Kennedy and his wife Jackie. Promenade in Georgetown, a vibrant hub of speciality
stores and boutiques. Dinner and lodging. |
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DAY 7 - WASHINGTON
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| Breakfast. Visit the
National Air and Space Museum to discover the evolution of aviation
from the first motorised plane built in 1903 to modern space vessels…
Lunch. The afternoon is at your disposal for an individual discovery of
the city. The attractions are endless: the Goddard Space Flight Center,
one of NASA's largest research and development centres, the Smithsonian
Museum, an institution that regroups many museums such as the National
Gallery of Art (30,000 works of art from well-known artists), the National
Museum of American History, and the National Museum of Natural History to
name a few. Dinner and lodging.
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DAY 8 - WASHINGTON
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Breakfast. Transfer
to the airport according to flight schedules.
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