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Day 1: NORTH AMERICA / PARIS. Depart USA on our
overnight flight to Paris, France. Please arrive at the airport three
hours before departure. Dinner and breakfast served in flight.
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2: PARIS. We arrive at the Charles De Gaulle airport and are
transferred to our hotel by motor coach and guide. The rest of our day
is free at leisure with dinner and overnight at our hotel.
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3: PARIS. This morning, we take a tour of the magnificent Louvre
Museum. We admire the masterpieces and learn how Christianity has been
reflected in the arts throughout the ages. We next visit the site of
the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, which began near the
Louvre. In August of 1572, during the Wars of Religion, thousands of
French Protestants known as Huguenots were massacred for their beliefs.
For years, these devout Christians were severely persecuted for their
strong faith in Christ and many were forced to flee France. We continue
our tour with a visit to Notre Dame and the Cathedral. Then, we stop at
the Eiffel Tower, including entrance to the second floor. Dinner and
overnight at our hotel.
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4: PARIS / VERSAILLES. After breakfast this morning, we drive to
Versailles, the most royal palace in Europe. Tour the former home and
extravagant gardens of the "Sun King", Louis the XIV and see why it
became the model of grandeur for all European palaces. Afterwards, we
return to Paris for activities of our own choosing with dinner and
overnight at our hotel.
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5: PARIS / COLEVILLE-SUR-MER / VIERVILLE . This morning we depart
Paris for Colleville-Sur-Mer and a visit to the U.S. Military Cemetery -
the 9,400 white marble crosses are a stark reminder of the cost of
victory. Then, we continue to Vierville for a panoramic view of Omaha
Beach and Pointe Du Hoc. Omaha Beach is where some 2,400 American
soldiers lost their lives in their battle to invade Germany’s Fortress
Europa. At the end of the day, we return to Paris for dinner and
overnight.
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6: PARIS / BLACK PARIS HISTORY. After breakfast, we take a panoramic
visit to the Arc de Triomphe, site of the WWII Harlem Hellfighters
Homecoming. Then, we will stop outside the #92 Rue de Beri - the site
commemorating Thomas Jefferson. Visits are included for the Avenue
Montaigne and the Revue Negre Theater. Next, we stop for a panoramic
view of Barbes – Rochechouart, the Little Africa of Paris. We next
visit Monmartre - the Harlem of Paris during the 1920’s. Return to our
hotel for dinner and overnight.
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7: PARIS. Today we drive to Giverny to visit the magnificent gardens
and visit Claude Monet’s house and gardens. We then return to Paris for
an afternoon at leisure and activities of our own. Dinner and overnight
at our hotel.
Day 8:
PARIS. After breakfast, we depart for the airport for our return flight
to home – the end of a most enjoyable journey.
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